The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sacramento, CA EIN: 68-0344964

The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn is a private foundation based in Sacramento, California (EIN 68-0344964). Its 2024 filing describes its grants as supporting recipients’ educational and charitable programs.

Key facts about The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn

In short: The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn gave $223K across 25 grants in 2024 (avg $9K), mostly in California. 52% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
68-0344964
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024
Annual giving (2024)
$223,075
Grants made (2024)
25
Average grant
$8,923
Median grant
$3,000
New grantees (estimate)
52% first-time grantees (13 of 25, 2024)
Total assets
$2,184,230
Primary geography
California (93% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.2M

+84.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$223K

-25.4% YoY

Grant Count

25

-7.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$9K

-19.4% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn reported a distributable amount of $282K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn open to new grantees?

52%

first-time grantees, 2024

In 2024, 13 of 25 grantees (52%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $9K; repeat grants $8K. How we count

Medians: $3K first-time, $4K repeat.

  • 40% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
  • Giving grew 27% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 81% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation’s grant descriptions refer to promoting recipient organizations’ educational and charitable programs. Its 2024 grants include support for a scholarship foundation, a railroad museum foundation, a zoo, a community center, and organizations connected with dental education and healthcare.

Some grantees describe their own work as follows: the International Leadership Foundation says it promotes civic awareness and involvement among Asian Pacific Americans and provides a public affairs fellowship; Fairytale Town says it promotes children’s imagination, creativity, and education through play; and the Sacramento Asian Sports Foundation says it supports character development, leadership, and citizenship, including through sports and Asian Pacific Islander cultural programs. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their missions.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the foundation made 25 grants totaling $223,075. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $50,000, with a median of $3,000. The largest awards included $50,000 to Sutter Roseville Foundation Scholarship, $40,000 to California State Railroad Museum Foundation, $25,000 to Sacramento Zoological, $20,000 to Fiddletown Foundation, and $15,000 to Asian Community Center. Other awards included $10,000 each to International Leadership Foundation and UOP Dental School, and $6,000 to Fairytale Town.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2024, 93% of grant dollars went to recipients in California. The listed recipients also included organizations in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Georgia. Among the California recipients were organizations in Sacramento, Roseville, Fiddletown, Elk Grove, and Loma Linda.

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 25 itemized grants.

Cities

SacramentoSan FranciscoFiddletownGaithersburgLoma LindaWashingtonAtlantaDavisElk GroveRio VistaRocklinRoseville

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K21 grants2020 30 grants2021 27 grants2022 27 grants2023 25 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $130K (2020) to $299K (2023). In 2024 it made 25 grants totaling $223K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

Sutter Roseville Foundation Scholarship: $50KSutter Roseville FoundationScholarship$50KCalifornia State Railroad Museum Foundation: $40KCalifornia State RailroadMuseum Foundation$40KSacramento Zoological: $25KSacramento Zoological$25KFiddletown Foundation: $20KFiddletown Foundation$20KAsian Community Center: $15KAsian Community Center$15KInternational Leadership Foundation: $10KInternational LeadershipFoundation$10KUOP Dental School: $10KUOP Dental School$10KFairytale Town: $6KFairytale Town$6KChinese American Council Sacramento: $5KChinese American CouncilSacramento$5KSutter Roseville Urology: $5KSutter Roseville Urology$5K

The largest 2024 recipient was Sutter Roseville Foundation Scholarship ($50K). Together the top 10 received $186K.

Grant Size Distribution

130 grants across all recorded years

126<$50K4$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 126 grants of 130 (97%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sutter Roseville Foundation Scholarship Sacramento, CAPromote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program.$50,000
California State Railroad Museum Foundation Sacramento, CAPromote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program.$40,000
Sacramento Zoological Sacramento, CAPromote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program.$25,000
Fiddletown Foundation Fiddletown, CAPromote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program.$20,000
Asian Community Center Sacramento, CAPromote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program.$15,000
International Leadership Foundation Washington, DCPromote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program.$10,000
UOP Dental School Sacramento, CAPromote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program.$10,000
Fairytale Town Sacramento, CAPromote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program.$6,000
Chinese American Council Sacramento Sacramento, CAPromote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program.$5,000
Sutter Roseville Urology Roseville, CAPromote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program.$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2024 $2,184,230 $1,241,868 $230,396 $223,075
2023 $1,183,754 $93,019 $320,905 $299,000
2022 $1,400,644 $149,183 $186,559 $182,500
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$2,184,230$1,183,754$1,400,644
Revenue$1,241,868$93,019$149,183
Expenses$230,396$320,905$186,559
Qualifying Distributions$228,575$304,200$186,300
Net Investment Income$1,194,578$92,755$148,924
Distributable Amount$282,401$240,617$231,410

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists Alan Yee as president and H Wesley Yee, Karun Yee, and David Yee as directors.

The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn is led by Alan Yee, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Alan Yee

    President

    Secretary & Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • H. Wesley Yee

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Yee

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karun Yee

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Herbert Yee (2020) — President & Director
  • Former: Robert Randall Yee (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: 1301 Normandy Lane, Sacramento, CA 95822
Phone: (916) 443-4271

Frequently asked questions about The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn

How much does The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn give each year?

The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn gave $223K across 25 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $299K across 27 grants.

What is The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn's typical grant size?

The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn's median grant in 2024 was $3,000, and its average grant was $8,923, across 25 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn that year got $9K on average.

Where does The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn give grants?

The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn gives mostly in California: 93% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Sacramento, CA (15 grants).

Does The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 25 grants with a stated purpose on The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Promote Organization's Educational & Charitable Program." (25 grants).

Who are The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn's largest grantees?

The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn's largest 2024 grantees include Sutter Roseville Foundation Scholarship ($50,000), California State Railroad Museum Foundation ($40,000) and Sacramento Zoological ($25,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 52% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn?

The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $229K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $282K (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 does The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn fund?

The foundation’s grant descriptions refer to promoting recipient organizations’ educational and charitable programs. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn?

The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn's EIN?

The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0344964. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Does The Herbert K Yee and Inez F Yee Fdtn accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

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

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