Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center
Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Ramon, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $173K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $32K. Net investment income was $4K.
Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center at a glance
In short: Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center gave $32K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $32,000
- +146.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,000
- +269.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $172,644
- -14.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Maryland (88% 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 Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Maryland Public Television Foundati ($28K). Together the top 4 received $32K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center gives
- Giving grew 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 71% 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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $32K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $32K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Maryland Public Television Foundati Owings Mills, MD | General Purpose | $28,000 |
| San Francisco GU-Zheng Music Societ San Francisco, CA | General Purpose | $2,000 |
| Chinese Historical Society of Ameri San Francisco, CA | General Purpose | $1,000 |
| Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Oakland, CA | General Purpose | $1,000 |
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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 | $172,644 | $10,254 | $38,394 | $32,000 | 4 | $32,000 | $3,860 | $45,031 |
| 2024 | $200,784 | $84,767 | $17,849 | $13,005 | 6 | $13,005 | $79,923 | $31,931 |
| 2023 | $133,866 | $15,263 | $19,298 | $12,735 | 4 | $17,438 | $13,425 | $17,708 |
| 2022 | $137,901 | $3,385 | $27,995 | $22,000 | 4 | $26,245 | $1,635 | $17,050 |
| 2021 | $163,511 | $3,609 | $23,029 | $15,000 | 5 | $18,980 | — | $26,122 |
| 2020 | $193,824 | $1,392 | $15,933 | $10,600 | 5 | — | — | $18,636 |
| 2019 | $196,865 | $8,554 | $14,450 | $11,655 | 3 | — | $7,304 | $12,652 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center reported a distributable amount of $45K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center is led by Ethel Cheng-Hsin Chang, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ethel Cheng-Hsin Chang
President
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Erek Mullin
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Mullin
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rory Grant
Board Member
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Taylor Grant
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zane Mullin
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Cheng-Hsin Chang (2019–2022) — President & Board Member
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 Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center
How much does Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center give each year?
Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center gave $32K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 6 grants.
What is Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center's typical grant size?
Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $8,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center give grants?
Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center gives mostly in Maryland: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (2 grants).
Does Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center?
Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center reported $173K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $32K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $45K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center?
Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Ramon, CA. It holds $173K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center's EIN?
Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-0265269. 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
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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