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Sizwin Itp Foundation

Preselected recipients only La Jolla, California · EIN 823648807

Sizwin Itp Foundation is a private foundation in La Jolla, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $179,041 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $60,000. 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 $166,459 the year before.

27% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$173,3598$3.1 million
2024$166,4598$3.0 million
2025$179,04112$4.0 million

How to apply

Sizwin Itp 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 Sizwin Itp Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California8$116,541
New York2$37,500
Alabama1$15,000
New Mexico1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Zoological Society of San Diego
San Diego, CA
Greatest needs for biodiversity banking and for the kenya conservation initiative$60,000
Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc
New York, NY
General operating support$27,500
Southern Poverty Law Center
Montgomery, AL
General operating support$15,000
Child Vikaas International
La Canada, CA
General operating support for medical services$10,000
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
General operating support$10,000
Campersand Co
Albuquerque, NM
General operating support$10,000
Individual
CA
General operating support.$10,000
Jacobs Cushman San Diego Food Bank
San Diego, CA
General operating support.$10,000
Society for Neuroeconomics Inc
Ithica, NY
General operating support$10,000
San Diego Public Library Foundation
San Diego, CA
General operating support$6,541
Bishop School
La Jolla, CA
General operating support$5,000
San Diego State University Foundati
San Diego, CA
Kpbs san diego general support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Sizwin Itp Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Sizwin Itp Foundation give?

$179,041 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Sizwin Itp Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Winston She (President) and Uma Karmarkar (Secretary).

What does Sizwin Itp Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly international and education.

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