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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 83-2913423

Mae Family Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 3 grants and $255,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $255,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,920,438
  • Tax year 2023

    $237,350

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,519,398
  • Tax year 2022

    $202,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,224,978
  • Tax year 2021

    $250,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $5,223,749
  • Tax year 2020

    $201,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $4,710,228
  • Tax year 2019

    $230,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,719,688

Grants paid in 2024

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Colgate UniversityHamilton, NY

    Support educational mission

    $135,000
  2. Dunn SchoolLos Olivos, CA

    Support educational mission

    $100,000
  3. The Independent Filmmaker Project (DBA the Gotham Film & Media Institute)Brooklyn, NY

    Support artistic mission

    $20,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $100,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $155,000
  2. California1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Maria ZhangPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Andrew ZhuTREASURER/SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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