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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-2326809

Lu Wang Family Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $23,200 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Po-Kang Wang
766 Vista Grande Avenue
Los Altos Hills, CA 94024
(408) 218-8314
Form and materials
In clear and concise manner.
Deadlines
Before end of tax year
Restrictions
Non-profit purpose.

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $23,200

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $829,637

  • Tax year 2024

    $18,650

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $791,099

  • Tax year 2023

    $20,650

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $457,117

  • Tax year 2022

    $16,945

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $479,956

  • Tax year 2021

    $21,156

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $194,329

  • Tax year 2020

    $13,790

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $223,373

  • Tax year 2019

    $9,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $289,736

  • Tax year 2018

    $156,100

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $290,254

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

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

  1. KqedSan Francisco, CA

    Charity

    $7,500
  2. Palo Alto Medical FoundationPalo Alto, CA

    Charity

    $5,000
  3. LifemovesSanta Clara, CA

    Charity

    $2,000
  4. Individual

    Charity

    $1,500
  5. Chinese Historical Cultural ProjectSan Jose, CA

    Charity

    $1,000
  6. Chi Am Circle ClubCupertino, CA

    Charity

    $1,000
  7. The Harker SchoolSan Jose, CA

    Charity

    $1,000
  8. Individual

    Charity

    $1,000
  9. San Jose Public LibrarySan Jose, CA

    Charity

    $1,000
  10. Individual

    Charity

    $500
  11. University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA

    Charity

    $300
  12. Massachusetts Institute of TechnoloCambridge, MA

    Charity

    $300
  13. Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Charity

    $300
  14. National Trust Historic PreservatioWashington, DC

    Charity

    $300
  15. Elkhorn Slough FoundationMoss Landing, CA

    Charity

    $250
  16. Individual

    Charity

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $7,50072% of the total
  2. Education4 grants $2,60025% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2502% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $18,750
  2. Massachusetts2 grants $600
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $300
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $300

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Po-Kang WangSecretary Hours 2Pay $0
  • Maria LuCEO Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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