Sun & Champion Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 82-3680558

Sun & Champion Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $110K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $573. Net investment income was $5K.

Sun & Champion Foundation at a glance

In short: Sun & Champion Foundation gave $573 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $573), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$573
-60.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$573
+19.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$573
Total assets
$109,578
+3.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (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 Sun & Champion Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

MHS: $573MHS$573

The largest 2025 recipient was MHS ($573).

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

HoustonRichardsonKingsvilleArlingtonChatsworthCollege StationMissouri CitySan FranciscoSan MarcosStaten Island

How Sun & Champion Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 89% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 30% 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$20K$40K$60K6 grants2020 2 grants2021 4 grants2022 5 grants2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $573 (2025) to $44K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $573.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
MHS Houston, TXEducational$573
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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$109,578$5,215$1,699$5731$1,655$5,171$5,448
2024$105,926$3,765$3,141$1,4353$2,517$3,141$5,154
2023$105,465$60,622$61,140$43,9135$45,105$44,648$4,928
2022$106,321$2,688$6,351$5,2214$6,351$4,416$5,460
2021$111,690$-12,107$4,761$3,1002——$5,626
2020$129,407—$5,525$4,0256——$6,415

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sun & Champion Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sun & Champion Foundation is led by Jiannan Sun, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jiannan Sun

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Guan Chen

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Sun & Champion Foundation

How much does Sun & Champion Foundation give each year?

Sun & Champion Foundation gave $573 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1K across 3 grants.

How large is Sun & Champion Foundation?

Sun & Champion Foundation reported $110K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (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 Sun & Champion Foundation operate?

Sun & Champion Foundation has awarded grants in California, New York, Texas, Virginia.

What is Sun & Champion Foundation's EIN?

Sun & Champion Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3680558. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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