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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-4313907

Kuo Charitable Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $11,800 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $11,800

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $6,070

  • Tax year 2024

    $7,100

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $7,569

  • Tax year 2023

    $7,100

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,685

  • Tax year 2022

    $6,700

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $4,300

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,910

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,700

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $910

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Lyric Opera of ChicagoChicago, IL

    Educational & cultural

    $5,000
  2. Scoliosis SocietyMilwaukee, WI

    Educational & culturaleducational & culturaleducational & cultural

    $3,000
  3. Chicago Symphony OrchestraChicago, IL

    Educational & cultural

    $2,500
  4. Sundry Organized CharitiesChicago, IL

    Educational & cultural

    $1,300

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $7,500100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Illinois3 grants $8,800
  2. Wisconsin1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Christina E KuoPRESIDENT & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ken N KuoSECRETARY & DIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ken S KuoDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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