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The Yuelu Foundation at a glance

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The Yuelu 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.

$46k
Granted FY2025still arriving
19
Grants FY2025still arriving
8
States reached
$8k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0190% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$10kRecreation & Sports$9kReligion$7kEducation$4kEnvironment$2kPhilanthropy$2kHuman Services$500Animals$450Other$0
02FY2025 · 19 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$1,500
Median grant
8
States reached
$1.3M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
IU Foundation$8,000
Carnegie Mellon University$5,000
Tahoe Fund$5,000
Individual grant recipient$4,907
IAPT CANADA MEDITATION CENTRE$4,625
World Monuments Fund$3,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium$2,453
Huntington Library$2,225
National Park Foundation$2,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust via American Online Giving Foundation$1,500
Liangli Foundation$1,300
J Paul Getty Trust$1,000
The Nature Conservancy$1,000
Big Bear S Meditation Center$1,000
Filoli Center$970
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 (FY24–24, $400) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%Chang Sen Xue Longevity Association of USA: $400 → 14%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

AK
WA
MT
NY
PA
CA
DE
HI
TX
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.

32%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$25k · 10 repeat orgs$54k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 3 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 15 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
30

Total granted

$25k
$17k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+35%
+52%

Still filing today

50%
30%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 19% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $36k went to new ones.

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

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

’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CultureReligionEducationEnvironmentRecreation & SportsAnimalsOther
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

  • CM
    Carnegie Mellon University
    2× · 2020–2025 · $8k · revenue +35%
  • KS
    Kirkwood Ski Education Foundation
    4× · 2021–2024 · $4k · revenue +69%
  • SU
    SAYAJI U BA KHIN VIPASSANA FOUNDATION
    2× · 2021–2022 · $2k · revenue +194%

Funded once

  • YQ
    YAO QI ZONG FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +449%
  • XT
    XENOPHON Therapeutic Training Center
    one grant, 2022 · $3k
  • BD
    BENEVITY DONATIONS (American Online Giving Foundation Inc (AOGF))
    one grant, 2024 · $2k
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
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
2
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
3
Foundation for Chinese Cultural Heritage
Philanthropy
4
Oakland Museum of California

The museum's mission is to inspire all californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities. through collections, exhibitions, education programs, and public dialogue, we inspire people of all ages and…

Arts & Culture
5
Sonoma Botanical Garden
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6
National Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States

Impart knowledge and appreciation of humanity's relationship with wildlife through art.

Arts & Culture
7
California Institute of Contemporary Art
—
8
Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

We inspire people to live in harmony with the natural world by fostering love, appreciation, and understanding of the sonoran desert.

Arts & Culture
9
California Academy of Sciences

The academy is a renowned scientific and educational institution with a mission to regenerate the natural world through science, learning, and collaboration. based in san francisco's golden gate park, it is home to a world-class aquarium,…

Arts & Culture
10
Center for Advanced China Research
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11
National Gallery of Art

The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity.

Arts & Culture
12
The Asia Society

The society is an international nonprofit, nonpartisan organization which connects people and institutions in asia and the world to build understanding, address challenges and maximize opportunities.

International
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco; the most unlike its peers is Yunguang Chan Center. 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

27 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. 27 of the 56 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
7
Early backer (in before they grew)
26/27
Grantees still filing
11/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Carnegie Mellon University: $7,500 · OtherCarnegie Mellon UniversityYAO QI ZONG FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherYAO QI ZONG FOUNDATIONIndividual grant recipient: $4,907 · OtherIndividual grant recipientIAPT CANADA MEDITATION CENTRE: $4,625 · OtherIAPT CANADA MEDITATION CENTRENorth California Chinese Soccer Federation: $4,400 · OtherNorth California Chinese Soccer FederationXENOPHON Therapeutic Training Center: $3,000 · OtherXENOPHON Therapeutic Training CenterBIG BEAR S MEDITATION CENTER INC: $2,000 · OtherNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $2,000 · OtherSHENPHEN DHARMA CENTER: $1,710 · Other+25 more: $10,496 · Other+25 moreIndiana University Foundation: $8,000 · EducationIndiana Univ…CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY - SILICON VALLEY: $1,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA U…+1 more: $50 · EducationWORLD MONUMENTS FUND INC: $3,000 · Arts & CultureWORLD MONU…HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY: $2,225 · Arts & CultureHENRY E HU…FILOLI CENTER: $970 · Arts & CultureFILOLI CEN…ASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $928 · Arts & CultureASIAN ART …+3 more: $211 · Arts & CultureKirkwood Ski Education Foundation: $4,200 · Recreation & SportsLiangli Foundation: $1,300 · Recreation & SportsCALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION: $800 · Recreation & SportsTAHOE FUND: $5,000 · EnvironmentYELLOWSTONE FOREVER: $250 · EnvironmentALTA VISTA BOTANICAL GARDENS: $200 · EnvironmentSAYAJI U BA KHIN VIPASSANA FOUNDATION: $2,000 · ReligionCALIFORNIA HUBEI FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY OF USA: $1,000 · ReligionTABAWA MINDFULNESS AND DETACHMENT CENTER: $200 · ReligionNORTHERN CALIFORNIA BODHI DHARMA SOCIETY: $118 · ReligionMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $2,953 · AnimalsALASKA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER INC: $200 · Animals
Other$45,638Education$9,050Arts & Culture$7,334Recreation & Sports$6,300Environment$5,450Religion$3,318Animals$3,153

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 budgetIndiana University Foundation: $8,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCarnegie Mellon University: $7,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetYAO QI ZONG FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 8.7% of budgetTAHOE FUND: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKirkwood Ski Education Foundation: $4,200 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetWORLD MONUMENTS FUND INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $2,953 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY: $2,225 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAYAJI U BA KHIN VIPASSANA FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetLiangli Foundation: $1,300 over 1y, 3.8% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA HUBEI FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY OF USA: $1,000 over 1y, 11% of budgetCALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY - SILICON VALLEY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE J PAUL GETTY TRUST: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $928 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE PARKS FOUNDATION: $800 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCHANG SEN XUE LONGEVITY ASSOCIATION OF USA: $400 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetYELLOWSTONE FOREVER: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALASKA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION CENTER INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALTA VISTA BOTANICAL GARDENS: $200 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTABAWA MINDFULNESS AND DETACHMENT CENTER: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNORTHERN CALIFORNIA BODHI DHARMA SOCIETY: $118 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART ASSOCIATION: $90 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHouston Museum of Natural Science: $72 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.

Network for GoodAmerican Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Network for GoodDC6.6× affinity5 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Network for Good · 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 The Yuelu Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Yuelu Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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 · 0–20%
    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 56 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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