Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Gilroy, CA EIN: 43-2002738

Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation is a private foundation, based in Gilroy, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $254K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 1 grant totaling $15K. Net investment income was $7K.

Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation at a glance

In short: Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2024 (avg $15K), mostly in Michigan. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$15,000
+50.0% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
1
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$15,000
+50.0% vs 2023
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$254,411
+7.6% vs 2023
Primary geography
Michigan (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026.

Who Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2024

Detroit Achievement Academy: $15KDetroit Achievement Academy$15K

The largest 2024 recipient was Detroit Achievement Academy ($15K).

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2024 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Detroit

How Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+0%). Method
  • In 2024 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024

From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $20K (2020). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $15K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Detroit Achievement Academy Detroit, MITo Purchase School Resources$15,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2024$254,411$-7,486$16,123$15,0001$16,123$6,620$17,597
2023$236,381$121$11,050$10,0001$10,000$4,691—
2022$258,310$4,996$17,740$15,0001$15,000$2,257—
2021$260,054$2,855$19,364$15,0001$15,000$461—
2020$276,563$9,489$23,985$20,0001—$5,504—
2019$291,063$8,185$25,266$20,0002—$5,807—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation reported a distributable amount of $18K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation is led by I-Hong Sun, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • I-Hong Sun

    President

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Connie Sun

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lilly Ho

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    20 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nelson Sun

    Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "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 Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation

How much does Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation give each year?

Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation gave $15K across 1 grant in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation?

Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation reported $254K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $16K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $18K (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.

Where does Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation operate?

Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation has awarded grants in Michigan.

What is Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation's EIN?

Ping Yen & Ching Yin Sun Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 43-2002738. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.

Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 4, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 18, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 27, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 5, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 23, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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