Lin 2022 Foundation
Lin 2022 Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $280K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $7K.
Lin 2022 Foundation at a glance
In short: Lin 2022 Foundation gave $16K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Tennessee. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,053
- +78.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,351
- +78.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $280,276
- +45.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Tennessee (62% 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 Lin 2022 Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was CERT International ($10K). Together the top 3 received $16K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Lin 2022 Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 345% 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 $8K (2023) to $16K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $16K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| CERT International Crossville, TN | Religious missionary | $10,000 |
| SF Assembly of Living God church San Francisco, CA | religious | $5,000 |
| Acts Two Fellowship Alameda, CA | to support the ministry trips of the group | $1,053 |
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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 | $280,276 | $127,401 | $40,460 | $16,053 | 3 | $40,460 | $7,401 | $11,717 |
| 2024 | $193,335 | $125,427 | $33,310 | $9,000 | 3 | $33,310 | $5,427 | $6,328 |
| 2023 | $101,218 | $122,342 | $21,124 | $8,000 | 2 | $21,124 | $2,342 | $5,385 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lin 2022 Foundation reported a distributable amount of $12K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lin 2022 Foundation is led by Yuankai Lin, CEO on every filing since 2023; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Yuankai Lin
CEO
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wing Chan
CFO
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/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 Lin 2022 Foundation
How much does Lin 2022 Foundation give each year?
Lin 2022 Foundation gave $16K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $9K across 3 grants.
What is Lin 2022 Foundation's typical grant size?
Lin 2022 Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,351, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lin 2022 Foundation give grants?
Lin 2022 Foundation gives mostly in Tennessee: 62% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (38%).
Does Lin 2022 Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Lin 2022 Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Lin 2022 Foundation?
Lin 2022 Foundation reported $280K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $12K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Lin 2022 Foundation's EIN?
Lin 2022 Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-2756504. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2025
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