Tella Sakamoto Foundation
Private foundation · Palo Alto, CA · EIN 77-0559416 · reported 2023–2025
59grants reported
$2,100median award
$300lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$491Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
870 Bruce Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94303-3643
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Childrens International Kolkata Scholarship Program 100,000 and general fund 2,175 | New York, NY | $102,175 |
| Givedirectly Inc SNAP Gap Program | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $50,000 |
| Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, PA | $25,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 |
| Fdn for Liberty and Human Rights | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 |
| Fdn for Liberty and Human Rights | Berkeley, CA | $20,000 |
| Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, PA | $20,000 |
| Fdn for Liberty and Human Rights | Berkeley, CA | $15,000 |
| International Social Service | Baltimore, MD | $12,500 |
| Childrens International Philippines typhoon relief 10,000 and general fund 1,875 | New York, NY | $11,875 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 |
| Martha Graham Dance Company | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation | Palo Alto, CA | $10,000 |
| Unrwa USA | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| Ballet Theatre Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Haoexpression Dance Company | Mountain View, CA | $5,000 |
| Martha Graham Dance Company | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Ballet Theatre Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Martha Graham Dance Company | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Ballet Theatre Foundation | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 |
| KQED | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 |
| Childrens International Philippines typhoon relief 10,000 and general fund 1,875 | New York, NY | $2,100 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| Osmania University University College of Engineering | Amberpet Hyderabad | $1,000 |
| Televisit | Palo Alto, CA | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $1,000 |
| UNICEF USA | New York, NY | $512 |
| UNICEF USA | New York, NY | $500 |
| Consumers Checkbook | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA | New York, NY | $500 |
| Maureen Whiting Dance Company | Oakland, CA | $500 |
| UNICEF USA | New York, NY | $500 |
| Consumer Reports | Yonkers, NY | $420 |
| Consumer Reports | Yonkers, NY | $400 |
| Consumer Reports | Yonkers, NY | $380 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $300 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $300 |
| Consumers Checkbook | Washington, DC | $300 |
| The Kilgoris Project | Los Altos, CA | $300 |
| Planned Parenthood | Washington, DC | $300 |
| Consumers Checkbook | Washington, DC | $300 |
| Zohar Dance Company | Palo Alto, CA | $250 |
| Dance Action | Langhorne, PA | $250 |
| The Kilgoris Project | Los Altos, CA | $214 |
| The Kilgoris Project | Los Altos, CA | $214 |
| Gamble Gardens | Palo Alto, CA | $125 |
| Gamble Gardens | Palo Alto, CA | $125 |
| Gamble Gardens | Palo Alto, CA | $125 |
| Dance Action | Langhorne, PA | $100 |
| Swarthmore College The Scott Arboretum | Swarthmore, PA | $100 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $100 |
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