Horner Chang Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saratoga, CA EIN: 47-5635570

Horner Chang Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saratoga, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $172K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $3K.

Horner Chang Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Horner Chang Family Foundation gave $7K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,500
+62.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,250
+62.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,250
Total assets
$171,984
+10.1% 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 Horner Chang Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Friends of Children with Special Ne: $6KFriends of Children withSpecial Ne$6KFirst Morning Light Chinese Christi: $1KFirst Morning Light ChineseChristi$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Children with Special Ne ($6K). Together the top 2 received $7K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

FremontSunnyvaleLos Angeles

How Horner Chang Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 225% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 117% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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$6K$8K1 grant2019 2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $7K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Children with Special Ne Fremont, CACharity for supporting of children with special needs to develop better future.$5,500
First Morning Light Chinese Christi Sunnyvale, CAChrity Donation to Church$1,000
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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 IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$171,984$27,653$11,891$6,5002$10,297$3,163$8,834
2024$156,222$50,423$8,226$4,0002$6,963$28,574$7,174
2023$114,025$20,974$4,972$1,5002$4,249$2,750$5,337
2022$98,023$22,965$5,148$2,0002$4,583$1,698$4,387
2021$80,206$24,389$4,828$2,0002$4,354$559$3,790
2020$60,645$711$4,715$2,0002—$264$3,288
2019$64,649$20,729$4,492$2,0001—$402$2,418

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Horner Chang Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Horner Chang Family Foundation is led by Ling Ru Wang, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ling Ru Wang

    President

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elsie J. Wang

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nancy Cheng

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/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 Horner Chang Family Foundation

How much does Horner Chang Family Foundation give each year?

Horner Chang Family Foundation gave $7K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 2 grants.

How large is Horner Chang Family Foundation?

Horner Chang Family Foundation reported $172K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Horner Chang Family Foundation operate?

Horner Chang Family Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Horner Chang Family Foundation's EIN?

Horner Chang Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5635570. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 25, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 19, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 3, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 9, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 19, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 25, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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