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Saw Island Foundation Inc: 22 grants to organizations, $1.6 million (tax year ended November 2025)
Saw Island Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Woodside, CA, paid 22 grants to organizations totaling $1,599,960 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 16, 2026. The largest was $1,250,960 to Leland Stanford Junior University in Stanford, CA for to advance knowledge about the conditions for interactions among democracy, broad-based economic development, hr, and the law..
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- EIN
- 237454106
- Based in
- Woodside, CA
- Assets
- $35,770,368
- Grants paid
- $1,599,960
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 16, 2026, IRS object ID 202630759349100528. It reported $1,599,960 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | To advance knowledge about the conditions for interactions among democracy, broad-based economic development, hr, and the law. | $1,250,960 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Sailing Museum | Newport, RI | Central hub for learnings, culture and community development and engagement. | $120,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hoover Institution | North Canton, OH | Seeking to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity while securing and safeguarding peace for america and all mankind. | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ragazzi Boys Chorus | Redwood City, CA | To promote excellence in musical performance and education. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sports Challenge | Southlake, TX | Sports and education | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Theatre Wing | New York, NY | To inspire artists and audiences and nurture the entire theatre community. | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Non profit journalism | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | To support head and neck cancer research programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Hospital for Special Surgery | New York, NY | Medical research for treatment of orthopedic and rheumatologic conditions. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mangawhai Education Trust | Mangawhai Kaiwaka, NZ | To fund and deliver secondary education services to mangawhai | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | Provide care for those who cannot afford it, fund education and research that will improve lives. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | San Gregorio, CA | To promote edducational equity by providing free, overnight, environmental learning experiences. | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | Public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Castilleja School | Palo Alto, CA | To provide educational financial aid | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hunger Coalition | Bellevue, ID | To end hunger in the community by providing wholesome food to those in need and by promoting solutions to the underlying causes of hunger through collaboration, education and advocacy. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Menlo School | Atherton, CA | To provide educational financial aid | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Phillips Brooks School | Menlo Park, CA | Inspires students to love learning, to develop a spiritual nature, to communicate effectively, to be kind to others and to respect the uniqueness of each person. | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Playworks Silicon Valley | Oakland, CA | To provide children access to safe, healthy play. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Wood River Community YMCA | Ketchum, ID | To truly build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chapel & York Us Foundation | New York, NY | Family of foundations to help increase the flow of philanthropic funds to organizations worldwide. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | Commissioning numerous world premieres, training some of opera's greatest young artists and being one of the worlds leading opera companies. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Start Rescue | Valley Village, CA | Animal rescue and shelter | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202530709349100108. It reported $1,530,540 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | To advance knowledge about the conditions for interactions among democracy, broad-based economic development, hr, and the law. | $1,367,540 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | To provide educational financial aid | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ragazzi Boys Chorus | Redwood City, CA | To promote excellence in musical performance and education. | Arts, culture and humanities | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Sports Challenge | Southlake, TX | Sports and education | Religion-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Hoover Institution | North Canton, OH | Seeking to improve the human condition by advancing ideas that promote economic opportunity and prosperity while securing and safeguarding peace for america and all mankind. | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Theatre Wing | New York, NY | To inspire artists and audiences and nurture the entire theatre community. | Arts, culture and humanities | $12,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Calmatters | Sacramento, CA | Non profit journalism | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | To support head and neck cancer research programs | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Mangawhai Education Trust | Mangawhai Kaiwaka, NZ | To fund and deliver secondary education services to mangawhai | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | Provide care for those who cannot afford it, fund education and research that will improve lives. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | San Gregorio, CA | To promote edducational equity by providing free, overnight, environmental learning experiences. | Environment | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Enterprise Institute | Washington, DC | Public policy think tank dedicated to defending human dignity, expanding human potential, and building a freer and safer world. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Castilleja School | Palo Alto, CA | To provide educational financial aid | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hunger Coalition | Bellevue, ID | To end hunger in the community by providing wholesome food to those in need and by promoting solutions to the underlying causes of hunger through collaboration, education and advocacy. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Menlo School | Atherton, CA | To provide educational financial aid | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Phillips Brooks School | Menlo Park, CA | Inspires students to love learning, to develop a spiritual nature, to communicate effectively, to be kind to others and to respect the uniqueness of each person. | Education | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Playworks Silicon Valley | Oakland, CA | To provide children access to safe, healthy play. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Wood River Community YMCA | Ketchum, ID | To truly build strong kids, strong families, and strong communities. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Chapel & York Us Foundation | New York, NY | Family of foundations to help increase the flow of philanthropic funds to organizations worldwide. | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | Commissioning numerous world premieres, training some of opera's greatest young artists and being one of the worlds leading opera companies. | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $75,000 |
| Religion-related | $50,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $20,000 |
| Environment | $10,000 |
| Education | $5,000 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $4,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $2,731,500 |
| Rhode Island | $120,000 |
| Ohio | $120,000 |
| New York | $59,000 |
| Texas | $50,000 |
| New Hampshire | $25,000 |
| Idaho | $10,000 |
| District of Columbia | $5,000 |
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Updated March 16, 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.