Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Ramon, CA EIN: 99-0265269

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.

Key facts about Guang-Yu Chinese Culture & Art Center

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.

EIN
99-0265269
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$32,000
Grants made (2025)
4
Average grant
$8,000
Median grant
$1,500
Total assets
$172,644
Primary geography
Maryland (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

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

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$173K

-14.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$32K

+146.1% YoY

Grant Count

4

-33.3% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

+269.1% YoY

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.

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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

San FranciscoOaklandDenverDanvilleOwings MillsPleasant Hill

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K3 grants2019 5 grants2020 5 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 6 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $32K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $32K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Maryland Public Television Foundati: $28KMaryland Public TelevisionFoundati$28KSan Francisco GU-Zheng Music Societ: $2KSan Francisco GU-Zheng MusicSociet$2KChinese Historical Society of Ameri: $1KChinese Historical Society ofAmeri$1KPhilanthropic Ventures Foundation: $1KPhilanthropic VenturesFoundation$1K

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

23<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Maryland Public Television Foundati Owings Mills, MDGeneral Purpose$28,000
San Francisco GU-Zheng Music Societ San Francisco, CAGeneral Purpose$2,000
Chinese Historical Society of Ameri San Francisco, CAGeneral Purpose$1,000
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Oakland, CAGeneral Purpose$1,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$25K$50K$75K$100K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$172,644$200,784$133,866
Revenue$10,254$84,767$15,263
Expenses$38,394$17,849$19,298
Qualifying Distributions$32,000$13,005$17,438
Net Investment Income$3,860$79,923$13,425
Distributable Amount$45,031$31,931$17,708

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 May 21, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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.

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