Horizon Charity Foundation
Horizon Charity Foundation is a private foundation, based in Irvine, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $955K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $41K.
Horizon Charity Foundation at a glance
In short: Horizon Charity Foundation gave $3K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $809.5), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,238
- -85.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $810
- -85.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $569
- Total assets
- $955,118
- -0.6% 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 Horizon Charity Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was OCCACC scholarship ($2K). Together the top 4 received $3K.
Grant Size Distribution
14 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 14 grants of 14 (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 Horizon Charity Foundation gives
- Giving fell 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 88% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2025) to $34K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| OCCACC scholarship Irvine, CA | Educational | $2,000 |
| Qinghua Givefund Monterey Park, CA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| RAYA Art&Education Inc Irvine, CA | Charitable | $138 |
| East West Art Foundation Fremont, CA | Charitable | $100 |
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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 | $955,118 | $41,331 | $41,666 | $3,238 | 4 | $41,218 | $40,883 | $46,695 |
| 2024 | $960,453 | $29,319 | $52,446 | $22,500 | 4 | $52,186 | $29,059 | $47,875 |
| 2023 | $1,000,393 | $213,654 | $39,655 | $13,000 | 4 | $39,505 | $7,912 | $47,342 |
| 2022 | $790,394 | $78,840 | $27,102 | $10,000 | 2 | $27,000 | $7,882 | $39,814 |
| 2021 | $738,656 | $93,839 | $14,400 | — | — | — | $7,354 | $37,219 |
| 2020 | $659,866 | $89,031 | $35,871 | $33,900 | 5 | — | $18,453 | $31,722 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Horizon Charity Foundation reported a distributable amount of $47K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Horizon Charity Foundation is led by Min Frank Zeng, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Min Frank Zeng
CEO
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Qiuhong Yang
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 Horizon Charity Foundation
How much does Horizon Charity Foundation give each year?
Horizon Charity Foundation gave $3K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 4 grants.
What is Horizon Charity Foundation's typical grant size?
Horizon Charity Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $569, and its average grant was $810, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Horizon Charity Foundation give grants?
Horizon Charity Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Irvine, CA (2 grants).
Does Horizon Charity Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Horizon Charity Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (3 grants).
How large is Horizon Charity Foundation?
Horizon Charity Foundation reported $955K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $41K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $47K (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 Horizon Charity Foundation's EIN?
Horizon Charity Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1334701. 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 August 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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