Chen-Zhu Family Foundation
The Chen-Zhu Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Altos, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations working in areas including education, child and family support, journalism, the arts, cancer research, and conservation.
Chen-Zhu Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Chen-Zhu Family Foundation gave $308K across 13 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $307,945
- +2127.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 13
- +333.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,688
- +414.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $11,980
- Primary geography
- California (75% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Chen-Zhu Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 24590 Ruth Lee Court, Los Altos, CA 94024
Phone: (650) 387-7865
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Chen-Zhu Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Peach Foundation ($60K). Together the top 10 received $305K.
Grant Size Distribution
22 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 22 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars by recipient state were reported as California 75%, Illinois 19%, North Carolina 4%, Washington, DC 2%, and Maryland 0%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 13 itemized grants.
Cities
How Chen-Zhu Family Foundation gives
- 17% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 34116% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $900 (2022) to $308K (2025). In 2025 it made 13 grants totaling $308K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Peach Foundation Foster City, CA | The peach foundation was formed to give children from the poorest parts of china and southeast asia opportunities to complete a college education. | $60,000 |
| Silver Lining Missions San Jose, CA | Supports efforts to help locate missing children and reunite them with their families, including public awareness, advocacy, and coordination with relevant agencies. It also helps provide resources and support to families affected by a missing-child case during and after the search process. | $60,000 |
| The University of Chicago Chicago, IL | University of chicago booth annual fund provides flexible funding that supports faculty research, student scholarships, and academic programs where the school has the greatest current need. | $58,000 |
| Kqed San Francisco, CA | Help fund independent journalism, educational programming, and local news coverage that serves the bay area and northern California. It supports the production and distribution of public radio, television, and digital content that is free and accessible to the community. | $50,000 |
| California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation Costa Mesa, CA | To provide financial assistance, scholarships, and emergency support to the families of chp officers who are killed or seriously injured in the line of duty, and help cover education costs, living expenses, and immediate needs during times of loss or hardship. | $25,075 |
| San Francisco Symphony San Francisco, CA | To support world-class orchestral performances, music education programs, and community outreach initiatives throughout the bay area, and help fund musicians, guest artists, and programs that make classical music accessible to diverse audiences. | $15,000 |
| American Society of Clinical Oncology Charlotte, NC | To promote dramatic advances in the prevention, treatment and cures of all types of cancer. | $11,980 |
| Kqed San Francisco, CA | Help fund independent journalism, educational programming, and local news coverage that serves the bay area and northern California. It supports the production and distribution of public radio, television, and digital content that is free and accessible to the community. | $10,000 |
| San Francisco Opera San Francisco, CA | To support the production of opera performances, artist development, and music education programs serving the bay area. It helps fund performers, orchestral musicians, stage production, and initiatives that expand access to opera for students and the community. | $8,000 |
| The Asian American Foundation (Taaf) Washington, DC | Enable taaf to serve the asian American and pacific islander (AAPI) community in pursuit of safety, belonging, and prosperity that is free from discrimination, slander, and violence. | $5,000 |
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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 | — | $325,496 | $338,505 | $307,945 | 13 | $307,945 | $325,496 | $7,107 |
| 2024 | $13,009 | $16,811 | $15,327 | $13,827 | 3 | $13,827 | $16,811 | $12,176 |
| 2023 | $11,525 | $12 | $2,722 | $1,105 | 3 | $1,105 | $12 | $8,028 |
| 2022 | $14,235 | $167 | $974 | $900 | 1 | $900 | $167 | $2,890 |
| 2021 | $15,042 | $57 | $1,375 | $1,300 | 2 | $1,300 | — | $7,804 |
| 2020 | $16,360 | $9,014 | $4,905 | $4,870 | 6 | — | $9,014 | $6,319 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chen-Zhu Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for education, assistance to children and families, independent media, music and opera, cancer research, and land, water, and ocean conservation. For example, Silver Lining Missions describes its work as raising funds and planning to assist organizations serving needy children and orphans; KQED describes its mission as providing a community-supported alternative to commercial media and supporting informed decision-making, community dialogue, arts, and education. The San Francisco Symphony says it serves audiences and communities through musical performance, while Ocean Conservancy says it unites science, people, and policy to protect the ocean.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 13 grants totaling $307,945. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $60,000, with a median of $11,980.
Notable 2025 grants included $60,000 each to Peach Foundation and Silver Lining Missions, and $58,000 to the University of Chicago. Other grants included $50,000 and $10,000 to KQED, $25,075 to the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation, $15,000 to the San Francisco Symphony, and $11,980 to the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Huan Joy Zhu as president, Alina Chen as secretary, and Tina Chen as treasurer.
Chen-Zhu Family Foundation is led by Huan Joy Zhu, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Huan Joy Zhu
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Alina Chen
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Tina Chen
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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-Zhu Family Foundation
How much does Chen-Zhu Family Foundation give each year?
Chen-Zhu Family Foundation gave $308K across 13 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $14K across 3 grants.
What is Chen-Zhu Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Chen-Zhu Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $11,980, and its average grant was $23,688, across 13 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Chen-Zhu Family Foundation give grants?
Chen-Zhu Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Illinois (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (4 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Chen-Zhu Family Foundation give general operating support?
Occasionally: 8% of Chen-Zhu Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 13) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Chen-Zhu Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Chen-Zhu Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Peach Foundation ($60,000), Kqed ($60,000 across 2 grants) and Silver Lining Missions ($60,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 58% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
What does Chen-Zhu Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for education, assistance to children and families, independent media, music and opera, cancer research, and land, water, and ocean conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Chen-Zhu Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
How much is Chen-Zhu Family Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Chen-Zhu Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Chen-Zhu Family Foundation's EIN?
Chen-Zhu Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-4439136. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Chen-Zhu Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 18, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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