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Virginia Friedhofer Charitable Trust: 26 grants to organizations, $581,000 (tax year ended December 2025)
Virginia Friedhofer Charitable Trust, a private foundation in Palo Alto, CA, paid 26 grants to organizations totaling $581,000 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on May 15, 2026. The largest was $100,000 to American Society for Technion in New York, NY for general.
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- EIN
- 956995937
- Based in
- Palo Alto, CA
- Assets
- $16,877,962
- Grants paid
- $581,000
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed May 15, 2026, IRS object ID 202641359349102249. It reported $581,000 in grants paid; 26 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Society for Technion | New York, NY | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uc Berkeley - Rausser College of Natural Resources | Berkeley, CA | General | $100,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | General | Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Cancer Society | Hagerstown, MD | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Canine Companions | Santa Rosa, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Lucille Packard Child Health | Palo Alto, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Oshman Family JCC | Palo Alto, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Los Angeles, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance | San Diego, CA | General | Animal-related | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| San Francisco Opera | San Francisco, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Musicians' Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Academy of Sciences | San Francisco, CA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| California Science Center Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Discovery Eye Center | Los Angeles, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo | Palo Alto, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hias | Washington, DC | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Film Institute | San Francisco, CA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Living Desert Zoo & Gardens | Palm Desert, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Opera the | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Our Big Kitchen La | Los Angeles, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Diego Zoo | San Diego, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Special Olympics | Long Beach, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Berkley Repertoire Theatre | Berkeley, CA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium | Monterey, CA | General | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed October 9, 2025, IRS object ID 202522829349101557. It reported $467,500 in grants paid; 24 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Society for Technion | New York, NY | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Cedars Sinai | Los Angeles, CA | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Opera | Los Angeles, CA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Usc Advancement Gift Services | Los Angeles, CA | General | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friedns of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Canine Companions | Santa Rosa, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association | Los Angeles, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood | Los Angeles, CA | General | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| California Science Center | Los Angeles, CA | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Young Musicians' Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | General | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| San Diego Zoo | San Diego, CA | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | General | Arts, culture and humanities | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Special Olympics | Santa Monica, CA | General | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Center Theatre Group | Los Angeles, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Hias | Washington, DC | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Metropolitan Opera the | New York, NY | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| National MS Society | Washington, DC | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Maple Counseling Center | Beverly Hills, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Theater 40 | Beverly Hills, CA | General | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Beit T'shuvah | Los Angeles, CA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Burn Center | Sherman Oaks, CA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Obkla | Los Angeles, CA | General | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Caltech Associates | Pasadena, CA | General | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $115,000 |
| Food, agriculture and nutrition | $50,000 |
| Animal-related | $25,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $798,500 |
| New York | $195,000 |
| District of Columbia | $30,000 |
| Maryland | $25,000 |
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Updated May 15, 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.