May Liang and James Lintott Foundation
May Liang and James Lintott Foundation is a private foundation, based in Reston, VA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $435K in total assets. In 2025, it made $25 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $17K.
May Liang and James Lintott Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $435,087
- +4.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $17,423
- +5727.1% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $25
- -100.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $25
- -100.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who May Liang and James Lintott Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How May Liang and James Lintott Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 0% 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 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $100K (2024). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Sterling Donor Advised Fund Reston, VA | General Support | $100,000 |
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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 | $435,087 | $17,423 | $25 | — | — | $25 | $17,423 | $39,234 |
| 2024 | $417,689 | $299 | $100,025 | $100,000 | 1 | $100,025 | $299 | $39,875 |
| 2023 | $517,415 | $205 | $25 | — | — | $25 | $205 | $35,041 |
| 2022 | $517,235 | $62 | $25 | — | — | $25 | $62 | $39,190 |
| 2021 | $517,198 | — | $25 | — | — | $25 | — | $47,037 |
| 2020 | $517,223 | $1,106 | $1,000 | $1,000 | 1 | — | $106 | $44,126 |
| 2019 | $517,142 | $11,388 | $25,025 | $25,000 | 1 | — | $11,388 | $38,138 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, May Liang and James Lintott Foundation reported a distributable amount of $39K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
May Liang and James Lintott Foundation is led by James W. Lintott, President & Director since 2020 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James W. Lintott
President & Director
President → President & Director, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
J. May Liang
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: May Liang (2019) — 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 May Liang and James Lintott Foundation
How large is May Liang and James Lintott Foundation?
May Liang and James Lintott Foundation reported $435K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $25 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $39K (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 May Liang and James Lintott Foundation operate?
May Liang and James Lintott Foundation has awarded grants in Virginia, Washington.
What is May Liang and James Lintott Foundation's EIN?
May Liang and James Lintott Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 54-1920378. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 28, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
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