JM PEI Foundation
JM PEI Foundation is a private foundation, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $11K. Net investment income was $439K.
JM PEI Foundation at a glance
In short: JM PEI Foundation gave $11K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,537
- -41.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,107
- -53.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $500
- Total assets
- $1,046,664
- +75.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (99% 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 JM PEI Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Chinese Culture and Educat ($8K). Together the top 5 received $11K.
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 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How JM PEI Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 116% 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
From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $18K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $11K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Chinese Culture and Educat San Diego, CA | To reach out to mainstream society and other cultural communities to share Chinese culture with passion; To promote education with belief and conviction; To enable children and others to have opportunities to learn with love; To sponsor less-privileged children in the rural areas of China. | $7,500 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA | To support and advance the University of California at Berkeley by encouraging private philanthropy and providing leadership to assure Berkeley's place as a preeminent global institution. | $2,100 |
| Silicon Valley Tsinghua Network Milpitas, CA | To help the new comers to settle in the new environment, and help all the members in finding new jobs, learning the cutting edge technologies, bridging the gap among different groups, and helping resolving any issues. | $500 |
| YMCA of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA | To strengthen our community by improving the quality of life and inspiring individuals and families to develop their fullest potential in spirit, mind and body. | $337 |
| GlobalGiving Washington, DC | To transform aid and philanthropy to accelerate community-led change. | $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 | $1,046,664 | $499,858 | $56,779 | $10,537 | 5 | $56,739 | $438,965 | $48,802 |
| 2024 | $596,160 | $393,332 | $46,901 | $17,917 | 4 | $48,150 | $318,558 | $24,748 |
| 2023 | $249,109 | $274,296 | $25,225 | $2,500 | 2 | $27,781 | $60,764 | $3,639 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, JM PEI Foundation reported a distributable amount of $49K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
JM PEI Foundation is led by Mingliang Pei, CEO on every filing since 2023; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mingliang Pei
CEO
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jonathan Pei
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jin Li
Secretary
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 JM PEI Foundation
How much does JM PEI Foundation give each year?
JM PEI Foundation gave $11K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $18K across 4 grants.
What is JM PEI Foundation's typical grant size?
JM PEI Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $500, and its average grant was $2,107, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does JM PEI Foundation give grants?
JM PEI Foundation gives mostly in California: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does JM PEI Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on JM PEI Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are JM PEI Foundation's largest grantees?
JM PEI Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include American Chinese Culture and Educat ($7,500), UC Berkeley Foundation ($2,100) and Silicon Valley Tsinghua Network ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 96% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is JM PEI Foundation?
JM PEI Foundation reported $1.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $57K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $49K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is JM PEI Foundation's EIN?
JM PEI Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 92-2368498. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 3, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2025
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