Tramiel Charitable Trust
Tramiel Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Palo Alto, California. It made 16 grants totaling $259,000 in filing year 2025. Its filing states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
Tramiel Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Tramiel Charitable Trust gave $259K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in California. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $259,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $16,188
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $5,445,147
- +5.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (1 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (67% 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 Tramiel Charitable Trust
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 4160 Old Adobe Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: (650) 949-3757
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Tramiel Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was US Holocaust Museum ($30K). Together the top 10 received $205K.
Grant Size Distribution
79 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 79 (99%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, California organizations received 67% of grant dollars, followed by recipients in Washington, DC (12%), Oklahoma (8%), New York (6%), and Illinois (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Tramiel Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 16 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $17K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 81% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 73% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $245K (2021) to $290K (2023). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $259K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| US Holocaust Museum Washington DC, DC | Educational Resources | $30,000 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services San Francisco, CA | Community | $30,000 |
| American Red Cross San Francisco, CA | Wellness | $25,000 |
| Israaid (US) Beverly Hills, CA | Poverty Relief | $20,000 |
| Folds of Honor Tulsa, OK | Community | $20,000 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center Palo Alto, CA | Community | $20,000 |
| Stanford University Redwood City, CA | Wellness | $20,000 |
| FJC New York, NY | Community | $15,000 |
| Chabad of Palo Alto Palo Alto, CA | Community | $15,000 |
| Americans for Ben Gurion University Chicago, IL | Wellness | $10,000 |
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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 | $5,445,147 | $541,161 | $277,067 | $259,000 | 16 | $262,500 | $536,594 | $358,221 |
| 2024 | $5,181,053 | $241,486 | $286,949 | $259,000 | 16 | $262,500 | $236,641 | $333,209 |
| 2023 | $5,226,516 | $1,273,807 | $300,725 | $290,000 | 16 | $293,075 | $1,269,331 | $280,624 |
| 2022 | $4,253,434 | $217,817 | $300,634 | $288,000 | 15 | $293,975 | $216,318 | $287,789 |
| 2021 | $4,349,849 | $196,064 | $253,129 | $245,000 | 16 | $250,550 | $193,985 | $286,886 |
| 2020 | $4,420,013 | $33,332 | $274,585 | $267,325 | 17 | — | $131,094 | $243,513 |
| 2019 | $4,641,228 | $1,156,965 | $264,145 | $251,000 | 17 | — | $185,803 | $266,592 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tramiel Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $358K 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 trust is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose stated missions include supporting families and individuals, strengthening Jewish community, assisting military families, and providing scientific and environmental education. For example, Jewish Family and Children’s Services describes its work as providing professional and volunteer services to develop, restore, and maintain the competency of families and individuals. The California Academy of Sciences describes its mission as regenerating the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the trust reported 16 grants totaling $259,000. Grants ranged from $6,000 to $30,000, with a median grant of $15,000. Among the largest grants were $30,000 to the US Holocaust Museum for educational resources and $30,000 to Jewish Family and Children’s Services for community; $25,000 to the American Red Cross for wellness; and $20,000 each to IsraAID (US) for poverty relief, Folds of Honor for community, Oshman Family Jewish Community Center for community, and Stanford University for wellness.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sam Tramiel, Garry Tramiel, and Leonard Tramiel as co-trustees.
Tramiel Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Garry Tramiel
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Leonard Tramiel
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sam Tramiel
Co-Trustee
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 Tramiel Charitable Trust
How much does Tramiel Charitable Trust give each year?
Tramiel Charitable Trust gave $259K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $259K across 16 grants.
What is Tramiel Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Tramiel Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $16,188, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Tramiel Charitable Trust that year got $10K on average.
Where does Tramiel Charitable Trust give grants?
Tramiel Charitable Trust gives mostly in California: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (12%) and Oklahoma (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (4 grants) and Palo Alto, CA (2 grants).
Does Tramiel Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Tramiel Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community" (8 grants), "Wellness" (4 grants) and "Educational Resources" (3 grants).
Who are Tramiel Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Tramiel Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include US Holocaust Museum ($30,000), Jewish Family and Children's Services ($30,000) and American Red Cross ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Tramiel Charitable Trust?
Tramiel Charitable Trust reported $5.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $263K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $358K (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 does Tramiel Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the trust is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose stated missions include supporting families and individuals, strengthening Jewish community, assisting military families, and providing scientific and environmental education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Tramiel Charitable Trust?
The trust makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Tramiel Charitable Trust's EIN?
Tramiel Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-6354615. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Tramiel Charitable Trust accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 July 1, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Tramiel Charitable Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/tramiel-charitable-trust-morg_b7d0c323f3c14b8dae3af898c5b3cdf2
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