Public Charity

TRANSPARENT FISH FUND INC

TRANSPARENT FISH FUND INC, of LOS ALTOS, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $292K in revenue, $256K in expenses, $355K in total assets. 20 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $535K, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 452885139 LOS ALTOS, CA International Relief NTEE: Q33 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$292K
Total Expenses$256K
Total Assets$355K
Grant Records20
Funding Total$535K
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

TRANSPARENT FISH FUND IS A 501(C)(3) US NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2011 IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES TO CONNECT CREDIBLE CHINESE AND EAST ASIAN GRASSROOTS NGOS WITH INDIVIDUALS FROM THE WEST. THE GREATER MISSION BEHIND THIS WORK IS TO FOSTER A SUSTAINABLE LONG-TERM NGO CULTURE IN EAST ASIA, AND IN DOING SO, SPREAD A GLOBAL SPIRIT OF PHILANTHROPY.

Sample Grants Received

2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$48,000
2024
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$30,500
2023
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$57,000
2023
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$32,262
2022
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$41,000

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Officers & Directors

TREASURER Doug Tsui
SECRETARY John Mar
PRESIDENT Paul Chan

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Top Grant Purposes

For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$311,840 9 grants
INTERNATIONAL, FOREIGN AFFAIRS
$170,262 7 grants
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
$16,550 1 grant
FOR GRANT RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSES
$14,000 1 grant
Health & Human Services
$12,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $292K $256K $355K
2024 $291K $318K $319K
2023 $295K $282K $346K
2022 $289K $335K $334K
2020 $269K $311K $383K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $269K to $292K (+9%), with total assets most recently reported at $355K.

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