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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 91-2156243

Jesy Foundation

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 27 grants and $160,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Aug 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 2024

    $160,000

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $2,021,940

  • Tax year 2023

    $142,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $2,135,759

  • Tax year 2022

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $2,179,117

  • Tax year 2021

    $105,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,282,484

  • Tax year 2020

    $145,000

    Grants listed
    29
    Assets, end of year
    $2,369,193

  • Tax year 2019

    $152,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $2,488,121

  • Tax year 2018

    $110,500

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $2,584,890

  • Tax year 2017

    $159,000

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $2,649,596

Grants paid in 2024

27 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Tzu Chi FoundationSan Jose, CA

    Donation

    $15,000
  2. American Red CrossBoone, IA

    Donation

    $15,000
  3. Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston, MA

    Donation

    $10,000
  4. MIT Annual FundCambridge, MA

    Donation

    $5,000
  5. Tufts UniversityBoston, MA

    Donation

    $5,000
  6. UC San Diego FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  7. The Leukemia Lymphoma SocietyPittsfield, MA

    Donation

    $5,000
  8. American Cancer SocietyOklahoma City, OK

    Donation

    $5,000
  9. Standford UniversityStandford, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  10. World Wildlife FundWashington, DC

    Donation

    $5,000
  11. Harvard Medical SchoolBoston, MA

    Donation

    $5,000
  12. UC Davis FoundationDavis, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  13. John Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD

    Donation

    $5,000
  14. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Donation

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    Donation

    $5,000
  16. Princeton University Annual GivingPrinceton, NJ

    Donation

    $5,000
  17. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Donation

    $5,000
  18. San Jose Public LibrarySan Jose, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  19. Individual

    Donation

    $5,000
  20. Canary FoundationRedwood City, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  21. UC Irvine FoundationIvine, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  22. UCSF FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  23. Individual

    Donation

    $5,000
  24. West County Mandarin SchoolRichmond, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  25. Berkeley Youth OrchestraBerkeley, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  26. Chang Sen Xue Longevity AssociationTemple City, CA

    Donation

    $5,000
  27. UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center FoundatiTemple City, CA

    Donation

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education4 grants $20,00080% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $5,00020% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California12 grants $70,000
  2. Massachusetts5 grants $30,000
  3. Iowa1 grant $15,000
  4. Connecticut1 grant $5,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000
  6. Maryland1 grant $5,000
  7. New Jersey1 grant $5,000
  8. Oklahoma1 grant $5,000
  9. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Ning LeePresident Hours 20Pay $0
  • Tu-Lien LeeSecretary Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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