Cheng Wu Foundation
Cheng Wu Foundation is a private foundation, based in Carlisle, MA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $255K. Net investment income was $238K.
Cheng Wu Foundation at a glance
In short: Cheng Wu Foundation gave $255K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $85K), mostly in Indiana. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $255,000
- -21.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $85,000
- -47.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $50,000
- Total assets
- $3,685,550
- +20.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Indiana (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Cheng Wu Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Indiana University ($200K). Together the top 3 received $255K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 6 grants of 16 (38%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Cheng Wu Foundation gives
- Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 189% of 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $180K (2022) to $325K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $255K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana University Bloomington, IN | Educational Purposes | $200,000 |
| The Brigham and Women's Hospital Boston, MA | Charitable purposes | $50,000 |
| Montalvo Arts Center Saratoga, CA | Charitable purposes | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,685,550 | $1,884,117 | $279,988 | $255,000 | 3 | $455,275 | $238,454 | $240,936 |
| 2024 | $3,057,321 | $367,239 | $349,506 | $325,000 | 2 | $325,000 | $149,126 | $208,159 |
| 2023 | $3,230,412 | $484,532 | $229,389 | $200,000 | 3 | $200,000 | $461,178 | $175,179 |
| 2022 | $2,976,377 | $332,322 | $198,277 | $180,000 | 3 | $180,000 | $314,080 | $167,138 |
| 2021 | $2,839,148 | $184,113 | $259,870 | $233,000 | 5 | $233,000 | $157,481 | $184,637 |
| 2020 | $2,914,992 | $708,515 | $317,819 | $303,000 | 6 | — | $367,105 | $137,911 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Cheng Wu Foundation reported a distributable amount of $241K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Cheng Wu Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Wu
Trustee
On filings since 2020
$5K (2021) → $0 (2025)
Chin-Cheng Wu
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Yulin Jenny Olliver
Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $10K, to Christopher Wu (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Cheng Wu Foundation
How much does Cheng Wu Foundation give each year?
Cheng Wu Foundation gave $255K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $325K across 2 grants.
What is Cheng Wu Foundation's typical grant size?
Cheng Wu Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $85,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Cheng Wu Foundation give grants?
Cheng Wu Foundation gives mostly in Indiana: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (20%).
Does Cheng Wu Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Cheng Wu Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Cheng Wu Foundation?
Cheng Wu Foundation reported $3.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $455K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $241K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Cheng Wu Foundation's EIN?
Cheng Wu Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 38-7114390. 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 31, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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