Metz-Wang Family Foundation
The Metz-Wang Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Temecula, California. Its 2025 filing reports 18 grants totaling $4,358 to charitable organizations, including Detroit PBS and United Women of East Africa.
Metz-Wang Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Metz-Wang Family Foundation gave $4K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $242.111), mostly in Michigan. 53% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,358
- -44.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +28.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $242
- -57.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $40
- Total assets
- $13,346
- +61.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 53% first-time grantees (9 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Michigan (57% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Metz-Wang Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 45678 Calle Pintoresca, Temecula, CA 92590
Phone: (914) 456-9747
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Metz-Wang Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Detroit PBS ($3K). Together the top 10 received $4K.
Grant Size Distribution
60 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 60 grants of 60 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in several states. Michigan accounted for 57% of grant dollars and California for 25%; New York, Tennessee, and North Carolina each accounted for 3%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Metz-Wang Family Foundation open to new grantees?
53%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 9 of 17 grantees (53%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $431; repeat grants $59. How we count
Medians: $50 first-time, $45 repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $538 (2019) to $25K (2020). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $4K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit PBS Wixom, MI | Support Mission | $2,500 |
| United Women of East Africa San Diego, CA | Support Mission | $1,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Staten Island, NY | Support Mission | $150 |
| Samaritans Purse Boone, NC | Support Mission | $125 |
| St Jude Childrens Memphis, TN | Support Mission | $100 |
| Turning Point USA Phoenix, AZ | Support Mission | $100 |
| Mercy Ship Garden Valley, TX | Support Mission | $60 |
| SPCA Pomona, CA | Support Mission | $50 |
| Alley Cats Allies Bethesda, MD | Support Mission | $40 |
| Orange County Rescue Mission Tustin, CA | Support Mission | $40 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,346 | $10,000 | $4,908 | $4,358 | 18 | $4,358 |
| 2024 | $8,254 | — | $8,375 | $7,875 | 14 | $7,875 |
| 2023 | $16,629 | $6,870 | $6,717 | $6,030 | 13 | $6,030 |
| 2022 | $16,476 | $21,932 | $7,650 | $7,025 | 10 | $7,025 |
| 2021 | $2,194 | $4,670 | $9,841 | $5,285 | 5 | $5,285 |
| 2020 | $7,365 | $11,750 | $25,730 | $25,035 | 43 | — |
| 2019 | $21,345 | $3,000 | $3,146 | $538 | 5 | — |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose stated work spans public broadcasting, assistance to communities in East Africa, humanitarian aid, animal welfare, and other charitable purposes. For example, Samaritan’s Purse describes its work as providing spiritual and physical aid to people affected by war, poverty, disasters, disease, and famine. Orange County Rescue Mission describes its work as providing services such as shelter, food, counseling, education, and job training to people in its community. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions, not statements of the foundation’s mission.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 18 grants totaling $4,358. Individual grants ranged from $15 to $2,500, with a median grant of $40. The largest listed grants were $2,500 to Detroit PBS in Wixom, Michigan, and $1,000 to United Women of East Africa in San Diego, California. Other listed grants included $150 to Tunnel to Towers, $125 to Samaritan’s Purse, and $100 each to St. Jude Children’s and Turning Point USA. The filing lists the purpose for these grants as “support mission.”
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Ferdinand Metz as President and Yue Wang as Secretary.
Metz-Wang Family Foundation is led by Ferdinand Metz, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ferdinand Metz
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Yue Wang
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
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 Metz-Wang Family Foundation
How much does Metz-Wang Family Foundation give each year?
Metz-Wang Family Foundation gave $4K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 14 grants.
What is Metz-Wang Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Metz-Wang Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $40, and its average grant was $242, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Metz-Wang Family Foundation that year got $431 on average.
Where does Metz-Wang Family Foundation give grants?
Metz-Wang Family Foundation gives mostly in Michigan: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (25%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Metz-Wang Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 18 grants with a stated purpose on Metz-Wang Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support Mission" (18 grants).
Who are Metz-Wang Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Metz-Wang Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Detroit PBS ($2,500), United Women of East Africa ($1,000) and Tunnel to Towers ($150), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 84% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Metz-Wang Family Foundation?
Metz-Wang Family Foundation reported $13K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $10K.
What does Metz-Wang Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include organizations whose stated work spans public broadcasting, assistance to communities in East Africa, humanitarian aid, animal welfare, and other charitable purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Metz-Wang Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Metz-Wang Family Foundation's EIN?
Metz-Wang Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0751930. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Metz-Wang Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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