Funding search · EIN 222810634 · Weston, MA
Bang-Woel Lu Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 82
- grants reported
- $205,756
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Raymond James Charitable Daf1 grant · $94,693
- Pkd Foundation3 grants · $35,432
- Umass Foundation1 grant · $10,358
- Brigham and Women Hospital1 grant · $10,266
- Gbcca4 grants · $3,700
- Smile Train4 grants · $3,500
- The Greater Boston Food Bank3 grants · $3,500
- Zigen Fund3 grants · $3,000
- Doctors Without Borders3 grants · $3,000
- Pine Street Inn4 grants · $3,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 82 reported grants, largest first.
- $94,693
Raymond James Charitable Daf · St Petersburg, FL · 2025
Charitable
- $19,911
Pkd Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2025
Charitable
- $10,521
Pkd Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2024
Charitable
- $10,358
Umass Foundation · Newton, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $10,266
Brigham and Women Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Pkd Foundation · Kansas City, MO · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $2,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,000
World Children Initiative · Menlo Park, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,300
Gbcca · West Newton, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts · Lincoln, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Texas 4000 for Cancer · Austin, TX · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Three Squares New England · Dedham, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Zigen Fund · Bayside, NY · 2025
Charitable
- $1,000
Baylor College of Medicine · Houston, TX · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts · Lincoln, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Perkings School for the Blind · Lafayette, CA · 2024
Educational
- $1,000
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Plan International USA · Providence, RI · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Rosies Place · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
The Home for Little Wanderer · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
The Zigen Fund · Flushing, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Three Squares New England · Dedham, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Rosies Place · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
The Foundation of Chinese Performing Arts · Lincoln, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Zigen Fund · Bayside, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Gbcca · West Newton, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
The Foundation of Chinese Performing Arts · Lincoln, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Zigen Fund · Bayside, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $900
Gbcca · West Newton, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $867
Huaxin School of Arts · Newton, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Friends of Weston Library Incorporated · Weston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $500
Friends of Westons Council On Aging · Weston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $500
Gbcca · West Newton, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $500
Perkings School for the Blind · Lafayette, CA · 2025
Educational
- $500
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2025
Charitable
- $500
Weston News · Weston, MA · 2025
Charitable
- $500
Fig City News · Auburndale, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Friends of Weston Council On Aging · Weston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Friends of Weston Library Incorporated · Weston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Mass General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Salvation Army · Boston, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Cape Cod Community College Educational Foundation · West Barnstable, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Friends of Weston Council On Aging · Weston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Friends of Weston Library Incorporated · Weston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Museum of Science Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Three Squares New England · Dedham, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Tufts University School of Medicine · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Fig City News · Auburndale, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Friends of Weston Library Incorporated · Weston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Friends of Westons Council On Aging · Weston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Perkings School for the Blind · Lafayette, CA · 2022
Educational
- $500
Pine Street Inn · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Rosies Place · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Rsdsa · Milford, CT · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Smile Train · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $500
The Greater Boston Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $500
The Home for Little Wanderer · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $440
Museum of Fine Arts Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $300
Weston Aic (Foundation for Metrowest Inc) · Weston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $250
Chinese Music Ensemble of New York · New York City, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Gbh · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Shriners Hospital for Children · Tampa, FL · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Wbur 900 · Boston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $250
Weston Library · Weston, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $200
Weston Firemens Relief Association · Weston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $100
Massachusetts Audubon Society · Lincoln, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $100
Weston Police Relief Association · Weston, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $50
National Audubon Society · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
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