Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation
Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $73K. Net investment income was $116K.
Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation gave $73K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $37K), mostly in Hawaii. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $73,200
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $36,600
- -45.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $36,600
- Total assets
- $1,306,480
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Hawaii (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Straub Foundation ($38K). Together the top 2 received $73K.
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 9 (89%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−13%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $67K (2024) to $84K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $73K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Straub Foundation Honolulu, HI | Programs and Educational | $37,500 |
| Pacific Health Research and Education Institute Honolulu, HI | Research and Education | $35,700 |
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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 | $1,306,480 | $133,578 | $103,630 | $73,200 | 2 | $83,603 | $116,023 | $89,597 |
| 2024 | $1,276,532 | $175,803 | $95,254 | $67,400 | 1 | $77,255 | $159,939 | $82,333 |
| 2023 | $1,195,983 | $96,536 | $107,693 | $84,000 | 2 | $93,365 | $82,208 | $75,614 |
| 2022 | $1,207,139 | $214 | $111,154 | $84,000 | 2 | $90,714 | $10,863 | $46,323 |
| 2021 | $1,317,911 | $139,921 | $97,134 | $69,000 | 2 | $76,226 | $119,975 | $88,590 |
| 2020 | $1,275,292 | $83,822 | $94,399 | $71,500 | 2 | — | $67,630 | $75,338 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $90K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation's only listed officer is Bank Of Hawaii, Trustee on every filing since 2020 (compensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bank Of Hawaii
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
$21K (2020) → $18K (2025)
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $18K, to Bank of Hawaii (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation
How much does Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation give each year?
Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation gave $73K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $67K across 1 grant.
How large is Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation?
Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $84K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $90K (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.
Where does Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation operate?
Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Hawaii.
What is Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Chia-Ling Chang Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-7625191. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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