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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-5020421

Kuo Endowment

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $17,500 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $17,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $407,723

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $351,877

  • Tax year 2023

    $800

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $140,437

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,200

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $116,000

  • Tax year 2021

    $350

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $93,240

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $76,205

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Kuma AcademyTaipei City, Taiwan

    To cultivate self-defense capability and will to defend Taiwan.

    $10,000
  2. Individual

    Foster fellowship and connection among [individual] Americans of all ages and genders, particularly on the West Coast.

    $5,000
  3. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    To provide people with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone; and engage audiences to share their stories.

    $1,000
  4. Individual

    We build the trusted, secure platform that people count on during their biggest moments to drive change.

    $1,000
  5. Individual

    To fund cutting edge research for pediatric [individual] and serves kids, adolescents and young adults living with [individual] (and their families), receiving treatment at UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospitals in Los Angeles, as well as inspires awareness, advocacy and education.

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $1,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Kuanlin KuoPresident & CEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Chuan Chuan WangSecretary & CFO Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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