Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu

Private foundation · Grantmaker Arcadia, CA EIN: 85-1168865

Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Arcadia, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $63K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $49K.

Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu at a glance

In short: Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu gave $49K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$48,910
+39.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,228
+4.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$63,043
+1.0% 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 Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

A Group of Scholarship Students: $42KA Group of ScholarshipStudents$42KWinners of Good Voice Competition: $3KWinners of Good VoiceCompetition$3KLa Community Mikveh and Education Center (Lacmec): $2KLa Community Mikveh andEducation Center (Lacmec)$2KChinese Unversity Alumni Association Alliance of Southern California: $2KChinese Unversity AlumniAssociation Alliance of…$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was A Group of Scholarship Students ($42K). Together the top 4 received $49K.

Grant Size Distribution

57 grants across all recorded years

57<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 57 grants of 57 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

States

Cities

ArcadiaBeverly HillLos AngelesTrabuco CaynyonCerritosChinoChino HillsCulver CityCypressDiamond BarFullertonHacienda HeightsIrvineLa Habra HeightLadera RanchMission ViejoMonterey ParkNorth HollywoodOak ParkPorter Ranch

How Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu gives

  • Giving grew 64% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2020 45 grants2021 1 grant2022 4 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2021) to $52K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $49K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
A Group of Scholarship Students Various, CAScholarship$42,260
Winners of Good Voice Competition Various, CAArt & Music$3,000
La Community Mikveh and Education Center (Lacmec) Los Angeles, CANonprofit Organizagtion for Autism$2,000
Chinese Unversity Alumni Association Alliance of Southern California Arcadia, CAWElFARE AND EDUCTION$1,650
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$63,043$58,359$57,745$48,9104$57,745$3,105
2024$62,429$46,458$43,960$35,1013$43,960$3,075
2023$59,931$94,173$56,566$52,3954——
2022$22,324$48,040$38,596$29,9001$29,900—
2021$12,880$9,450$10,150$7,00045——
2020$13,580$14,880$1,300————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu is led by Mark Zhang, CEO on every filing since 2024; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark Zhang

    CEO

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Sun

    CFO

    CEO → CFO, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yue Rong

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Lisa Smith (2020–2023) — CEO
  • Former: Ying Zhan (2020) — CFO

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 Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu

How much does Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu give each year?

Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu gave $49K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $35K across 3 grants.

What is Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu's typical grant size?

Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $12,228, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu give grants?

Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu?

Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu reported $63K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $58K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu?

Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Arcadia, CA. It holds $63K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu's EIN?

Chinese University Alumni Association of Southern California Center for Edu's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1168865. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 1, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)

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