Alan Hu Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
ALAN HU FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH, RAISE AWARENESS ANDREMOVE STIGMA SURROUNDING PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS, AND SUPPORT FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCHFOR CURES.
- Income
- $62,214
- Spending
- $23,556
- Reserves
- 110 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 88%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $22,256 spent. The Alan Hu Foundation Mental Health Lecture Series presented six high quality mental health webinar via Zoom and brought to the audience the latest research and information from leading psychologists, psychiatrists, professors, and medical doctors from institutions including New York University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Harvard Medical School, University of California, Los Angeles, and Harvard University. The webinars covered topics of suicide prevention, early identification and prevention of youth depression, the positive impact of exercise on depression and suicide prevention, introduction to mindfulness workshop, and mind-body unity.
- The Alan Hu Foundation Scholarship awarded 23 scholarships in the total amount of almost $10,000,00 to Tri-Valley (Pleasanton, Livermore, and Dublin, CA) high school seniors to encourage them to to pursue studies in psychology, psychiatry, or neuroscience, Pharmacology, nursing, medicine, teaching, or school counseling in college. The Alan Hu Foundation Scholarship also encourages applicants who plan to pursue careers as first responders, including EMT, police academy, and fire academy.
- Three Valleys Nonprofit Alliance awarded $2,500.00 to Alan Hu Foundation for the Alan Hu Foundation Wellness Webinars for Tri-Valley Teens, Families, and the Community project!The City of Pleasanton Community Youth Grant awarded $4,500.00 to Alan Hu Foundation for the Alan Hu Foundation Wellness Webinars for Tri-Valley Teens, Families, and the Community project!The Alan Hu Foundation benefit concert Bridge Over Troubled Water II promoted mental health awareness and raised over $4,000.00 for the Alan Hu Foundation Scholarship.The Pleasanton Community of Character Award was presented to Alan Hu Foundation Board director Lynn Gatehouse. The award is presented to individuals who embody the values of responsibility, compassion, self-discipline, honesty, respect, and integrity.Marsha McInnis, Alan Hu Foundation board director and NAMI Tri-Valley President, was awarded Lifetime Achievement of the Power of Giving Awards of the Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance.Alan Hu Foundation was a nominee for the Power of Giving Awards of the Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance in the category of Excellence in Impact (Nonprofits w/budgets under $1M).
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2019.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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