Polaris Family Foundation
EIN 383947832 Private FoundationTotal Given 2020–2024
$73K
16 grants · $15K avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $888–$5K
grant size
23%
balanced · 3/13 multi-year
repeat
$597K
Assets (2024)
13
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Phone
(408) 242-4988
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3K | $429K | $126K | 3 |
| 2021 | $8K | $610K | $207K | 3 |
| 2022 | $12K | $434K | $25K | 3 |
| 2023 | $31K | $474K | $10K | 4 |
| 2024 | $19K | $597K | $84K | 3 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 16 grants on record
Minimum
$180
25th Pctl
$888
Median
$2K
Average
$5K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$22K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (16 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolcc | Santa Clara, CA | $22,500 | Charitable | 2023 |
| Rolcc | Santa Clara, CA | $13,500 | Funding for church operations educational programs and missionary work | 2024 |
| Municipal Citong Junior High School | Citong, None | $5,050 | Educational | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | Charitable | 2021 |
| Yulincounty Chitong Junior High School | Citong Township, None | $5,000 | Charitable | 2023 |
| Purdue for life Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | $5,000 | Grant for campus development infrastructure improvement and academic excellence programs | 2024 |
| Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation | San Jose, CA | $5,000 | Charitable | 2022 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $2,500 | Educational | 2021 |
| Purdue Life Fdn | West Lafayette, IN | $2,500 | Charitable | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | San Francisco, CA | $2,000 | Charitable | 2020 |
| Purdue Life Foundation | West Lafayette, IN | $2,000 | Educational | 2022 |
| Tzu Chi | San Dimas, CA | $1,000 | Charitable | 2023 |
| Go Fund Me | San Diego, CA | $550 | Charitable | 2020 |
| TZU CHI Foundation | San Jose, CA | $500 | Funding for humanitarian aid disaster relief and medical assistance programs | 2024 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $250 | Educational | 2020 |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | $180 | Charitable | 2021 |
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