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Gam Foundation: 26 grants to organizations, $46,725 (tax year ended December 2024)
Gam Foundation, a private foundation in Hillsborough, CA, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $46,725 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on October 27, 2025. The largest was $15,000 to Hillsborough School Foundation in Burlingame, CA for expanding education.
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- EIN
- 853863977
- Based in
- Hillsborough, CA
- Assets
- $1,115,623
- Grants paid
- $46,725
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 27, 2025, IRS object ID 202513009349100521. It reported $46,725 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough School Foundation | Burlingame, CA | Expanding education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Mateo High School Foundation | San Mateo, CA | Expanding education | Education | $5,330 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | Environmental conservation programs | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | Disaster relief | International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | Expanding education | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cool Effect Inc | Greenbrae, CA | Environmental conservation programs | Environment | $1,227 | apps.irs.gov |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | Child welfare programs | $1,227 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation | New York, NY | Civil liberties protection | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,023 | apps.irs.gov |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | San Francisco, CA | Environmental conservation programs | $1,023 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Quest Scholars Program | Palo Alto, CA | Underprivileged youth education access | Education | $1,023 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | Newtown, CT | Child welfare and gun death prevention | Crime and legal-related | $1,023 | apps.irs.gov |
| Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation | Wellesley Hills, MA | Support for those affected by Alzheimers | Medical research | $1,022 | apps.irs.gov |
| First Nations Development Institute | Longmont, CO | Marginalized community empowerment | $1,022 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Naacp Empowerment Programs Inc | Baltimore, MD | Marginalized community empowerment | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,022 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | Female empowerment | $1,022 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | Hunger prevention | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,022 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | Underprivileged youth educational access | Education | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Negrense Volunteers for Change Foundation | Boise, ID | Child welfare programs | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc | Washington, DC | Animal conservation programs | Environment | $355 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Humane Society | Burlingame, CA | Animal conservation programs | $197 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Peninsula Temple Sho'lom | Burlingame, CA | Youth community services | $180 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Mateo High School Athletic Boosters | San Mateo, CA | Youth community building | Recreation and sports | $150 | apps.irs.gov |
| YMCA of the USA | Chicago, IL | Youth community services | $105 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Autism Speaks | Princeton, NJ | Support for those affected by autism | $102 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (cmta) | Glenolden, PA | Support for those affected by CMT | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Lung Association | Chicago, IL | Support for those affected by lung disease | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $50 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $7,353 |
| Environment | $6,582 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $5,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $2,045 |
| Crime and legal-related | $1,023 |
| Medical research | $1,022 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $1,022 |
| Recreation and sports | $150 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $27,152 |
| District of Columbia | $11,377 |
| New York | $2,250 |
| Illinois | $1,155 |
| Connecticut | $1,023 |
| Massachusetts | $1,022 |
| Colorado | $1,022 |
| Maryland | $1,022 |
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Updated October 27, 2025. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.