Leah & Sophia Future Foundation
Leah & Sophia Future Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cos Cob, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $22K. Net investment income was $55K.
Leah & Sophia Future Foundation at a glance
In short: Leah & Sophia Future Foundation gave $22K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), top state Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,679
- +4.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,420
- -47.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $300
- Total assets
- $1,433,380
- +7.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (2% 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 Leah & Sophia Future Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Zouping Experimental School ($21K). Together the top 4 received $22K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Leah & Sophia Future Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 93% 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
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $200 (2023) to $22K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $22K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Zouping Experimental School | Donation | $20,994 |
| Havard University Cambridge, MA | Donation | $500 |
| Eastern Middle School Riverside, CT | Donation | $99 |
| North Mianus School Riverside, CT | Donation | $86 |
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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 | $1,433,380 | $163,192 | $65,948 | $21,679 | 4 | $62,468 | $54,674 | $67,426 |
| 2024 | $1,337,581 | $356,764 | $57,514 | $20,753 | 2 | $57,146 | $238,280 | $64,218 |
| 2023 | $1,139,376 | $127,895 | $56,221 | $200 | 1 | $56,221 | $26,496 | $55,760 |
| 2022 | $1,073,205 | $1,176,360 | $5,678 | — | — | $5,678 | $103,769 | $9,429 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Leah & Sophia Future Foundation reported a distributable amount of $67K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Leah & Sophia Future Foundation is led by Shuai Li, CEO on every filing since 2022; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shuai Li
CEO
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ting Xie
CFO
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yang Li
COO
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Leah & Sophia Future Foundation
How much does Leah & Sophia Future Foundation give each year?
Leah & Sophia Future Foundation gave $22K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $21K across 2 grants.
What is Leah & Sophia Future Foundation's typical grant size?
Leah & Sophia Future Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $300, and its average grant was $5,420, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Does Leah & Sophia Future Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Leah & Sophia Future Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (4 grants).
How large is Leah & Sophia Future Foundation?
Leah & Sophia Future Foundation reported $1.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $62K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $67K (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.
Where does Leah & Sophia Future Foundation operate?
Leah & Sophia Future Foundation has awarded grants in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts.
What is Leah & Sophia Future Foundation's EIN?
Leah & Sophia Future Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-3205825. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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