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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 93-1846107

Hams Foundation

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $234,400 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $234,400

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $6,408,154

  • Tax year 2024

    $68,650

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,232,338

  • Tax year 2023

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $687,182

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. Buddhist Tzu Chi FoundationSan Jose, CA

    To support education and the exchange of knowledge

    $185,600
  2. Wildcare Eastern SierraBishop, CA

    To support education and the exchange of knowledge

    $17,000
  3. Palo Alto Partners in EducationPalo Alto, CA

    To support education and the exchange of knowledge

    $12,800
  4. Friends of the Library of Los AltoLos Altos, CA

    To support education and the exchange of knowledge

    $11,000
  5. Individual

    To support education and the exchange of knowledge

    $8,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Animals1 grant $17,00057% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $12,80043% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $226,400

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Hwong-Kwo LinCEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Chyong Yau LinVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Moonway LinCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Sarah LinSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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