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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-6995937

Virginia Friedhofer Charitable Trust

A private foundation in Palo Alto, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $581,000 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $581,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,813,456

  • Tax year 2024

    $467,500

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,947,830

  • Tax year 2023

    $497,500

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $5,325,016

  • Tax year 2022

    $452,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $5,397,565

  • Tax year 2021

    $475,000

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $5,721,330

  • Tax year 2020

    $457,000

    Grants listed
    32
    Assets, end of year
    $5,423,493

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Society for TechnionNew York, NY

    General

    $100,000
  2. UC Berkeley - Rausser College of Natural ResourcesBerkeley, CA

    General

    $100,000
  3. Second Harvest Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA

    General

    $50,000
  4. American Cancer SocietyHagerstown, MD

    General

    $25,000
  5. Canine CompanionsSanta Rosa, CA

    General

    $25,000
  6. Lucille Packard Child HealthPalo Alto, CA

    General

    $25,000
  7. Oshman Family JCCPalo Alto, CA

    General

    $25,000
  8. Planned ParenthoodLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $25,000
  9. San Diego Zoo Wildlife AllianceSan Diego, CA

    General

    $25,000
  10. San Francisco OperaSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $25,000
  11. Young Musicians' FoundationBeverly Hills, CA

    General

    $20,000
  12. Los Angeles Philharmonic AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $15,000
  13. California Academy of SciencesSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $10,000
  14. California Science Center FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $10,000
  15. Discovery Eye CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $10,000
  16. Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & ZooPalo Alto, CA

    General

    $10,000
  17. HiasWashington, DC

    General

    $10,000
  18. Jewish Film InstituteSan Francisco, CA

    General

    $10,000
  19. Living Desert Zoo & GardensPalm Desert, CA

    General

    $10,000
  20. Metropolitan OperaNew York, NY

    General

    $10,000
  21. Our Big Kitchen LALos Angeles, CA

    General

    $10,000
  22. San Diego ZooSan Diego, CA

    General

    $10,000
  23. Special OlympicsLong Beach, CA

    General

    $10,000
  24. Berkley Repertoire TheatreBerkeley, CA

    General

    $5,000
  25. Skirball Cultural CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General

    $5,000
  26. Monterey Bay AquariumMonterey, CA

    General

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $100,00054% of the total
  2. Arts and culture6 grants $60,00032% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $25,00014% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California22 grants $436,000
  2. New York2 grants $110,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  4. District of Columbia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Donna SeidelTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $73,774
  • Joan SeidelTRUSTEE Hours 20Pay $77,495

The return

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