ShaoTran Family Foundation
The ShaoTran Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Mountain View, California. In its 2025 filing, it reported 20 grants totaling $202,470, with recipients including organizations working in education, arts and culture, conservation, animal welfare, and food access.
ShaoTran Family Foundation at a glance
In short: ShaoTran Family Foundation gave $202K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. 50% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $202,470
- +14.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +11.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,124
- +3.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $2,157,050
- -7.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 50% first-time grantees (10 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to ShaoTran Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The filing lists Tram Tran as the contact and requests a letter of request with supporting documentation. Awards are restricted to charitable purposes.
- Review Cycle
- No specified date.
- Deadline
- No specified date.
- Contact
Application contact: Tram Tran
Mailing address: 211 Hope Street 266, Mountain View, CA 94041
Phone: (650) 382-2574
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who ShaoTran Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was DAFgiving360 ($177K). Together the top 10 received $198K.
Grant Size Distribution
70 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 68 grants of 70 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The foundation’s 2025 grant dollars went primarily to recipients in California (96%), followed by Hawaii (3%). The filing also reports shares for Virginia and New York as 0% each.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
Is ShaoTran Family Foundation open to new grantees?
50%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 20 grantees (50%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $19K. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $500 repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 600% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 102% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2022–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $29K (2022) to $202K (2025). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $202K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| DAFgiving360 San Francisco, CA | General Support | $177,000 |
| University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA | Botanical Garden and Rausser College Fund General Support | $6,360 |
| Pacific American Foundation Kailua, HI | ThriveHI Program General Support | $5,000 |
| Filoli Center Woodside, CA | General Support | $3,110 |
| Yosemite Conservancy San Francisco, CA | General support | $2,500 |
| Center for Excellence in Education McLean, VA | general support | $1,000 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health Palo Alto, CA | General support | $1,000 |
| Symphony San Jose San Jose, CA | General Support | $1,000 |
| Palo Alto Humane Society Palo Alto, CA | General Support | $500 |
| Hawaiian Humane Society Honolulu, HI | General Support | $500 |
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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 | $2,157,050 | $55,898 | $221,605 | $202,470 | 20 | $211,620 | $46,818 | $208,256 |
| 2024 | $2,323,156 | $68,694 | $184,349 | $176,814 | 18 | $180,617 | $65,115 | $180,494 |
| 2023 | $2,444,674 | $2,817,113 | $39,914 | $34,764 | 21 | $37,364 | $11,022 | $40,535 |
| 2022 | $497,434 | $89,051 | $43,271 | $28,904 | 11 | $41,521 | — | $36,204 |
| 2021 | $459,355 | $901,623 | — | — | — | — | — | $1,070 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, ShaoTran Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $208K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for a range of organizations. For example, Filoli Center describes its mission as connecting history with a vibrant future through beauty, nature, and shared stories. Symphony San Jose says it provides orchestral performances, educational services, and arts advocacy in the Greater Silicon Valley region. Second Harvest of Silicon Valley describes its work as providing more food, healthy food, and better access to food.
Other 2025 recipients included organizations whose stated missions address animal welfare, Pacific Islander communities, student development in mathematics and science, and the history of World War II aviation in the Pacific.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 20 grants totaling $202,470. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $177,000, with a median of $500.
The largest listed grant was $177,000 to DAFgiving360 for general support. Other notable grants included $6,360 to the University of California, Berkeley, for botanical garden and Rausser College Fund general support; $5,000 to Pacific American Foundation for its ThriveHI program; $3,110 to Filoli Center for general support; and $2,500 to Yosemite Conservancy for general support. The foundation also gave $1,000 each to the Center for Excellence in Education, Lucile Packard Foundation for Children's Health, and Symphony San Jose.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Tram Tran as CEO and Victor Shao as CFO and Secretary.
ShaoTran Family Foundation is led by Tram Tran, CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tram Tran
CEO
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victor Shao
CFO & Secretary
On filings since 2021
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 ShaoTran Family Foundation
How much does ShaoTran Family Foundation give each year?
ShaoTran Family Foundation gave $202K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $177K across 18 grants.
What is ShaoTran Family Foundation's typical grant size?
ShaoTran Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $10,124, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from ShaoTran Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does ShaoTran Family Foundation give grants?
ShaoTran Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Palo Alto, CA (6 grants), San Francisco, CA (2 grants), Berkeley, CA (2 grants) and San Jose, CA (2 grants).
Does ShaoTran Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of ShaoTran Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (20 of 20) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are ShaoTran Family Foundation's largest grantees?
ShaoTran Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include DAFgiving360 ($177,000), University of California - Berkeley ($6,360) and Pacific American Foundation ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 93% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is ShaoTran Family Foundation?
ShaoTran Family Foundation reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $212K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $208K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does ShaoTran Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for a range of organizations. For example, Filoli Center describes its mission as connecting history with a vibrant future through beauty, nature, and shared stories. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from ShaoTran Family Foundation?
The filing lists Tram Tran as the contact and requests a letter of request with supporting documentation. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is ShaoTran Family Foundation's EIN?
ShaoTran Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-4111703. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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Grantable. (2026). ShaoTran Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/shaotran-family-foundation-morg_7ae652acb64447ae93641e67201f6461
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