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Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 94-2909759 Website

To preserve, restore, and interpret the angel island immigration station, a national historic landmark, and conduct public education about immigration and the role that the angel island immigration station played.

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation at a glance

In short: Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation reported $62K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$61,551 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
+956.9% vs 2024
Total assets
$1,481,111
-1.2% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$811,568
+55.0% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$52,650
-14.4% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$801,492
+15.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

1<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Napa

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 Total only2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $62K (2025). In 2025 it reported $62K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$5,824
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,481,111$811,568$801,492$61,551Total only$52,650
2024$1,499,250$523,574$697,041$5,8241$61,485
2023$1,675,565$749,028$734,484$35,318Total only$31,628
2022$1,711,690$1,518,604$423,823$5,004Total only$10,672
2021$629,109$412,559$324,502——$5,561
2020$478,263$247,339$272,104——$4,545

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation is a public charity, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $62K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $53K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation is led by Edward Tepporn, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Edward Tepporn

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $133K (2021) → $155K (2025)

  • Thomas Tolentino

    President

    Board Member → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Lui

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sameen Piracha

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paurvi Bhatt

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Salvador Mendoza

    Director

    Board Member → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christian Merfeld

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Madhuri Jha

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Huen

    Secretary

    Board Member → Secretary, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Win Chang

    Vice President

    Board Member → Vice President, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stephanie Isaacson

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Darlene Chiu-Bryant (2020–2024) — President
  • Former: Dien Yuen (2020–2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Nobuko Saito Cleary (2020–2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Elena Antonetti (2024) — Board Member
  • Former: Buck Gee (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Paul Chin (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: Sonny Lulla (2020–2023) — Board Member
  • Former: John Cu (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Rosemarie Youngran Nahm (2020–2022) — Vice President
  • Former: Paula Madison Williams (2022) — Board Member
  • Former: Paula Williams Madison (2021) — Board Member
  • Former: Heather Fong (2020) — Board Member

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Edward Tepporn — Executive Director: $155KEdward TeppornExecutive Director$155K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $155K, to Edward Tepporn (Executive Director).

Frequently asked questions about Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation

How much does Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation give each year?

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation reported $62K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation?

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $812K.

Where does Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation operate?

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation's EIN?

Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2909759. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 3, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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