California · Private foundation
Kam Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $3k
- Granted FY2021
- 4
- Grants FY2021
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 75%
- First-time grantees FY2021
- Median grant, FY2021
- $500
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $1,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 5
- FY2020 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 1
- Total assets, FY2021
- $2.7M
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 75% of the organizations Kam Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 60% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 4 | $3k | 75% |
| FY2020 | 5 | $7k | n/a |
100% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2021.
Community Improvement$4kHuman Services$2kCivil Rights$2kEducation$2kArts & Culture$100Crime & Legal$100
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silicon Valley Chinese Association | $4,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Givedirectly Inc | $2,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Los Altos Educational Foundation | $500 | 1 | 0% |
| Debbie Allen Dance Inc Debbie Allen Dance Academy | $100 | 1 | 0% |
| Fremont Police Association Inc | $100 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 2 recipients with no EIN on record ($3k), not named here.
About Kam Family Foundation
- How much does Kam Family Foundation give?
- Kam Family Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $2,500 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 5 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2021.
- What does Kam Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2021, its largest causes are Community Improvement (41%), Human Services (21%), Civil Rights (21%).
- Who are Kam Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2020 to FY2021: Silicon Valley Chinese Association ($4k), Givedirectly Inc ($2k), Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation ($500).
- Does Kam Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 75% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Kam Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Kam Family Foundation based?
- Kam Family Foundation is based in CA.
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