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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 87-3825643

Tahoe Blue Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 28 grants and $255,680 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.

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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

    $255,680

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $4,587,497

  • Tax year 2023

    $303,804

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $4,115,823

  • Tax year 2022

    $134,498

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $4,030,391

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $1,990,000

Grants paid in 2024

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Marin AcademySan Rafael, CA

    Annual fund, penn fellows and ma celebrates

    $80,000
  2. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Smithsonian tropical research institute

    $50,000
  3. Urban School of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Performing arts and community center

    $33,333
  4. Urban School of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    Annual fund 2023-24 & endowment

    $17,500
  5. Building 21Plymouth MTNG, PA

    General support

    $10,000
  6. Mount Tamalpais SchoolMill Valley, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  7. Tahoe FundTahoe City, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  8. Urban School of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $10,000
  9. 826 Valencia IncSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $5,342
  10. California Film InstituteSan Rafael, CA

    General support

    $5,217
  11. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Smithsonian tropical research institute

    $5,000
  12. Mill Valley Library FoundationMill Valley, CA

    General support

    $2,500
  13. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Smithsonian environmental research center

    $2,500
  14. The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityRedwood City, CA

    General support

    $2,500
  15. Smithsonian InstitutionWashington, DC

    Smithsonian tropical research institute

    $2,315
  16. The Trevor Project IncW Hollywood, CA

    General support

    $1,565
  17. The Trevor Project IncW Hollywood, CA

    General support

    $1,045
  18. World Central Kitchen IncWashington, DC

    General support

    $1,045
  19. Glide FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  20. Golden Gate National Parks ConservancySan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  21. Loudoun Citizens for Social Justice IncLeesburg, VA

    General support

    $1,000
  22. San Francisco Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $1,000
  23. Marin Humane SocietyNovato, CA

    General support

    $500
  24. Project Open HandSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $500
  25. Outward Bound CaliforniaSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $265
  26. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Cycle for survival

    $250
  27. Tahoe Rim Trail AssociationStateline, NV

    General support

    $250
  28. Headlands Center for the ArtsSausalito, CA

    General support

    $53

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education6 grants $156,17565% of the total
  2. Arts and culture6 grants $65,08527% of the total
  3. Environment2 grants $11,0005% of the total
  4. Civil rights2 grants $2,6101% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $1,045<1% of the total
  6. Human services1 grant $1,000<1% of the total
  7. 4 other causes5 grants $2,5151% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California19 grants $183,320
  2. District of Columbia5 grants $60,860
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $10,000
  4. Virginia1 grant $1,000
  5. Nevada1 grant $250
  6. New York1 grant $250

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Cherity PaynePRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • C Jason PayneSECRETARY/CFO/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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