Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation

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San Jose, California · EIN 20-1332295 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2025)$2,000

Organizations funded2

Typical grant$1,000

Total assets$2.5M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $1,000 and $1,000.

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From the return

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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.

Education1
Environment1
Health1

Where it gives

0% of grants went outside California.

California2

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2025

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Stanford Fund	Stanford, CA	For support and enhance the undergraduate experience of all stanford students, including their own.	$1,000
Tahoe Fund	Tahoe City, CA	To be a major source of private funding for environmental projects around the lake tahoe basin with an emphasis on forest health, lake…	$1,000

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Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2025	$2,000	2
2024	$4,000	3
2023	$3,000	3

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed May 1, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621219349102267
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-1332295
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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