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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-2597824

Luke Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Pawtucket, RI. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 24 grants and $242,750 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $242,750

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $4,554,583
  • Tax year 2023

    $168,200

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,403,901
  • Tax year 2022

    $165,510

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,556,091
  • Tax year 2021

    $164,316

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $4,599,774
  • Tax year 2020

    $176,528

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $4,388,875
  • Tax year 2019

    $263,500

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $4,462,996
  • Tax year 2018

    $231,104

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $4,471,872

Grants paid in 2024

24 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Women and Infants HospitalProvidence, RI

    Operating

    $70,000
  2. Blackstone Valley Tourism CouncilCentral Falls, RI

    Operating

    $33,100
  3. International Leadership FoundationWashington, DC

    Operating

    $25,000
  4. Honolulu Harvest Chinese Christian Alliance ChurchWaianae, HI

    Operating

    $20,000
  5. Ri Assoc of Chinese AmericansPawtucket, RI

    Operating

    $15,400
  6. City of Central FallsCentral Falls, RI

    Operating

    $10,000
  7. Samaritans RiPawucket, RI

    Operating

    $6,000
  8. Elisha ProjectPawtucket, RI

    Operating

    $6,000
  9. Chinese Folkart WorkshopWellesley, MA

    Operating

    $5,000
  10. Pawtucket Holiday BasketPawtucket, RI

    Operating

    $5,000
  11. William E Tolman High SchoolPawtucket, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  12. Shea High SchoolPawtucket, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  13. Blackstone AcademyPawtucket, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  14. Central Falls High SchoolCentral Falls, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  15. Cumberland High SchoolCumberland, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  16. William M Davies Tech High SchoolLincoln, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  17. Blackstone Valley Prep High SchoolCumberland, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  18. Beacon Charter High SchoolWoonsocket, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  19. Woonsocket High SchoolWoonsocket, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  20. Jacqueline T Walsh High SchoolPawtucket, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  21. Lincoln High SchoolLincoln, RI

    Operating

    $4,000
  22. Columbian American Cultural SocPawtucket, RI

    Operating

    $2,000
  23. On Leong Merchants AssnNew York, NY

    Operating

    $1,000
  24. RihofPawtucket, RI

    Operating

    $250

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $33,10053% of the total
  2. Public affairs1 grant $25,00040% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $4,0006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Rhode Island20 grants $191,750
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  3. Hawaii1 grant $20,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $5,000
  5. New York1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Chiu YipTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Tze Ping NGTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Robert BillingtonTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Shirley WuTRUSTEE Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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