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PHAM FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
PHAM FOUNDATION (EIN 86-1609883)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-01
IRS object ID
202601229349100900
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-01T22:56:30-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN454711256PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Chen & AssociatesBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1880 E Campbell Ave Suite 202AddressLine1Txt
CityCampbellCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95008ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN861609883EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PHAM FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPHAMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5108960089PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12721 MARSH DRAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN RAMONCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94583ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonScott PhamPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone5108960089PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-30SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonYanYan Maggie ChenPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01513463PTIN
Phone4083782300PhoneNum
Preparation2026-05-01PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$629,222FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Dividends Rev And Expnss$5,920DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$100,448NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$1,022,605GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$100,448CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Net ST Capital Gain Adj Net Incm$92,374NetSTCapitalGainAdjNetIncmAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$106,368TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$100,448TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$92,374TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$10,000CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,500AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$388OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$0TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$0DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,427OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$13,315TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$14,395ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$27,710TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$78,658ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$100,448NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$92,374AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$7,925CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$13,584CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$13,584CashEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$485,400CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$615,638CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$615,638CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$0OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land EOY$0LandEOYAmt
Other Assets BOY$0OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$0OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$493,325TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$629,222TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$629,222TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$0OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$0OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$493,325NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$629,222NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$493,325TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$629,222TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$493,325TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$629,222TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$493,325TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$78,658ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$57,239OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$629,222SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$629,222TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtDepreciationDepreciationAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtFMV As Of123169FMVAsOf123169AmtAdjusted Basis As Of123169AdjustedBasisAsOf123169AmtExcess FMV Over Adjusted BssExcessFMVOverAdjustedBssAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
Fidelity 3533 Long TermP2024-01-012025-12-31$73,470$1,389$66,785$8,074$0$0$0$8,074
Fidelity 3533 Short TermP2025-01-012025-12-31$949,135$3,441$860,202$92,374$0$0$0$92,374
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$100,448CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$92,374NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,396InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$1,396SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,396TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Original Return Tax Paid$0OriginalReturnTaxPaidAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$23EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$1,419TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenfalseForm990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrfalseComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksScott PhamIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone5108960089PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12721 Marsh DrAddressLine1Txt
CitySan RamonCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94583ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Scott Pham
2721 Marsh DrSan RamonCA94583President8.00$5,000$0$0
Tam Duong
2721 Marsh DrSan RamonCA94583Vice President16.00$5,000$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$0AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$0TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$0AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$0CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$0MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$0MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,396TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,396TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$0DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$0DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$0DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$0ExpensesAndContributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$0DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$0ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$0ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$0ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$0ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerScott PhamContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerScott PhamShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (19 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
The University of California Berkeley
Unversity avenue and Oxfor StBerkeleyCA94720NCeducation donation$1,000
California Academy of Science
55 Music Concourse DrSan FranciscoCA94118NCpublic service$1,164
Conservation Society of California
9777 Golf Links RdOaklandCA94605NCpublic service$1,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium
886 Cannery RowMonteneyCA93940NCocean education$844
The Exploratorium
Exploratorium Pier 17 Suite 100San FranciscoCA94111NCeducation$938
Happy Hollow Zoo&Park
1300 Senter RdSan JoseCA95112NCeducaton$664
Unicef
125 Maiden LaneNew YorkNY10038NCeducation$500
Hakone Garden
21000 Big Basin WaySaratogaCA95070NCeducation$200
DVHS Snap Raise
10550 Albion RdSan RamonCA94582NCeducation$2,000
Dougherty Valley High School
10550 Albion RdSan RamonCA94582NCeducation$575
DVHS Education Fund
10550 Albion RdSan RamonCA94582NCeducation$400
Iron Horse Middle School Ed Fund
12601 Alcosta BlvdSan RamonCA94583NCeducation$400
Iron Horse Middle School
12601 Alcosta BlvdSan RamonCA94583NCeducation$650
KQED
2601 Mariposa StreetSan FranciscoCA94110NCpublic radio$200
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Golden Gate ParkSan FranciscoCA94118NCart$2,160
Tracy High School
424 E Sherman AveCoeurID83814NCeducation$500
De La Salle Institute
PO Box 3720NapaCA94558NCeducation$100
San Ramon Valley Unified School District
699 Old Orchard DrDanvilleCA94526NCeducation$100
The Gardens of Golden Park
1199 9th AveSan FranciscoCA94122NCpublic park$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$14,395TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business523000BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$5,920UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$5,920UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$5,920TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp (7 entries)

Line NumberLineNumberTxtRelationship StatementRelationshipStatementTxt
1The investment income generated by foundation has been used to advance the
2mission of supporting education and social causes by donating
3to public institutions or organizations to enhance educational
4opportunites, youth sports programs, and to support scientific
5research and public educion initiatives. These contributions
6help further foundations commitment to education and social
7betterment through impactful community and scientific program.

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonThu DuongContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16655 Ebensbury LnAddressLine1Txt
CityDublinCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94568ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$5,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockFidelity 533StockNm
EOY Book Value$615,638EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$615,638EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
other expenses$140
Membership$1,287

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Descvalue in changeDesc
Amt$57,239Amt