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GEORGE AND HELENA SHEN FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
GEORGE AND HELENA SHEN FOUNDATION (EIN 45-2019336)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-12
IRS object ID
202630719349100323
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-03-12T17:24:23-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452019336EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1George and Helena Shen FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% George C ShenInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlGEORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3105628008PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1304 S Jones Blvd STE 8878AddressLine1Txt
CityLas VegasCityNm
State AbbreviationNVStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP89107ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEORGE C SHENPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone3105628008PhoneNum
Signature2026-03-12SignatureDt
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$904,051FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$164,451ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$8,857DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$8,857DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$81,593CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Net ST Capital Gain Adj Net Incm$21,100NetSTCapitalGainAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$173,308TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$90,450TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$21,100TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$130AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$86OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$1,004TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$51OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,271TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$38,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$38,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$39,271TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$38,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$134,037ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$90,450NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$21,100AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$126,513CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$156,834CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$156,834CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$276,918CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$462,227CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$747,217CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$403,431TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$619,061TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$904,051TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$403,431CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$619,061CapitalStockEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$403,431TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$619,061TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$403,431TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$619,061TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$403,431TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$134,037ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$81,593OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$619,061SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$619,061TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (15 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
600 shs FNGUP2025-03-062025-06-24$13,296$10,080$3,216$3,216
400 shs FNGUP2025-03-062025-06-24$8,864$6,400$2,464$2,464
500 shs FNGUP2025-03-102025-07-24$12,660$7,000$5,660$5,660
500 shs FNGUP2025-03-282025-07-29$13,000$6,752$6,248$6,248
1000 shs FNGUP2025-09-082025-09-10$28,540$27,970$570$570
100 shs AAPLP2022-12-162025-06-25$20,116$13,475$6,641$6,641
300 shs ARESP2025-12-052025-12-09$52,719$49,638$3,081$3,081
100 shs BRKBP2025-12-152025-12-24$49,989$50,638-$649-$649
100 shs AVGOP2025-10-272025-10-28$36,715$36,205$510$510
50 shs LLYP2023-06-142025-02-25$9,016$4,474$4,542$4,542
25 shs MAP2018-10-162025-02-25$14,146$5,117$9,029$9,029
25 shs MAP2019-09-272025-06-30$13,875$6,788$7,087$7,087
100 shs NVDAP2024-04-042025-06-25$15,357$8,660$6,697$6,697
40 shs LLYP2023-06-142025-06-25$31,644$17,897$13,747$13,747
50 shs MAP2020-02-262025-06-30$27,750$15,000$12,750$12,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$81,593CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$21,100NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,257InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$1,257SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,257TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$38EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$1,295TaxDueAmt

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 SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
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

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1George C ShenBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3105628008PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 3670AddressLine1Txt
CityRolling Hills EstatesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90274ZIPCd
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
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
GEORGE C SHEN
5337 Bayridge RdRancho Palos VerdesCA90275President0.10$0$0$0
HELENA SHEN
5337 Bayridge RdRancho Palos VerdesCA90275Secretary0.10$0$0$0
ELIZABETH SU
1037 Woodbine WaySan JoseCA95117Treasurer0.10$0$0$0
JIM SU
1037 Woodbine WaySan JoseCA95117Director0.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$608,560AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$161,205AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$769,765TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$769,765AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$11,546CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$758,219NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$37,911MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$37,911MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,257TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,257TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$36,654DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$36,654DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$36,654DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$38,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$38,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$36,654DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$555ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$2,210ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$1,517ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$1,117ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$4,634ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$10,033TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$38,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$36,654AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$1,346RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$11,379TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$555ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$10,824ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$2,210ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$1,517ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$1,117ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$4,634ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$1,346ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerGEORGE SHENContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerHELENA SHENContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
From the Heart Foundation
1013 Harbor Bl Ste 53OxnardCA93035NAPFFunding films to benefi society$21,000
CalTech
12000 E California Bl Ste MC5-32PasadenaCA91125NAPCContribute to graduate scholarship and Visiting Professorship$15,000
Soar Foundation
39812 Mission Bl Ste 203FremontCA94539NAPFScholarship for impoverished chuildren$1,000
Wilmington Community Evangelical Church
1512 Brackenville RDHockessinDE19707NAPCEnhance the educational work$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$38,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business900099BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$8,857UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$8,857UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$8,857TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (4 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
GEORGE HELENA SHEN
15337 Bayridge RdPalos Verdes PeninsulaCA90275$27,970Yes (X)
GEORGE HELENA SHEN
25337 Bayridge RdPalos Verdes PeninsulaCA90275$36,205Yes (X)
GEORGE HELENA SHEN
35337 Bayridge RdPalos Verdes PeninsulaCA90275$49,638Yes (X)
GEORGE HELENA SHEN
45337 Bayridge RdPalos Verdes PeninsulaCA90275$50,638Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (4 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
11000 shs FNGU$27,9702025-09-08
2100 shs AVGO$36,2052025-10-27
3300 shs ARES$49,6382025-12-05
4100 shs BRKB$50,6382025-12-15

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTaxactCategoryTxt
Amt$130Amt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (13 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
600 shs XLK$63,900$86,382
800 shs CHAT$42,849$47,168
400 shs GOOGL$21,508$125,200
200 shs ARES$12,714$32,326
125 shs BRKB$42,276$62,831
200 shs AVGO$25,000$69,220
80 shs META$53,181$52,807
200 shs JPM$28,294$64,444
100 shs JNJ$20,732$20,695
100 shs MSFT$47,047$48,362
400 shs NVDA$51,887$74,600
200 shs ORCL$24,520$38,982
150 shs VST$28,319$24,200

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNevada State Annual ListDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$51RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCapital gainDesc
Amt$81,593Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryPhysical AddressCategoryTxt
Amt$86Amt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFederal TaxCategoryTxt
Amt$1,004Amt