Bing Guo Foundation
Bing Guo Foundation is a private foundation, based in Ypsilanti, MI. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $895K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $16K.
Bing Guo Foundation at a glance
In short: Bing Guo Foundation gave $8K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,825
- -29.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,956
- +22.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,575
- Total assets
- $894,988
- +60.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Michigan (85% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Bing Guo Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Chinese School of Greater Detroit ($4K). Together the top 4 received $8K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Bing Guo Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 73% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $11K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Chinese School of Greater Detroit Troy, MI | Educational | $4,000 |
| Michigan New Century Chinese School (MNCCS) Northville, MI | Educational | $2,000 |
| Phoenix Elementary School Dist 1 Phoenix, AZ | Educational | $1,150 |
| ISKCON Detroit Detroit, MI | Charitable | $675 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $894,988 | $374,348 | $43,302 | $7,825 | 4 | $34,974 | $16,020 | $48,189 |
| 2024 | $557,942 | $122,952 | $34,428 | $11,147 | 7 | $29,456 | $9,654 | $28,808 |
| 2023 | $469,103 | $59,522 | $24,030 | $11,000 | 3 | $20,331 | $5,839 | $21,950 |
| 2022 | $438,811 | $454,116 | $20,505 | $7,500 | 3 | $17,571 | $1,182 | $19,170 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Bing Guo Foundation reported a distributable amount of $48K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Bing Guo Foundation is led by Bing Guo, CEO on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bing Guo
CEO
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Bing Guo Foundation
How much does Bing Guo Foundation give each year?
Bing Guo Foundation gave $8K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 7 grants.
What is Bing Guo Foundation's typical grant size?
Bing Guo Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,575, and its average grant was $1,956, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Bing Guo Foundation give grants?
Bing Guo Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Arizona (15%).
Does Bing Guo Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Bing Guo Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational" (3 grants).
How large is Bing Guo Foundation?
Bing Guo Foundation reported $895K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $35K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $48K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Bing Guo Foundation's EIN?
Bing Guo Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-3613428. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 31, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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