Clement Chen Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Mateo, CA EIN: 94-3216156

Clement Chen Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Mateo, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $223K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $63K. Net investment income was $76.

Clement Chen Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Clement Chen Family Foundation gave $63K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $16K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$63,000
+530.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+300.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$15,750
+57.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$222,526
+513.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (79% 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 Clement Chen Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

The College of St Francis Xavier: $50KThe College of St FrancisXavier$50KAddiction Education Society: $7KAddiction Education Society$7KSun Street Centers: $5KSun Street Centers$5KCity of Hope: $1KCity of Hope$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was The College of St Francis Xavier ($50K). Together the top 4 received $63K.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

29<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 30 (97%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

San FranciscoBurlingameSan MateoStanfordSanta ClaraSewaneeSalinasSanta CruzAmblerDuarteNyew York

How Clement Chen Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 103% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 989% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K13 grants2020 9 grants2021 7 grants2022 9 grants2023 1 grant2024 4 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $63K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $63K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The College of St Francis Xavier Nyew York, NYCharitable$50,000
Addiction Education Society San Mateo, CACharitable$7,000
Sun Street Centers Salinas, CACharitable$5,000
City of Hope Duarte, CACharitable$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$222,526$250,076$63,798$63,0004$63,000$76$6,371
2024$36,248$183$10,785$10,0001$10,000$183$2,043
2023$46,850$20,768$27,322$26,5009$26,500$768$2,458
2022$53,404$70,118$31,745$31,0007$31,000$118$1,683
2021$15,031$3$35,750$35,0009$35,000$3$1,621
2020$50,778$20$35,733$34,90013—$20$3,380

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Clement Chen Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Clement Chen Family Foundation is led by June Chen, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • June Chen

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Barbara Chen

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Clement Chen III

    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 Clement Chen Family Foundation

How much does Clement Chen Family Foundation give each year?

Clement Chen Family Foundation gave $63K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

What is Clement Chen Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Clement Chen Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $15,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Clement Chen Family Foundation give grants?

Clement Chen Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 79% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (21%).

Does Clement Chen Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Clement Chen Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants).

How large is Clement Chen Family Foundation?

Clement Chen Family Foundation reported $223K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $63K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Clement Chen Family Foundation's EIN?

Clement Chen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3216156. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 22, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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