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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 56-2380964

Lienonefung Foundation

A private foundation in Cupertino, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 23 grants and $73,879 paid in grants.

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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $73,879

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $559,770
  • Tax year 2024

    $13,900

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $654,814
  • Tax year 2023

    $11,920

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $773,060
  • Tax year 2022

    $11,130

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $790,386
  • Tax year 2021

    $27,790

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $818,456
  • Tax year 2020

    $850

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $982,204
  • Tax year 2019

    $20,100

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $815,786
  • Tax year 2018

    $50,500

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $861,355

Grants paid in 2025

23 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. UC DavisDavis, CA

    Donation

    $40,000
  2. American Heart AssociationDallas, TX

    Donation

    $11,000
  3. Alzheimers Disease Research FoundationWellesley HLS, MA

    Donation

    $5,600
  4. Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, NY

    Donation

    $5,500
  5. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    Donation

    $2,100
  6. Mandarin Language & Cultural CenterSan Jose, CA

    Donation

    $2,000
  7. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    Donation

    $1,100
  8. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Donation

    $1,000
  9. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $1,000
  10. Disabled Veterans National FoundationLanham, MD

    Donation

    $900
  11. Peninsula Open Space TrustPalo Alto, CA

    Donation

    $700
  12. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, NY

    Donation

    $500
  13. Veterans of Foreign WarsBig Stone Gap, VA

    Donation

    $500
  14. National Wildlife FederationReston, VA

    Donation

    $450
  15. National Parks Conservation AssociationWashington, DC

    Donation

    $400
  16. Mozilla FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Donation

    $263
  17. ThunderbirdPasadena, CA

    Donation

    $211
  18. Friends of the SmithsonianWashington, DC

    Donation

    $155
  19. American Cancer SocietyAtlanta, GA

    Donation

    $100
  20. AARP FoundationWashington, DC

    Donation

    $100
  21. MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston, TX

    Donation

    $100
  22. Nature ConservancyArlington, VA

    Donation

    $100
  23. World Wildlife Fund IncWashington, DC

    Donation

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health2 grants $13,10043% of the total
  2. Medical research1 grant $5,60018% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $5,50018% of the total
  4. Arts and culture2 grants $3,00010% of the total
  5. Environment3 grants $1,2004% of the total
  6. International aid1 grant $1,0003% of the total
  7. 3 other causes3 grants $1,2634% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $44,174
  2. Arizona1 grant $11,000
  3. New York3 grants $7,000
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $5,600
  5. Illinois1 grant $2,100
  6. District of Columbia5 grants $1,855
  7. Virginia3 grants $1,050
  8. Maryland1 grant $900
  9. Georgia1 grant $100
  10. Texas1 grant $100

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Jang-Fung ChenCEO Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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