Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation
Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $2K. Net investment income was $16K.
Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation at a glance
In short: Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,000
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,000
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $2,400,419
- +0.4% 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 Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stanford Fund ($1K). Together the top 2 received $2K.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 11 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−17%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2020) to $4K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford Fund Stanford, CA | For support and enhance the undergraduate experience of all stanford students, including their own. | $1,000 |
| Tahoe Fund Tahoe City, CA | To be a major source of private funding for environmental projects around the lake tahoe basin with an emphasis on forest health, lake clarity, sustainable recreation, transportation and stewardship. | $1,000 |
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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 | $2,400,419 | $137,790 | $134,777 | $2,000 | 2 | $106,822 | $15,790 | $10,674 |
| 2024 | $2,391,825 | $89,972 | $140,799 | $4,000 | 3 | $157,491 | $22,635 | $24,581 |
| 2023 | $2,456,155 | $84,219 | $38,432 | $3,000 | 3 | $1,977,683 | $84,219 | $96,828 |
| 2022 | $2,397,303 | $6,656 | $25,913 | $2,400 | 2 | $25,913 | $6,595 | $116,793 |
| 2021 | $2,416,090 | $245,882 | $71,921 | $2,500 | 1 | $71,921 | $245,882 | $118,322 |
| 2020 | $2,340,129 | $2,053,147 | $12,992 | $1,000 | 1 | — | $2,053,147 | $50,327 |
| 2019 | $310,187 | $40,300 | $24,373 | $2,515 | 3 | — | $300 | $1,025 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation reported a distributable amount of $11K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation is led by Jinshan Li, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jinshan Li
President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cecilia X. Zhao
Secretary
On filings since 2019
10 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 Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation
How much does Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation give each year?
Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation gave $2K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 3 grants.
How large is Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation?
Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $107K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $11K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation operate?
Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation's EIN?
Jinshan Li and Cecilia Zhao Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1332295. 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 April 30, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
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