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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3234553

Chou's Livingstone Foundation

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 5 grants and $78,287 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 31, 2025), 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

    $78,287

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $105,530
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,159

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $185,964
  • Tax year 2022

    $38,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $195,157
  • Tax year 2021

    $23,025

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $236,150
  • Tax year 2020

    $53,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $259,998
  • Tax year 2019

    $13,150

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $315,149
  • Tax year 2018

    $35,600

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $329,724

Grants paid in 2024

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. True Jesus Church in San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Donation

    $60,000
  2. True Jesus ChurchMilpitas, CA

    Donations

    $15,000
  3. True Jesus Church International AssemblyLakewood, CA

    Donation

    $2,000
  4. Second Harvest Food BankWatsonville, CA

    Donations

    $1,037
  5. American Red CrossLos Angeles, CA

    Donations

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,037100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $78,287

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Shuochun S ChouCEO Hours 30Pay $0
  • Hui-Chen J ChenCFO Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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