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Saavan Foundation: 20 grants to organizations, $351,000 (tax year ended October 2025)
Saavan Foundation, a private foundation in Palo Alto, CA, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $351,000 in its tax year ended October 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 3, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to Stifel Charitable Inc in St Louis, MO for general operating.
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- EIN
- 934818981
- Based in
- Palo Alto, CA
- Assets
- $11,313,612
- Grants paid
- $351,000
- Tax year ended
- October 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended October 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed September 3, 2026, IRS object ID 202612469349100711. It reported $351,000 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stifel Charitable Inc | St Louis, MO | General operating | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jobtrain Inc | Menlo Park, CA | General operating | Employment | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Lifemoves | Santa Clara, CA | General operating | $30,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| World Central Kitchen Inc | Washington, DC | General operating | International, foreign affairs and national security | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Irvine, CA | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Nature Conservancy of California | Sacramento, CA | General operating | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed Inc | San Francisco, CA | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Tower Foundation of San Jose State University | San Jose, CA | General operating | Education | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| University of California Berkley | Berkeley, CA | General operating | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maui Food Bank Inc | Wailuku, HI | General operating | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $12,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| El Camino Health Foundation | Mountain View, CA | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fatima Sheikh Savitribai Phule Mission | Anaheim, CA | General operating | International, foreign affairs and national security | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Peninsula Open Space Trust | Palo Alto, CA | General operating | Environment | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ravenswood Education Foundation | Menlo Park, CA | General operating | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | Department of dermatology fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Maui Rescue Mission Inc | Kahului, HI | General operating | Arts, culture and humanities | $8,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Mountain Childrens Forum Inc | San Jose, CA | General operating | Youth development | $4,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Clear Water Fund | Washington, DC | General operating | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ada's Cafe | Palo Alto, CA | General operating | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Best Buddies International Inc | Miami, FL | General operating | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended October 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed September 13, 2025, IRS object ID 202542569349100804. It reported $52,500 in grants paid; 2 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New North Carolina Project | Concord, NC | General operating | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Action for India | Chicago, IL | General operating | Community improvement and capacity building | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $100,000 |
| Education | $65,000 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $37,000 |
| Employment | $30,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $23,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $12,000 |
| Environment | $10,000 |
| Youth development | $4,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $201,000 |
| Missouri | $100,000 |
| North Carolina | $50,000 |
| District of Columbia | $28,000 |
| Hawaii | $20,000 |
| Illinois | $2,500 |
| Florida | $2,000 |
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Updated September 3, 2026. 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.