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Ew Orchid Garden Foundation

Accepts applications Fremont, California · EIN 472779589

Ew Orchid Garden Foundation is a private foundation in Fremont, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $91,943 in 25 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $36,723. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $51,060 the year before.

76% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$103,08615$972,233
2023$51,06010$1.2 million
2024$91,94325$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactShujen Susan Jou
46533 Orchid Garden Foundation, Fremont, CA 94539
Phone or email(408) 981-8931
What to submitThey should sumbit a fund requesting letter which includes a description of the organization and the intended purpose of the fund.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ew Orchid Garden Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California. It also paid $4,310 in 2 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
California22$84,633
Hawaii1$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 25 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
National Taiwan University Alumni A
Cupertino, CA
Charitable contribution$36,723
Silicon Valley Chinese American Com
San Jose, CA
Charitable contribution$8,800
PCC Education Fund Corporation
San Francisco, CA
Charitable contribution$4,500
Alliance Cultural Foundation Int'l
Cupertino, CA
Charitable contribution$3,600
Nylon Cheng Liberty FoundationCharitable contribution$3,310
Jaacuc
Santa Clara, CA
Charitable contribution$3,300
Fuji One Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable contribution$3,000
Hawaii Institution of Interdiscipli
Honolulu, HI
Charitable contribution$3,000
Fujen University Foundation
Walnut, CA
Charitable contribution$2,800
Chinese Music Teachers Association
Saratoga, CA
Charitable contribution$2,500
Congressional Black Caucus Fountati
Fremont, CA
Charitable contribution$2,400
Chinese American History Society
San Francisco, CA
Charity$2,000
Friends of Children with Special Ne
Fremont, CA
Charitable contribution$2,000
Chinese American Coalition for Comp
Cupertino, CA
Charitable contribution$2,000
Spring Music Academy Foundation
Pleasanton, CA
Charitable contribution$2,000
SF Keynote Lions Club
Burlingame, CA
Charitable contribution$1,500
SF Don Sir Charity Fund
Fremont, CA
Charitable contribution$1,500
Tccsfba
Union City, CA
Charitable contribution$1,250
Taiwanese American Chamber of Comme
Cupertino, CA
Charitable contribution$1,200
National Taiwan University Academic
Santa Clara, CA
Charitable contribution$1,000
Taipei Lifw of Heart AssociationCharitable contribution$1,000
J F Foundation
Cupertino, CA
Charitable contribution$800
Taiwanese Chinese American Athletic
Sunnyvale, CA
Charitable contribution$660
First Chinese United Methodist Chur
Fremont, CA
Charity$600
Chung Yuan Christian University
Milpitas, CA
Charitable contribution$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ew Orchid Garden Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ew Orchid Garden Foundation give?

$91,943 in tax year 2024, across 25 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Ew Orchid Garden Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Shujen Susan Jou (President) and Abraham Y Jou (Cfo).

What does Ew Orchid Garden Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, arts and culture and international.

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