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Fulu Foundation

Accepts applications Lake Bluff, Illinois · EIN 364409239

Fulu Foundation is a private foundation in Lake Bluff, Illinois. In tax year 2025 it gave $14,030 in 10 grants; the typical grant was $48 and the largest $5,608. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $16,172 the year before.

33% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$38,75418$389,361
2024$16,17211$465,727
2025$14,03010$584,469

How to apply

ContactDr Shau-Zou Lu
195 Grafton Court, Lake Bluff, IL 60044
Phone or email(847) 295-2539
What to submitNo particular form required
RestrictionsOnly educational religious or charitable purpose

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Fulu Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$7,859
California1$5,000
Michigan1$1,000
Indiana1$61
New York2$60
District of Columbia1$25
Georgia1$25

Grants paid in 2025

All 10 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
LFLB Community Church
Lake Bluff, IL
Charitable purpose$5,608
Nckunaafi
Cupertino, CA
For charitable purposes$5,000
Lake Forest Lake Bluff Rotary Club
Lake Forest, IL
For charitable purposes$2,216
Glcasc
Detroit, MI
Charitable purpose$1,000
Lowell High School
Lowell, IN
Charitable purpose$61
Nature Conservancy
Chicago, IL
For charitable purpose$35
National Audubon Society Inc
New York, NY
Charitable purpose$35
The Carter Center
Atlanta, GA
For charitable purpose$25
National Park
Washington, DC
Charitable purpose$25
Individual
NY
Charitable purpose$25

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Fulu Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Fulu Foundation give?

$14,030 in tax year 2025, across 10 grants, with a typical grant of $48.

Who runs Fulu Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Mou-Ying Fu Lu (President), Shau-Zou Lu (Treasurer), Eva Lu Bonn (Director) and Linda Lu (Director).

What does Fulu Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly environment and conservation.

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