Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Saratoga, CA EIN: 27-3894117

Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation is a private foundation, based in Saratoga, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $333K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $27K.

Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation at a glance

In short: Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
-20.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$3,000
-20.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,000
Total assets
$333,100
+18.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (83% 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 Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Tzu Chi Foundation: $5KTzu Chi Foundation$5KDa-Lian University of Technology: $1KDa-Lian University ofTechnology$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Tzu Chi Foundation ($5K). Together the top 2 received $6K.

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

San JoseSan Dimas

How Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 500% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 53% 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$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $8K (2023). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Tzu Chi Foundation San Dimas, CACharity Purpose$5,000
Da-Lian University of Technology Charity Purpose$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
2025$333,100$26,777$7,544$6,0002$7,544$26,777$14,266
2024$282,152$13,970$8,920$7,5002$8,920$13,970$12,556
2023$212,317$8,663$11,175$7,6402$11,175$8,663$10,530
2022$200,843$34,889$2,069$1,0001$2,069$34,919$10,186
2021$241,766$15,221$2,161$1,0001—$15,221$10,404
2020$173,172$8,822$2,484$1,2001—$8,822$7,946
2019$164,905$14,941$3,674$1,8001—$14,941$7,442

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation is led by Ming-Ching Tang, CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ming-Ching Tang

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Wang

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ming-Chien Tang

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    5 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 Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation

How much does Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation give each year?

Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation gave $6K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 2 grants.

How large is Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation?

Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation reported $333K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (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 Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation operate?

Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation's EIN?

Sheng-Tsan Tang Memorial Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-3894117. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 24, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 17, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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