Lee-GU Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker City of Industry, CA EIN: 30-6654273

Lee-GU Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in City of Industry, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets.

Lee-GU Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$2,942,916
-71.9% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Lee-GU Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 4 grants of 6 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Los AngelesWalnut

How Lee-GU Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 32% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 38% 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$1.5M1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $144K (2020) to $1.2M (2022). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $189K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Asian Pacific Community Fund Los Angeles, CASupport Other Charity$189,150
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2024$2,942,916—————$330,591
2023$10,482,111$5,820,000$189,150$189,1501$189,150$494,583
2022$9,602,496$6,735,000$1,233,050$1,233,0502$1,233,050$776,459
2021$9,230,030$4,627,000$1,003,470$1,003,4702$1,003,470$648,508
2020$5,606,500$1,750,000$143,500$143,5001—$207,010

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lee-GU Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $331K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lee-GU Family Foundation's 2024 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Edward Lee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jennifer Gu

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Lee-GU Family Foundation

How large is Lee-GU Family Foundation?

Lee-GU Family Foundation reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Lee-GU Family Foundation operate?

Lee-GU Family Foundation has awarded grants in California.

How much is Lee-GU Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2024, Lee-GU Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $331K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Lee-GU Family Foundation's EIN?

Lee-GU Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-6654273. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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