Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Milpitas, CA EIN: 47-5518505

Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Milpitas, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $671K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $60K. Net investment income was $118K.

Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation at a glance

In short: Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation gave $60K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $60K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$60,000
+1614.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$60,000
+3328.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$60,000
Total assets
$671,488
-7.4% 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 Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

True Jesus Church: $60KTrue Jesus Church$60K

The largest 2025 recipient was True Jesus Church ($60K).

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

MilpitasLakewoodLiberty Cor

How Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. 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$60K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2024) to $60K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $60K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
True Jesus Church Milpitas, CADonations$60,000
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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 Income
2025$671,488$125,846$181,061$60,0001$173,287$118,072
2024$725,319$59,051$98,952$3,5002$91,524$51,623
2023$766,702$40,342$171,745$25,0001$165,089$16,599
2022$896,623$167,017$180,741$30,0001$170,742$27,861
2021$910,347$223,153$144,211$25,0001—$99,175
2020$838,550$113,722$83,730———$27,033
2019$756,503$171,880$134,841$32,5181—$15,417

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation is led by Joseph Y. Chen, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Y. Chen

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gracie L. Chen

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation

How much does Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation give each year?

Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation gave $60K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.

How large is Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation?

Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation reported $671K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $126K.

What is Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation?

Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Milpitas, CA. It holds $671K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation operate?

Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation has awarded grants in California, New Jersey.

What is Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation's EIN?

Grace & Joy Heritage Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5518505. 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.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 12, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 29, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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