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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3060133

Small River Foundation

A private foundation in Woodside, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $266,000 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $266,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $2,767,110

  • Tax year 2023

    $174,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,522,337

  • Tax year 2022

    $300,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,304,537

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $3,002,606

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Gladstone FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $87,500
  2. Lisa & Marcus Ogawa Endowed Fund SHSAtherton, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $50,000
  3. Nishimachi FoundationWilmington, DE

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  4. Institute for JusticeArlington, VA

    Charitable contribution

    $20,000
  5. Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $15,000
  6. World Central Kitchen IncorporatedWashington, DC

    Charitable contribution

    $15,000
  7. Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NY

    Charitable contribution

    $15,000
  8. Electronic Frontier Foundation IncSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $12,500
  9. US- Japan CouncilWashington, DC

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  10. North Caroline Disaster Relief RundRaleigh, NC

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  11. SF OperaSan Francisco, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $10,000
  12. Gunn Sports BoostersPalo Alto, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $87,50054% of the total
  2. International aid3 grants $40,00025% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $20,00012% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $15,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $176,000
  2. District of Columbia2 grants $25,000
  3. Delaware1 grant $20,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $20,000
  5. New York1 grant $15,000
  6. North Carolina1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Marcus OgawaPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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