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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4194427

I S Wong Foundation

A private foundation in San Juan Capistrano, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 30 grants and $1.6 million 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.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $1,626,250

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,889,883

  • Tax year 2024

    $1,181,900

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $4,949,114

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,303,634

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $5,191,911

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,193,183

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $6,311,831

  • Tax year 2021

    $1,518,000

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $7,766,991

  • Tax year 2020

    $1,582,000

    Grants listed
    36
    Assets, end of year
    $8,811,632

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,495,000

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $10,102,097

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,335,686

    Grants listed
    25
    Assets, end of year
    $9,965,546

Grants paid in 2025

30 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    General fund

    $400,000
  2. Individual

    General

    $162,250
  3. Individual

    General fund

    $150,000
  4. Thornston Education FundWrightwood, CA

    General

    $150,000
  5. East Asia School of TheologySingapore

    General

    $100,000
  6. Cure InternationalGrand Rapids, MI

    General

    $100,000
  7. Revelation MediaRichardson, TX

    General

    $69,000
  8. Individual

    General

    $50,000
  9. Isik Abla MinistriesVirginia BCH, VA

    General

    $50,000
  10. Persecution Project FoundationCulpeper, VA

    General

    $50,000
  11. Individual

    General

    $30,000
  12. Individual

    General

    $30,000
  13. American Red Cross Southern Ca RegiSanta Ana, CA

    General

    $30,000
  14. Oxfam AmericaBoston, MA

    General

    $30,000
  15. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    General

    $30,000
  16. Dorcas MinistryBrooklyn, NY

    General

    $20,000
  17. Resource FoundationNew York, NY

    General

    $20,000
  18. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    General

    $20,000
  19. Individual

    General

    $20,000
  20. Mission Preservation FoundationSan Juan Capo, CA

    General

    $15,000
  21. Samaritans PurseBoone, NC

    General fund

    $10,000
  22. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  23. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  24. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  25. International Christian ConcernSilver Spring, MD

    General

    $10,000
  26. Individual

    General

    $10,000
  27. Alzheimers AssociationChicago, IL

    General

    $10,000
  28. Lutheran World ReliefBaltimore, MD

    General

    $10,000
  29. PesiEau Claire, WI

    General

    $10,000
  30. Individual

    General

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid5 grants $190,00046% of the total
  2. Religion5 grants $189,00046% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $15,0004% of the total
  4. Health1 grant $10,0002% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $10,0002% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $195,000
  2. Michigan1 grant $100,000
  3. Virginia2 grants $100,000
  4. Texas1 grant $69,000
  5. New York3 grants $60,000
  6. District of Columbia2 grants $40,000
  7. Massachusetts1 grant $30,000
  8. Maryland2 grants $20,000
  9. North Carolina1 grant $10,000
  10. Wisconsin1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Wah-Pui SamPRESIDENT Hours 12Pay $0
  • Ellen H SamSECRETARY Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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