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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-2810634

Bang-Woel Lu Foundation

A private foundation in Weston, MA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 17 grants and $127,604 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $127,604

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $214,554

  • Tax year 2024

    $38,646

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $199,426

  • Tax year 2023

    $23,706

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $192,663

  • Tax year 2022

    $15,800

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $196,081

  • Tax year 2021

    $34,439

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $190,761

  • Tax year 2020

    $17,477

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $189,616

  • Tax year 2019

    $13,474

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $195,094

  • Tax year 2018

    $9,800

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $184,343

Grants paid in 2025

17 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Raymond James Charitable DafSt Petersburg, FL

    Charitable

    $94,693
  2. PKD FoundationKansas City, MO

    Charitable

    $19,911
  3. Asian Task Force Against Domestic ViolenceBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $2,000
  4. Foundation for Chinese Performing ArtsLincoln, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  5. Mass General HospitalBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  6. Pine Street InnBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  7. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  8. Three Squares New EnglandDedham, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  9. Zigen FundFlushing, NY

    Charitable

    $1,000
  10. Texas 4000 for CancerAustin, TX

    Charitable

    $1,000
  11. The Greater Boston Food BankBoston, MA

    Charitable

    $1,000
  12. Friends of Weston Library IncorporatedWeston, MA

    Charitable

    $500
  13. Friends of Westons Council on Aging IncWeston, MA

    Charitable

    $500
  14. GbccaWest Newton, MA

    Charitable

    $500
  15. Perkings School for the BlindLafayette, CA

    Educational

    $500
  16. Shriners Hospital for ChildrenTampa, FL

    Charitable

    $500
  17. Weston News IncWeston, MA

    Charitable

    $500

Where the money goes

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

  1. Crime and legal aid1 grant $2,00033% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $1,50025% of the total
  3. Food and agriculture1 grant $1,00017% of the total
  4. Human services1 grant $1,00017% of the total
  5. Arts and culture1 grant $5008% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida2 grants $95,193
  2. Missouri1 grant $19,911
  3. Massachusetts10 grants $9,000
  4. New York2 grants $2,000
  5. Texas1 grant $1,000
  6. California1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Renne Chen LuTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Emily C LuTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Eric LuTRUSTEE Hours 0.25Pay $0

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