Cao and GUO Family Foundation
Cao and GUO Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Saratoga, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14K in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $12K.
Cao and GUO Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $13,936
- +526.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $11,712
- +1852.0% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,532
- -45.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,532
- -45.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $29 (2023) to $1K (2024). In 2024 it reported $1K 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.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,936 | $11,712 | $1,532 | — | — | $1,532 | $11,712 | $2,168 |
| 2024 | $2,224 | $600 | $2,796 | $1,471 | Total only | $2,796 | — | $2,166 |
| 2023 | $1,696 | $1,725 | $1,478 | $29 | Total only | $1,478 | — | $313 |
| 2022 | — | — | $5,700 | — | — | $5,700 | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cao and GUO Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cao and GUO Family Foundation is led by Ge Cao, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ge Cao
President & CEO
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brandon Guo
CFO
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Qi Guo
Secretary
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Cao and GUO Family Foundation
How large is Cao and GUO Family Foundation?
Cao and GUO Family Foundation reported $14K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Cao and GUO Family Foundation?
Cao and GUO Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Saratoga, CA. It holds $14K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Cao and GUO Family Foundation's EIN?
Cao and GUO Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-3930009. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 4, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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