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Tella Sakamoto Foundation: 20 grants to organizations, $136,359 (tax year ended December 2025)
Tella Sakamoto Foundation, a private foundation in Palo Alto, CA, paid 20 grants to organizations totaling $136,359 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on April 25, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Givedirectly Inc in New York, NY for snap gap program.
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- EIN
- 770559416
- Based in
- Palo Alto, CA
- Assets
- $4,293,933
- Grants paid
- $136,359
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed April 25, 2026, IRS object ID 202621179349100712. It reported $136,359 in grants paid; 20 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Givedirectly Inc | New York, NY | SNAP Gap Program | Human services | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | General fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| FDN for Liberty and Human Rights | Berkeley, CA | General fund | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation | New York, NY | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha Graham Dance Company | New York, NY | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ballet Theatre Foundation | New York, NY | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Haoexpression Dance Company | Mountain View, CA | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Childrens International | New York, NY | Philippines typhoon relief 10,000 and general fund 1,875 | $2,100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Osmania University | Amberpet Hyderabad, IN | University College of Engineering | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Consumers Checkbook | Washington, DC | General fund | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | General fund | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Consumer Reports | Yonkers, NY | General fund | Public and societal benefit | $420 | apps.irs.gov |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | General fund | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Kilgoris Project | Los Altos, CA | General fund | International, foreign affairs and national security | $214 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gamble Gardens | Palo Alto, CA | General fund | $125 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dance Action | Langhorne, PA | General fund | $100 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | The Scott Arboretum | Education | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed April 11, 2025, IRS object ID 202531059349100303. It reported $117,726 in grants paid; 17 grants to organizations are listed, and 6 grants to individuals are left out.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | General fund | Education | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | General fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| FDN for Liberty and Human Rights | Berkeley, CA | General fund | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Childrens International | New York, NY | Philippines typhoon relief 10,000 and general fund 1,875 | $11,875 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unrwa USA | Washington, DC | General fund | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation | New York, NY | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Ballet Theatre Foundation | New York, NY | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Martha Graham Dance Company | New York, NY | General fund | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | General fund | Arts, culture and humanities | $3,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | General fund | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Unicef USA | New York, NY | General fund | $512 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Consumer Reports | Yonkers, NY | General fund | Public and societal benefit | $400 | apps.irs.gov |
| Consumers Checkbook | Washington, DC | General fund | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | General fund | $300 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Kilgoris Project | Los Altos, CA | General fund | International, foreign affairs and national security | $214 | apps.irs.gov |
| Gamble Gardens | Palo Alto, CA | General fund | $125 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Human services | $50,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $33,000 |
| Education | $25,100 |
| Public and societal benefit | $820 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $428 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | $107,807 |
| California | $68,678 |
| Pennsylvania | $65,200 |
| District of Columbia | $11,400 |
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Updated April 25, 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.