James P Geiss and Margaret Y Hsu Foundation Inc
Historical FunderPrinceton, New Jersey · EIN 80-0005459 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$260K
Organizations funded18
Typical grant$8,000
Total assets$5.5M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $17,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | CHRISTINE MINERVA |
|---|---|
| Address | 12 ROSZEL ROAD SUITE A104, PRINCETON NJ 08540 |
| Phone | 6097957250 |
| APPLICATIONS@GEISSFOUNDATION.US | |
| Form and materials | PUBLISHERS' APPLICATIONS SHOULD INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN UNLOCKED PDF FORMAT:(1) A COMPLETED APPLICATION FORM; (2) A PUBLISHER'S LETTER OF NOMINATION THAT PROVIDES A SUMMARY OF THE PROPOSED BOOK'S IMPORTANCE IN MING AND CHINESE STUDIES, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY REQUESTED, AND TO WHAT PURPOSE AN AWARD WOULD BE USED, PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO VISUAL ENHANCEMENTS SUCH AS MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS; (3) AN ABSTRACT, TABLE OF CONTENTS, AND A SAMPLE SELECTION OF 25-30 PAGES OF THE PROPOSED BOOK. REPRESENTATIVE ILLUSTRATIONS, IF RELEVANT, SHOULD ALSO BE SUBMITTED; (4) READER REPORTS OF THE PROPOSED BOOK, AS ALREADY SUBMITTED TO THE PUBLISHER. IF AVAILABLE, PLEASE INCLUDE THE AUTHOR'S RESPONSE TO THOSE REPORTS; (5) A LIST OF GRANTS AND AWARDS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECEIVED OR ARE PENDING. |
| Deadlines | SEPTEMBER 1ST AND MARCH 1ST. |
| Restrictions | MING AND CHINESE STUDIES. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
78% of grants went outside New Jersey.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of British Columbia | Vancouver, CA | Geiss-Hsu postdoctoral fellowship in ming studies (post-doc / pi: bruce rusk) | $72,944 |
| Princeton University Library | Princeton, NJ | Ghf support for fpul grants (research grants / pi: mireille djenno) | $27,000 |
| Rare Book School University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | Rbs-Geiss hsu foundation scholarship (scholarships / pi: michael suarez, s.j.) | $20,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Boston, MA | Exploring literati discourses, 14th- 18th centuries (open-access public platform / pi: peter bol) | $20,000 |
| Martin J Heijdra Dba Ming Studies | Princeton, NJ | Journal of the society for ming studies editorship | $17,000 |
| University of Washington Press | Seattle, WA | Wading barefoot through a mountain stream: the travel diaries of xu xiake (1587-1641); james hargett, lead translator and editor; print and… | $15,000 |
| The University of North Carolina | Charlotte, NC | China on the move (conference / pi: dan du) | $14,805 |
| Arizona State University for a New American University | Tempe, AZ | Worlding the ming empire in global early modernity (conference, pi: xiaoqiao ling) | $12,000 |
| The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | Plant humanities in china (workshop / pi: natasha heller) | $11,596 |
| Martin J Heijdra Dba Ming Studies | Princeton, NJ | Two book prizes in ming studies | $8,000 |
| University of California Press Foundation | Oakland, CA | Forger's creed by j.p. park | $8,000 |
| Yale University Press | New Haven, CT | The woven image: the making of mongol art in the yuan empire by yong cho | $7,500 |
| The University of Hong Kong | Hong Kong, CH | The empress and the dragon throne: women in the imperial family in the first hundred years of china's ming dynasty by ellen soulliere | $7,000 |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | Performance theory in early modern china | $5,000 |
| The University of Warwick | London, UK | Project planning meeting for project entitled: 'the workers of the ming world and their sources' | $4,117 |
| University of Manchester | Manchester, UK | Project award - teaching the ming dynasty: humanities in class teachernotes | $4,000 |
| Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System | Milwaukee, WI | Mapping the weird manuscript review workshop (manuscript review workshop / pi: rania huntington) | $4,000 |
| Chinoperl | Albany, NY | Music, language, and drama in late imperial china (special anniversary journal issue / pi: jing shen) | $2,000 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln College Oxford University | Oxford, | Echoes of great brightness: the ming dynasty and beyond, an international conference in honor of craig clunas (conference / pis: j.p. park… | $20,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $259,962 | 19 |
| 2023 | $263,135 | 16 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Apr 29, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202521199349101227
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 80-0005459
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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