Tender Tree Education Foundation
Tender Tree Education Foundation is a private foundation, based in Torrance, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $80K. Net investment income was $2K.
Tender Tree Education Foundation at a glance
In short: Tender Tree Education Foundation gave $80K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Kentucky. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $80,000
- +282.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,667
- +282.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,500
- Total assets
- $20,013
- -83.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Kentucky (88% 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 Tender Tree Education Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fidelity Charitable Trust Fund ($70K). Together the top 3 received $80K.
Grant Size Distribution
17 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 17 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Tender Tree Education Foundation gives
- Giving grew 231% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $80K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $80K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Trust Fund Covington, KY | Tender tree educational foundation / daf will provide charitable funding to improve the education of underprivileged children. | $70,000 |
| Zihguan Elementary - Sino-Shepherds Youth Care | Gift assists organization provide adolescent care and vulnerable families education, self-life training, short-term placement, and other programs so that such individuals do not become socially marginalized people. | $6,500 |
| Niasong Elementary School | Gift Assists Organization Provide Adolescent Care and Education | $3,500 |
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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 | $20,013 | $1,066 | $101,349 | $80,000 | 3 | $80,000 | $1,604 | $3,762 |
| 2024 | $120,295 | $4,114 | $27,385 | $20,900 | 3 | $20,900 | $3,934 | $6,215 |
| 2023 | $143,566 | $17,049 | $26,051 | $20,000 | 3 | $20,000 | $1,936 | $6,872 |
| 2022 | $152,568 | $22,275 | $34,072 | $24,200 | 3 | $24,200 | $2,213 | $7,589 |
| 2021 | $164,365 | $7,059 | $31,496 | $26,400 | 5 | $26,400 | $3,166 | $7,461 |
| 2020 | $188,801 | $2,997 | $23,538 | $21,400 | 4 | — | $3,590 | $9,281 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tender Tree Education Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tender Tree Education Foundation is led by Peter Chiang, CEO on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Peter Chiang
CEO
On filings since 2020
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 Tender Tree Education Foundation
How much does Tender Tree Education Foundation give each year?
Tender Tree Education Foundation gave $80K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $21K across 3 grants.
What is Tender Tree Education Foundation's typical grant size?
Tender Tree Education Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,500, and its average grant was $26,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Tender Tree Education Foundation give grants?
Tender Tree Education Foundation gives mostly in Kentucky: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Tender Tree Education Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Tender Tree Education Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Tender Tree Education Foundation?
Tender Tree Education Foundation reported $20K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $80K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Tender Tree Education Foundation's EIN?
Tender Tree Education Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-3254596. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 23, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 24, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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