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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 81-3676636

The Lou Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos Hills, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 33 grants and $75,061 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Jul 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

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

  • Tax year 2024

    $75,061

    Grants listed
    33
    Assets, end of year
    $1,004,846

  • Tax year 2023

    $36,660

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $1,079,477

  • Tax year 2022

    $42,809

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,080,174

  • Tax year 2021

    $7,675

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,128,443

  • Tax year 2020

    $84,210

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $762,090

  • Tax year 2019

    $25,920

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $809,432

  • Tax year 2018

    $25,735

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $332,906

Grants paid in 2024

33 grants, largest first

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

  1. CHP 11-99 FoundationCosta Mesa, CA

    General

    $25,000
  2. Chinese Junior Golf FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General

    $10,000
  3. The UC Davis FoundationDavis, CA

    General

    $10,000
  4. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Xie Exhibition Fund

    $10,000
  5. Chinese Junior Golf FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General

    $10,000
  6. Omniware NetworksLos Altos, CA

    General

    $2,000
  7. Omniware NetworksLos Altos, CA

    General

    $2,000
  8. Impulse Youth Arts OrganizationBuena Park, CA

    General

    $1,001
  9. Individual

    General

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    General

    $1,000
  11. National Police AssociationIndianapolis, IN

    General

    $500
  12. Individual

    General

    $200
  13. Individual

    General

    $200
  14. Individual

    General

    $200
  15. National Police AssociationIndianapolis, IN

    General

    $185
  16. Wounded Warriors ProjectSacramento, CA

    General

    $160
  17. Individual

    General

    $155
  18. Wounded Warriors ProjectSacramento, CA

    General

    $120
  19. St Joseph's Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    General

    $105
  20. Individual

    General

    $100
  21. St Joseph's Indian SchoolChamberlain, SD

    General

    $100
  22. Individual

    General

    $100
  23. National Police AssociationIndianapolis, IN

    General

    $100
  24. Individual

    General

    $100
  25. Individual

    General

    $100
  26. Individual

    General

    $100
  27. Individual

    General

    $100
  28. Individual

    General

    $100
  29. Individual

    General

    $100
  30. Individual

    General

    $100
  31. Individual

    General

    $100
  32. Individual

    General

    $25
  33. Disabled American VeteransOakland, CA

    General

    $10

Where the money goes

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

  1. Mutual benefit1 grant $25,00035% of the total
  2. Education7 grants $24,78535% of the total
  3. Sports and recreation2 grants $20,00028% of the total
  4. Arts and culture1 grant $1,0011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California11 grants $70,291
  2. Indiana3 grants $785
  3. South Dakota2 grants $205

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Tianchun LouPRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Yue ZhaoDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Jin PiDirector Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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