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Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$619k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
20
Grants FY2025
62
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$10,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$187,500
Organizations funded a year
60 to 105
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
6
Total assets, FY2025
$7.4M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 15% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $125k went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
AnimalsHealthHuman ServicesInternationalEducationRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2025still arriving19$609k26%
FY202462$829k19%
FY202360$443k23%
FY202286$780k24%
FY202170$178k31%
FY2020102$170k25%
FY2019105$215k54%
FY201899$473k73%
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Education$1.3MArts & Culture$1.1MHealth$970kReligion$731kHuman Services$273kYouth Development$102kInternational$77kPublic Safety & Disaster$58kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 198 grantees
All grantees of Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Grammy Museum Foundation Inc$1,000,71043%
Pasadena Hospital Association Ltd$500,80060%
Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation$340,08030%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc$194,98510%
Wish of Angel's Missions$110,000123%
Panda Cares Foundation Inc$96,50070%
Children's Hospital Los Angeles$75,90050%
Cheng Kung University Foundation$50,000156%
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation$50,00010%
Chinatown Service Center$50,00010%
Morning Light Foundation$50,00019%
Los Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall$30,00022%
Choc Foundation$25,00010%
Americares Foundation Inc$21,70080%
Blood Cancer United Inc$20,20020%
Ahmc Health Foundation$15,00018%
International Campaign for Tibet$10,27570%
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home$10,07060%
East Los Angeles College Foundation$10,00011%
The Evangelical Formosan Church$10,0001n/a
Anti-Defamation League$10,00010%
Logos Evangelical Seminary$10,00010%
March of Dimes Inc$8,91080%
Mothers Against Drunk Driving$8,15040%
Inclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration$8,00020%
Micahs Voice$7,5001n/a
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$7,30370%
Pasadena Christian School$5,00020%
Helen Keller International$5,00060%
American Heart Association Inc$4,70080%
Christian Appalachian Project Inc$4,20070%
The Caltech Y$4,00010%
Guiding Eyes for the Blind Inc$3,75070%
Meals on Wheels West$3,56050%
Food for the Poor Inc$3,45960%
Los Angeles Mission Inc$3,25040%
Salvation Army National Corp$3,2004n/a
Operation Smile Inc$3,15060%
Cal Farley's Boys Ranch$3,05050%
Jellys Place$3,00010%
Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc$2,85050%
Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc$2,80020%
Covenant House California$2,80030%
Care Foundation of America Inc Two Brentwood Commons$2,70030%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$2,52060%
American Cancer Society Inc$2,50050%
Special Olympics Southern California Inc$2,50040%
Second Chances for Blind Dogs Foundation Inc$2,40070%
Goodwill Industries of Southern California$2,17580%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$2,00040%
Mara Elephant Project USA Inc$2,00050%
National Foundation for Rescued Animals Dba Tiger Creek Animal Sanctuary$1,95040%
Union Station Homeless Services$1,55050%
Kids Wish Network Inc$1,50050%
St Josephs Indian School$1,4655n/a
Titan Athletic Boosters Inc$1,4501n/a
Humane World for Animals Inc$1,42540%
Youth Business Alliance Inc$1,40010%
Pasadena Humane$1,30050%
Asian Youth Center$1,28810%
Hanna Boys Center$1,2554n/a
Perkins School for the Blind$1,20060%
Feeding America$1,20040%
The National Children's Cancer Society$1,20030%
The Navigators$1,1605n/a
Parkinson's Foundation Inc$1,10030%
St Labre Indian School$1,1005n/a
Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc$1,02030%
The Glaucoma Foundation Inc$1,00010%
Tiger Haven Inc$1,00040%
Mercy Corps$1,00050%
International Buddhist Progress Society$1,0001n/a
The Shriners' Hospital for Children$95030%
Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Inc$94030%
Paws for Purple Hearts$90040%
The Midnight Mission$90040%
Turning Pointe Donkey Rescue Inc$85750%
Project K9 Hero$85030%
Human Rights Watch Inc$85040%
Boys & Girls Clubs of America$83630%
American Diabetes Association$80030%
Young America's Foundation$80040%
American Foundation for the Blind Inc$80030%
Lion Habitat Ranch Inc$80020%
Marist Brothers of the Schools Inc$7005n/a
Best Friends Animal Society$70040%
Ronald McDonald House Global$70030%
Tiger Preservation Center Inc$70030%
Macular Degeneration Association$70030%
Baby Rhino Rescue$65030%
