Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable
Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable is a private foundation, based in Monte Sereno, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $418K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $22K.
Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable at a glance
In short: Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,828
- +7.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,207
- -46.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $914
- Total assets
- $417,735
- +0.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Utah (52% 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 Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was University of Utah ($3K). Together the top 3 received $4K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 17 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 81% 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 $4K (2020) to $6K (2023). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | Scholarships | $2,500 |
| YMCA San Jose, CA | Fellowships | $1,328 |
| YMCA of Sequim Sequim, WA | Fellowships | $500 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $500 |
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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 | $417,735 | $22,545 | $19,107 | $4,828 | 4 | $18,918 | $22,356 | $23,466 |
| 2024 | $414,297 | $8,269 | $27,630 | $4,500 | 2 | $27,419 | $11,826 | $23,007 |
| 2023 | $433,658 | $6,945 | $23,278 | $6,320 | 3 | $22,562 | $13,373 | $22,053 |
| 2022 | $449,991 | $62,352 | $22,673 | $5,742 | 3 | $22,560 | $47,652 | $22,287 |
| 2021 | $410,312 | $38,236 | $20,658 | $4,292 | 5 | $20,633 | $6,300 | $23,264 |
| 2020 | $414,410 | $27,413 | $19,376 | $3,892 | 5 | — | $14,224 | $20,226 |
| 2019 | $414,749 | $70,812 | $19,749 | $4,558 | 5 | — | $48,019 | $19,850 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable reported a distributable amount of $23K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable is led by Grace Chen, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Grace Chen
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pin-Wei Chen
Sec'y & Treasurer
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 Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable
How much does Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable give each year?
Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 2 grants.
What is Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable's typical grant size?
Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable's median grant in 2025 was $914, and its average grant was $1,207, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable give grants?
Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable gives mostly in Utah: 52% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (28%) and Washington (21%).
Does Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Fellowships" (3 grants).
How large is Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable?
Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable reported $418K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $23K (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 Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable's EIN?
Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0471801. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 1, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
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