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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 88-2497962

Tao-Ding Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $10,142 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Apr 30, 2026), 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 2025

    $10,142

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $174,696

  • Tax year 2024

    $5,527

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $100,063

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,242

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $56,819

  • Tax year 2022

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $9,150

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Living Wisdom School of Nevada CityNevada City, CA

    Donations

    $9,000
  2. RolccSanta Clara, CA

    Donations

    $400
  3. University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Donations

    $300
  4. Virgina Tech FoundationBlacksburg, VA

    Donations

    $200
  5. Chinese Fellrship Bible ChurchNiskayuna, NY

    Donations

    $110
  6. Paralyzed Veterane of AmericaWashington, DC

    Donations

    $50
  7. Shriners Hospitals for ChildrenTampa, FL

    Donations

    $25
  8. Alzheiner's AssociationChicago, IL

    Donations

    $17
  9. Salvation Army National CorpAlexandria, VA

    Donations

    $15
  10. Boys Town National Alumni Association Scholarship FundBoys Town, NE

    Donations

    $15
  11. St Jude Childrens Research Hospital IncMemphis, TN

    Donations

    $10

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $9,300100% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $35<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Nevada1 grant $9,000
  2. California2 grants $700
  3. Virginia2 grants $215
  4. New York1 grant $110
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $50
  6. Florida1 grant $25
  7. Illinois1 grant $17
  8. Nebraska1 grant $15
  9. Tennessee1 grant $10

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Zhimei DingCEO Hours 10Pay $0
  • Fengfeng TaoSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gege TaoCFO Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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