Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation
The Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation (PBEF) supports teaching, promoting, and playing the game of duplicate bridge for all age groups. PBEF helps ensure the continued availability of first-rate bridge learning and playing facilities for the 800 members of the American Contract Bridge League Unit 503, other San Francisco Bay Area Units' 5,300 members, as well as the general public. PBEF funds a bridge lecture series, bridge promotions to attract players to play face-to-face bridge, bridge seminars, and a bridge facility which contains a library with several hundred books. Silicon Valley Youth Bridge, a part of PBEF, offers after-school bridge programs, bridge mentoring events, and other opportunities for youth to learn the game of bridge. These included 47 Casual Fridays in 2025 (avg 16 students), 5 Pizza Party bridge tournaments (avg 16 students), and Summer & Winter bridge camps (30 students). In 2025, SiVY sponsored 14 youths to participate in a national bridge tournament.
Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $11,459
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $11,459
- Median grant
- $11,459
- Total assets
- $427,613
- +73.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Contract Bridge League Unit 503 ($11K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $11K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Contract Bridge League Unit 503 Mountain View, CA | Promoted face-to-face duplicate bridge play, including funding a portion of the rent expense of the ACBL Unit 503 Bridge Center. These promotions included Find-a-Partner games (players looking for a bridge partner attend a bridge lecture and game), Swiss Team Boot Camp, where players learn the mechanics and strategy of playing Swiss Team games, and holding free bridge lectures which help players improve their bridge games. Hold special event games, such as Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Cinco De Mayo, and Halloween where the Bridge Center is theme decorated. These games are popular, promote face-to-face duplicate bridge, and draw many players. These events are attended by some of the 1,900 members of the three San Francisco Peninsula bridge units. The Bridge Center holds face-to-face bridge games five days a week and 11 bridge tournaments attended by some of the 5,300 members of the ACBL SF Bay Area bridge clubs. It is the only facility in the Bay Area100% dedicated to bridge. | $11,459 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $427,613 | $209,977 | $30,068 | $11,459 | 1 | $12,086 |
| 2024 | $247,121 | $38,395 | $29,405 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $238,131 | $14,862 | $9,792 | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $233,061 | $46,768 | $20,264 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | $206,557 | $62,422 | $49,201 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $145,230 | $64,610 | $50,637 | — | — | — |
About Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mountain View, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $428K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $11K. Net investment income was $12K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation is led by Valerie Baldwin, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Valerie Baldwin
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Davis
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marc Cervellino
Treasurer
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Youngquist
Board Member
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amber Lin
Board Member
On filings since 2023
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Xin Ge
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kathy Wheeler
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Shankar Iyer (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Anne Keyser (2019) — Director at Large
- Former: Don Cohn (2019) — Vice President
- Former: Susan Zhang (2019) — Treasurer
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 Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation
How much does Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation give each year?
Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation gave $11K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation?
Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation reported $428K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $210K.
What is Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation?
Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mountain View, CA. It holds $428K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation operate?
Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation's EIN?
Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-2611105. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 7, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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