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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1159623

Lily Lai Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 26 grants and $1.4 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

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

    $1,405,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $31,653,160

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,033,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $24,698,011

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,008,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $15,219,191

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,058,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $21,338,949

  • Tax year 2020

    $808,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $18,473,265

  • Tax year 2019

    $778,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $16,569,242

  • Tax year 2018

    $779,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $14,186,152

Grants paid in 2024

26 grants, largest first

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

  1. California CASA AssociationSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $150,000
  2. UC San Diego FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    Moores Cancer Center Program

    $100,000
  3. Library Foundation SDSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $100,000
  4. Feeding San DiegoSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $100,000
  5. Salk InstituteLa Jolla, CA

    Salk Cancer Center Program

    $100,000
  6. Individual

    FBO Voices for Children (San Diego County)

    $100,000
  7. Voices for ChildrenSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $100,000
  8. YWCA of San Diego CountySan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $70,000
  9. Casa de AmparoSan Marcos, CA

    Program/General Support

    $60,000
  10. Just in Time for Foster YouthSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $50,000
  11. A Reason to SurviveNational City, CA

    Program/General Support

    $50,000
  12. Ocean Discovery InstituteSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $50,000
  13. Focusing PhilanthropySanta Monica, CA

    FBO Voices for Children (Riverside County)

    $50,000
  14. Monarch School ProjectSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $40,000
  15. Individual

    Program/General Support

    $40,000
  16. Community Resource CenterEncinitas, CA

    Program/General Support

    $30,000
  17. Computers 2 SD KidsSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $30,000
  18. Women's Resource CenterOceanside, CA

    Program/General Support

    $30,000
  19. Kitchens for GoodSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $30,000
  20. Transcendance Youth Arts ProjectSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $30,000
  21. Century Club of San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    FBO Reality Changers

    $20,000
  22. San Diego Center for ChildrenSan Diego, CA

    Program/General Support

    $20,000
  23. UC San Diego FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    Preuss School Program

    $20,000
  24. Individual

    Program/General Support

    $20,000
  25. A Bridge for KidsLa Jolla, CA

    Program/General Support

    $10,000
  26. Children's Alopecia ProjectReading, PA

    Program/General Support

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education7 grants $370,00038% of the total
  2. Human services6 grants $220,00023% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $100,00010% of the total
  4. Food and agriculture1 grant $100,00010% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking3 grants $75,0008% of the total
  6. Arts and culture1 grant $50,0005% of the total
  7. 1 other causes1 grant $50,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California22 grants $1,240,000
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • George LaiPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Edwin LuwaSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Doreen YoungTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Antoinette HaskelDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ching HuangDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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