Comprehensive foundation profile based on the most recent IRS Form 990 filing
The Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Foundation is a philanthropic organization based in New York, NY, with assets totaling $85,155. Despite its relatively modest asset base, the foundation has significant expenses of $797,756 and generates a revenue of $524,769. The foundation supports a variety of locations across the United States, including cities such as Brooklyn, Cambridge, Los Angeles, and Washington, as well as international locations like Keelung City. It funds projects in several states, including California, Florida, Massachusetts, and New York. The foundation is overseen by trustees Angela Chao and James SC Chao, both of whom serve without compensation. The foundation does not have a specified focus on particular subject areas, indicating a potentially broad philanthropic scope.
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Financials
+2.6% from previous year
8 grants awarded in 2024
Of total revenue spent on programs
Grants
| Purpose | Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $360,000 | NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERSITY | FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION | Keelung city, TW | 2024 |
| $320,000 | STUF UNITED FUND INC | DESIGNATED FOR NATIONAL TAIWAN OCEAN UNIVERISTY | Flushing, NY, US | 2023 |
| $250,000 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION | Cambridge, MA, US | 2023 |
| $250,000 | CTUAFA INC | FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RUTH MULAN CHU AND JAMES SC CHAO ENDOWMENT | Fort myers, FL, US | 2024 |
| $100,000 | HARVARD UNIVERSITY | FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF EDUCATION | Cambridge, MA, US | 2024 |
| $25,000 | HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY FUND INC | FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF ORTHOPEDIC AND RHEUMATOLOGIC RESEARCH | New york, NY, US | 2022 |
| $25,000 | NEW YORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC | IN SUPPORT OF WOMEN'S HEALTH NEEDS | New york, NY, US | 2024 |
| $21,000 | SUNY MARITIME FOUNDATION INC | RESTRICTED GENERAL FUND IN SUPPORT OF THE TAIWAN TRIP | Throggs neck, NY, US | 2024 |
| $20,000 | MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | FOR THE FURTHERANCE OF CANCER RESEARCH | New york, NY, US | 2023 |
| $20,000 | LAI'AN COUNTY MUSEUM | DONATION OF DOUBLE BUST SCULPTURE | CH | 2023 |
People
Compensation data from most recent available 990 forms
| Title | |||
|---|---|---|---|
AC
ANGELA CHAO DEC 021124
| TRUSTEE | $0 | 2024 |
JS
JAMES SC CHAO
| TRUSTEE | $0 | 2024 |
ANGELA CHAO DEC 021124
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JAMES SC CHAO
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