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Private foundation (trust)EIN 680122138Est. 1987-06

The Placzek Family Foundation

Lafayette, CA 94549

Total Assets

$1.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$87K

FY 2024

Grants Made

29

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$3K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$500–$16K

Typical

Deadlines

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Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$104K

Total Expenses

$110K

Qualifying Distributions

$91K

Distributable Amount

$87K

Min. Investment Return

$89K

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Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

29 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $500 through median $2K to maximum $16K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

5 years

Giving over time from 2019 to 2024. Peak $87K in 2024. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

171 grants

UCSF - Hematology Pulmunology Palliative Care Departments
$35K
2 grants
UCSF FOUNDATION
$21K
1 grant
Lafayette Partners in Education
$21K
5 grants
Acalanes High School Auto Shop
$18K
4 grants
PAUL PROJECTS
$17K
1 grant
GEORGE PLACZEK SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM UNION OF CZECH MATHEMATICIANS
$15K
2 grants
OPU Organization for Aid to Refugees
$10K
2 grants
George Placzek Scholarship
$9K
3 grants

Grant Size Distribution

171 grants

<$10K
166
grants
$10–50K
5
grants
$50–250K
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

13 states

California
$205K
81% of total
Virginia
$13K
5% of total
Massachusetts
$10K
4% of total
District of Columbia
$6K
2% of total
Washington
$4K
2% of total
Alabama
$3K
1% of total
Maryland
$3K
1% of total
New York
$2K
1% of total
Louisiana
$2K
1% of total
Colorado
$2K
1% of total

+3 more states

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