Thank You Dad Foundation

Gave $3.1M in 2024

Woodside, California · EIN 20-2396242 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$3.1M

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$99,980

Total assets$0

Half of its grants to organizations were between $75,000 and $800,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Hilary Valentine
Address	PO Box 620134, Woodside CA 94062
Phone	(650) 207-6308
Form and materials	No specific forms. Requests must be written.
Deadlines	No specific deadlines.
Restrictions	No specific restrictions.

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Animal Welfare1
Health1

Where it gives

25% 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
Alzheimer's Association	Chicago, IL	Contribution supporting charitable organization's exempt purpose.	$978,512
Wildlife Conservation Network	San Francisco, CA	Contribution supporting charitable organization's exempt purpose.	$800,000
Canary Foundation	Palo Alto, CA	Aid in identifying cancer early.	$99,980
Kehillah Jewish High School	Palo Alto, CA	Contribution supporting charitable organization's exempt purpose.	$75,000

The return also lists 4 grants to individuals ($1,110,688). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$3,064,180	8
2023	Unknown	0

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Apr 7, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202530979349101118
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-2396242
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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