Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
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Who runs it and what they're paid
8 people listed on the 990; $84K paid to officers and key staff.
Rachel Allen’s $99K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rachel Allen | $99,366 | $83,521 | $75,229 | $70,330 | $70,554 |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
See Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation executive salaries →Questions the 990 asks
The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.
- Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Programs and updates
Improves health and education for everyone.
Questions for Sheng-Yen Lu Foundation
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Sheng-yen lu foundation made 32 healthcare and education grants in 2023 as part of our health and education access funding stream. These grants support organizations working to provide equitable access to healthcare and education to immigrant and refugee communities.
Sheng-yen lu foundation made 15 justice fund grants in 2023. The justice fund makes grants to immigrant and refugee serving organizations that are: 1) building an inclusive economy in which immigrants and refugees can thrive 2) conducting narrative change work to create a more welcoming, inclusive, anti-racist, and compassionate vision…
Other Grantmaking Activity
Sheng-yen lu foundation sponsored community events held by 37 partner organizations in 2023. Every year, sheng-yen lu foundation dedicates a portion of its annual funding toward special projects. 100% of funds raised for disaster relief efforts go toward rebuilding the lives of those affected by disasters.
Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2023 990, line by line.
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| Line | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | FY19 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of yearLn 1g | $10.3M | $10.1M | $12.5M | $11.8M | $11.4M |
| Given inLn 1b | $800K | $650K | |||
| SpentLn 1d–1f | $1.4M | $779K | $883K | $67K | $61K |
| Line | Start FY23 | End FY23 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $1.2M | $1.4M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $9.6M | $10.1M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $10.8M | $11.5M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $4K | $5K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $10.8M | $11.5M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $1.8M | $1.8M | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $131K | $131K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $63K | $63K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $84K | $75K | $8K | |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $20K | $18K | $2K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $28 | $28 | ||
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $9K | $8K | $870 | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $2K | $2K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $9K | $9K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $77K | $77K | ||
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Office expensesLn 13 | $22K | $6K | $15K | $226 |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $22K | $21K | $2K | |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $38K | $15K | $19K | $4K |
| TravelLn 17 | $1K | $1K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $2K | $2K | ||
| Payments to affiliatesLn 21 | $7K | $7K | ||
| InsuranceLn 23 | $3K | $1K | $590 | $1K |
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $18K | $13K | $1K | $4K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $2.3M | $2.2M | $137K | $11K |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Oct 8, 2025 | $1.8M | $2.6M | −$805K | $10.9M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 16, 2024 | $2.0M | $2.3M | −$280K | $11.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 3, 2023 | $1.9M | $2.6M | −$712K | $10.8M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 6, 2022 | $1.9M | $2.3M | −$454K | $13.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020Filed with the IRS Oct 28, 2021 | $2.4M | $2.3M | $156K | $12.7M | 990 PDF |
Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,043,207 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,043,207 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,322,846 across 19 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $11,502,957 assets, 11 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $11,497,957 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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