Song Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Jersey City, NJ EIN: 87-3556879

Song Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Jersey City, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $865K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $37K. Net investment income was $25K.

Song Family Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Song Family Foundation Inc gave $37K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$37,000
-33.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$12,333
-55.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$15,000
Total assets
$865,260
-1.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% 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 Song Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State: $20KCerebral Palsy Associations ofNew York State$20KLiteracy New York: $15KLiteracy New York$15KAmerican Youth Leadership Foundation: $2KAmerican Youth LeadershipFoundation$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State ($20K). Together the top 3 received $37K.

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

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkRooseveltCheektowagaCohoesKansas CityPearl River

How Song Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 111% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K0 grants2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $30K (2022) to $56K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $37K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Cerebral Palsy Associations of New York State Cohoes, NYCharitable Donation$20,000
Literacy New York Cheektowaga, NYCharitable Donation$15,000
American Youth Leadership Foundation Pearl River, NYCharitable Donation$2,000
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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$865,260$28,991$53,665$37,0003$49,812$25,387$44,837
2024$879,990$20,050$73,280$55,9572$69,677$17,933$45,032
2023$936,092—$33,908$33,0202———
2022$970,000$500,000$30,000$30,0001———
2021$500,000$500,000——————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Song Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $45K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Song Family Foundation Inc is led by Jiachen Song, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jiachen Song

    President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Hongmei Wu

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Ping Song

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Song Family Foundation Inc

How much does Song Family Foundation Inc give each year?

Song Family Foundation Inc gave $37K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $56K across 2 grants.

What is Song Family Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Song Family Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $12,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Song Family Foundation Inc give grants?

Song Family Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Song Family Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Song Family Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable Donation" (3 grants).

How large is Song Family Foundation Inc?

Song Family Foundation Inc reported $865K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $50K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $45K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Song Family Foundation Inc?

Song Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Jersey City, NJ. It holds $865K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Song Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Song Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-3556879. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 26, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 25, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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