Grants paid by Gam Foundation
EIN 85-3863977 · Hillsborough, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Gam Foundation of Hillsborough, CA (EIN 85-3863977) reported 77 grants paid totaling $131,591 to 38 recipients in tax years 2021–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$131,591
77 grants
Recipients
38
distinct organizations
Tax years
2021–2024
4 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 9 | $4,313 | — |
| 2022 | 19 | $39,728 | — |
| 2023 | 23 | $40,825 | — |
| 2024 | 26 | $46,725 | — |
Top recipients
The 38 recipients receiving the most from Gam Foundation, by grants paid, out of 38 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough School Foundation 94-2634550 | C | Burlingame, CA | 2 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen Inc 27-3521132 | C | Washington, DC | 3 | $18,025 | 2024 |
| Ocean Conservancy 23-7245152 | B | Washington, DC | 3 | $15,000 | 2024 |
| Quest Scholars Program 94-3348336 | B | Palo Alto, CA | 3 | $9,523 | 2024 |
| Unicef USA | U | New York, NY | 4 | $9,427 | 2024 |
| San Mateo High School Foundation 20-0027218 | B | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $5,330 | 2024 |
| Stanford University 26-4580872 | C | Redwood City, CA | 2 | $4,000 | 2024 |
| Cool Effect Inc 47-5068496 | B | Greenbrae, CA | 3 | $3,327 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation 13-6213516 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $3,023 | 2024 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation 46-1657101 | B | Newtown, CT | 3 | $3,023 | 2024 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation 52-2396428 | B | Wellesley Hills, MA | 3 | $3,022 | 2024 |
| First Nations Development Institute 54-1254491 | B | Longmont, CO | 3 | $3,022 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley 94-2614101 | B | San Jose, CA | 3 | $3,022 | 2024 |
| Naacp Empowerment Programs Inc 13-1084135 | B | Baltimore, MD | 3 | $3,022 | 2024 |
| I Have a Dream Foundation 13-3355315 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $2,500 | 2022 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | U | San Francisco, CA | 2 | $2,023 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | U | Washington, DC | 2 | $2,022 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago 36-2177139 | C | Chicago, IL | 2 | $2,000 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund Inc 52-1693387 | B | Washington, DC | 4 | $1,730 | 2024 |
| Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation | U | New York, NY | 1 | $1,194 | 2021 |
| Negrense Volunteers for Change Foundation | U | Boise, ID | 2 | $1,000 | 2024 |
| University of Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council 13-2654926 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Magen David Adom (mda) | U | New York, NY | 1 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Girls On the Run Bay Area Inc | U | San Francisco, CA | 1 | $415 | 2021 |
| YMCA of the USA | U | Chicago, IL | 4 | $413 | 2024 |
| Autism Speaks | U | Princeton, NJ | 4 | $407 | 2024 |
| San Mateo County Health Foundation 94-3116070 | B | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $404 | 2021 |
| Family Giving Tree 77-0284682 | C | Milpitas, CA | 1 | $223 | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts of the United States of America | U | New York, NY | 2 | $210 | 2023 |
| Aspca | U | New York, NY | 1 | $207 | 2021 |
| The Heal Project 27-0192940 | B | Half Moon Bay, CA | 1 | $200 | 2023 |
| Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS 13-3458820 | C | New York, NY | 1 | $200 | 2023 |
| Peninsula Humane Society | U | Burlingame, CA | 1 | $197 | 2024 |
| Peninsula Temple Sho'lom 94-6024560 | B | Burlingame, CA | 1 | $180 | 2024 |
| San Mateo High School Athletic Boosters 46-3987449 | B | San Mateo, CA | 1 | $150 | 2024 |
| Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (cmta) 22-2480896 | C | Glenolden, PA | 1 | $100 | 2024 |
| American Lung Association 13-1632524 | B | Chicago, IL | 1 | $50 | 2024 |
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 77 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hillsborough School Foundation Burlingame, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | Expanding education | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | San Mateo High School Foundation San Mateo, CA | B | $5,330 | paid | Expanding education | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | Disaster relief | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Ocean Conservancy Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | Environmental conservation programs | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Stanford University Redwood City, CA | C | $2,000 | paid | Expanding education | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Cool Effect Inc Greenbrae, CA | B | $1,227 | paid | Environmental conservation programs | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Unicef USA New York, NY | U | $1,227 | paid | Child welfare programs | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $1,023 | paid | Civil liberties protection | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Sandy Hook Promise Foundation Newtown, CT | B | $1,023 | paid | Child welfare and gun death prevention | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc San Francisco, CA | U | $1,023 | paid | Environmental conservation programs | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Quest Scholars Program Palo Alto, CA | B | $1,023 | paid | Underprivileged youth education access | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Naacp Empowerment Programs Inc Baltimore, MD | B | $1,022 | paid | Marginalized community empowerment | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO | B | $1,022 | paid | Marginalized community empowerment | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation Wellesley Hills, MA | B | $1,022 | paid | Support for those affected by Alzheimers | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Second Harvest of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA | B | $1,022 | paid | Hunger prevention | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America Washington, DC | U | $1,022 | paid | Female empowerment | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | Underprivileged youth educational access | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Negrense Volunteers for Change Foundation Boise, ID | U | $500 | paid | Child welfare programs | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | World Wildlife Fund Inc Washington, DC | B | $355 | paid | Animal conservation programs | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Peninsula Humane Society Burlingame, CA | U | $197 | paid | Animal conservation programs | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Peninsula Temple Sho'lom Burlingame, CA | B | $180 | paid | Youth community services | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | San Mateo High School Athletic Boosters San Mateo, CA | B | $150 | paid | Youth community building | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | YMCA of the USA Chicago, IL | U | $105 | paid | Youth community services | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Autism Speaks Princeton, NJ | U | $102 | paid | Support for those affected by autism | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (cmta) Glenolden, PA | C | $100 | paid | Support for those affected by CMT | 202513009349100521 |
| 2024 | American Lung Association Chicago, IL | B | $50 | paid | Support for those affected by lung disease | 202513009349100521 |
