The Tahoe Institute Inc
The Tahoe Institute Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Thousand Oaks, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $65K in total assets. In 2025, it made $12K in qualifying distributions.
The Tahoe Institute Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $65,283
- -37.7% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $12,091
- -4.6% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $34,411
- +39.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $200 (2019) to $2K (2020). In 2021 it reported $400 in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
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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 | $65,283 | — | $34,411 | — | — | $12,091 | — | $9,102 |
| 2024 | $104,739 | $15,182 | $24,717 | — | — | $12,668 | $3,133 | $10,146 |
| 2023 | $109,054 | $3,372 | $87,602 | — | — | $33,037 | — | $10,505 |
| 2021 | $235,226 | — | $55,464 | $400 | Total only | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $291,493 | $2,022 | $63,323 | $1,940 | Total only | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $353,591 | — | $63,173 | $200 | Total only | — | — | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Tahoe Institute Inc reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Tahoe Institute Inc is led by Robert C Zmuda, President since 2023 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert C Zmuda
President
Board Member & President → President, 2023
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
$26K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Joseph Troiani
Board Member
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Chris Albrecht (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ranko Kawashima (2019–2023) — Board Member
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $35K, to Robert C Zmuda (President).
Frequently asked questions about The Tahoe Institute Inc
How large is The Tahoe Institute Inc?
The Tahoe Institute Inc reported $65K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $12K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is The Tahoe Institute Inc?
The Tahoe Institute Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Thousand Oaks, CA. It holds $65K in total assets as of 2025.
What is The Tahoe Institute Inc's EIN?
The Tahoe Institute Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4021356. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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