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South Lake Foundation

Accepts applications Mountain View, California · EIN 934699910

South Lake Foundation is a private foundation in Mountain View, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $27,500 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $1,750 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $14,000 the year before.

25% of its 2024 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$14,00011$306,266
2024$27,5008$677,197

How to apply

ContactBo Yu
1242 Kern CT, Mountain View, CA 94040
Phone or email(408) 506-5783
What to submitThey should submit a fund requesting letter which includes a description of the organization and the intended purposes of the fund.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What South Lake Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California7$23,500
Florida1$4,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Panorama Institute of Molecular Med
Sunnyvale, CA
Charitable contribution$15,000
Atlantic Institute of Oriental Medi
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Charitable contribution$4,000
Chinese Musicians Association of America
Santa Clara, CA
Charitable contribution$2,000
Mountain View Los Altos High School Foun
Los Altos, CA
Charitable contribution$2,000
Western Ballet Company and School
Mountain View, CA
Charitable contribution$1,500
Humane Society Silicon Valley
Milpitas, CA
Charitable contribution$1,000
San Jose Ballet Association
Mountain View, CA
Charitable contribution$1,000
San Francisco Zoological Society
San Francisco, CA
Charitable contribution$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does South Lake Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does South Lake Foundation give?

$27,500 in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $1,750.

Who runs South Lake Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Bo Yu (Ceo) and Ying Mei (Cfo, Secretary).

What does South Lake Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture, education and animals.

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