Judicial Watch Inc$63520%
Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Inc$60030%
Little Longears Mini Donkey Rescue Inc$60030%
The Mad Foundation Inc$60010%
Priests of the Sacred Heart$5954n/a
Red Cloud Indian School$5934n/a
American Indian College Fund$57560%
Joslin Diabetes Center Inc$55020%
World Wildlife Fund Inc$53440%
American Brotherhood for the Blind$50010%
Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc$45020%
Easter Seals Inc$45030%
Project Orbis International Inc$42530%
YWCA of San Gabriel Valley$42020%
Saint John's Health Center Foundation$40020%
United States Deputy Sheriffs' Association Inc$40010%
Castleton Ranch Horse Rescue Inc$35010%
Bread For The World Inc$35010%
Vested Interest in K9s Inc$30020%
National Glaucoma Society$30020%
Cornell University$30010%
Feeding Pets of the Homeless Aka Pets of the Homeless$30020%
Partners in Health$30011%
United States Fund for Unicef$30020%
Regents of the University of California at Irvine$3001n/a
Yale University$3001n/a
Aid for Starving Children$30020%
Wellesley College$30010%
Seedlings Braille Books for Children$30010%
San Jose State University Research Foundation$30010%
National Community Resource Center$3001n/a
California State Parks Foundation$30020%
K9 Lifeline Rescue Inc$3002n/a
Red Bucket Equine Rescue$25620%
Catholic Relief Services$2502n/a
Boys Ranch Trust$2501n/a
United Negro College Fund Inc$24020%
International Rescue Committee INC$22520%
Lutheran World Relief Inc$20010%
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc$20010%
The Wilderness Society$20020%
Prison Fellowship Ministries$20020%
Paralyzed Veterans of America$20020%
Heritage Action for America$20010%
National Wildlife Federation$20020%
Operation Homefront Inc$20010%
Union Rescue Mission$20010%
National Park Foundation$20020%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$20010%
Orbis Associates$2002n/a
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$20020%
Los Angeles Lgbt Center$20020%
Humane World Action Fund$17510%
American Printing House for the Blind Inc$15610%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$15010%
Brightfocus Foundation$15010%
Defenders of Wildlife$15020%
Muscular Dystrophy Association Inc$15020%
Alley Cat Rescue Inc$15020%
North Shore Animal League America Inc$14020%
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation$12510%
HITF Inc$12510%
Izzy's Love Equine Rescue Inc$10810%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$10010%
Save The Children Federation Inc$10010%
Soldiers' Angels$10010%
Project Angel Food$10010%
Share Our Strength$10010%
America's Vetdogs the Veterans K-9 Corps Inc$10010%
Companion Animal Protection Society$10010%
World Animal Protection$10010%
Casey to the Rescue Dog Transport Inc$10010%
Salesian Missions Inc$1001n/a
Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation$10010%
Irondog K9 International Inc$10010%
Front Range Equine Rescue$10010%
International Fund for Animal Welfare Inc$10010%
Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology$10010%
Yosemite Foundation$10010%
Noah's Lost Ark Inc$10010%
White Wolf Sanctuary$10010%
Seva Foundation$10010%
Oblates of St Francis de Sales$1001n/a
Priderock Wildlife Refuge$10010%
Adf Foundation$10010%
The Trust for Public Land$10010%
Feed the Hungry Inc$10010%
Wolf Paws Inc$10010%
The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc$10010%
Best Friends$1001n/a
HRC Foundation$10010%
Pilots to the Rescue Inc$10010%
Project H O P E Inc$1001n/a
Ptsd Foundation of America$10010%
The Humane League$10010%
United States Association for UNHCR$8020%
Pet Partners$5010%
Dakota Indian Foundation Inc$5010%
Buckner International$5010%
Mission of Our Lady of Mercy$501n/a
United Animal Nations Dba Redrover$5010%
Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America Inc$501n/a
Sisters of St Francis of Assisi$501n/a
Help Me See Inc$3510%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$3010%
Nmdp Foundation$3010%
Epilepsy Foundation of America$2510%
Society of the Little Flower$201n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 68 recipients with no EIN on record ($1.