Ming Chen Burdett Foundation
Ming Chen Burdett Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $65K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $7K. Net investment income was $367.
Ming Chen Burdett Foundation at a glance
In short: Ming Chen Burdett Foundation gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,000
- +2700.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,750
- +600.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,750
- Total assets
- $65,129
- +6.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (57% 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 Ming Chen Burdett Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Tamu Hockey Foundation Inc ($3K). Together the top 4 received $7K.
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.
States
Cities
How Ming Chen Burdett Foundation gives
- Giving grew 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 216% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $250 (2024) to $7K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $7K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Tamu Hockey Foundation Inc Dallas, TX | Charitable | $3,300 |
| Technical Development Corporation Boston, MA | Charitable | $3,000 |
| Fort Bend Care Center Missouri City, TX | Charitable | $500 |
| The Century Cancer Fund Spring, TX | Charitable | $200 |
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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 | $65,129 | $11,526 | $7,842 | $7,000 | 4 | $7,000 | $367 | $3,246 |
| 2024 | $61,445 | $13,171 | $762 | $250 | 1 | $250 | $676 | $2,819 |
| 2023 | $49,036 | $10,117 | $7,608 | $4,605 | 4 | $4,605 | $2,787 | $1,979 |
| 2022 | $46,527 | $-7,934 | $4,642 | $4,250 | 7 | $4,250 | $335 | $2,472 |
| 2021 | $59,103 | $5,698 | $1,310 | $825 | 2 | $825 | $288 | $2,296 |
| 2020 | $55,125 | $12,131 | $717 | $318 | 1 | — | $1,009 | $2,058 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ming Chen Burdett Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ming Chen Burdett Foundation is led by Ming Chen Burdett, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ming Chen Burdett
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nolan Burdett
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Burdett
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Ming Chen Burdett Foundation
How much does Ming Chen Burdett Foundation give each year?
Ming Chen Burdett Foundation gave $7K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $250 across 1 grant.
What is Ming Chen Burdett Foundation's typical grant size?
Ming Chen Burdett Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,750, and its average grant was $1,750, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Ming Chen Burdett Foundation give grants?
Ming Chen Burdett Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 57% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (43%).
Does Ming Chen Burdett Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Ming Chen Burdett Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants).
How large is Ming Chen Burdett Foundation?
Ming Chen Burdett Foundation reported $65K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $7K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Ming Chen Burdett Foundation's EIN?
Ming Chen Burdett Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4537820. 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 August 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 1, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 11, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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