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Cupertino Library Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Cupertino, CA EIN: 77-0372742 Website

The mission of the Cupertino Library Foundation is to provide financial and creative support for diverse educational and cultural programs in collaboration with the cupertino library.

Cupertino Library Foundation at a glance

In short: Cupertino Library Foundation gave $17K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $9K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$17,475
-88.3% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$8,738
-94.2% vs 2023
Median grant
$8,738
Total assets
$2,409,900
+10.4% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Cupertino Library Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival: $10KSan Francisco ShakespeareFestival$10KAsian American Parent Association (Aapa): $7KAsian American ParentAssociation (Aapa)$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was San Francisco Shakespeare Festival ($10K). Together the top 2 received $17K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

4<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 6 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

CupertinoSan Francisco

How Cupertino Library Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 62% from 2021 to 2024. Method

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

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $17K (2020) to $149K (2023). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $17K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Francisco Shakespeare Festival San Francisco, CAFree shakespeare in the park sponsorship. 8 performances in cupertino's memorial park. This grant was combined with grants from other organizations and donors to fund the performances.$10,000
Asian American Parent Association (Aapa) Cupertino, CACupertino high school, middle school, and elementary school districts "teacher mini grants"-up to $300 used in classroom for things not covered by their budget. E.g. Books, science kits. Aapa administers the grants. Clf participates in the selection of the grantees.$7,475
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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
2024$2,409,900$203,897$118,671$17,4752$132,277
2023$2,183,254$50,435$232,462$149,4651$31,757
2022$2,093,100$114,478$170,360$121,6431$32,633
2021$2,527,470$405,457$93,647$46,2051$182,974
2020$2,134,830$52,525$43,978$16,9301$31,745

About Cupertino Library Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Cupertino Library Foundation is a public charity, based in Cupertino, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $17K. Net investment income was $132K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cupertino Library Foundation is led by Carrie Young, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 12 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Carrie Young

    President

    At Large → Vice President-Programs, 2023

    Vice President-Programs → President, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gilbert Wong

    At Large

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Seetha Lakshmi

    Treasurer

    At Large → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Neela Majumder

    At Large

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Orrin Mahoney

    At Large

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Qin Pan

    At Large

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yui Chu

    Secretary

    At Large → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sashi Begur

    At Large

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jim Davis

    Vice President

    Vice President-Finance & Operations → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Padmini Natarajan

    At Large

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Subhash Gopinath

    At Large

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katie Sang

    At Large

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (10)
  • Former: Kiran Varshneya Rohra (2021–2023) — President
  • Former: James Davis (2021–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Shailendra Jain (2021) — Vice President
  • Former: Deepa Gopalakrishnan (2020) — At Large
  • Former: Gopal Kumarappan (2020) — Vice President
  • Former: Henry Sang Jr. (2020) — President
  • Former: Janet Trankle (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kiran Varshneya (2020) — President
  • Former: Kristen Lyn (2020) — At Large
  • Former: Tim Widman (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Cupertino Library Foundation

How much does Cupertino Library Foundation give each year?

Cupertino Library Foundation gave $17K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $149K across 1 grant.

How large is Cupertino Library Foundation?

Cupertino Library Foundation reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $204K.

Where does Cupertino Library Foundation operate?

Cupertino Library Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Cupertino Library Foundation's EIN?

Cupertino Library Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0372742. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 29, 2025)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Cupertino Library Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/cupertino-library-foundation-morg_e79eb090b1544beeab99fdb145681872

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