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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1598417

The Tu Foundation

A private foundation in Fountain Valley, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 12 grants and $6.5 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

    $6,455,124

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $10,124,995

  • Tax year 2023

    $3,967,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $28,873,171

  • Tax year 2022

    $4,642,300

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $25,177,943

  • Tax year 2021

    $3,052,000

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $36,594,094

  • Tax year 2020

    $10,229,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $34,005,643

  • Tax year 2019

    $5,913,500

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $31,019,493

  • Tax year 2018

    $2,642,865

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $30,989,700

Grants paid in 2024

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Endowment Foundation FBO Mt Onward Charitable FundHudson, OH

    Contribution to daf for 501(c)(3) purposes - not taken as qualified distribution

    $13,224,815
  2. Global Gifted FoundationOrange, CA

    Support for education and research

    $4,683,062
  3. Uc-Irvine FoundationIrvine, CA

    Support for education and research

    $800,000
  4. Pacific SymphonyIrvine, CA

    Support for the arts - music

    $350,000
  5. Southern California Public RadioPasadena, CA

    Support for public media

    $250,000
  6. Operation MobilizationTyrone, GA

    Support for religion

    $119,062
  7. Western Iowa Journalism FoundationBreda, IA

    Support for the arts - public news

    $100,000
  8. Brighter Ukraine FoundationManhattan Beach, CA

    Support for the humanitarian aid

    $100,000
  9. San Musae Cultural CenterCity of Industry, CA

    Support for the arts - music

    $30,000
  10. International Bird RescueSan Pedro, CA

    Support for wildlife conservation

    $20,000
  11. Freedom Writers FoundationLong Beach, CA

    Support for education

    $3,000
  12. American Endowment Foundation FBO Mt Onward Charitable FundHudson, OH

    Contribution to daf for 501(c)(3) purposes - not taken as qualified distribution

    -$13,224,815

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 $4,683,06287% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $700,00013% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $3,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $6,236,062
  2. Georgia1 grant $119,062
  3. Iowa1 grant $100,000
  4. Ohio2 grants $0

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • John TuCHAIRMAN Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonathan TuDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Albert KongDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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