Shou Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Acworth, GA EIN: 27-4367922

Shou Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Acworth, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $12K. Net investment income was $28K.

Shou Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Shou Family Foundation Inc gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$12,000
-89.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,000
-78.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$12,000
Total assets
$1,024,694
+1.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (100% 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 Shou Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Crossasia: $12KCrossasia$12K

The largest 2025 recipient was Crossasia ($12K).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K1$50–100K3$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 10 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

PlanoKirklandClearwaterPrinceton

How Shou Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 94% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 29% 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$50K$100K$150K$200K4 grants2022 3 grants2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $12K (2025) to $187K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $12K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Crossasia Plano, TXOperating Funds$12,000
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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$1,024,694$31,396$17,768$12,0001$14,783$28,411$51,299
2024$1,011,066$70,011$121,919$112,0002$116,959$65,051$50,998
2023$1,062,974$1,059,614$157,675$154,3013$154,643$337,942$6,559
2022$161,035$150,264$190,612$187,0004$189,030$148,682$8,247

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Shou Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Shou Family Foundation Inc is led by Philip Shou, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Philip Shou

    President

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gen Chu Shou

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 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 Shou Family Foundation Inc

How much does Shou Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Shou Family Foundation Inc gave $12K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $112K across 2 grants.

How large is Shou Family Foundation Inc?

Shou Family Foundation Inc reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $15K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (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 Shou Family Foundation Inc operate?

Shou Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Florida, New Jersey, Texas, Washington.

What is Shou Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Shou Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4367922. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 12, 2023)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 2, 2024)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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