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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 59-2401804

Lisz Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Chicago, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $81,800 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

    $81,800

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,553,195

  • Tax year 2024

    $77,700

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,561,799

  • Tax year 2023

    $77,700

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,550,862

  • Tax year 2022

    $82,600

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,583,995

  • Tax year 2021

    $77,800

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,671,687

  • Tax year 2020

    $80,420

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,434,774

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Cambridge in AmericaNew York, NY

    Szeming sze fund

    $20,700
  2. University of Pittsburgh School of NursingPittsburgh, PA

    Szeming sze scholarship

    $20,400
  3. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

    Li ming scholarship

    $20,300
  4. Emma Willard SchoolTroy, NY

    L.i.s.z. Foundation

    $10,200
  5. Wellesley CollegeWellesley, MA

    Alice tong sze scholarship

    $10,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $40,80066% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $20,70034% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York2 grants $30,900
  2. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,400
  3. Connecticut1 grant $20,300
  4. Massachusetts1 grant $10,200

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Chia-Ming SzeCHAIRMAN Hours 40Pay $0
  • Maurice WeiDIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0
  • Lisa Wei-HaasDIRECTOR Hours 20Pay $0
  • David SzeSECY/TREASURY Hours 20Pay $0

The return

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