Sun Shine Family Foundation
Sun Shine Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Gilroy, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $986K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $6K. Net investment income was $49K.
Sun Shine Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Sun Shine Family Foundation gave $6K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,763
- +15.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +300.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,441
- -71.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $257
- Total assets
- $985,695
- +78.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (87% 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 Shine Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Chinese American Real Estate Association(CAREA) ($5K). Together the top 4 received $6K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Sun Shine Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 2782% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 41% 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
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $200 (2022) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $6K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese American Real Estate Association(CAREA) San Jose, CA | Charitable | $5,000 |
| The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Rye Brook, NY | Charitable | $263 |
| Blood Cancer United Washington, DC | Charitable | $250 |
| Wikimedia Foundation Inc Washington, DC | Charitable | $250 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $985,695 | $449,668 | $18,971 | $5,763 | 4 | $18,588 | $49,285 | $45,050 |
| 2024 | $552,881 | $226,883 | $12,766 | $5,000 | 1 | $12,506 | $26,623 | $24,936 |
| 2023 | $337,453 | $236,532 | $4,700 | $500 | 2 | $4,062 | $16,064 | $10,057 |
| 2022 | $112,024 | $112,224 | $6,603 | $200 | 1 | $6,603 | $12,224 | $4,130 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sun Shine Family Foundation 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
Sun Shine Family Foundation is led by Ting Yu, CEO on every filing since 2022; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ting Yu
CEO
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Min Lu
CFO
On filings since 2022
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Shine Family Foundation
How much does Sun Shine Family Foundation give each year?
Sun Shine Family Foundation gave $6K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.
What is Sun Shine Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Sun Shine Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $257, and its average grant was $1,441, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sun Shine Family Foundation give grants?
Sun Shine Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 87% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Sun Shine Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Sun Shine Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (4 grants).
How large is Sun Shine Family Foundation?
Sun Shine Family Foundation reported $986K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $19K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $45K (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 Sun Shine Family Foundation's EIN?
Sun Shine Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-3655704. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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