Katherine and George Fan Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Ossining, NY EIN: 13-3784702

Katherine and George Fan Foundation is a private foundation, based in Ossining, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $469K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $51K. Net investment income was $181K.

Katherine and George Fan Foundation at a glance

In short: Katherine and George Fan Foundation gave $51K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $17K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$51,000
-32.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-40.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$17,000
+13.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$10,000
Total assets
$469,157
+17.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (98% 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 Katherine and George Fan Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Stanford University: $40KStanford University$40KThe Forgotten International: $10KThe Forgotten International$10KMaryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic: $1KMaryknoll Sisters of SaintDominic$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Stanford University ($40K). Together the top 3 received $51K.

Grant Size Distribution

27 grants across all recorded years

25<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 27 (93%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkOssiningSan FranciscoStanfordBronxGuilford

How Katherine and George Fan Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 75% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K4 grants2019 10 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 9 grants2023 5 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $51K (2025) to $301K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $51K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Stanford University Stanford, CAGeneral Support$40,000
The Forgotten International San Francisco, CAGeneral Support$10,000
Maryknoll Sisters of Saint Dominic Ossining, NYGeneral Support$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$469,157$231,800$160,989$51,0003$110,354$180,910—
2024$398,346$153,074$170,224$75,0005$75,000——
2023$415,496$83,507$96,114$72,0009$72,000$59,393—
2022$502,247$141,621$235,614$201,5005$201,500$107,507—
2021$596,240$111,085$353,441$300,7885—$10,442$53,388
2020$838,596$138,032$426,514$106,90010——$63,531
2019$1,127,078$887,522$253,729$62,3664——$62,299

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Katherine and George Fan Foundation is led by George Fan, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • George Fan

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/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 Katherine and George Fan Foundation

How much does Katherine and George Fan Foundation give each year?

Katherine and George Fan Foundation gave $51K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $75K across 5 grants.

What is Katherine and George Fan Foundation's typical grant size?

Katherine and George Fan Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $17,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Katherine and George Fan Foundation give grants?

Katherine and George Fan Foundation gives mostly in California: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Katherine and George Fan Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Katherine and George Fan Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Katherine and George Fan Foundation?

Katherine and George Fan Foundation reported $469K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $232K.

What is Katherine and George Fan Foundation's EIN?

Katherine and George Fan Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-3784702. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 13, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS January 8, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 2, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 30, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 11, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 29, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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