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FOUNDATION FOR INNOVATORS WITH INTEGRITY (or FiWi)
FiWi is a Virginia nonprofit nonstock corporation and shall be operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the corresponding section of any future Federal tax code. It is also organized within the meaning of Title 13.1, Chapter 10 of the Code of Virginia for charitable purposes under the Nonprofit Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act (“Virginia Nonstock Corporation Act”). The federal tax exemption EIN is 93-4768072.
The specific purpose of this Corporation is to support the provision of experiential learning for students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) with related skills in team sports and social sciences that integrate the Golden Rule: Do unto others what you want others to do unto you. With charitable donations as part of the experiential learning, participants in this community will understand their roles in the world and have a sense of responsibility, empathy and ethical decision-making in college and beyond. One of the targets is to support/achieve Global School accreditation by the Association Montessori Internationale. Another target is to support identified efforts in innovations with integrity.
FiWi was founded by David S. Wu (moralinnovator@gmail.com and linkedin.com/in/davidswu4) who is a first-generation college alumnus with Diploma from DC Public Schools, BSE degree from Princeton University and MBA/MSE degrees from University of Pennsylvania. He was among the highest ranking Asian Americans in multiple Fortune 500 companies like Boeing and AlliedSignal (now Honeywell) as well as Private Equity such as CFO of NASDAQ listed Spreadtrum (now UNISOC) before his transition to health care and education non-profits such as Kaiser Permanente, Montessori/Waldorf/IB/AP schools where he was a licensed STEM teacher, mentor, and an administrator, including GM/CxO/Board Secretary roles.
45 years ago, David led a core group of 30 students who launched Asian Alumni of Princeton to support the community of Princetonians interested in Asian and Asian American affairs. Today, an estimate of over 10,000 alumni is in the A4P community (https://a4p.tigernet2.princeton.edu/). 20 years ago Princeton Prize in Race Relations (https://pprize.princeton.edu/about-us/history-prize) launched one of the first Princeton programs for high school students in the cities of Boston and DC where David supported the DC launch. Today, Princeton Prize is in 28 regions with over 500 prizes awarded.
Moral Innovator 