Allen Family Charitable Trust
Invitation OnlyWoodside, California · EIN 27-6799969 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$413K
Organizations funded40
Typical grant$2,500
Total assets$5.7M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,000 and $6,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
57% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance for the support and maintenance of protecting the natural lands in and around silicon valley. | $30,000 |
| National Resource Defense Fund | NY, NY | To extend financial aid or assistance for the support and maintenance of safeguarding the earth, its people, its plants and animals and the… | $25,000 |
| Aclu Foundation | New York, NY | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $20,000 |
| American Red Cross | Los Angeles, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $19,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Scottsdale, AZ | To extend financial aid or assistance | $15,000 |
| Opera Theatre St Louis | St Louis, MO | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $10,000 |
| hmb coastsiders senoir center | Half Moon Bay, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance | $7,000 |
| common cause education fund | washington, DC | To extend financial aid or assistance | $7,000 |
| national public radio | Washington, DC | To extend financial aid or assistance | $7,000 |
| Ecumencial Hunger Program | East Palo Alto, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $6,000 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Americus, GA | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $6,000 |
| American Cancer Society | Plainview, NY | To extend financial aid or assistance for the support and maintenance of hospital care, or medical research purposes. | $5,000 |
| Standford University Gsb | Stanford, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $5,000 |
| public citizen foundation | Washington, DC | To extend financial aid or assistance | $5,000 |
| Standford University Athletics | Stanford, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $3,000 |
| Womens Sports Foundation | NY, NY | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $3,000 |
| Lewa Foundation | Mill Valley, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance | $3,000 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Pheonix, AZ | To extend financial aid or assistance | $3,000 |
| Dig Buwala Orphanage Project | Atlanta, GA | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $2,500 |
| National Parks Conservation | Washington, DC | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $2,500 |
| Mission Hospice | San Mateo, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance | $2,500 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | To extend financial aid or assistance | $2,500 |
| Dig Buwala Orphanage Project | Atlanta, GA | To extend financial aid or assistance | $2,500 |
| warrior scholar project | washington, DC | To extend financial aid or assistance | $2,500 |
| Foundation for College Education | East Palo Alto, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $2,000 |
| Gaia Global AIDS Interfaith Allianc | San Rafael, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $2,000 |
| University of Missouri | Raleigh, NC | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $2,000 |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $2,000 |
| Luangwa Project | Oakland, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance | $2,000 |
| hmb coastside library | Half Moon Bay, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance | $2,000 |
| Mercado Global | Columbia, MO | To extend financial aid or assistance | $2,000 |
| World Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $1,500 |
| Russell Ferber Foundation | New York, NY | To extend financial aid or assistance | $1,500 |
| Positive Coaching Alliance | Mountain View, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $1,000 |
| Daraja Education Fund | San Rafael, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance. | $1,000 |
| national aids memorial | San Fransicso, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance | $1,000 |
| Truman Library Institute | Kansas City, MO | To extend financial aid or assistance | $1,000 |
| Woodside Communty Foundation | Woodside, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance | $1,000 |
| jaques pepin foundation | Barrington, RI | To extend financial aid or assistance | $1,000 |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | To extend financial aid or assistance for the support and maintenance of educational services. | $240 |
The return also lists 29 grants to individuals ($195,350). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $412,590 | 69 |
| 2024 | $337,689 | 65 |
| 2023 | $317,624 | 65 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 13, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202631339349102618
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 27-6799969
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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