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Pandanus Foundation

Preselected recipients only Saratoga, California · EIN 271433596

Pandanus Foundation is a private foundation in Saratoga, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $2,000 in 1 grant; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $2,000. 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 the same as $2,000 the year before.

0% 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
2020$2,0001$152,547
2022$2,0001$136,141
2023$2,0001$132,165
2024$2,0001$134,070

How to apply

Pandanus 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 Pandanus Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 1 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
San Jose, CA
To cultivate sincerity, integrity, faith, and honesty within while exercising kindness, compassion, joy, and selflessness to humanity through concrete actions.$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Pandanus Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Pandanus Foundation give?

$2,000 in tax year 2024, across 1 grant, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Pandanus Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Wen Chi Chang (President & CEO) and Yuen Pin Yeap (Secretary).

What does Pandanus Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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