Helen Shyu & Joe Chu Charitable
EIN 453850853 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2016–2023
$86K
36 grants · $11K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$2K
typical micro grants · $1K–$2K
grant size
53%
supporter · 8/15 multi-year
repeat
$241K
Assets (2023)
15
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
Unbound
Phone
(408) 476-0208
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $12K | $412K | $-56K | 5 |
| 2017 | $11K | $395K | $6K | 5 |
| 2018 | $12K | $377K | $1K | 5 |
| 2019 | $9K | $360K | $1K | 3 |
| 2020 | $17K | $280K | $1K | 6 |
| 2021 | $13K | $284K | $994 | 4 |
| 2022 | $5K | $247K | $6K | 4 |
| 2023 | $8K | $241K | $7K | 4 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 36 grants on record
Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$2K
Average
$2K
75th Pctl
$2K
Maximum
$8K
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (36 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation | San Jose, CA | $8,000 | To help those in need with love and care: Were all one family on this Earth. | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | To mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community. | 2021 |
| Alliance Cultural Foundation Intern | Cupertino, CA | $7,000 | To help achieve highest social impact by integrating the right resources to the right projects. | 2019 |
| Alliance Cultural Foundation Intern | Cupertino, CA | $5,000 | To help achieve highest social impact by integrating the right resources to the right projects. | 2018 |
| Map International | Brunswick, GA | $4,124 | PROVIDING LIFE-CHANGING MEDICINES AND HEALTH SUPPLIES TO PEOPLE IN NEED. MAP SERVES ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF... | 2017 |
| Action Against Hunger | New York, NY | $4,000 | TO SAVES LIVES WHILE BUILDING LONG-TERM STRATEGIES FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY. | 2016 |
| Direct Relief | Goleta, CA | $4,000 | IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND LIVES OF PEOPLE AFFECTED BY POVERTY AND EMERGENCIES. | 2017 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $3,000 | To provide lifesaving medical care to those most in need. | 2018 |
| Tzu Chi Usa | San Francisco, CA | $3,000 | TO RELIEVE THE SUFFERING OF THOSE IN NEED, AND CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR ALL. | 2016 |
| Action Against Hunger | New York, NY | $2,000 | To saves lives while building long-term strategies for self-sufficiency. | 2018 |
| Central California Food | Fresno, CA | $2,000 | To end hunger in Central California | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | To mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community. | 2020 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Irvine, CA | $2,000 | To end hunger in Orange County. | 2020 |
| Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Assoc | Fresno, CA | $2,000 | To care for humanity, purify the mind with the Dharma, and eliminate conflicts and barriers through global... | 2021 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Irvine, CA | $2,000 | To end hunger in Orange County. | 2021 |
| Central California Food Bank | Fresno, CA | $2,000 | To end hunger in Central California. | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | To mobilize resources to fight hunger in our community. | 2023 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Irvine, CA | $2,000 | To end hunger in Orange County. | 2023 |
| Home - Feeding America Riverside Sa | Riverside, CA | $2,000 | TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER IN THE INLAND EMPIRE. | 2016 |
| Unbound | Kansas City, KS | $1,800 | To walk with the poor and marginalized of the world. | 2021 |
| Unbound | Kansas City, KS | $1,800 | To walk with the poor and marginalized of the world. | 2023 |
| Unbound | Kansas City, KS | $1,800 | To walk with the poor and marginalized of the world. | 2022 |
| Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Assoc | Fresno, CA | $1,500 | To care for humanity, purify the mind with the Dharma, and eliminate conflicts and barriers through global... | 2020 |
| Kqed | San Francisco, CA | $1,500 | TO PROVIDE QUALITY PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES. KQED CONTRIBUTORS HELP ENRICH LIVES, INSPIRE MINDS, AND CELEBRATE OUR... | 2016 |
| Action Against Hunger | New York, NY | $1,200 | To saves lives while building long-term strategies for self-sufficiency. | 2019 |
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