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Shmargad Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Foster City, California · EIN 261630279

Shmargad Family Foundation is a private foundation in Foster City, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $13,112 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $4,186 and the largest $8,440. 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 $12,150 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$245,036
2024$12,1507$243,403
2025$13,1123$361,529

How to apply

Shmargad 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 Shmargad Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California3$13,112

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bnei Akiva of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$8,440
Chabad of North Peninsula
San Mateo, CA
Charitable$4,186
Emek Beracha
Palo Alto, CA
Charitable$486

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shmargad Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Shmargad Family Foundation give?

$13,112 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $4,186.

Who runs Shmargad Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Amikam Shmargad (President).

What does Shmargad Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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