Quan Yin Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 45-5526857

Quan Yin Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $789K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 3 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $67K.

Quan Yin Foundation at a glance

In short: Quan Yin Foundation gave $16K across 3 grants in 2024 (avg $5K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$16,000
-44.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
3
-75.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$5,333
+120.7% vs 2023
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$789,284
+1.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
Connecticut (63% 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 Quan Yin Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2024

Stone Rodge Scholarship: $10KStone Rodge Scholarship$10KMarion Foundation: $5KMarion Foundation$5KSt Jude Children's Research Hospital: $1KSt Jude Children's ResearchHospital$1K

The largest 2024 recipient was Stone Rodge Scholarship ($10K). Together the top 3 received $16K.

Grant Size Distribution

43 grants across all recorded years

42<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 42 grants of 43 (98%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

14states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonStone RidgeHohenwaldMarionMemphisNew YorkCarmelEast HartfordNew LondonPawcatuckSaddlebrookeWallingfordBrooklynCharlestonDarienGrand RapidsMysticNew BedfordPortlandTyler

How Quan Yin Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 93% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 77% 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$100K$200K$300K15 grants2020 10 grants2021 3 grants2022 12 grants2023 3 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $238K (2021). In 2024 it made 3 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Stone Rodge Scholarship Mystic, CTSee Statement #7$10,000
Marion Foundation Marion, MASee Statement #7$5,000
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TNSee Statement #7$1,000
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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$789,284$100,268$89,803$16,0003$53,505$66,955$69,283
2023$778,819$-21,155$79,418$29,00012$55,063—$62,528
2022$879,392$30,183$43,586$7,5003$25,292$12,551$62,841
2021$892,796$67,917$273,074$238,00010$254,107$50,829$79,013
2020$1,213,696$67,081$138,064$105,00015—$50,475$71,206

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Quan Yin Foundation reported a distributable amount of $69K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Quan Yin Foundation is led by Landine Manigault, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Landine Manigault

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    25 hrs/week

    $15K (2020) → $25K (2024)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Landine Manigault — Trustee: $25KLandine ManigaultTrustee$25K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $25K, to Landine Manigault (Trustee).

Frequently asked questions about Quan Yin Foundation

How much does Quan Yin Foundation give each year?

Quan Yin Foundation gave $16K across 3 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $29K across 12 grants.

What is Quan Yin Foundation's typical grant size?

Quan Yin Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,333, across 3 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Quan Yin Foundation give grants?

Quan Yin Foundation gives mostly in Connecticut: 63% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Massachusetts (31%) and Tennessee (6%).

Does Quan Yin Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Quan Yin Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "See Statement #7" (3 grants).

How large is Quan Yin Foundation?

Quan Yin Foundation reported $789K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $54K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $69K (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 Quan Yin Foundation's EIN?

Quan Yin Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5526857. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 14, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 13, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 4, 2025)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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