Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation
The Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation is a private foundation based in San Mateo, California. Its 2025 filing reports no grants, and its 2024 and 2023 filings also list zero grants.
Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $10,006
- -0.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5
- -100.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $196
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 318 S Grant Street 3B, San Mateo, CA 94401-3388
Phone: (650) 315-2629
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
44 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 44 grants of 44 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2022
In 2022, 10 of 25 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $2K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $1K repeat.
- 52% of 2022 grantees were also funded in 2021. Method
- In 2023 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2022). 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2023) to $37K (2022). In 2023 it reported $7K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Doctors without Borders New York, NY | Medical care for Ukraine and around the world | $4,000 |
| Americares Stamford, CT | Help Ukraine | $4,000 |
| USA for UNHCR Washington, DC | Support for refugees | $3,000 |
| Stanford University Stanford, CA | Cancer discovery fund | $2,500 |
| Global Giving Washington DC, DC | Ukraine Crisis Relief | $2,000 |
| World Central Kitchen Washington, DC | Support Ukraine | $2,000 |
| UNICEF New York, NY | Help Ukraine | $2,000 |
| Razom New York, NY | Support Ukraine | $2,000 |
| Feeding America Washington, DC | Meals for families in need | $2,000 |
| Oxfam America Boston, MA | Ukraine | $1,500 |
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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 | $10,006 | $5 | $196 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | $10,025 | $10,025 | — | — | — | — | $25 | — |
| 2023 | $3 | $3 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Total only | $7,000 | $3 | $30 |
| 2022 | $3,335 | $-1,853 | $36,510 | $36,510 | 25 | $36,510 | $274 | — |
| 2021 | $41,698 | $1,144 | $19,691 | $19,560 | 19 | $19,560 | $947 | — |
| 2020 | $62,535 | $1,477 | $13,245 | $13,235 | 17 | — | $1,467 | $-3,229 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The 2022 grantees included organizations working in crisis response, humanitarian aid, human rights and democracy, poverty alleviation, and health supplies; these are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
The 2025, 2024, and 2023 filings each report zero grants. In 2022, the foundation gave a total of $4,750 across four grants, ranging from $250 to $2,000.
Recipients in 2022 included World Central Kitchen Inc. ($2,000), which describes its work as providing meals during humanitarian, climate, and community crises; Razom Inc. ($2,000), which describes its work as supporting human rights and democracy in Ukraine; Mercy Corps ($500), whose mission is to alleviate suffering, poverty, and oppression by helping people build secure, productive, and just communities; and MAP International Inc. ($250), which describes itself as providing medicines and health supplies to people in need.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Helen Chan as President and Kallen Chan as CFO.
Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation is led by Helen Chan, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Helen Chan
President
President & Director → President, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kallen Chan
CFO
CFO & Director → CFO, 2023
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation
How large is Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation?
Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation reported $10K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $5.
What does Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. The 2022 grantees included organizations working in crisis response, humanitarian aid, human rights and democracy, poverty alleviation, and health supplies; these are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it contributes only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation's EIN?
Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0534450. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Kallen and Helen Chan Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 29, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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