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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 90-0688798

Sapphire Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $24,800 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $24,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $107,443

  • Tax year 2024

    $11,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $132,831

  • Tax year 2023

    $25,800

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $117,136

  • Tax year 2022

    $24,769

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $141,027

  • Tax year 2021

    $16,901

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $145,020

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $147,067

  • Tax year 2019

    $12,013

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $92,183

  • Tax year 2018

    $8,761

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $94,936

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Los Angeles Fire DepartmentLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $5,800
  2. Carver Parent PartyPasadena, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $5,500
  3. J Paul Getty TrustLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $5,000
  4. Koreatown Youth and Community CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $3,500
  5. Los Angeles Arboretum FoundationArcadia, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $3,500
  6. Huntington LibrarySan Marino, CA

    Charitable contribution

    $1,500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $5,00042% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $3,50029% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $3,50029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $24,800

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Elvin KayPRESIDENT/CEO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Hank SuTREASURER/CFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ann Hoang-KayNON-VOTING/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Roger SuSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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