Park Foundation

Park Foundation (EIN 37-2161189) is a newly established private independent foundation based in Mountain View, California, at 764 Macon Dr, Mountain View, CA 94043. The foundation received its IRS tax-exempt ruling in March 2025, making it less than one year old as of this report. It is classified under NTEE code T22 (Private Independent Foundations) with classification code 1237, indicating a general-purpose private foundation. The foundation code 4 designation means it is classified as an operating foundation, though this classification may reflect the initial filing rather than the organization's long-term operating model. No principal officer name is listed in the IRS Business Master File, which is unusual but not unheard of for very new organizations. The registered address is residential, located in the Monta Loma neighborhood of Mountain View — a city that is home to Google (Alphabet), Intuit, and numerous technology companies. The Mountain View location suggests the founder(s) may be connected to the Silicon Valley technology sector, though this is speculative. Important: This entity is completely distinct from the well-known Park Foundation of Ithaca, New York (EIN 16-6075191), which is a major grantmaker with over $400 million in assets focused on media, environment, and education. The listed website (nationalparks.org) is incorrect — that is the National Park Foundation, the official nonprofit partner of the National Park Service. No actual website for this Park Foundation has been identified.

Park Foundation (EIN 37-2161189) has no publicly available financial data. The foundation received its tax-exempt status in March 2025 and has not yet filed an IRS 990-PF return. Both asset code and income code are 0, and no revenue, income, or asset amounts are reported in the IRS Business Master File. The first filing would likely cover the 2025 tax year and may not be publicly available until late 2026 or 2027, depending on IRS processing timelines and whether the organization files extensions. Without financial data, no analysis of grantmaking patterns, investment strategy, or operating expenses is possible. The Silicon Valley location and residential address suggest this could be: (1) a donor-advised fund alternative created by a technology professional; (2) a family foundation in its initial formation stage; (3) a vehicle for planned giving that has not yet been funded; or (4) a foundation created to receive a specific bequest or liquidity event. Many newly formed private foundations in the Bay Area are established by technology sector employees and entrepreneurs in anticipation of IPOs, stock vesting events, or company acquisitions. The foundation's long-term financial profile will become clear once its first filing is available.

Park Foundation in Mountain View is one of many newly formed private foundations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Here is how it compares structurally to established and notable Park Foundations and Bay Area foundations:

This Park Foundation is in its infancy and cannot be meaningfully compared on financial metrics to established foundations. The name "Park Foundation" is common — there are multiple unrelated organizations with this name across the United States. The Mountain View entity should not be confused with any of these, particularly the prominent Ithaca, New York Park Foundation which has significant grantmaking activity in media and environmental causes.

Park Foundation (EIN 37-2161189) received its IRS tax-exempt ruling in March 2025 and was first recorded in the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer database in April 2025. As of March 2026, the foundation has no publicly available financial filings, no website, no social media presence, and no news coverage. The listed website in the IRS database (nationalparks.org) is incorrect — it belongs to the National Park Foundation, the official charitable partner of the U.S. National Park Service, and has no connection to this entity. The foundation's IRS status remains active (exempt organization status code 1) as of the most recent Business Master File update on March 10, 2026. No principal officer or care-of name is listed in the BMF, which limits the ability to research the foundation's leadership and connections. The residential address at 764 Macon Dr, Mountain View, CA 94043 is in the Monta Loma neighborhood, approximately one mile from Google's main campus. No evidence of active grantmaking, program operations, or public engagement was found. The foundation appears to be in a dormant or formation stage, which is not uncommon for newly created private foundations that may be established well in advance of their first major funding event.

Park Foundation (EIN 37-2161189, Mountain View, CA) does not appear to be actively making grants or accepting applications at this time. The foundation is less than one year old, has no public filings, no website, no listed contact information, and no evidence of grantmaking activity. Grant seekers should NOT confuse this entity with the prominent Park Foundation of Ithaca, New York (EIN 16-6075191), which actively funds media, environment, and education projects with annual grants exceeding $20 million. The Ithaca Park Foundation has an established application process at parkfoundation.org. For grant seekers in the San Francisco Bay Area looking for foundation funding, consider these active alternatives: (1) Silicon Valley Community Foundation — operates multiple grant programs across education, immigration, economic security, and community safety; (2) David and Lucile Packard Foundation — funds conservation, reproductive health, children and families, and local Bay Area programs; (3) Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation — supports science, environmental conservation, and Bay Area community needs; (4) Heising-Simons Foundation — funds climate and clean energy, education, human rights, and science; (5) William and Flora Hewlett Foundation — supports education, environment, performing arts, and Bay Area communities; (6) Sobrato Philanthropies — focused on Silicon Valley community needs including education, housing, and immigrant integration. Until Park Foundation establishes a public presence and begins grantmaking, there is no practical way to apply for funding from this organization.