Goo Shan Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 46-4493508

Goo Shan Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $28K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $6K.

Goo Shan Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Goo Shan Foundation Inc gave $6K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$27,904
-18.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (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 Goo Shan Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

24 grants across all recorded years

24<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BrooklynNew York

How Goo Shan Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+0%). 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$2K$4K$6K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 6 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
6 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$27,904$780$7,049$6,0006
2024$34,173$1,164$7,100$6,0006
2023$40,109$1,014$7,028$6,0006
2022$46,123$142$7,154$6,0006
2021$53,135$129$670——
2020$53,676$1,238$683——

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Goo Shan Foundation Inc is led by Yim Kwan Chan, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Yim Kwan Chan

    President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yong Jin Chan

    Vuce President

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jung Pei Chen

    Secretart

    On filings since 2020

    5 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 Goo Shan Foundation Inc

How much does Goo Shan Foundation Inc give each year?

Goo Shan Foundation Inc gave $6K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 6 grants.

What is Goo Shan Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Goo Shan Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,000, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Goo Shan Foundation Inc give grants?

Goo Shan Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Goo Shan Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Goo Shan Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Academic Scholarship" (6 grants).

How large is Goo Shan Foundation Inc?

Goo Shan Foundation Inc reported $28K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $780.

What is Goo Shan Foundation Inc?

Goo Shan Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Education, based in New York, NY. It holds $28K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Goo Shan Foundation Inc's EIN?

Goo Shan Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4493508. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 9, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 6, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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