Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation
Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saratoga, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 10 grants totaling $49K. Net investment income was $44K.
Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation at a glance
In short: Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation gave $49K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. 60% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $48,750
- +28.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,875
- -22.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,550
- Total assets
- $1,489,100
- -0.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 60% first-time grantees (6 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (88% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Zhu Kezhen Education Foundation ($25K). Together the top 10 received $49K.
Grant Size Distribution
31 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 29 grants of 31 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation open to new grantees?
60%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 10 grantees (60%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $3K; repeat grants $8K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 30% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 22% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 89% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2024) to $63K (2022). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $49K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Zhu Kezhen Education Foundation Elk Grove, CA | General Charitable Purpose | $25,000 |
| Huayi Performing Group Dublin, CA | General Charitable Purpose | $10,000 |
| Indiana University Foundation Bloomington, IN | General Charitable Purpose | $5,000 |
| Zheda Alumni Foundation San Jose, CA | General Charitable Purpose | $2,000 |
| U Channel Foundation Santa Clara, CA | General Charitable Purpose | $2,000 |
| Beijing Association USA City of Industry, CA | General Charitable Purpose | $1,100 |
| Caie Group Santa Clara, CA | General Charitable Purpose | $1,000 |
| Stanford Baipu Chinese Music Group Newark, CA | General Charitable Purpose | $1,000 |
| 1 Plus Institute of Culture and Humanities San Jose, CA | General Charitable Purpose | $1,000 |
| North America Maple Culture Center CO Storrs Mansfield, CT | General Charitable Purpose | $650 |
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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 | $1,489,100 | $48,077 | $57,250 | $48,750 | 10 | $52,825 | $44,472 | $59,124 |
| 2024 | $1,497,386 | $24,242 | $48,103 | $37,846 | 6 | $41,200 | $35,786 | $47,862 |
| 2023 | $3,101,924 | $58,181 | $70,998 | $60,388 | 5 | $64,720 | $53,295 | $49,402 |
| 2022 | $3,114,727 | $22,385 | $66,862 | $62,500 | 6 | $62,565 | $38,907 | $54,601 |
| 2021 | $3,159,512 | $61,825 | $53,977 | $47,000 | 4 | $48,792 | $58,358 | $63,541 |
| 2020 | $3,151,664 | $51,918 | $52,903 | $46,500 | 7 | — | $46,480 | $48,506 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation reported a distributable amount of $59K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation is led by Jianping Chen, President on filings since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jianping Chen
President
On filings since 2020
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jiajun Lin
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
2.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Chen Lin (2020–2021) — Vice President
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 Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation
How much does Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation give each year?
Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation gave $49K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 6 grants.
What is Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation's typical grant size?
Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,550, and its average grant was $4,875, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation that year got $3K on average.
Where does Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation give grants?
Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation gives mostly in California: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Indiana (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Jose, CA (2 grants) and Santa Clara, CA (2 grants).
Does Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 10) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation's largest grantees?
Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include American Zhu Kezhen Education Foundation ($25,000), Huayi Performing Group ($10,000) and Indiana University Foundation ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 82% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation?
Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation reported $1.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $53K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $59K (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 Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation's EIN?
Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-3994049. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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