Golden Dragon Foundation
Golden Dragon Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7K in total assets. In 2025, it made $630 in qualifying distributions.
Golden Dragon Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $6,940
- -15.3% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $630
- -72.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $630
- -72.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Golden Dragon Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Golden Dragon Foundation gives
- Giving fell 99% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 179% 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
From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2024) to $200K (2021). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| US Hunan Association South San Francisco, CA | Charitable | $1,500 |
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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 | $6,940 | — | $630 | — | — | $630 | — | $352 |
| 2024 | $8,195 | $5 | $2,246 | $1,500 | 1 | $2,246 | $5 | $461 |
| 2023 | $10,436 | $5 | $625 | — | — | $625 | $5 | $514 |
| 2022 | $10,431 | $2 | $705 | — | — | $705 | $2 | $520 |
| 2021 | $11,154 | $200,003 | $200,695 | $200,000 | 1 | — | $3 | $1,376 |
| 2020 | $11,846 | $6 | $3,630 | $3,000 | 1 | — | $6 | $726 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Golden Dragon Foundation reported a distributable amount of $352 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Golden Dragon Foundation is led by Linming Jin, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Linming Jin
CEO
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Junping Zheng
CFO
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
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 Golden Dragon Foundation
How large is Golden Dragon Foundation?
Golden Dragon Foundation reported $7K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $630 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $352 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Golden Dragon Foundation operate?
Golden Dragon Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Golden Dragon Foundation's EIN?
Golden Dragon Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3837973. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS January 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 28, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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