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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-4053108

Diodes Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 13 grants and $189,725 paid in grants.

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

5 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $189,725

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $12,161,002
  • Tax year 2024

    $865,766

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $10,256,176
  • Tax year 2023

    $473,766

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $8,699,628
  • Tax year 2022

    $29,250

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,492,166
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

13 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Texas A&M FoundationCollege Sta, TX

    Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing and education program

    $100,000
  2. The Pinnacle Learning TrustOldham, United Kingdom

    General & Unrestricted

    $30,000
  3. Chinese Institute of Engineers USA IncRichardson, TX

    Diamond fund

    $12,000
  4. Texas A&M FoundationCollege Sta, TX

    MSEN Capstone fund

    $10,000
  5. United Way IncPortland, ME

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  6. Dallas Asian American Youth OrchestraPlano, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $7,500
  7. Perot Museum of Nature and ScienceDallas, TX

    Associate Level fund

    $5,000
  8. South Portland High SchoolSouth Portland, ME

    In support of South Portland High School Robotics team

    $5,000
  9. 9 11 DayIrvine, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,725
  10. United Way IncPortland, ME

    Leading Through Community fund

    $2,000
  11. Dallas-Ft Worth Chinese Double Tenth Celebration CRichardson, TX

    Gold Table fund

    $1,500
  12. DfwwecareDallas, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  13. Hack FoundationW Hollywood, CA

    Team Flare fund

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $110,00072% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $24,50016% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking4 grants $17,72512% of the total
  4. Science and technology1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas7 grants $137,000
  2. Maine3 grants $17,000
  3. California2 grants $5,725

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Keh-Shew LuDir, Chairman Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard D WhiteDir, Sec Hours 1Pay $0
  • Brett WhitmireDir, Treas Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gary YuDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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