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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 86-0780229

David H Liu Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $173,874 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

    $173,874

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $4,376,831

  • Tax year 2024

    $154,870

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $3,864,437

  • Tax year 2023

    $107,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $2,800,365

  • Tax year 2022

    $107,200

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $1,927,475

  • Tax year 2021

    $149,700

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $3,842,225

  • Tax year 2020

    $87,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $3,100,910

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Stanford UniversityStanford, CA

    Sponsered lecture series.

    $30,000
  2. Tech Museum of InnovationSan Jose, CA

    Provided Tech Challenge program.

    $30,000
  3. Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY

    Sponsered research for students.

    $30,000
  4. Scripps Health FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    Cancer research.

    $30,000
  5. Individual

    Provided financial aid and scholarships for Bioengineering Grad Programs.

    $20,000
  6. Individual

    Sponsor [individual] events.

    $16,774
  7. Individual

    Supported medical research.

    $5,000
  8. Catholic Charities USAAlexandria, VA

    Support charity events.

    $5,000
  9. Individual

    Support independent, impartial medical humanitarian assistance.

    $5,000
  10. UBuddhist Tzu Chi FoundationSan Diego, CA

    Support charity and health events.

    $2,000
  11. Individual

    Support independent, impartial medical humanitarian assistance.

    $100

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $60,00063% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $30,00032% of the total
  3. Religion1 grant $5,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $92,000
  2. New York1 grant $30,000
  3. 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.

  • Ying-Hsin LiuPresident Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Josephine J LiuTreasurer Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Connie LiaoSecretary Hours 0.4Pay $0
  • Jeff LiuDirector Hours 0.3Pay $0

The return

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