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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 26-3847067

Chenwu Foundation

A private foundation in Saratoga, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $107,420 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Nov 30, 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 2024

    $107,420

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,164,259

  • Tax year 2023

    $89,420

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,264,435

  • Tax year 2022

    $59,420

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $146,070

  • Tax year 2021

    $20,420

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $106,638

  • Tax year 2020

    $37,220

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $78,511

  • Tax year 2019

    $14,020

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $76,758

  • Tax year 2018

    $19,520

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $76,303

  • Tax year 2017

    $10,585

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $62,777

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Dharma Realm Buddhist UniversityUkiah, CA

    Charity

    $60,000
  2. Dharma Realm Buddhist AssociationBurlingame, CA

    Charity

    $22,000
  3. Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook, NY

    Charity

    $10,000
  4. Craig FoundationEnglewood, CO

    Charity

    $10,000
  5. Children's Tumor FoundationNew York, NY

    Charity

    $5,000
  6. Individual

    Charity

    $420

Where the money goes

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

  1. Medical research1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $82,000
  2. New York2 grants $15,000
  3. Colorado1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Fusen E ChenPresident Hours 2Pay $0
  • Yijen ChenSecretary Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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