Apa Heritage Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker San Francisco, CA EIN: 27-1449069

Apa Heritage Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $432K in total assets.

Apa Heritage Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$432,447
-9.8% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$145,513
-34.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$192,253
-8.4% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-EZ, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-EZ, 2025; updated September 2026.

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Who Apa Heritage Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

San Francisco

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Francisco Film Society San Francisco, CASupport for Film Festival$10,000
Asians Are Strong Inc San Francisco, CACommunity Support$5,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$432,447$145,513$192,253———
2024$479,187$222,465$209,785$15,5002$13,514
2023$466,507$166,202$152,405———
2022$452,710$209,031$135,823——$662
2021$379,502$100,065$36,588———

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Apa Heritage Foundation is led by Claudine Cheng, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Claudine Cheng

    President

    On filings since 2021

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jj Lara

    Board Chair

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Irene Yee Riley

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Wilson

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Suwandi Tandjung

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Suwandi Tangdang (2021–2023) — Treasurer
  • Former: Jack Song (2021) — Director
  • Former: Scott Adams (2021) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Apa Heritage Foundation

How large is Apa Heritage Foundation?

Apa Heritage Foundation reported $432K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-EZ. Its revenue that year was $146K.

What is Apa Heritage Foundation?

Apa Heritage Foundation is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $432K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Apa Heritage Foundation operate?

Apa Heritage Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Apa Heritage Foundation's EIN?

Apa Heritage Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1449069. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2024)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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