Lu Wang Family Foundation
The Lu Wang Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Altos, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants to nonprofit organizations, with most grant dollars going to recipients in California.
Lu Wang Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Lu Wang Family Foundation gave $23K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in California. 6% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $23,200
- +24.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- -5.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,450
- +32.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $829,637
- +4.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 6% first-time grantees (1 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Lu Wang Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The 2025 filing says to contact Po-Kang Wang and submit materials in a clear and concise manner. Awards are restricted to nonprofit purposes.
- Review Cycle
- Before the end of the tax year, as stated on the 2025 filing.
- Deadline
- Before the end of the tax year, as stated on the 2025 filing.
- Contact
Application contact: Po-Kang Wang
Mailing address: 766 Vista Grande Avenue, Los Altos Hills, CA 94024
Phone: (408) 218-8314
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Lu Wang Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Kqed ($8K). Together the top 10 received $22K.
Grant Size Distribution
85 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 85 grants of 85 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 91% of grant dollars went to recipients in California. The remaining shares went to New York (4%), Massachusetts (3%), Pennsylvania (1%), and Washington, D.C. (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Lu Wang Family Foundation open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 16 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $300; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $300 first-time, $1K repeat.
- 88% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 51% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $23K (2025). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $23K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Kqed San Francisco, CA | Charity | $7,500 |
| Palo Alto Medical Foundation Palo Alto, CA | Charity | $5,000 |
| Lifemoves Santa Clara, CA | Charity | $2,000 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey, CA | Charity | $1,500 |
| Chinese Historical Cultural Project San Jose, CA | Charity | $1,000 |
| Chi Am Circle Club Cupertino, CA | Charity | $1,000 |
| The Harker School San Jose, CA | Charity | $1,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA New York, NY | Charity | $1,000 |
| San Jose Public Library San Jose, CA | Charity | $1,000 |
| Bay Area Lyme Portola Valley, CA | Charity | $500 |
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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 | $829,637 | $64,274 | $25,325 | $23,200 | 16 | $25,325 | $64,274 | $49,621 |
| 2024 | $791,099 | $404,634 | $20,709 | $18,650 | 17 | $20,709 | $33,814 | — |
| 2023 | $457,117 | $2,445 | $25,284 | $20,650 | 14 | $25,284 | $2,445 | — |
| 2022 | $479,956 | $490,640 | $18,720 | $16,945 | 19 | $18,720 | $187,730 | — |
| 2021 | $194,329 | $-6,663 | $23,362 | $21,156 | 19 | $21,156 | $2 | — |
| 2020 | $223,373 | $32,041 | $15,488 | $13,790 | 16 | — | $32,041 | — |
| 2019 | $289,736 | $1,875 | $10,861 | $9,750 | 10 | — | $1,875 | $204 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lu Wang Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $50K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in public media, housing services, education, health, culture, and environmental conservation. For example, KQED describes its work as providing public-service media and community engagement; LifeMoves says it provides interim housing and supportive services to help people experiencing homelessness return to stable housing; and The Harker School says it educates students for college and beyond while fostering kindness, respect, and integrity. The Elkhorn Slough Foundation describes its mission as conserving and restoring Elkhorn Slough and its watershed.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation awarded 16 grants totaling $23,200. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $7,500, with a median of $1,000.
The largest reported awards were $7,500 to KQED, $5,000 to Palo Alto Medical Foundation, $2,000 to LifeMoves, and $1,500 to Monterey Bay Aquarium. Other listed recipients include Chinese Historical Cultural Project, Chi Am Circle Club, The Harker School, Doctors Without Borders USA, and San Jose Public Library, each receiving $1,000.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Po-Kang Wang as Secretary and Maria Lu as CEO.
Lu Wang Family Foundation is led by Maria Lu, CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Maria Lu
CEO
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Po-Kang Wang
Secretary
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Po Kang Wang (2019–2021) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Lu Wang Family Foundation
How much does Lu Wang Family Foundation give each year?
Lu Wang Family Foundation gave $23K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $19K across 17 grants.
What is Lu Wang Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Lu Wang Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,450, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Lu Wang Family Foundation that year got $300 on average.
Where does Lu Wang Family Foundation give grants?
Lu Wang Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Jose, CA (3 grants) and Cambridge, MA (2 grants).
Does Lu Wang Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 16 grants with a stated purpose on Lu Wang Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charity" (16 grants).
Who are Lu Wang Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Lu Wang Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Kqed ($7,500), Palo Alto Medical Foundation ($5,000) and Lifemoves ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Lu Wang Family Foundation?
Lu Wang Family Foundation reported $830K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $50K (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 does Lu Wang Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in public media, housing services, education, health, culture, and environmental conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Lu Wang Family Foundation?
The 2025 filing says to contact Po-Kang Wang and submit materials in a clear and concise manner. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Lu Wang Family Foundation's EIN?
Lu Wang Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2326809. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 12, 2024)
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