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Eloise Bouye Foundation A Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only San Jose, California · EIN 831264909

Eloise Bouye Foundation A Charitable Trust is a private foundation in San Jose, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $139,228 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $34,807 and the largest $44,553. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $61,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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
2023$00$2.8 million
2024$61,0004$3.8 million
2025$139,2284$2.7 million

How to apply

Eloise Bouye Foundation A Charitable Trust 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 Eloise Bouye Foundation A Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$139,228

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Merola Opera Program
San Francisco, CA
Support of local opera and performing musical arts companies$44,553
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
San Francisco, CA
Support of local opera and performing musical arts companies$44,553
Livermore Valley Opera
Livermore, CA
Support of local opera and performing musical arts companies$25,061
West Bay Opera Association Inc
Palo Alto, CA
Support of local opera and performing musical arts companies$25,061

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Eloise Bouye Foundation A Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Eloise Bouye Foundation A Charitable Trust give?

$139,228 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $34,807.

Who runs Eloise Bouye Foundation A Charitable Trust?

Its 2025 filing lists Naomi Koga-Smith (Trustee).

What does Eloise Bouye Foundation A Charitable Trust fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture.

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