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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 71-1035371

Tawa Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Buena Park, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $92,000 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

    $92,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,910,686

  • Tax year 2024

    $87,000

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $1,834,405

  • Tax year 2023

    $83,400

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,737,929

  • Tax year 2022

    $97,500

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,666,688

  • Tax year 2021

    $106,500

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $1,844,508

  • Tax year 2020

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $1,926,543

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Tzu Chi FoundationSan Dimas, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  2. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  3. Choc Children's FoundationOrange, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  4. American Red CrossSanta Ana, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  5. Children's Hospital Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable

    $10,000
  6. Asian Youth CenterSan Gabriel, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  7. California Fire FoundationSacramento, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  8. Individual

    Charitable

    $5,000
  9. Los Angeles Regional Food BankVernon, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  10. Second Harvest Food Bank of OrangeIrvine, CA

    Charitable

    $5,000
  11. The Asian American FoundationWashington, DC

    Charitable

    $5,000
  12. Alameda County Community Food BankOakland, CA

    Charitable

    $4,000
  13. Food Bank of Contra Costa and SolanConcord, CA

    Charitable

    $4,000
  14. Individual

    Charitable

    $2,000
  15. Buena Park Police AssociationBuena Park, CA

    Charitable

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Health1 grant $10,00045% of the total
  2. Civil rights1 grant $5,00023% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $5,00023% of the total
  4. Community development1 grant $2,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California12 grants $80,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Alice T ChenTreasurer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Nancy Chen RayPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jonson I-Nien ChenSecretary Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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