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 171 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetGrammy Museum Foundation Inc: $1,000,710 over 4y, 2.9% of budgetPasadena Hospital Association Ltd: $500,800 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetBuddhist Tzu Chi Foundation: $340,080 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Inc: $194,985 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWish of Angel's Missions: $110,000 over 1y, 23% of budgetPanda Cares Foundation Inc: $96,500 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $75,900 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCheng Kung University Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 56% of budgetLos Angeles Fire Department Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChinatown Service Center: $50,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMorning Light Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 9.4% of budgetLos Angeles World Affairs Council and Town Hall: $30,000 over 2y, 1.8% of budgetChoc Foundation: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmericares Foundation Inc: $21,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $20,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAhmc Health Foundation: $15,000 over 1y, 8.0% of budgetInternational Campaign for Tibet: $10,275 over 7y, 0.1% of budgetFather Flanagan's Boys' Home: $10,070 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetEast Los Angeles College Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLogos Evangelical Seminary: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMarch of Dimes Inc: $8,910 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetMothers Against Drunk Driving: $8,150 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetInclusion Matters by Shanes Inspiration: $8,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $7,303 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPasadena Christian School: $5,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetHelen Keller International: $5,000 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Heart Association Inc: $4,700 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetChristian Appalachian Project Inc: $4,200 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetThe Caltech Y: $4,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetGuiding Eyes for the Blind Inc: $3,750 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMeals on Wheels West: $3,560 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetFood for the Poor Inc: $3,459 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Mission Inc: $3,250 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetOperation Smile Inc: $3,150 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetCal Farley's Boys Ranch: $3,050 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetJellys Place: $3,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGuide Dogs for the Blind Inc: $2,850 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetCooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc: $2,800 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCovenant House California: $2,800 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetCare Foundation of America Inc Two Brentwood Commons: $2,700 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $2,520 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Cancer Society Inc: $2,500 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSpecial Olympics Southern California Inc: $2,500 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetSecond Chances for Blind Dogs Foundation Inc: $2,400 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetGoodwill Industries of Southern California: $2,175 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetAlzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc: $2,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetMara Elephant Project USA Inc: $2,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 171.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Seckinger Foundation CorporationFL48.9× affinity21 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Seckinger Foundation Corporation · PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr · Joyce a Ward Foundation · Surendra and Karen Gupta Arc Foundation · Bradford Family Foundation · Bernard Weinberg Foundation · Gat Family Foundation · Farrell Family Foundation · The Susan and Ford Schumann Foundation · Amg Charitable Gift Foundation · Edwin D Marks Animal Foundation · B & R Charitable Foundation Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation

How much does Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation give?
Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $619,075 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 60 and 105 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (27%), Arts & Culture (23%), Health (20%).
Who are Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Grammy Museum Foundation Inc ($1.0M), Pasadena Hospital Association Ltd ($501k), Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation ($340k).
Does Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Seckinger Foundation Corporation, PC Fund for Animals Charitable Tr, Joyce a Ward Foundation.
Where is Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation based?
Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 269 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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