Flying Cloud Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Norristown, PA EIN: 47-2586139

Flying Cloud Foundation is a private foundation, based in Norristown, PA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $17K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $500.

Flying Cloud Foundation at a glance

In short: Flying Cloud Foundation gave $500 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $500), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$500
-75.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$500
-75.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$500
Total assets
$17,011
-6.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (100% 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 Flying Cloud Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Kitty Cottage: $500Kitty Cottage$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Kitty Cottage ($500).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Blue BellHoustonNorristown

How Flying Cloud Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 75% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 273% 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

$0$1K$2K$3K$4K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2025) to $4K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $500.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Kitty Cottage Norristown, PACharitable$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$17,011$2,296$5001$2,296$840
2024$18,141$2,600$2,0001$2,600$990
2023$21,748$5,606$4,0001$5,606$1,166
2022$26,348$2,600$2,0001$2,600$1,300
2021$28,948$2,600$2,0001—$1,431
2020$31,548$2,600$2,0001—$1,559

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Flying Cloud Foundation reported a distributable amount of $840 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Flying Cloud Foundation is led by Daiwen Li, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Daiwen Li

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jianxiong Zhang

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    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 Flying Cloud Foundation

How much does Flying Cloud Foundation give each year?

Flying Cloud Foundation gave $500 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 1 grant.

How large is Flying Cloud Foundation?

Flying Cloud Foundation reported $17K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $840 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Flying Cloud Foundation operate?

Flying Cloud Foundation has awarded grants in Pennsylvania, Texas.

What is Flying Cloud Foundation's EIN?

Flying Cloud Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2586139. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 9, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 13, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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