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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1016751

Universal Sunlight Foundation

A private foundation in San Marino, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 7 grants and $1.1 million paid in grants.

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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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Bin Fen Cheng
530 S Lake Avenue 718
Pasadena, CA 91101
(626) 583-8288
Form and materials
Request in writing
Deadlines
N/A
Restrictions
N/A

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,141,020

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $32,417,458

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,062,076

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $25,204,312

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,187,550

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $14,164,608

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,888,480

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $48,520,659

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,441,710

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $29,248,558

  • Tax year 2019

    $898,958

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $11,237,864

  • Tax year 2018

    $440,370

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,883,817

Grants paid in 2024

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterW Hollywood, CA

    Charitable

    $1,000,000
  2. Individual

    Charitable

    $80,000
  3. Namo Amitabha SocietyArcadia, CA

    Charitable

    $30,000
  4. United Charity FoundationSan Gabriel, CA

    Charitable

    $15,000
  5. Center for Coastal StudiesProvincetown, MA

    Charitable

    $6,020
  6. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $1,015,00097% of the total
  2. Religion1 grant $30,0003% of the total
  3. Environment1 grant $6,020<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $1,045,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $6,020

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Bin Fen ChengTrustee Hours 7Pay $0
  • Allen YehTrustee Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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