The 1990 Institute
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The 1990 Institute at a glance
- Total assets
- $462,714
- +26.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $419,679
- +12.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $46
- -86.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $352,444
- +20.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The 1990 Institute funds
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2019 it made 3 grants totaling $16K.
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $462,714 | $419,679 | $352,444 | — | — | $46 |
| 2024 | $365,436 | $374,677 | $291,950 | — | — | $350 |
| 2023 | $290,334 | $280,505 | $614,030 | — | — | $214 |
| 2022 | $622,078 | $684,753 | $388,203 | — | — | $-125 |
| 2021 | $319,668 | $260,734 | $314,821 | — | — | $3,093 |
| 2020 | $372,295 | $252,989 | $92,040 | — | — | $1 |
| 2019 | $205,643 | $247,263 | $323,387 | $16,395 | 3 | $30 |
About The 1990 Institute
Based on IRS filings
The 1990 Institute is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $463K in total assets. Net investment income was $46.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The 1990 Institute is led by Grace Yu, Chair & President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Grace Yu
Chair & President
Vice Chair → Chair, 2022
Chair → Chair & President, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Daniel Chao
Board Member
Chair → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patrick Liang
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sandra Pan
Vice Chair
Secretary → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Victor Young
Board Member
CFO → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Hsu
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Steven Wong
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Victoria Weiyi Hsu
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Zheng Liu
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aily Zhang
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Caroline Pan
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Fitz De Smet
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lin Sun-Hoffman
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Ernst
Board Member
On filings since 2024
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell Lee
CFO
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robecta Ma
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Niu
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sydney Chen
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tianye He
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wen Lee Ying
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yuelin Yang
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (38)
- Former: Brian A Wong (2019–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Susana Liu-Hedberg (2022–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Sophie Volpp (2024) — Board Member
- Former: William Kwong (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dien Yuen (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Daniel Chen (2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: Anthony Hsu (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Bill Kwong (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Del Christensen (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Jiong Ma (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Katherine Xu (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Lucille Lee (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Marsha Vande Berg (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Yang (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Paul Cheng (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Reuben Wong (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Reuven Glick (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Richard Chong (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Robert Cox (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Stuart Lum (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Teresa Kong (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Timothy Kochis (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Vicky Wong (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: William Fuller (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Adrian Ho (2020) — Board Member
- Former: James Hsue (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Samuel Galler (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Vivian Gee (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Alice Chiang (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Cora Yang (2019) — Executive Director
- Former: Dennis Zhang (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Douglas Ho (2019) — Board Member
- Former: John Trasvina (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Karen Clancy (2019) — Board Member
- Former: May Koo (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Ming Chen Hsu (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Tiffany Hsu (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Willa Qian (2019) — Board Member
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 The 1990 Institute
How large is The 1990 Institute?
The 1990 Institute reported $463K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $420K.
What is The 1990 Institute?
The 1990 Institute is a public charity focused on International, Foreign Affairs & National Security, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $463K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The 1990 Institute operate?
The 1990 Institute has awarded grants in California, New York.
What is The 1990 Institute's EIN?
The 1990 Institute's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3112912. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(1)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS September 10, 2020)
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