Skip to main content
Filing year 2024

TELLA SAKAMOTO FOUNDATION

Palo Alto, California·EIN 77-0559416·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)
Total revenue
$366k
Total assets
$2.4M
Total expenses
$127k
Reported officers
2

Reported officers (all unpaid)

No paid executives reported in 2024. TELLA SAKAMOTO FOUNDATION reported 2 unpaid officers and board members on its 990-PF.

Pres Dir
Secy CFO Dir

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$118k

Itemized grants

23

Median grant

$512

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore, PAGeneral fund$25k
Fdn for Liberty and Human RightsBerkeley, CAGeneral fund$20k
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PAGeneral fund$20k
Childrens InternationalNew York, NYPhilippines typhoon relief 10,000 and general fund 1,875$12k
Palo Alto Medical FoundationPalo Alto, CAGeneral fund$10k
UNRWA USAWashington, DCGeneral fund$10k
Martha Graham Dance CompanyNew York, NYGeneral fund$5k
Alvin Ailey Dance FoundationNew York, NYGeneral fund$5k
Ballet Theatre FoundationNew York, NYGeneral fund$5k
KQEDSan Francisco, CAGeneral fund$3k
Doctors Without Borders USANew York, NYGeneral fund$1k
UNICEF USANew York, NYGeneral fund$512
Consumer ReportsYonkers, NYGeneral fund$400
Planned ParenthoodWashington, DCGeneral fund$300
Consumers CheckbookWashington, DCGeneral fund$300
The Kilgoris ProjectLos Altos, CAGeneral fund$214
Gamble GardensPalo Alto, CAGeneral fund$125
Compare this foundation's grantees
Financial trend

Revenue and expenses over time

TELLA SAKAMOTO FOUNDATION reported revenue and expenses across 2 filing years.

RevenueExpenses
$113k
$246k
2023
$366k
$127k
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Sector benchmark

What Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking executives earn in California

TELLA SAKAMOTO FOUNDATION reported no executive compensation in its latest filing. For context, the highest-paid executive at a comparable philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organization in California earns a median of $60,111.

25th percentile
$18k
Median
$60,111
75th percentile
$150k
90th percentile
$291k

These are philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking sector-wide figures, not this organization's reported pay. Based on 1,889 organizations across 1,889 filings (2021 – 2024).

See full Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking pay data for California
FAQ

Common questions about TELLA SAKAMOTO FOUNDATION

What are TELLA SAKAMOTO FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, TELLA SAKAMOTO FOUNDATION reported $366k in total revenue and $127k in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

Free, forever
Build lists. Save your benchmarks.
A free Lucido account lets you build lists of nonprofits and save your search filters. No credit card.
Already a member? Sign in
Build a benchmark

Compare any role, sector, or revenue band

Build your own benchmark from millions of reported positions.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($1M - $10M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.