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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-3177003

Choong & Hsia Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 6 grants and $156,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Jun 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $156,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,098,194
  • Tax year 2023

    $128,500

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,020,882
  • Tax year 2022

    $68,050

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,722,514
  • Tax year 2021

    $113,500

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $845,418
  • Tax year 2020

    $131,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $734,773
  • Tax year 2019

    $101,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $774,757
  • Tax year 2018

    $30,370

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $711,703

Grants paid in 2024

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Education Development Foundation of Jinan University GuangdongGuangzhou, China

    Donation

    $100,000
  2. Peking University Education FoundationSan Mateo, CA

    Donation

    $50,000
  3. Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA

    Donation

    $2,000
  4. University of California Berkeley FoundationBerkeley, CA

    Donation

    $2,000
  5. Oregon State University FoundationCorvallis, OR

    Donation

    $1,000
  6. The U C Davis FoundationDavis, CA

    Donation

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $50,00089% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $6,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $53,000
  2. Massachusetts1 grant $2,000
  3. Oregon1 grant $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Hsia ChoongCEO Hours 4Pay $0
  • Ingrid ChoongCFO & SECRETARY Hours 4Pay $0

The return

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