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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-3648807

Sizwin Itp Foundation

A private foundation in La Jolla, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $179,041 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $179,041

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,997,315
  • Tax year 2024

    $166,459

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,021,890
  • Tax year 2023

    $173,359

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $3,053,987
  • Tax year 2022

    $192,279

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,130,480
  • Tax year 2021

    $162,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,310,008
  • Tax year 2020

    $162,250

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,115,779
  • Tax year 2019

    $168,517

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,264,975

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Zoological Society of San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Greatest needs for biodiversity banking and for the kenya conservation initiative

    $60,000
  2. Medecins Sans Frontiers USA IncNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $27,500
  3. Southern Poverty Law CenterMontgomery, AL

    General operating support

    $15,000
  4. Individual

    General operating support for medical services

    $10,000
  5. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    General operating support

    $10,000
  6. Campersand CoAlbuquerque, NM

    General operating support

    $10,000
  7. Feeding San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    General operating support.

    $10,000
  8. Jacobs Cushman San Diego Food BankSan Diego, CA

    General operating support.

    $10,000
  9. Society for Neuroeconomics IncIthica, NY

    General operating support

    $10,000
  10. San Diego Public Library FoundationSan Diego, CA

    General operating support

    $6,541
  11. Bishop SchoolLa Jolla, CA

    General operating support

    $5,000
  12. San Diego State University FoundatiSan Diego, CA

    KPBS san diego general support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals1 grant $60,00051% of the total
  2. Education3 grants $21,54118% of the total
  3. Crime and legal aid1 grant $15,00013% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $10,0009% of the total
  5. Science and technology1 grant $10,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California7 grants $106,541
  2. New York2 grants $37,500
  3. Alabama1 grant $15,000
  4. New Mexico1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Winston ShePresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Uma KarmarkarSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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