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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-0505387

The Oak Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Stony Brook, NY. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $15,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Mar 31, 2026), 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

    $15,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $45,163
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,700

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $48,371
  • Tax year 2022

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $49,363
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $75,323
  • Tax year 2020

    $4,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $51,992

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. National Chung Hsing UniversityTaichung city, Taiwan

    undergraduate summer research scholarship

    $10,000
  2. princeton christian fellowshipPrinceton, NJ

    general fund

    $3,000
  3. Go Live Serve International IncMountain View, CA

    general fund

    $1,500
  4. Chinese Christian Herald CrusadesFlushing, NY

    general fund

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $1,50075% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $50025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey1 grant $3,000
  2. California1 grant $1,500
  3. New York1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Elaine ChangChairman Hours 20Pay $0
  • Imin KaoDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Weetin KaoDirector Hours 0Pay $0
  • Jonathan KaoDirector Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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