Involve Foundation
Involve Foundation is a private foundation, based in Sugar Land, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $155K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $3K.
Involve Foundation at a glance
In short: Involve Foundation gave $7K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,333
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,000
- Total assets
- $154,894
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (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 Involve Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Asia Society Texas Center ($3K). Together the top 3 received $7K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Involve Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−18%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 91% 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 $7K (2024) to $10K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Asia Society Texas Center Houston, TX | Charitable Donation | $3,000 |
| Joint Chinese College Alumni Association of Houston Scholarships Inc Houston, TX | Charitable Donation | $2,000 |
| Chinese Community Center Houston, TX | Charitable Donation | $2,000 |
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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 | $154,894 | $19,447 | $7,522 | $7,000 | 3 | $7,000 | $3,061 | $7,668 |
| 2024 | $142,969 | $-12,331 | $7,519 | $7,000 | 4 | $7,000 | $2,996 | $7,778 |
| 2023 | $162,819 | $-4,122 | $8,511 | $8,000 | 4 | $8,000 | $2,791 | $8,003 |
| 2022 | $175,452 | $-9,593 | $9,002 | $8,500 | 5 | $8,500 | $2,573 | $8,887 |
| 2021 | $194,047 | $29,374 | $10,880 | $10,000 | 4 | $10,000 | $2,326 | $9,069 |
| 2020 | $175,553 | $8,432 | $9,522 | $9,500 | 6 | — | $2,194 | $8,643 |
| 2019 | $176,643 | $16,492 | $9,399 | $8,000 | 5 | — | $2,162 | $8,503 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Involve Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Involve Foundation is led by Pee Yaun Lin, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Pee Yaun Lin
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Lin
Director
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kan Lin
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 Involve Foundation
How much does Involve Foundation give each year?
Involve Foundation gave $7K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 4 grants.
What is Involve Foundation's typical grant size?
Involve Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,000, and its average grant was $2,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Involve Foundation give grants?
Involve Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (3 grants).
Does Involve Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Involve Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donation" (3 grants).
How large is Involve Foundation?
Involve Foundation reported $155K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (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 Involve Foundation's EIN?
Involve Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1611494. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
Live grants for the work Involve Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Hancock Whitney Opportunity Grant (Hancock Whitney Community Reinvestment Act Program) Up to US $25,000 · Due October 30, 2026
- Boettcher Foundation Colorado Grantmaking: Rural Catalyst Grants US $1,000 - US $10,000 · Due October 30, 2026
- Boston Foundation: Safety Net Grants US $50,000 · Due October 30, 2026
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