Mandarin Oriental Charity
Mandarin Oriental Charity is a private foundation, based in Marietta, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $80K. Net investment income was $126K.
Mandarin Oriental Charity at a glance
In short: Mandarin Oriental Charity gave $80K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,000
- -14.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,667
- +41.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $30,000
- Total assets
- $1,742,160
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (75% 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 Mandarin Oriental Charity funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Asian Cultural Council INC ($30K). Together the top 3 received $80K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 24 grants of 24 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mandarin Oriental Charity gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 92% 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 $75K (2023) to $104K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $80K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Asian Cultural Council INC New York, NY | charitable purpose | $30,000 |
| City Harvest INC Brooklyn, NY | chARITABLE PURPOSE | $30,000 |
| Boston Children's Hospital Boston, MA | Charitable Purpose | $20,000 |
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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 | $1,742,160 | $145,085 | $106,547 | $80,000 | 3 | $87,880 | $126,418 | $95,961 |
| 2024 | $1,703,622 | $204,520 | $117,394 | $94,000 | 5 | $100,676 | $187,802 | $91,430 |
| 2023 | $1,616,496 | $97,033 | $93,557 | $75,000 | 5 | $77,775 | $81,251 | $86,809 |
| 2022 | $1,613,020 | $75,809 | $117,972 | $95,000 | 5 | $97,460 | $58,273 | $89,869 |
| 2021 | $1,655,183 | $216,660 | $124,774 | $104,000 | 6 | $106,700 | $202,091 | $103,052 |
| 2020 | $1,563,297 | $154,583 | $112,402 | $98,000 | 7 | — | $141,038 | $89,126 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mandarin Oriental Charity reported a distributable amount of $96K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mandarin Oriental Charity is led by Matthew Bishop, President & Trustee on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Matthew Bishop
President & Trustee
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Ruble
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Cheng
Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary & Trustee
Vice President & Treasurer → Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary & Trustee, 2022
On filings since 2021
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Isabel Porzecanski (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Robert Lowe (2022–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Gareth Fox (2020–2022) — Trustee - Past
- Former: Wendy Hansen (2020–2022) — Trustee & Secretary - Past
- Former: Craig Beattie (2020–2021) — President & Trustee - Past
- Former: Jill Kluge (2020–2021) — Trustee -Past
- Former: Keith Hansen (2020) — Secretary, Vice President & Trust-Past
- Former: Kin Hung Cheng (2020) — Vice President & Treasurer
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 Mandarin Oriental Charity
How much does Mandarin Oriental Charity give each year?
Mandarin Oriental Charity gave $80K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $94K across 5 grants.
What is Mandarin Oriental Charity's typical grant size?
Mandarin Oriental Charity's median grant in 2025 was $30,000, and its average grant was $26,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Mandarin Oriental Charity give grants?
Mandarin Oriental Charity gives mostly in New York: 75% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (25%).
How large is Mandarin Oriental Charity?
Mandarin Oriental Charity reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $88K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $96K (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 Mandarin Oriental Charity's EIN?
Mandarin Oriental Charity's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-6009108. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 19, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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