About Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation
Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation strives to combine compassion and philanthropy with strategic grant-making to advance and promote quality health and education for all.
Focus Areas
Community healthEducation access and post-secondary scholarshipsImmigrant and refugee servicesCapacity building for grassroots organizationsAdvocacy and systems changeDisaster relief
Who They Fund
immigrants and undocumented communitiesBIPOC educators and coalition members (leadership/discipline-specific)people and communities with limited health access (low-income / underserved)individuals impacted by legal/justice system or needing legal advocacystudents facing barriers to education access
About Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation
Sheng-yen Lu Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated support for immigrant-serving health and education organizations in Washington, alongside a distinct stream of emergency and justice funding. The largest recent grant in the file is $250,000 to Aging in Pace Washington for special projects and capital campaign work, showing that the foundation also backs larger organizational needs, not only direct service programs. Healthpoint appears multiple times across years, including $90,000 in 2025 for capital campaign and health and education access work and $40,000 in 2023 for health access. The foundation also gives sustained support to community organizations such as Asian Counseling and Referral Service, Kin On, World Relief Western Washington, and International Community Health Services. Its listed focus areas connect community health, education access, immigrant and refugee services, capacity building, advocacy and systems change, and disaster relief. The grant record also includes recurring sponsorships and rapid-response support, indicating a mix of program support, operating support, and time-sensitive funding.
What Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation Funds
Health and education access is a core thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $90,000 to Healthpoint for capital campaign and health and education access work, and it awarded $43,000 to Asian Counseling and Referral Service for sponsorship and health and education access. Education support also appears through a separate grant of $38,000 to Denise Louie Education Center for education access. Immigrant and refugee services are another clear area: the foundation gave $40,000 to OneAmerica for sponsorship, rapid response for health access pilot, and health and education access, and $38,000 to Pacific Islander Community Association of WA for immigrant rights advocacy. It also supports community infrastructure and advocacy through $50,000 to Together Center for justice fund work.
How Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $9,500 at the 25th percentile, $30,000 at the median, and $34,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list shows a few much larger awards, including a $250,000 grant and several six-figure grants, but most awards cluster around the low-to-mid tens of thousands. Recipients recur across years: Healthpoint, Byrd Barr Place, Asian Counseling and Referral Service, Kin On, World Relief Western Washington, and International Community Health Services each appear more than once. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals. The grant record includes operating support, sponsorships, rapid-response funding, and project or capital support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.1M
Total Assets
$10.9M
Total Revenue
$1.8M
Total Expenses
$2.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $34K, with a median of $30K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$30K
75th Percentile
$34K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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Leadership
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