Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family
Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family is a private foundation, based in Saratoga, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $211K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $6K.
Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family at a glance
In short: Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family gave $7K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,050
- -11.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- -14.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,175
- +2.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $210,890
- +11.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (72% 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 MEI and Te Fen Chang Family funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Children with Special Ne ($2K). Together the top 6 received $7K.
Grant Size Distribution
25 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 25 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 87% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $9K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Children with Special Ne Fremont, CA | to help individuals with special needs and their families find love, hope, respect, and support through integrated community involvement. | $2,000 |
| Peach Foundation USA Foster City, CA | To provide opportunities for the impoverished but motivated children in rural china to acquire a basic education, an educatio nthat will immensely better their lives and their families. | $1,050 |
| The SOAR Foundation Fremont, CA | To provide opportunities for the impoverished but motivated children in rural china to attend schools | $1,000 |
| American Cancer Society Hagerstown, MD | To improve the lives of people with cancer and their families | $1,000 |
| Alzheimer's Asssociation Chicago, IL | To help provide urgently needed care and support to families facing alzheimer's and advance vital research aimed at finding methods of treatment, prevention and, ultimately a cure. | $1,000 |
| Lowell high school PTSA San Francisco, CA | To positively impact the lives of all children and families by representing our members and empowering and supporting them with skills in advocacy, leadership and communication. | $1,000 |
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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 | $210,890 | $31,718 | $10,303 | $7,050 | 6 | $10,303 | $5,918 | $11,871 |
| 2024 | $189,475 | $23,860 | $10,989 | $8,000 | 7 | $10,989 | $5,617 | $9,884 |
| 2023 | $176,604 | $41,218 | $12,035 | $9,250 | 6 | $12,035 | $4,742 | $7,502 |
| 2022 | $147,421 | $41,750 | $8,555 | $6,000 | 4 | $8,555 | $2,550 | $5,961 |
| 2021 | $114,226 | $32,816 | $7,404 | $5,000 | 2 | $7,404 | $2,094 | $4,430 |
| 2020 | $88,814 | $2,137 | $7,293 | $5,000 | 1 | — | $2,137 | $3,682 |
| 2019 | $93,970 | $24,637 | $7,232 | $5,000 | 1 | — | $1,637 | $3,503 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family is led by Nancy Cheng, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Nancy Cheng
President
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dora Park
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lingru Wang
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 MEI and Te Fen Chang Family
How much does Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family give each year?
Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family gave $7K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 7 grants.
What is Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family's typical grant size?
Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,175, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family give grants?
Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family gives mostly in California: 72% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Maryland (14%) and Illinois (14%). The most frequent recipient cities were Fremont, CA (2 grants).
Does Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family's largest grantees?
Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family's largest 2025 grantees include Friends of Children with Special Ne ($2,000), Peach Foundation USA ($1,050) and The SOAR Foundation ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 57% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family?
Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family reported $211K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (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 Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family's EIN?
Chen MEI and Te Fen Chang Family's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5632475. 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 February 25, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 2, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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