Lin Family Charitable Foundation
Lin Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Los Altos, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $145K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $6K.
Lin Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Lin Family Charitable Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $145,451
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% 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 Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Schmahl Science Workshops ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Lin Family Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 66% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $26K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Schmahl Science Workshops San Jose, CA | Education | $5,000 |
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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 | $145,451 | $7,109 | $7,587 | $5,000 | 1 | $6,268 | $5,791 | $9,522 |
| 2024 | $145,929 | $6,206 | $9,842 | $5,000 | 1 | $7,387 | $3,751 | $8,327 |
| 2023 | $149,565 | $6,261 | $8,561 | $5,721 | 1 | $7,141 | $4,842 | $8,404 |
| 2022 | $151,865 | $6,226 | $11,420 | $11,000 | 2 | $11,100 | $5,906 | $10,599 |
| 2021 | $157,059 | $6,993 | $20,267 | $15,000 | 2 | — | $4,179 | $9,518 |
| 2020 | $170,333 | $7,317 | $26,196 | $26,000 | 2 | — | $7,196 | $9,441 |
| 2019 | $189,212 | $6,916 | $9,069 | $5,000 | 1 | — | $4,767 | $10,308 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Lin Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Lin Family Charitable Foundation is led by William Lin, Chairman on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William Lin
Chairman
On filings since 2019
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 Lin Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Lin Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Lin Family Charitable Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.
How large is Lin Family Charitable Foundation?
Lin Family Charitable Foundation reported $145K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $10K (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 Family Charitable Foundation?
Lin Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Los Altos, CA. It holds $145K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Lin Family Charitable Foundation operate?
Lin Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Lin Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Lin Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 86-0872673. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 8, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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