Chen & Lin Family Foundation
Chen & Lin Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $43K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $2K. Net investment income was $943.
Chen & Lin Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Chen & Lin Family Foundation gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $740), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,220
- -1.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $740
- -1.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $510
- Total assets
- $43,262
- -11.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% 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 Chen & Lin Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was PALY Vikings Baseball Boosters ($1K). Together the top 3 received $2K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Chen & Lin Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 270% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 174% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $303 (2020) to $2K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| PALY Vikings Baseball Boosters Palo Alto, CA | Education Tax ID: 88-0957878 | $1,400 |
| Palo Alto Partners in Education Palo Alto, CA | Education Tax ID: 77-0186364 | $510 |
| Palo Alto High PTSA Palo Alto, CA | Education Tax ID: 94-6184932 | $310 |
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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 | $43,262 | $943 | $7,567 | $2,220 | 3 | $7,048 | $943 | $4,055 |
| 2024 | $48,605 | $698 | $6,982 | $2,259 | 3 | $6,610 | $698 | $3,387 |
| 2023 | $54,025 | $50,201 | $6,932 | $2,246 | 3 | $6,645 | $201 | $2,814 |
| 2022 | $10,756 | $144 | $4,478 | $600 | 2 | $4,191 | $144 | $731 |
| 2021 | $15,090 | $10,086 | $2,187 | $972 | 2 | — | $86 | $843 |
| 2020 | $8,768 | $-3,449 | $2,066 | $303 | 2 | — | $47 | $502 |
| 2019 | $14,309 | $2,366 | $3,739 | $1,460 | 2 | — | $2,366 | $511 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chen & Lin Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chen & Lin Family Foundation is led by Yen-Kuang Chen, President on filings since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Yen-Kuang Chen
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yichia Lin
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Yen Kuang Chen (2021) — President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Chen & Lin Family Foundation
How much does Chen & Lin Family Foundation give each year?
Chen & Lin Family Foundation gave $2K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 3 grants.
What is Chen & Lin Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Chen & Lin Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $510, and its average grant was $740, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Chen & Lin Family Foundation give grants?
Chen & Lin Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Palo Alto, CA (3 grants).
Does Chen & Lin Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Chen & Lin Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Chen & Lin Family Foundation?
Chen & Lin Family Foundation reported $43K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Chen & Lin Family Foundation's EIN?
Chen & Lin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3895953. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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