Shi Zhang Family Foundation

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Los Altos, California · EIN 85-3163503 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$86K

Organizations funded5

Typical grant$16,635

Total assets$4.4M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $850 and $25,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 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.

Education2

Where it gives

40% of grants went outside California.

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 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Crystal Springs Uplands School	Hillsbourough, CA	Charitable donation	$42,376
Asian Art Museum Foundation	San Francisco, CA	Charitable donation	$25,000
Montalvo Arts Center	Saratoga, CA	Charitable donation	$16,635
Asian American Scholar Forum	New York, NY	Charitable donation	$850
China Institute of America	New York, NY	Charitable donation	$500

The return also lists 1 grant to individuals ($150). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$85,511	6
2023	$13,500	3
2022	$142,359	7

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Oct 30, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202533039349101333
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 85-3163503
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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