TAWA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
TAWA CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (EIN 71-1035371)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-14
IRS object ID
202631349349103378
Schema version
2025v4.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2026-05-14T11:29:05-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN330247880PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1R C ACCOUNTANCY CORPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18861 KATELLA AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityANAHEIMCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92804ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN711035371EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TAWA CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTAWABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7145218899PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16338 REGIO AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityBUENA PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90620ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALICE T CHENPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Signature2026-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonL ZHANG CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP03107620PTIN
Phone7149953700PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,910,686FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$18,028InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$18,028InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$18,028InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$16,274DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$16,274DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$16,274DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$4,664NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$423,278GrossSalesPriceAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$25OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$29,663TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$34,302TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$34,302TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,750AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$2,750AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$115TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$45TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$70TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$10,976OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$10,976OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$13,841TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$11,021TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,820TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$92,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$92,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$105,841TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$11,021TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$94,820TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$76,178ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$23,281NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$34,302AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$38,331CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$11,543CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$11,543CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$1,796,074SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$1,898,237SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$1,898,237SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets EOY$906OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$906OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,834,405TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,910,686TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,910,686TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$720AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$720TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$1,833,685RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,910,686RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,833,685TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,910,686TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,834,405TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,910,686TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,833,685TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$76,178ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$153,503OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,911,010SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$324OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,910,686TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (3 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
STOCK TRANSACTIONP2025-12-312025-12-31$300,240$316,457-$16,217-$16,217
STOCK TRANSACTIONP2025-12-312025-12-31$123,025$111,485$11,540$11,540
CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONP$13$13$13
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$4,664CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss-$4,664NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$324InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$324SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$324TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$1,230EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$1,230TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$906OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$906AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALICE CHENBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7145218899PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16338 REGIO AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityBUENA PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90620ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
ALICE T CHEN
4841 E COPA DE ORO DRANAHEIMCA92807Treasurer1.00$0
NANCY CHEN RAY
255 HILLSIDE ROADSOUTH PASADENACA91030President1.00$0
JONSON I-NIEN CHEN
1019 12TH STHUNTINGTON BEACHCA92648Secretary1.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,805,989AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$78,883AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,884,872TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,884,872AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$28,273CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,856,599NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$92,830MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$92,830MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$324TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$324TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$92,506DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$92,506DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$92,506DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$94,820ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$94,820QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$92,506DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$5,719ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$26,602ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$13,646ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$2,243ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$617ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$48,827TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$94,820QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$92,506AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$2,314RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$51,141TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$5,719ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$45,422ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$26,602ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$13,646ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$2,243ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$617ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$2,314ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (15 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
TZU CHI FOUNDATION
1100 S VALLEY CENTER AVESAN DIMASCA91773PCCHARITABLE$10,000
ASIAN YOUTH CENTER
100 W CLARY AVESAN GABRIELCA91776PCCHARITABLE$5,000
CITY OF HOPE
1500 EAST DUARTE ROADDUARTECA91010PCCHARITABLE$10,000
CHOC CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION
1201 WEST LA VETA AVENUEORANGECA92868PCCHARITABLE$10,000
OC PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS EVENT
14252 CULVER DRIVE A144IRVINECA92604PCCHARITABLE$2,000
CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION
1780 CREEKSIDE OAKS DRIVESACREMENTOCA95833PCCHARITABLE$5,000
AMERICAN RED CROSS
600 PARKCENTER DRIVESANTA ANACA92705PCCHARITABLE$10,000
BUENA PARK POLICE ASSOCIATION
PO BOX 6234BUENA PARKCA90622PCCHARITABLE$2,000
THE 109TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCI
37-05 UNION STFLUSHINGNY11354PCCHARITABLE$5,000
ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK
7900 EDGEWATER DRIVEOAKLANDCA94621PCCHARITABLE$4,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES
4650 SUNSET BLVDLOS ANGELESCA90027PCCHARITABLE$10,000
FOOD BANK OF CONTRA COSTA AND SOLAN
4010 NELSON AVECONCORDCA94520PCCHARITABLE$4,000
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK
1734 EAST 41ST STREETLOS ANGELESCA90058PCCHARITABLE$5,000
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK OF ORANGE
8014 MARINE WAYIRVINECA92618PCCHARITABLE$5,000
THE ASIAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION
PO BOX 21749WASHINGTONDC20009PCCHARITABLE$5,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$92,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$18,028ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$16,274ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm-$4,664RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVOID CHECKDesc
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$25RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$34,302ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm-$4,639RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$29,663TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING AND TAXCategoryTxt
Amt$2,750Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$2,750DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFIT DEPOSITDesc
EOY Book Value$906EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$906EOYFMVAmt

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Desc2024 EXCISE TAXDesc
Amt$324Amt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT FEEDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$10,976RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$10,976NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVOID CHECKDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$25RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
FOREIGN TAX PAID$45$45
ANNUAL REGISTRATION$50$50
SECRETARY OF STATE$20$20

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