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Luu Quynh Foundation at a glance

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Luu Quynh Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$25k
Granted FY2023
11
Grants FY2023
3
States reached
$8k
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 2023.

Health$48kEducation$46kReligion$8kPhilanthropy$3kHuman Services$2kFood & Nutrition$2kInternational$2kYouth Development$1kOther$0
02FY2023 · 11 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,200
Median grant
3
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION HO HUY INITIATIVE SCHOLARSHIP$7,750
LSU MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION$5,900
MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION$2,378
Individual grant recipient$2,330
HOPE'S CORNER$1,401
DIEU NHAN BUDDHIST MEDIATION ASSOCATION$1,200
OAK SCHOOL PTA$1,140
ONE WARM COAT$1,077
BLACH SCHOOL$870
MVHS SPORTS BOOSTERS CLUB$635
PACIFIC SKYLINE COUNCIL$595
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–23, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 87% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%ONE WARM COAT: $1k → 10%ONE WARM COAT: $320 → 10%YMCA OF SILICON VALLEY: $200 → 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

VT
MT
NY
OR
WY
PA
CA
VA
MD
AZ
DC
LA
GA
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.

93%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$106k · 14 repeat orgs$8k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +49% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

14 repeat relationships: 9 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

14
21

Total granted

$106k
$5k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+49%
+23%

Still filing today

64%
52%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 88% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.

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

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureEducationPhilanthropyHealthHuman ServicesEnvironmentOther
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

  • DN
    DIEU NHAN BUDDHIST MED ASS INC
    5× · 2017–2023 · $7k · revenue +150%
  • HC
    Hopes Corner Inc
    2× · 2022–2023 · $2k · revenue +87%
  • VI
    VIETHOPE INC
    2× · 2018–2019 · $1k · revenue +245%

Funded once

  • BS
    BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA PACIFIC SKYLINE COUNCIL
    one grant, 2022 · $900
  • VN
    VE NGUON VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE
    one grant, 2017 · $486 · revenue -1%
  • GT
    GRAND TETON ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2022 · $468 · revenue +23%
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
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco

The asian art museum celebrates, preserves, and promotes asian and asian american art and cultures for local and global audiences. we provide a dynamic forum for exchanging ideas, inviting collaboration, and fueling imagination to deepen…

Arts & Culture
2
American Association for the Advancement of Science

Advance science, engineering, and innovation throughout the world for the benefit of all. the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society and a leading publisher of cutting-edge research through its science family of journals,…

Science & Tech
3
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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4
American Astronomical Society

The american astronomical society (aas), established in 1899, is the major organization of professional astronomers in north america. the basic objective of the aas is to promote the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of…

Science & Tech
5
Aquarium of the Pacific Corporation

The aquarium of the pacific's mission is to instill a sense of wonder, respect, and stewardship for the pacific ocean, its inhabitants, and ecosystems.

Animals
6
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
7
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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8
American Geophysical Union

Agu's mission is to advance and support an inclusive community of earth and space scientists and partners dedicated to discovery and solutions to societal challenges. agu seeks to catalyze discovery and solutions to scientific and societal…

Science & Tech
9
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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10
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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11
Tmt International Observatory Llc

Tmt international observatory (tio) was founded by the members listed below exclusively to further charitable, educational and scientific purposes and, within such limits, to advance scientific knowledge and education through the study,…

Science & Tech
12
Colorado Museum of Natural History

Be a catalyst! Ignite our community's passion for nature and science.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Yellowstone Forever; the most unlike its peers is Ve Nguon Vietnamese Language. 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

22 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

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 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 22 of the 38 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)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/22
Grantees still filing
17/22
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

LSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $45,900 · EducationLSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL AL…+2 more: $861 · EducationCALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION HO HUY INITIATIVE SCHOLARSHIP: $20,750 · OtherCALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION FOUNDATION HO…OAK SCHOOL PTA: $6,530 · OtherOAK SCHOOL PTAIndividual grant recipient: $2,825 · OtherIndividual grant recipientBlach Intermediate School PTA: $1,385 · OtherKIM QUANG BUDDHIST YOUTH ASSOCIATIO: $1,370 · Other+22 more: $7,493 · Other+22 moreLOS ALTOS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $13,765 · PhilanthropyLOS ALTOS EDUCAT…MARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $2,378 · PhilanthropyMARINE TOYS FOR …+1 more: $550 · PhilanthropyDIEU NHAN BUDDHIST MED ASS INC: $6,600 · ReligionHopes Corner Inc: $1,883 · Food & NutritionONE WARM COAT: $1,397 · Human ServicesYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SILICON VALLEY: $200 · Human ServicesVIETHOPE INC: $1,400 · International
Education$46,761Other$40,353Philanthropy$16,693Religion$6,600Food & Nutrition$1,883Human Services$1,597International$1,400

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLSU SCHOOL OF MEDICINE NEW ORLEANS MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $45,900 over 5y, 3.4% of budgetLOS ALTOS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION: $13,765 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetDIEU NHAN BUDDHIST MED ASS INC: $6,600 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetMARINE TOYS FOR TOTS FOUNDATION: $2,378 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHopes Corner Inc: $1,883 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetONE WARM COAT: $1,397 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBlach Intermediate School PTA: $1,385 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetBREAKTHROUGH T1D: $750 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND: $550 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVE NGUON VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE: $486 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetGRAND TETON ASSOCIATION: $468 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYELLOWSTONE FOREVER: $436 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTRI-CITY BAND CORPS: $375 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetCALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACOG FOUNDATION: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION OF SILICON VALLEY: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGRAND CANYON CONSERVANCY: $112 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFrom The Heart Productions: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAIRCRAFT CARRIER HORNET FOUNDATION: $70 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHIGH DESERT MUSEUM: $60 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.

American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation IncDE8.2× affinity9 shared granteesties to 3 of 3Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: 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 Luu Quynh Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Luu Quynh Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • High Desert Museum: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
4report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
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 38 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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