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Cameron House Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 94-2978157 Website

Cameron house foundation was organized to maintain gifts of money and property and distribute them solely to donaldina cameron house, a 501(c)(3) organization, to support their charitable, educational, religious and recreational activities.

Key facts about Cameron House Foundation

In short: Cameron House Foundation gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
94-2978157
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$500,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$500,000
Median grant
$500,000
Total assets
$8,806,108
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$8.8M

+23.7% YoY

Annual Giving

$500K

Grant Count

1

Avg Grant Size

$500K

How Cameron House Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 122% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Cameron House Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Cameron House Foundation is a nonprofit organization, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.8M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500K. Net investment income was $593K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of all 1 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

States

Cities

San Francisco

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grants20201 grants20211 grants20221 grants20230 grants20241 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 1 recipients in 2025

Donaldina Cameron House: $500KDonaldina Cameron House$500K

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
DONALDINA CAMERON HOUSE San Francisco, CAOPERATIONS$500,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$8,806,108$7,116,590$5,747,325
Revenue$1,947,328$125,465$383,083
Expenses$556,550$41,761$276,534
Qualifying Distributions———
Net Investment Income$593,221$74,315$356,483
Distributable Amount———

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 18, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 20, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 23, 2024)
  5. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 7, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cameron House Foundation is led by Craig Lee, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Craig Lee

    President

    Director → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arvin Fong

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Chern

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carlos Fong

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Thomas Pong

    Vice President

    Secretary → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carl Jew

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Nathan Lau (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Richard Chew (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Leslie Veen (2023) — Board Liaison
  • Former: Allen Kato (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Jonathan Tsou (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Robert Lim (2020–2022) — Board Liaison
  • Former: Francis Lau (2022) — Director

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.

Frequently asked questions about Cameron House Foundation

How much does Cameron House Foundation give each year?

Cameron House Foundation gave $500K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.

How large is Cameron House Foundation?

Cameron House Foundation reported $8.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.9M.

Where does Cameron House Foundation operate?

Cameron House Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Cameron House Foundation's EIN?

Cameron House Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2978157. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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