Cheng Lee Educational Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Moon Township, PA EIN: 25-1654880

Cheng Lee Educational Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Moon Township, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14K in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.

Cheng Lee Educational Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$14,397
+22.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$1,255
+1430.5% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$351
-22.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who Cheng Lee Educational Foundation funds

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

States

Cities

Pittsburgh

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250$500$750$1K2 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2019 it made 2 grants totaling $850.

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$14,397—$351——$1,255
2024$11,727$-582$452——$82
2023$14,636—$456——$111
2022$14,537$-2,665$633——$420
2021$15,037$-1,160$325——$1,386
2020$15,818$-1,027$300——$562
2019$14,925$122$1,150$8502$596

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cheng Lee Educational Foundation is led by Kwan Il Lee, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kwan Il Lee

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Chin-Pin Cheng

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Cheng Lee Educational Foundation

How large is Cheng Lee Educational Foundation?

Cheng Lee Educational Foundation reported $14K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Cheng Lee Educational Foundation?

Cheng Lee Educational Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Moon Township, PA. It holds $14K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Cheng Lee Educational Foundation operate?

Cheng Lee Educational Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania.

What is Cheng Lee Educational Foundation's EIN?

Cheng Lee Educational Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 25-1654880. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 3, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 29, 2022)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 1, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)

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