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PNK Inc

Preselected recipients only Berkeley, California · EIN 760648943

PNK Inc is a private foundation in Berkeley, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $28,100 in 9 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 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 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $23,310 the year before.

14% 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$20,12013$628,277
2024$23,31015$730,507
2025$28,1009$813,841

How to apply

PNK Inc 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 PNK Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$25,500
New York1$2,000
New Mexico2$600

Grants paid in 2025

All 9 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Oakland Zoo
Oakland, CA
Nature conservation$10,000
Kqed
San Francisco, CA
Charitable contribution$5,000
Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, CA
Education$5,000
The Stanford Fund
Stanford, CA
Education$3,000
Individual
NY
Delivery of health care$2,000
Immigration Institue of Bay Area
San Francisco, CA
Assisting imigrants$1,500
Golden Gate Bird Alliance
Berkeley, CA
Nature conservation$1,000
Rio Grande Nature Center
Albuquerque, NM
Nature conservation$500
Individual
NM
Public assistance$100

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does PNK Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does PNK Inc give?

$28,100 in tax year 2025, across 9 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs PNK Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Lawrence C Kuo (President).

What does PNK Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation and education.

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