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Private Foundation
The Gifford Foundation Inc
The Gifford Foundation Inc, of Palo Alto, CA, is a Private Foundation tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $463K in revenue, $952K in expenses, $9.2M in total assets. IRS filings disclose 135 grants awarded by this foundation, totaling roughly $5.8M.
EIN: 943303273
Palo Alto, CA
Private Grantmaking Foundations
NTEE: T20
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$463K
Total Expenses$952K
Total Assets$9.2M
Grants Given135
Grant Total$5.8M
Filing Years2021–2025
Sample Grants Given
Leland Stanford Junior University
Head Men's Coaches Tennis Office Naming
$500,000
East Palo Alto Tennis Tutoring
General Fund-sports & education
$106,000
UCLA Foundation
Men's Baseball
$100,000
San Jose Sate University
Tower Foundation - Baseball
$50,000
Temple University
Scholarship
$36,452
Showing up to 5 of 135 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
President
Rhodine R Gifford
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $463K | $952K | $9.2M |
| 2024 | $8K | $623K | $9.4M |
| 2023 | $-971K | $618K | $8.8M |
| 2022 | $-388K | $754K | $10.2M |
| 2021 | $4.8M | $699K | $11.3M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $4.8M to $463K (-90%), with total assets most recently reported at $9.2M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.
Grant Geography
Grants from this foundation were reported to recipients in AZ, CA, CO, DC, HI, IL, and 4 other states.
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