Grants paid by The Kao Family Foundation
EIN 45-3859531 · Aspen, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
The Kao Family Foundation of Aspen, CA (EIN 45-3859531) reported 8 grants paid totaling $510,944 to 8 recipients in tax years 2018–2023, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$510,944
8 grants
Recipients
8
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2023
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $20,000 | — |
| 2020 | 1 | $20,000 | — |
| 2022 | 4 | $430,944 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | $40,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 8 recipients receiving the most from The Kao Family Foundation, by grants paid, out of 8 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan Kao Donor Advised Fund | U | Dana Point, CA | 1 | $255,944 | 2022 |
| Echoing Green 13-3424419 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $150,000 | 2022 |
| UCLA Anderson | U | Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Mariners Church 95-2419940 | B | Irvine, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2018 |
| Encouragement for Life 33-0496660 | B | Irvine, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2020 |
| Kenton Beshore | U | Huntington Beach, CA | 1 | $20,000 | 2023 |
| Northwestern University 36-2167817 | B | Evanston, IL | 1 | $15,000 | 2022 |
| Links Players 73-1258934 | D | Clovis, CA | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 8 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Kenton Beshore Huntington Beach, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202403209349104995 |
| 2023 | UCLA Anderson Los Angeles, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202403209349104995 |
| 2022 | Susan Kao Donor Advised Fund Dana Point, CA | U | $255,944 | paid | GENERAL CHARITABLE GIFTING | 202323199349109317 |
| 2022 | Echoing Green New York, NY | C | $150,000 | paid | SOCIAL ENTREPRENUERSHIP | 202323199349109317 |
| 2022 | Northwestern University Evanston, IL | B | $15,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202323199349109317 |
| 2022 | Links Players Clovis, CA | D | $10,000 | paid | EDUCATION | 202323199349109317 |
| 2020 | Encouragement for Life Irvine, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | RELIGION | 202133199349103038 |
| 2018 | Mariners Church Irvine, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | TO TRANSFORM ORDINARY PEOPLE INTO PASSIONATE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS, CHANGING THE WORLD BY HELPING & SERVING PEOPLE IN & OUTSIDE OF THE COMMUNITY. | 201902359349100900 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202403209349104995 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202323199349109317 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202133199349103038 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201902359349100900 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/453859531.json.
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