Lam Family Charitable Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 47-5627117

Lam Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $454K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $17K. Net investment income was $41K.

Key facts about Lam Family Charitable Foundation

In short: Lam Family Charitable Foundation gave $17K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
47-5627117
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$16,700
Grants made (2025)
3
Average grant
$5,567
Median grant
$2,200
Total assets
$454,008
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$454K

+4.4% YoY

Annual Giving

$17K

+234.0% YoY

Grant Count

3

+50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$6K

+122.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lam Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $22K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Lam Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+7%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 98% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of all 3 itemized 2025 grant dollars.

Cities

New YorkBrooklynFlushingPhiladelphia

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants20206 grants20213 grants20225 grants20232 grants20243 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

America Hotel Owners Charitable: $13KAmerica Hotel OwnersCharitable$13KLum Sai-Ho Benevolent Association Inc: $2KLum Sai-Ho BenevolentAssociation Inc$2KGuangdong Association of America Corp: $2KGuangdong Association ofAmerica Corp$2K

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

19<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
AMERICA HOTEL OWNERS CHARITABLE New York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$12,500
LUM SAI-HO BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION INC New York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,200
GUANGDONG ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA CORP Brooklyn, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$2,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$50K$100K$150K202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$454,008$435,004$419,952
Revenue$40,862$35,612$49,123
Expenses$21,858$20,560$20,190
Qualifying Distributions$21,338$19,960$19,590
Net Investment Income$40,842$35,612$49,123
Distributable Amount$21,740$20,808$19,996

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 20, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 29, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 25, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 9, 2021)
  8. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 20, 2022)
  9. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 29, 2023)
  10. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 25, 2024)
  11. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
  12. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lam Family Charitable Foundation is led by Kin Chung Lam, President, Director & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kin Chung Lam

    President, Director & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffrey Lam

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Raymond Lam

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2 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 Lam Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Lam Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Lam Family Charitable Foundation gave $17K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 2 grants.

What is Lam Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?

Lam Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,200, and its average grant was $5,567, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Lam Family Charitable Foundation give grants?

Lam Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Lam Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Lam Family Charitable 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 Lam Family Charitable Foundation?

Lam Family Charitable Foundation reported $454K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $22K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Lam Family Charitable Foundation?

Lam Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Wilmington, DE. It holds $454K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Lam Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Lam Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-5627117. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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