Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation
Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on mutual and membership benefit, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $101K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $2K.
Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation gave $3K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $356.25), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,850
- Grants made (2025)
- 8
- Average grant
- $356
- Median grant
- $225
- Total assets
- $101,411
- +9.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (77% 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 Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 8 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Children with Special NE ($1K). Together the top 8 received $3K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.
Cities
How Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 104% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 222% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2021) to $3K (2023). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of Children with Special NE Fremont, CA | Charitable Purpose | $1,000 |
| VFW Oakland, CA | Charitable Contribution | $400 |
| San Francisco Boys Chorus San Francisco, CA | Charitable Contribution | $400 |
| Rice University Houston, TX | Charitable Purpose | $250 |
| Leukemia Lymphoma Society Sacramento, CA | Charitable Contribution | $200 |
| Blood Cancer United Washington, DC | Charitable Contribution | $200 |
| American Cancer Society Atlanta, GA | Charitable Contribution | $200 |
| Shin-Shin Foundation Milpitas, CA | Charitable Contribution | $200 |
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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 | $101,411 | $2,177 | $10,310 | $2,850 | 8 | $10,310 | $1,577 | $4,653 |
| 2024 | $92,641 | $1,830 | $4,153 | — | — | $4,153 | $1,830 | $4,397 |
| 2023 | $83,148 | $195 | $11,552 | $3,200 | 10 | $11,552 | $195 | $4,199 |
| 2022 | $82,618 | $496 | $5,329 | $1,400 | 4 | $5,329 | $496 | $4,379 |
| 2021 | $94,348 | $406 | $2,849 | $500 | 1 | — | $406 | $4,477 |
| 2020 | $84,401 | $640 | $4,396 | $1,000 | 2 | — | $640 | $4,115 |
| 2019 | $80,951 | $654 | $4,099 | $1,000 | 2 | — | $654 | $3,867 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sunny and Ming Yang Family 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
Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation is led by Sunny Yang, Secretary & CEO since 2021 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sunny Yang
Secretary & CEO
Secretary → Secretary & CEO, 2021
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Yang
CFO
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Ming Yang (2019–2020) — CEO
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 Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation
How much does Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation give each year?
Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation gave $3K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $225, and its average grant was $356, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation give grants?
Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Texas (9%) and District of Columbia (7%).
Who are Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Friends of Children with Special NE ($1,000), VFW ($400) and San Francisco Boys Chorus ($400), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 63% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation?
Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation reported $101K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation?
Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on mutual and membership benefit, based in San Jose, CA. It holds $101K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation's EIN?
Sunny and Ming Yang Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4148435. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 19, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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