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Thank You Dad Foundation

Accepts applications Woodside, California · EIN 202396242

Thank You Dad Foundation is a private foundation in Woodside, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.1 million in 8 grants; the typical grant was $173,864 and the largest $978,512. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$00$2.9 million
2024$3.1 million8$0

How to apply

ContactHilary Valentine
PO Box 620134, Woodside, CA 94062
Phone or email(650) 207-6308
What to submitNo specific forms. Requests must be written.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Thank You Dad Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
California7$2.1 million
Illinois1$978,512

Grants paid in 2024

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
Contribution supporting charitable organization's exempt purpose.$978,512
Wildlife Conservation Network
San Francisco, CA
Contribution supporting charitable organization's exempt purpose.$800,000
Lucile Packard Fnd for Children's H
Palo Alto, CA
Contribution toward research efforts of a major research center, primarily in the areas of treating children with brain tumors.$711,830
Lucile Packard Fnd for Children's H
Palo Alto, CA
Contribution toward research efforts of a major research center, primarily in the areas of treating children with brain tumors.$247,728
Room to Read
San Francisco, CA
Contribution toward promoting literacy and gender equality in education.$100,000
Canary Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
Aid in identifying cancer early.$99,980
Kehillah Jewish High School
Palo Alto, CA
Contribution supporting charitable organization's exempt purpose.$75,000
Dreams 33
Redwood City, CA
Contribution supporting charitable organization's exempt purpose.$51,130

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Thank You Dad Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Thank You Dad Foundation give?

$3.1 million in tax year 2024, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $173,864.

Who runs Thank You Dad Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Hilary Valentine (President), Pamela Mather O'Neil (Sec. & Treas.) and Mark Valentine (Cfo).

What does Thank You Dad Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, science and research and youth programs.

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