Lin and YIH Family Foundation
Lin and YIH Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saratoga, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $93K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $17K. Net investment income was $7K.
Lin and YIH Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Lin and YIH Family Foundation gave $17K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in Illinois. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,000
- +4.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,250
- -21.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $93,443
- -9.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Illinois (82% 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 and YIH Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Northwestern University ($14K). Together the top 4 received $17K.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 18 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Lin and YIH Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 42% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2020) to $17K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $17K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University Evanston, IL | Educational Purposes | $14,000 |
| Buddhist TZU Chi Foundation San Dimas, CA | Educational and Medical Purposes | $1,000 |
| Lancaster International Piano Festival Lancaster, PA | Educational Purposes | $1,000 |
| American Online Giving Foundation (La Wildfire Disaster Relief Campaign) Newark, DE | Community Support | $1,000 |
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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 | $93,443 | $5,476 | $20,056 | $17,000 | 4 | $17,898 | $6,883 | $17,957 |
| 2024 | $103,611 | $5,612 | $20,054 | $16,280 | 3 | $16,589 | $10,278 | $16,728 |
| 2023 | $110,260 | $29,713 | $16,090 | $13,000 | 4 | $13,459 | $6,958 | $12,759 |
| 2022 | $111,181 | $4,437 | $14,940 | $12,000 | 4 | $12,373 | $7,463 | $12,245 |
| 2021 | $115,511 | $53,921 | $12,418 | $10,000 | 3 | $10,317 | $5,517 | $10,436 |
| 2020 | $103,938 | $51,081 | $7,254 | $5,750 | 3 | — | $878 | $6,010 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lin and YIH Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lin and YIH Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chengpin Lin
Vpdir
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Weilin Yih
Pressectre
On filings since 2020
0.5 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 Lin and YIH Family Foundation
How much does Lin and YIH Family Foundation give each year?
Lin and YIH Family Foundation gave $17K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $16K across 3 grants.
What is Lin and YIH Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Lin and YIH Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $4,250, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Lin and YIH Family Foundation give grants?
Lin and YIH Family Foundation gives mostly in Illinois: 82% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (6%) and Pennsylvania (6%).
Does Lin and YIH Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Lin and YIH Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Lin and YIH Family Foundation?
Lin and YIH Family Foundation reported $93K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (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 Lin and YIH Family Foundation's EIN?
Lin and YIH Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2018192. 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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 22, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 20, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 18, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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