Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation
ActivePhilanthropy & Voluntarism
LOS ANGELES, CA2138911188
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About Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation
The Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation concentrates sizable gifts in Southern California cultural, educational, and health institutions while also supporting Taiwanese and Buddhist-aligned charities. Giving is focused and strategic: multi‑hundred‑thousand dollar awards to a few anchor organizations (music heritage, a major public university, and a community hospital), supplemented by cross‑border ties to Taiwanese universities and faith‑based relief/cultural groups. The pattern suggests family interests in music/arts preservation, higher education, local healthcare, and community connections to Taiwan and Buddhist organizations.
Focus Areas
Music heritage and public programming (GRAMMY Museum, Los Angeles)University support at major public research institutions (UCLA research, scholarships or capital projects)Local hospital and community health systems support (Huntington Memorial Hospital, Pasadena-area healthcare)Taiwanese diaspora education and university partnerships (Cheng Kung University Foundation)Buddhist charity and humanitarian relief connected to Taiwanese Buddhist organizations (Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, Taiwan Care Charity Foundation)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-value grants to a small number of repeat and flagship institutions; combination of large local institutional gifts and targeted donations to organizations tied to the family’s Taiwanese/Buddhist affiliations.
About Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation
A pair of six-figure grants anchors Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation’s recent giving: $438,210 to Grammy Museum Foundation Inc in 2023 and $252,000 to The UCLA Foundation in 2023. Those awards point to a funder that supports music heritage and higher education alongside local health institutions and Taiwan-connected charities. The foundation’s grant history also includes repeated support for Huntington Memorial Hospital Inc, plus gifts to Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation and Taiwan Care Charity Foundation, showing a mix of Southern California civic priorities and transnational family or cultural ties. The pattern is selective rather than broad. Large awards go to a small number of institutions, while smaller charitable-purpose grants extend the same interests into community health, education, and faith-linked service organizations. Recent recipients include UCLA Medical Hospitality Program Fund, Cheng Kung University Foundation, Los Angeles World Affairs Council, Panda Cares Foundation, and Asian Youth Center. The foundation’s giving is national in scope, but California organizations account for the largest share of recipient locations, with Los Angeles-area and Pasadena-area groups appearing often. Across the list, the family foundation’s funding follows recognizable lanes: arts preservation, university support, hospital care, Taiwanese educational links, and Buddhist humanitarian work.
What Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation Funds
In music heritage and public programming, Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation gave $438,210 to Grammy Museum Foundation Inc in 2023 and another $187,500 in 2024. In higher education, it made a $252,000 grant to The UCLA Foundation in 2023 and an additional $17,400 grant in 2024. Health-related support appears in multiple forms. The foundation gave $100,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2024 to Huntington Memorial Hospital Inc, and also supported UCLA Medical Hospitality Program Fund with $17,400 in 2023. Community and public-service grants include $15,000 to Los Angeles World Affairs Council in 2024 and $14,000 to Panda Cares Foundation in 2024. The foundation also funded Asian Youth Center with $1,288 in 2024, indicating some smaller local community awards alongside larger institutional gifts.
How Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation Gives
Typical grants are small by count but uneven in size: p25 is $200, median is $300, and p75 is $750. At the same time, the foundation makes occasional much larger awards, including six-figure grants to a few institutions. The recent record shows repeat support to the same organizations across years, including Grammy Museum Foundation Inc, The UCLA Foundation, and Huntington Memorial Hospital Inc. That points to recurring relationships rather than one-time gifts only. The foundation is not a donor-advised fund, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$619K
Total Assets
$7.4M
Total Revenue
$1M
Total Expenses
$633K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $200 and $750, with a median of $300.
25th Percentile
$200
Median
$300
75th Percentile
$750
Geographic Reach
National29 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Where Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation Funds
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Grace and Li Yu Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 228 | $2.7M | 99.1% |
| 2 | Taiwan |
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