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The Gifford Foundation Inc: 16 grants to organizations, $878,124 (tax year ended May 2025)
The Gifford Foundation Inc, a private foundation in Palo Alto, CA, paid 16 grants to organizations totaling $878,124 in its tax year ended May 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on September 16, 2025. The largest was $500,000 to Leland Stanford Junior University in Stanford, CA for head men's coaches tennis office naming.
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- EIN
- 943303273
- Based in
- Palo Alto, CA
- Assets
- $9,212,903
- Grants paid
- $878,124
- Tax year ended
- May 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed September 16, 2025, IRS object ID 202512599349100621. It reported $878,124 in grants paid; 16 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | Head Men's Coaches Tennis Office Naming | $500,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring | Stanford, CA | General Fund-sports & education | $106,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Men's Baseball | Education | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Jose Sate University | San Jose, CA | Tower Foundation - Baseball | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Temple University | Philadelphia, PA | Scholarship | $36,452 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Chester University | West Chester, PA | Scholarship | $27,030 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cal Poly State University | San Luis Obispo, CA | Scholarship | $20,233 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana, PA | Scholarship | $18,573 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junipero Serra High School | San Mateo, CA | Volleyball program | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Rac Gift Fund | Palo Alto, CA | General Support | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Cal Athletics Fund | Berkeley, CA | General Support | $2,261 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | Scholarship | $775 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University Impact | Provo, UT | General Support | Education | $500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Old Spanish Trail | Durango, CO | General fund | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Computer History Museum | Mountain View, CA | General Support | Arts, culture and humanities | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended May 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed January 22, 2025, IRS object ID 202520229349100732. It reported $551,755 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Men's BaseballWomens Golf TournamentMen's and Women's Golf and the Gifford Practice Complex | Education | $305,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring | Stanford, CA | General Fund-sports & education | $106,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The University of Arts | Philadelphia, PA | Scholarship | $34,490 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana, PA | Scholarship | $31,762 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cal Poly State University | San Luis Obispo, CA | Scholarship | $30,875 | apps.irs.gov | |
| West Chester University | West Chester, PA | Scholarship | $24,875 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Fund A Dream Scholarship - Junipero Serra High School | San Mateo, CA | Scholarship | $6,250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Junipero Serra High School | San Mateo, CA | Volleyball program | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| University of Nevada Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV | Scholarship | $2,339 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National University | San Diego, CA | Scholarship | Education | $2,014 | apps.irs.gov |
| Stanford Women's Tennis Clinic | Stanford, CA | General Support | $1,600 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Silicon Valley Community Foundation | Mountain View, CA | General support | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Visitor Industry Charity Walk | Kohala Coast, HI | General Support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Old Spanish Trail | Durango, CO | General fund | $200 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation | Oakland, CA | General Support | Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $407,514 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $2,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $100 |
| Diseases, disorders and medical disciplines | $100 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $1,253,208 |
| Pennsylvania | $173,182 |
| Nevada | $2,339 |
| Utah | $500 |
| Colorado | $400 |
| Hawaii | $250 |
Also on SpecStream
- Who funds education in California
- Who funds philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations in California
- Who funds education in Utah
- Who funds arts, culture and humanities in California
- Who funds diseases, disorders and medical disciplines in California
Updated September 16, 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.