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Makahakama Foundation: 24 grants to organizations, $530,000 (tax year ended December 2024)
Makahakama Foundation, a private foundation in Palo Alto, CA, paid 24 grants to organizations totaling $530,000 in its tax year ended December 2024, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 25, 2025. The largest was $300,000 to Lahaina Community Land Trust in Lahaina, HI for for fire recovery opportunity and permanence fund.
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- EIN
- 880992719
- Based in
- Palo Alto, CA
- Assets
- $19,118,541
- Grants paid
- $530,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2024
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed August 25, 2025, IRS object ID 202502379349100770. It reported $530,000 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahaina Community Land Trust | Lahaina, HI | For Fire Recovery Opportunity and Permanence Fund | Housing and shelter | $300,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | For the Ocean Recovery work at the Nature Conserva | $60,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Acceleration Project | Scarsdale, NY | Project Launchpad support | Community improvement and capacity building | $36,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| African Diaspora Network | Santa Clara, CA | Unrestricted | International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hawaiian Islands Land Trust | Honolulu, HI | Unrestricted | Environment | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ayudando Latinos A Sonar | El Granada, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | Unrestricted | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Teach for America Bay Area | San Francisco, CA | Unrestricted | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Peninsula | Menlo Park, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Climate Resilient Communities | Palo Alto, CA | Unrestricted | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Earth Island Institute | Berkeley, CA | Unrestricted | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Immigrant Legal Resource Center | San Francisco, CA | $2500 to CRISP and $2500 to SBLISN | Human services | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lifemoves | Menlo Park, CA | Unrestricted | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Jose Jazz | San Jose, CA | Progressions Program grant | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Audacity Performing Arts Project Inc | Campbell, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trust for Hidden Villa | Los Altos Hills, CA | Scholarship fund | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Truckee Donner Land Trust | Truckee, CA | Unrestricted | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Big Sur Land Trust | Monterey, CA | Unrestricted | Environment | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Kitchen Table Advisors | Berkeley, CA | Unrestricted | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Korean American Community Foundation of San Franci | Oakland, CA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Silicon Valley Urban Debate League | Milpitas, CA | Unrestricted | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chopsticks Alley Art | San Jose, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Jose Taiko Group Inc | San Jose, CA | Unrestricted | Arts, culture and humanities | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Housing and shelter | $300,000 |
| Environment | $47,500 |
| Community improvement and capacity building | $36,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $20,000 |
| Human services | $20,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $9,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $7,500 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $320,000 |
| California | $114,000 |
| Virginia | $60,000 |
| New York | $36,000 |
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Updated August 25, 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.