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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2025 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 990-PF | $456,895 | $1,384,340 | $920,295 | $714,265 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEYSAN JOSE, CA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2018 | |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Leshner | FOUNDER & PRESIDENT | 8.00 | $0 |
| David Wagonfeld | TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 |
| Joanne Schneider | SECRETARY | 1.25 | $0 |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $247,619 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $909,569 | $683,878 | $894,754 | $1,967,480 | $1,693,881 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $416,843 | $1,007,308 | $821,915 | $1,882,007 | $1,468,286 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | −$3,943 | $681,124 | $916,242 | $2,254,699 | $2,062,200 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $792,121 | $1,006,187 | $1,049,802 | $3,183,422 | $2,747,267 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $806,430 | $1,007,283 | $1,212,861 | $3,448,886 | $2,961,333 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $629,288 | $1,150,517 | $1,014,745 | $3,859,739 | $3,162,186 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $943,199 | $1,248,328 | $1,089,848 | $4,280,408 | $3,683,415 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $464,478 | $1,015,242 | $1,079,923 | $4,457,474 | $3,988,544 |
| FOR THE TEACHER AMBASSADOR PROGRAM |
| $50,000 |
| 2018 |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA INCBALTIMORE, MD | FOR THE ALUMNI LEADERSHIP NETWORK IN THE BAY AREA | $50,000 | 2018 |
| LOS ALTOS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONLOS ALTOS HILLS, CA | GRANTS TO THE KRAUSE CENTER AND MVLA SCHOLARS | $35,000 | 2019 |
| EAST SIDE UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICTSAN JOSE, CA | TWO LIGHT AWARDS PROJECTS - LEADERSHIP WITH PASSION AND FLUENCY FIRST | $30,000 | 2019 |
| EVERGREEN SCHOOL DISTRICTSAN JOSE, CA | TWO LIGHT AWARDS PROJECTS - GLAD | $30,000 | 2019 |
| SAN LORENZO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTSAN LORENZO, CA | TWO LIGHT AWARDS PROJECTS - CLIMATE CHANGE SCIENCE AND AP CURRICULUM | $30,000 | 2019 |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEYSAN JOSE, CA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT, AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF ARIEL MORRIS SPECTOR | $26,000 | 2019 |
| SMALL SCHOOLS FOR EQUITYBERKELEY, CA | LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT TITLED "JUNE JORDAN SCHOOL FOR EQUITY CULTURE OF MINDFULNESS" | $25,260 | 2017 |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEYSAN JOSE, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2022 |
| KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATIONLOS ALTOS HILLS, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2021 |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEYSAN JOSE, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2025 |
| NEW TEACHER CENTERSANTA CRUZ, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2021 |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEYSAN JOSE, CA | THREE-YEAR GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2020 |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEYSAN JOSE, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2023 |
| KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATION (FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGE)LOS ALTOS, CA | FINAL PAYMENT OF A TWO-YEAR GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2016 |
| KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATIONLOS ALTOS HILLS, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2022 |
| BREAKTHROUGH SILICON VALLEYSAN JOSE, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2021 |
| FOOTHILL-DE ANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGELOS ALTOS, CA | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT FOR THE KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATION | $25,000 | 2017 |
| KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATIONLOS ALTOS HILLS, CA | FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2018 |
| KRAUSE CENTER FOR INNOVATIONLOS ALTOS HILLS, CA | TWO-YEAR GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2020 |
| TEACH FOR AMERICA - BAY AREASAN FRANCISCO, CA | ONE-YEAR GRANT FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $25,000 | 2020 |
| TRACY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICTTRACY, CA | LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT TITLED MERRILL F. WEST HIGH SCHOOL - ALGEOMULUS PREP ACADEMY | $22,095 | 2016 |
| MADISON PARK BUSINESS & ART ACADEMY (OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT)OAKLAND, CA | LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT TITLED IMPROVING MATHEMATICAL LITERACY AT MADISON PARK: SCHOOL WIDE, TK-12 | $21,971 | 2016 |
| OAKLAND PUBLIC EDUCATION FUNDOAKLAND, CA | LIGHT AWARDS PROJECT - REVVING UP FOR DUAL IMMERSION, GIFT TO GRASS VALLEY ELEMENTARY | $21,299 | 2019 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.