Iris and Junming Le Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boca Raton, FL EIN: 20-6861899

Iris and Junming Le Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boca Raton, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $19.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $957K. Net investment income was $1.2M.

Iris and Junming Le Foundation at a glance

In short: Iris and Junming Le Foundation gave $957K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $159K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$956,600
+8.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+20.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$159,433
-9.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$70,800
Total assets
$19,345,167
+0.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
Pennsylvania (56% 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 Iris and Junming Le Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Friends of the UBS Optimus Foundation Fund: $540KFriends of the UBS OptimusFoundation Fund$540KNew York-Presbyterian: $250KNew York-Presbyterian$250KThe Packer Collegiate Institute: $110KThe Packer CollegiateInstitute$110KOrganizing Committee for the Flushing Poetry Festival: $32KOrganizing Committee for theFlushing Poetry Festival$32KInstitute of Chung-Hwa Buddhist Culture Inc: $22KInstitute of Chung-HwaBuddhist Culture Inc$22KFriends of Grace Church School: $3KFriends of Grace Church School$3K

The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of the UBS Optimus Foundation Fund ($540K). Together the top 6 received $957K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K6$250–500K3$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 27 (56%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

BrooklynElmhurstJenkintownBeachwoodFlushingBoca RatonJamaicaNew York

How Iris and Junming Le Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−10%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 98% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$1.5M2 grants2020 6 grants2021 5 grants2022 5 grants2023 5 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $830K (2021) to $1.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $957K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of the UBS Optimus Foundation Fund Jenkintown, PAGeneral Philanthropy$540,000
New York-Presbyterian New York, NYMedical Research$250,000
The Packer Collegiate Institute Brooklyn, NYEducational$110,000
Organizing Committee for the Flushing Poetry Festival Flushing, NYCultural$31,600
Institute of Chung-Hwa Buddhist Culture Inc Elmhurst, NYReligious$22,000
Friends of Grace Church School Brooklyn, NYEducational$3,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$19,345,167$1,170,096$1,028,288$956,6006$993,936$1,165,801$1,016,078
2024$19,203,359$1,301,877$923,474$885,0005$915,486$1,299,094$993,406
2023$18,824,956$437,878$1,012,264$967,1005$1,009,157$434,859$961,487
2022$19,399,342$498,104$1,096,481$1,060,0005$1,071,131$495,547$942,619
2021$19,997,719$988,349$847,075$829,7206$843,035$985,082$1,032,292
2020$19,856,445$347,594$1,026,805$1,002,9402—$426,823$965,643

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Iris and Junming Le Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Iris and Junming Le Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Daniella Loh

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Junming Le

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sai Hong Yan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    5 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 Iris and Junming Le Foundation

How much does Iris and Junming Le Foundation give each year?

Iris and Junming Le Foundation gave $957K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $885K across 5 grants.

What is Iris and Junming Le Foundation's typical grant size?

Iris and Junming Le Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $70,800, and its average grant was $159,433, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Iris and Junming Le Foundation give grants?

Iris and Junming Le Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (44%). The most frequent recipient cities were Brooklyn, NY (2 grants).

Does Iris and Junming Le Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 17% of Iris and Junming Le Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 6) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Iris and Junming Le Foundation's largest grantees?

Iris and Junming Le Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Friends of the UBS Optimus Foundation Fund ($540,000), New York-Presbyterian ($250,000) and The Packer Collegiate Institute ($110,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 94% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Iris and Junming Le Foundation?

Iris and Junming Le Foundation reported $19.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $994K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Iris and Junming Le Foundation's EIN?

Iris and Junming Le Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-6861899. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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