| 2023 | Hillsborough School Foundation Burlingame, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | Expanding education | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Ocean Conservancy Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | Environmental conservation programs | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | World Central Kitchen Inc Washington, DC | C | $5,000 | paid | Disaster relief | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Stanford University Redwood City, CA | C | $2,000 | paid | Expanding Education | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Cool Effect Inc Greenbrae, CA | B | $1,100 | paid | Environmental conservation programs | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Unicef USA New York, NY | U | $1,100 | paid | Child welfare programs | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | Civil liberties protection | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Quest Scholars Program Palo Alto, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | Underprivileged youth education | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $1,000 | paid | Underprivileged youth educational access | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation Wellesley Hills, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | Support for those affected by Alzheimers | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Sandy Hook Promise Foundation Newtown, CT | B | $1,000 | paid | Child welfare and gun death prevention | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Second Harvest of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | Hunger prevention | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Naacp Empowerment Programs Inc Baltimore, MD | B | $1,000 | paid | Marginalized communities empowerment | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Magen David Adom (mda) New York, NY | U | $1,000 | paid | Disaster relief | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | Marginalized community empowerment | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Natural Resources Defense Council New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | Environmental conservation programs | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Negrense Volunteers for Change Foundation Boise, ID | U | $500 | paid | Child welfare programs | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | World Wildlife Fund Inc Washington, DC | B | $400 | paid | Animal conservation programs | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Broadway Caresequity Fights AIDS New York, NY | C | $200 | paid | Support for those affected by AIDS | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | The Heal Project Half Moon Bay, CA | B | $200 | paid | Hunger prevention | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Girl Scouts of the United States of America New York, NY | U | $120 | paid | Child welfare programs | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | YMCA of the USA Chicago, IL | U | $105 | paid | Youth community services | 202442889349100649 |
| 2023 | Autism Speaks Princeton, NJ | U | $100 | paid | Support for those affected by autism | 202442889349100649 |
| 2022 | World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | C | $8,025 | paid | Disaster relief | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Quest Scholars Program Palo Alto, CA | B | $7,500 | paid | Underprivileged youth education | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Unicef USA New York, NY | U | $6,000 | paid | Child welfare programs | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Ocean Conservancy Washington, DC | B | $5,000 | paid | Environmental conservation programs | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | I Have a Dream Foundation New York, NY | B | $2,500 | paid | Underprivileged youth education | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | American Civil Liberties Union Foundation New York, NY | B | $1,000 | paid | Civil liberties protection | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Naacp Empowerment Programs Inc Baltimore, MD | B | $1,000 | paid | Marginalized community empowerment | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Alzheimers Disease Research Foundation Wellesley Hills, MA | B | $1,000 | paid | Support for those affected by Alzheimers | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Second Harvest of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | Hunger prevention | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Natural Resources Defense Council Inc San Francisco, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | Environmental conservation programs | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Cool Effect Inc Greenbrae, CA | B | $1,000 | paid | Environmental conservation programs | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Sandy Hook Promise Foundation Newtown, CT | B | $1,000 | paid | Child welfare and gun death prevention | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Planned Parenthood Federation of America Washington, DC | U | $1,000 | paid | Female empowerment | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | C | $1,000 | paid | Underprivileged youth educational access | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | First Nations Development Institute Longmont, CO | B | $1,000 | paid | Marginalized community empowerment | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | World Wildlife Fund Inc Washington, DC | B | $410 | paid | Animal conservation programs | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | YMCA of the USA Chicago, IL | U | $103 | paid | Youth community services | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Autism Speaks Princeton, NJ | U | $100 | paid | Support for those affected by autism | 202301359349104215 |
| 2022 | Girl Scouts of the United States of America New York, NY | U | $90 | paid | Child welfare programs | 202301359349104215 |
| 2021 | Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation New York, NY | U | $1,194 | paid | Environmental conservation programs | 202241079349100104 |
| 2021 | Unicef USA New York, NY | U | $1,100 | paid | Child welfare programs | 202241079349100104 |
| 2021 | World Wildlife Fund Washington, DC | B | $565 | paid | Animal conservation programs | 202241079349100104 |
| 2021 | Girls On the Run Bay Area Inc San Francisco, CA | U | $415 | paid | Female empowerment through sports | 202241079349100104 |
| 2021 | San Mateo County Health Foundation San Mateo, CA | B | $404 | paid | Healthcare access programs | 202241079349100104 |
| 2021 | Family Giving Tree Milpitas, CA | C | $223 | paid | Children and family services for the poor | 202241079349100104 |
| 2021 | Aspca New York, NY | U | $207 | paid | Animal welfare | 202241079349100104 |
| 2021 | Autism Speaks Princeton, NJ | U | $105 | paid | Support for those affected by autism | 202241079349100104 |
| 2021 | YMCA of the USA Chicago, IL | U | $100 | paid | Youth community services | 202241079349100104 |
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 | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513009349100521 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202442889349100649 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202301359349104215 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202241079349100104 |
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/853863977.json.
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