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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 75-2953588

The Lu Family Foundation

A private foundation in Plano, TX. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 17 grants and $2.2 million paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

    $2,206,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $9,276,350
  • Tax year 2023

    $902,994

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $7,522,648
  • Tax year 2022

    $760,700

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $4,337,654
  • Tax year 2021

    $260,504

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $2,313,218
  • Tax year 2020

    $320,068

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,576,803
  • Tax year 2019

    $38,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,396,714
  • Tax year 2018

    $27,600

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $995,000

Grants paid in 2024

17 grants, largest first

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

  1. Family First NetworkPensacola, FL

    General support

    $1,000,000
  2. DTS FoundationDallas, TX

    General support

    $700,000
  3. Texas Tech FoundationLubbock, TX

    General purpose

    $150,000
  4. TLC FoundationSanta Cruz, CA

    General support

    $150,000
  5. Formosan Christian Church of DallasPlano, TX

    General support

    $59,000
  6. Individual

    General support

    $24,000
  7. Chinese Christian Fellowship Int'lPlano, TX

    General support

    $20,000
  8. BCM InternationalLancaster, PA

    General support

    $20,000
  9. Individual

    General support

    $20,000
  10. Little Shepherd FoundationRichardson, TX

    General purpose

    $17,000
  11. Individual

    General support

    $13,000
  12. Church Ministries InternationalPlano, TX

    General support

    $10,000
  13. Individual

    General support

    $10,000
  14. National Institute for Labor RelatiSpringfield, VA

    General purpose

    $5,000
  15. Individual

    General purpose

    $4,000
  16. Northwest Chinese ChurchRound Rock, TX

    General support

    $3,000
  17. Individual

    General purpose

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $150,00076% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $30,00015% of the total
  3. Human services1 grant $17,0009% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida1 grant $1,000,000
  2. Texas7 grants $959,000
  3. California1 grant $150,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,000
  5. Virginia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Alice LuSecretary Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • David LuTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Oan-Yu LuVice Pres Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Keh-Shew LuPresident Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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