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Hu 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.

$31k
Granted FY2025still arriving
6
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$15k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$246kCivil Rights$44kScience & Tech$4kArts & Culture$1kEnvironment$900Animals$179Health$70
02FY2025 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k5 grants · $17k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $15k
$5,350
Median grant
4
States reached
$853k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
NYU$14,500
University of Pennsylvania$6,000
MIT Alumni Association$5,350
THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation$5,000
California Academy Of Sciences$379
CuriOdyssey$185
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–25) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 48% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 8%80-20 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $11k → 10%MIT Alumni Association: $12k → 8%University of Pennsylvania: $6k → 22%Stanford University: $10k → 10%Monterey Bay Aquarium: $250 → 12%BARDCOLLEGE: $500 → 9%NYU: $21k → 17%Enviromential Working Group: $250 → 14%Students for Fair Admissions: $1k → 7%80-20 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 10%MIT Alumni Association: $10k → 8%University of Pennsylvania: $3k → 22%California Academy Of Sciences: $379 → 10%Monterey Bay Aquarium: $250 → 12%NYU: $15k → 17%Students for Fair Admissions: $1k → 7%80-20 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 10%MIT Alumni Association: $6k → 8%THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation: $25k → 8%California Academy Of Sciences: $349 → 10%NYU: $10k → 17%80-20 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $10k → 10%MIT Alumni Association: $5k → 8%THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation: $17k → 8%California Academy Of Sciences: $329 → 10%NYU: $8k → 17%80-20 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $1k → 10%MIT Alumni Association: $4k → 8%THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation: $16k → 8%California Academy Of Sciences: $299 → 10%NYU: $7k → 17%Mathmematics Foundation of America: $1k → 8%THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation: $12k → 8%Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco: $299 → 10%NYU: $6k → 17%THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation: $11k → 8%California Academy Of Sciences: $299 → 10%NYU: $5k → 17%THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation: $10k → 8%NYU: $5k → 17%THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation: $10k → 8%THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation: $5k → 8%WikiMedia Foundation: $1k → 10%THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation: $5k → 8%WikiMedia Foundation: $250 → 10%The Tech Museum of Innovation: $265 → 8%Computer History Museum: $1k → 8%Computer History Museum: $1k → 8%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
PA
CA
VA
DE
TN
DC
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$275k · 12 repeat orgs$3k to everyone else

12 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2025, 8 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

12
12

Total granted

$275k
$3k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+19%
+81%

Still filing today

75%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $185 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureCivil RightsHealthEducationAnimalsScience & TechOther
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.

Backed again, and grew

  • CH
    COMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM
    2× · 2018–2019 · $2k · revenue +61%
  • WF
    WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC
    4× · 2018–2022 · $2k · revenue +102%
  • CA
    CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
    5× · 2018–2025 · $2k · revenue +4%

Funded once

  • MF
    MATHEMATICS FOUNDATION OF AMERICAgraduated
    one grant, 2021 · $1k · revenue +102%
  • BARD COLLEGEgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $500 · revenue +241%
  • EW
    ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
    one grant, 2018 · $250 · revenue +11%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
American Museum of Natural History

The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."

Arts & Culture
2
Lowell Observatory

The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…

Science & Tech
3
Science Museum of Minnesota

The museum's mission statement is "turn on the science: inspire learning. inform policy. improve lives."

Arts & Culture
4
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia

The mission is "to understand the natural world and inspire everyone to care for it." the academy implements its mission through understanding the diversity of life; developing and applying science to protect the environment; and informing…

Science & Tech
5
The Adler Planetarium

The adler planetarium ('adler') is a not-for-profit cultural institution whose mission is to connect people to the universe and each other under the sky we all share. it aspires to be the world's premier center for engaging in astronomy…

Arts & Culture
6
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
7
New York University

Nyu is a private university with approximately 60,000 matriculating students in 20 schools and institutes. nyu's primary missions are education, research and scholarship, and patient care.

Education
8
New York Hall of Science

Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…

Arts & Culture
9
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
10
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Inc

We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…

Environment
11
National Science and Technology Medals Foundation Inc

The nstmf's mission is to build inclusive stem communities across the united states. fundamental to these communities are the significant, inspirational connections we foster between the individuals who have received national recognition…

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12
Association for Computing Machinery Inc

We are an intl. scientific & educational org. dedicated to advancing art, science & technology.

Science & Tech
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is The Exploratorium; the most unlike its peers is 80-20 Educational Foundation Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

21 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 21 of the 28 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
21/21
Grantees still filing
15/21
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE HARKER SCHOOL Foundation: $110,774 · OtherTHE HARKER SCHOOL FoundationNYU: $76,000 · OtherNYUMIT Alumni Association: $36,146 · OtherMIT Alumni Association+9 more: $1,594 · Other80-20 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $42,000 · Civil Rights80-20 EDUCATIONA…Students For Fair Admissions Inc: $2,000 · Civil RightsTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $10,000 · EducationTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $8,500 · EducationWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $1,724 · Education+1 more: $500 · EducationCOMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM: $2,123 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $1,655 · Arts & CultureTHE TECH INTERACTIVE: $628 · Arts & CultureCORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS: $418 · Arts & CultureTHE EXPLORATORIUM: $199 · Arts & CultureCURIODYSSEY: $185 · Arts & CultureMATHEMATICS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $500 · AnimalsSAN FRANCISCO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $179 · AnimalsENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP: $250 · Environment
Other$224,514Civil Rights$44,000Education$20,724Arts & Culture$5,208Youth Development$1,000Animals$679Environment$250

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budget80-20 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION INC: $42,000 over 5y, 1.8% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA: $8,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCOMPUTER HISTORY MUSEUM: $2,123 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetStudents For Fair Admissions Inc: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $1,724 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $1,655 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMATHEMATICS FOUNDATION OF AMERICA: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetFRIENDS OF THE SARATOGA LIBRARIES: $900 over 7y, 0.2% of budgetTHE TECH INTERACTIVE: $628 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBARD COLLEGE: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS: $418 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE EXPLORATORIUM: $199 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCURIODYSSEY: $185 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY: $179 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $150 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $20 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMOZILLA FOUNDATION: $10 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

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.

Jpmorgan Chase Founda…Vanguard Charitable E…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Jpmorgan Chase FoundationNY11.3× affinity4 shared granteesties to 5 of 5Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Hu Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Hu Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%6%13%19%25%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–25%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    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 28 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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