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The Mei Hu Chu Foundation

Accepts applications Los Angeles, California · EIN 274288548

The Mei Hu Chu Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $112,000 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $110,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $168,484 the year before.

67% 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
2021$99,0005$1.1 million
2023$168,4846$1.5 million
2024$112,0003$1.7 million

How to apply

ContactWinnie Kho
10940 Wilshire Blvd 1600, Los Angeles, CA 90024
Phone or email(626) 202-9854

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Mei Hu Chu Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California2$111,000
Massachusetts1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Los Angeles Philharmonic
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$110,000
Guidrys Guardian Foundation
Franklin, MA
Charitable$1,000
La County Dept of Animal Care and C
Baldwin Park, CA
Charitable$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Mei Hu Chu Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Mei Hu Chu Foundation give?

$112,000 in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs The Mei Hu Chu Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Winnie Kho (Foundation Mgr.).

What does The Mei Hu Chu Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly arts and culture and animals.

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