Gai Foundation
Gai Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $232K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $2K. Net investment income was $22K.
Gai Foundation at a glance
In short: Gai Foundation gave $2K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $256.25), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,050
- +36.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- +14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $256
- +19.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250
- Total assets
- $232,021
- +6.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Gai Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Sutter Health Philanthropy ($500). Together the top 8 received $2K.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Gai Foundation gives
- Giving grew 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 90% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2022) to $4K (2021). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sutter Health Philanthropy Sacramento, CA | Charitable Donation | $500 |
| Standford Stanford, CA | Charitable Donation | $300 |
| Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Charitable Donation | $250 |
| UCLA Los Angeles, CA | Charitable Donation | $250 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation Santa Clara, CA | Charitable Donation | $250 |
| California Academy of Sciences San Francisco, CA | Charitable Donation | $200 |
| Computer History Museum Mountain View, CA | Charitable Donation | $200 |
| Mozilla Org Mountain View, CA | Charitable Donation | $100 |
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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 | $232,021 | $21,572 | $7,163 | $2,050 | 8 | $6,920 | $21,572 | $7,722 |
| 2024 | $217,613 | $14,270 | $5,491 | $1,500 | 7 | $5,247 | $14,270 | $8,029 |
| 2023 | $208,833 | $17,561 | $6,980 | $2,100 | 9 | $6,715 | $17,560 | $7,187 |
| 2022 | $198,252 | $17,335 | $7,251 | $1,500 | 6 | $6,561 | $17,168 | $7,540 |
| 2021 | $188,169 | $37,722 | $7,776 | $4,000 | 9 | — | $37,460 | $6,494 |
| 2020 | $158,222 | $8,183 | $7,577 | $4,000 | 7 | — | $8,646 | $5,875 |
| 2019 | $157,616 | $8,326 | $9,966 | $1,900 | 4 | — | $8,554 | $6,966 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gai Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gai Foundation is led by Weixin Gai, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Weixin Gai
President & CEO
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Haiyan Wen
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Gai Foundation
How much does Gai Foundation give each year?
Gai Foundation gave $2K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 7 grants.
What is Gai Foundation's typical grant size?
Gai Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $250, and its average grant was $256, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Gai Foundation give grants?
Gai Foundation gives mostly in California: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (12%). The most frequent recipient cities were Mountain View, CA (2 grants).
Does Gai Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Gai Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donation" (8 grants).
Who are Gai Foundation's largest grantees?
Gai Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Sutter Health Philanthropy ($500), Standford ($300) and Metropolitan Museum of Art ($250), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 51% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Gai Foundation?
Gai Foundation reported $232K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (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 Gai Foundation's EIN?
Gai Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1537637. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 24, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 20, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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