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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 91-2169326

The Tsern Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 6 grants and $80,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
John Tsern
767 Dixon Way
Los Altos, CA 94022
(626) 253-3196
[email protected]

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2023

    $80,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $47,071

  • Tax year 2022

    $169,700

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $42,023

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $263,052

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $2,770

  • Tax year 2019

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $17,280

  • Tax year 2018

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $55,750

Grants paid in 2023

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. ApuAzusa, CA

    Scholarship

    $20,000
  2. USA Care Ministries InternationalEl Monte, CA

    General operating budget

    $20,000
  3. California CrosspointHayward, CA

    Building fund and scholarship

    $20,000
  4. Truth Theological SeminaryArcadia, CA

    General operating budget

    $10,000
  5. Christian Seminary SchoolWest Covina, CA

    Scholarship and general operations

    $5,000
  6. China Source - Christian MissionsChino Hills, CA

    Scholarship and general operations

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $20,00067% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $10,00033% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $80,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • John TsernVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gayle Tsern StrangPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ely TsernSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0
  • Micah TsernTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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