Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Federal Way, WA EIN: 76-0687983
EducationHuman services

Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Federal Way, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $93K. Net investment income was $3.

Key facts about Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation

In short: Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation gave $93K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $47K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
76-0687983
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$93,000
Grants made (2025)
2
Average grant
$46,500
Median grant
$46,500
Total assets
$1,569,299
Primary geography
California (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.6M

+5.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$93K

+16.3% YoY

Grant Count

2

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$47K

+74.4% YoY

How Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation gives

  • In 2022 it paid out 158% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

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

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

MilpitasNew YorkPlymouthCleveland

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K3 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 3 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $54K (2020) to $93K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $93K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Tsinghua Education Foundation (NA: $88KTsinghua Education Foundation(NA$88K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tsinghua Education Foundation (NA ($88K).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($5,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 10 (60%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tsinghua Education Foundation (NA Milpitas, CAEducation Support of School of Life$88,000
1 grant to individuals Recipients not named —$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,569,299$1,482,484$1,421,839
Revenue$181,265$141,995$34,807
Expenses$94,450$81,350$66,350
Qualifying Distributions$93,000$80,000$65,000
Net Investment Income$3—$34,807

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 29, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 11, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 15, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation is led by Cecily R. Sun, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Cecily R. Sun

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Lou

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • William N. Sun

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation

How much does Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation give each year?

Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation gave $93K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $80K across 3 grants.

How large is Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation?

Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation reported $1.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $181K.

What is Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation?

Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Federal Way, WA. It holds $1.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation operate?

Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation has awarded grants in California, Minnesota, New York, Ohio.

What is Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation's EIN?

Bill & Cecily Sun Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 76-0687983. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

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