Joyful Sunshine Foundation
Joyful Sunshine Foundation is a private foundation, based in Los Altos, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $15K. Net investment income was $260K.
Joyful Sunshine Foundation at a glance
In short: Joyful Sunshine Foundation gave $15K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $15,095
- +13.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $2,516
- -43.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,559
- Total assets
- $3,613,991
- +6.6% 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 Joyful Sunshine Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bullies Purissima Elementary Foundation ($9K). Together the top 6 received $15K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Joyful Sunshine Foundation gives
- Giving grew 202% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 74% 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $15K (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $15K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bullies Purissima Elementary Foundation Los Altos, CA | Education | $8,821 |
| Pinewood School Los Altos Hills, CA | Education | $3,000 |
| Foothill-De Anza Foundation Los Altos Hills, CA | Public Charity | $2,000 |
| Cmomorg New York, CA | Science | $1,118 |
| Amnh New York, NY | Education | $96 |
| Met Museum of Art New York, NY | Education | $60 |
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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 | $3,613,991 | $460,712 | $145,493 | $15,095 | 6 | $122,126 | $260,001 | $165,629 |
| 2024 | $3,389,593 | $1,731,365 | $150,007 | $13,277 | 3 | $116,287 | $14,139 | $100,408 |
| 2023 | $1,703,349 | $978,235 | $183,436 | $12,217 | 4 | $122,483 | $145,221 | $63,238 |
| 2022 | $914,450 | $289,235 | $104,251 | $5,000 | 1 | $67,254 | — | $39,747 |
| 2021 | $677,222 | $718,130 | $63,071 | $5,000 | 3 | — | $6,693 | $19,592 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Joyful Sunshine Foundation reported a distributable amount of $166K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Joyful Sunshine Foundation is led by Meng Zhang, CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Meng Zhang
CEO
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Liexiong Zhang
Secretary
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Xiaojuan Qian
CFO
On filings since 2021
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Joyful Sunshine Foundation
How much does Joyful Sunshine Foundation give each year?
Joyful Sunshine Foundation gave $15K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $13K across 3 grants.
What is Joyful Sunshine Foundation's typical grant size?
Joyful Sunshine Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,559, and its average grant was $2,516, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Joyful Sunshine Foundation give grants?
Joyful Sunshine Foundation gives mostly in California: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Altos Hills, CA (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Joyful Sunshine Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Joyful Sunshine Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (4 grants).
Who are Joyful Sunshine Foundation's largest grantees?
Joyful Sunshine Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bullies Purissima Elementary Foundation ($8,821), Pinewood School ($3,000) and Foothill-De Anza Foundation ($2,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 92% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Joyful Sunshine Foundation?
Joyful Sunshine Foundation reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $122K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $166K (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 Joyful Sunshine Foundation's EIN?
Joyful Sunshine Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-1404525. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS December 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS December 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 5, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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