Florence Fang Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Redwood City, CA EIN: 90-0747285

The Florence Fang Family Foundation, chaired by Florence Fang, is a philanthropic organization focused on education and American-Chinese cultural exchange. Mrs. Fang, who immigrated to San Francisco in 1960, has devoted her life to contributing to her adopted city and country through various initiatives including support for the East Asian Library at UC Berkeley, Peking University's School of Chinese as a Second Language, the 100,000 Strong Foundation (later expanded into the Million Strong Initiative by Presidents Obama and Xi Jinping), and a World War II Eastern Theatre museum exhibit. The foundation reflects her commitment to serving as a bridge between the United States and China while addressing local community needs in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Key facts about Florence Fang Family Foundation

EIN
90-0747285
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

How Florence Fang Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 525% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 67% 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.

About Florence Fang Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Florence Fang Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Redwood City, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

San FranciscoFremontHillsboroughHoustonLivermoreNew YorkSan Mateothousand Oaks

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K0 grants2019 4 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $800 (2021) to $131K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets—$306,141$241,909
Revenue—$72,341$7,003
Expenses—$8,070$6,250
Qualifying Distributions—$8,070$6,250
Net Investment Income—$2,366$7,003
Distributable Amount—$12,023$11,696

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 7, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 6, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 8, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 28, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 16, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Florence Fang Family Foundation is led by Florence Fang, President & CEO on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Florence Fang

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Ted Fang (2019–2023) — CFO
  • Former: James Fang (2019) — Secretary

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 Florence Fang Family Foundation

What is Florence Fang Family Foundation?

Florence Fang Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in Redwood City, CA.

Where does Florence Fang Family Foundation operate?

Florence Fang Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, New York, Texas.

What is Florence Fang Family Foundation's EIN?

Florence Fang Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 90-0747285. 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.

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