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Ariko Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Saratoga, California · EIN 770528926

Ariko Family Foundation is a private foundation in Saratoga, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $150,000 in 21 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $10,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $161,150 the year before.

10% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$208,00023$3.0 million
2023$161,15021$2.9 million
2024$150,00021$3.0 million

How to apply

Ariko Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ariko Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California14$95,000
Massachusetts2$20,000
New York2$15,000
Illinois1$10,000
District of Columbia1$5,000
Tennessee1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 21 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Conservation Intl
Boston, MA
General support$10,000
Enviromental Defense Fund
San Francisco, CA
General support$10,000
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
General support$10,000
Lucille Packard Children's Hospital
Palo Alto, CA
General support$10,000
Montalvo Arts Center
Saratoga, CA
General support$10,000
Natural Resouce Defense Fund
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Oxfam
Boston, MA
General support$10,000
Second Harvest Food Bank
San Jose, CA
General support$10,000
UCSF Foundation
San Francisco, CA
General support$10,000
American Heart Association
Oakland, CA
General support$5,000
American Kidney Fund
New York, NY
General support$5,000
City Team San Jose
San Jose, CA
General support$5,000
Los Gatos Museum
Los Gatos, CA
General support$5,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium
Monterey, CA
General support$5,000
National Parks Conservation Association
Washington, DC
General support$5,000
Pacific Clinics
Pasedena, CA
General support$5,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust
Palo Alto, CA
General support$5,000
Ronald McDonald House
San Francisco, CA
General support$5,000
San Jose Museum of Art
San Jose, CA
General support$5,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General suuport$5,000
The Tech
San Jose, CA
General support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ariko Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Ariko Family Foundation give?

$150,000 in tax year 2024, across 21 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Ariko Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Barry M Ariko (President) and Leslie J Ariko (Vice President).

What does Ariko Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, arts and culture and environment and conservation.

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