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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-3387977

The Palm Tree Foundation

A private foundation in Atherton, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $266,844 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

    $266,844

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,007,072

  • Tax year 2024

    $242,820

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,996,486

  • Tax year 2023

    $273,076

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,039,011

  • Tax year 2022

    $268,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,113,806

  • Tax year 2021

    $163,062

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,234,389

  • Tax year 2020

    $230,675

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,038,521

  • Tax year 2019

    $266,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,982,568

  • Tax year 2018

    $218,799

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,892,581

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Persimmon Foundation Jewish Community FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $220,000
  2. Silicon Valley International SchoolPalo Alto, CA

    General operating support

    $12,500
  3. Congregation Kol EmethPalo Alto, CA

    General operating support

    $5,954
  4. Congreagation Beth AnnLos Altols Hills, CA

    General operating support

    $5,470
  5. Givebutter Shalem SchoolPalo Alto, CA

    General operating support

    $5,400
  6. American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic OrchestraNew York, NY

    General operating support

    $4,000
  7. Oshman Family JCCPalo Alto, CA

    General operating support

    $3,600
  8. Theater YouMountain View, CA

    General operating support

    $3,600
  9. Reproductive Freedom for All FoundationWashington, DC

    General operating support

    $3,000
  10. Women's Audio MissionSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $1,800
  11. Atherton Police Officer's AssocAtherton, CA

    General operating support

    $500
  12. Hoover InstitutionStanford, CA

    General operating support

    $360
  13. Friends of Atherton LibraryAtherton, CA

    General operating support

    $300
  14. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    General operating support

    $180
  15. P T LibraryMcMurray, PA

    General operating support

    $180

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $4,18070% of the total
  2. Jobs and employment1 grant $1,80030% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California12 grants $259,664
  2. New York1 grant $4,000
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $3,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $180

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Lev J LeytesPRESIDENT Hours 4Pay $0
  • Galina I LeytesCFO/SEC Hours 16Pay $0

The return

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