Tahoe Family Foundation
Tahoe Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $531K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $13K. Net investment income was $310K.
Tahoe Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Tahoe Family Foundation gave $13K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $13,288
- +40.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,215
- +16.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,407
- Total assets
- $530,650
- +153.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Tahoe Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Duke University ($8K). Together the top 6 received $13K.
Grant Size Distribution
29 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 29 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Tahoe Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 246% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2021) to $15K (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $13K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Duke University Durham, NC | To engage the mind, elevate the spirit, and stimulate the best effort of all who are associated with the University; to contribute in diverse ways to the local community, the state, the nation and the world; and to attain and maintain a place of real leadership in all that we do. | $8,000 |
| Spirit Rock Woodacre, CA | To provide practitioners with teachings to manifest wisdom and compassion in all aspects of their lives, for the benefit of all beings. | $2,147 |
| The Church of Jesus Christ Greensburg, PA | To all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, teaching them to observe all things commanded by Jesus Christ, while working to draw Israel to Christ through efforts focused on the indigenous peoples of North, Central, and South America. | $2,000 |
| MIT Alumni Association Cambridge, MA | To further the well-being of the Institute and its graduates by increasing the interest of members in the school and in each other. | $814 |
| Beechwood School Menlo Park, CA | To empower students to recognize their own abilities and take responsibility for developing their strengths, forming strong families, serving their communities, and making healthy physical and mental choices. It also aims to cultivate a supportive, interdependent community of lifelong learners that includes students, families, staff, alumni, friends, and neighbors. | $306 |
| Community Foundation of the North S Redding, CA | To connect philanthropic people with causes that matter. | $21 |
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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 | $530,650 | $418,910 | $96,083 | $13,288 | 6 | $109,213 | $309,617 | $44,478 |
| 2024 | $209,466 | $143,603 | $85,339 | $9,494 | 5 | $85,220 | $104,271 | $32,397 |
| 2023 | $148,691 | $150,952 | $79,095 | $14,199 | 8 | $75,439 | $38,030 | $20,759 |
| 2022 | $83,773 | $53,241 | $85,149 | $15,336 | 7 | $83,115 | $10,983 | $16,730 |
| 2021 | $107,362 | $68,398 | $44,557 | $8,882 | 3 | — | $52,387 | $11,634 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tahoe Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $44K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tahoe Family Foundation is led by Xiaobo Fan, President & CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Xiaobo Fan
President & CEO
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ying Ji
Secretary & CFO
On filings since 2021
2 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 Tahoe Family Foundation
How much does Tahoe Family Foundation give each year?
Tahoe Family Foundation gave $13K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 5 grants.
What is Tahoe Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Tahoe Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,407, and its average grant was $2,215, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Tahoe Family Foundation give grants?
Tahoe Family Foundation gives mostly in North Carolina: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (19%) and Pennsylvania (15%).
Does Tahoe Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Tahoe Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Tahoe Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Tahoe Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Duke University ($8,000), Spirit Rock ($2,147) and The Church of Jesus Christ ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 91% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Tahoe Family Foundation?
Tahoe Family Foundation reported $531K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $109K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $44K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Tahoe Family Foundation's EIN?
Tahoe Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1773390. 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.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS December 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 22, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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