Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Foster City, CA EIN: 80-0624504

Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation is a private foundation, based in Foster City, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 2 grants totaling $50K.

Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation at a glance

In short: Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation gave $50K across 2 grants in 2023 (avg $25K), mostly in California. Source: 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2023)
$50,000
Grants made (2023)
2
Average grant
$25,000
Median grant
$25,000
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2023 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2023 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2023; updated September 2026.

Who Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2023

Heart of Hope Asian American Hospice Care: $40KHeart of Hope Asian AmericanHospice Care$40KNew Hope Chinese Cancer Care Foundation: $10KNew Hope Chinese Cancer CareFoundation$10K

The largest 2023 recipient was Heart of Hope Asian American Hospice Care ($40K). Together the top 2 received $50K.

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2023 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

FremontMilpitasSan Jose

How Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation gives

  • In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M1 grant2021 0 grants2022 2 grants2023

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2023) to $1.8M (2021). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Heart of Hope Asian American Hospice Care San Jose, CATo support the org to care and serve end-of-life patients and their family members and to provide community outreach$40,000
New Hope Chinese Cancer Care Foundation Milpitas, CATo Support Chinese Cancer Patients and Families.$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2023—$49$72,042$50,0002$50,000$3,445
2022$71,993$21,000$9,435——$4,717$2,870
2021$60,428$76,955$1,844,422$1,773,6001—$95,919

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2023 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation is led by Hsieh-Ho Chu, Vise-President since 2022 (on filings since 2021); none of the 4 officers listed in 2023 report compensation.

Officers on the 2023 filing

  • Hsieh-Ho Chu

    Vise-President

    Director → Vise-President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Fung

    President

    Director → President, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laurence Fong

    Secretary

    Secretary & CFO → Secretary, 2022

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mingshing Chiu

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu (2021) — President
  • Former: Ms Chiu (2021) — Director
  • Former: Tony Fu (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2023. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation

How much does Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation give each year?

Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation gave $50K across 2 grants in 2023, according to its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation operate?

Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation has awarded grants in California.

How much is Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2023, Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation's EIN?

Alice Wan-Tsen Hsu Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 80-0624504. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2023.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2023

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