The Ying Family Charitable Foundation
The Ying Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Pasadena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $923K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $240K. Net investment income was $219K.
The Ying Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: The Ying Family Charitable Foundation gave $240K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $60K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $240,000
- +214.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $60,000
- +57.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $923,310
- -1.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (83% 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 The Ying Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Huntington Hospital ($200K). Together the top 4 received $240K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 16 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Ying Family Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving grew 273% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 490% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $31K (2020) to $240K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $240K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington Hospital Pasadena, CA | To provide excellent health care and compassionate service to each person by bringing together outstanding physicians, caring nurses, professional staff and advanced technologies. | $200,000 |
| Panda Cares Foundation Inc Las Vegas, NV | To support the health and education needs of underserved youth and to foster the spirit of giving. | $25,000 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights New York, NY | To support using the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill. | $10,000 |
| Lunghwa University | To support promoting research and education in the science and technology through the development and support of a community of scholars, and through the display and interpretation of its extraordinary resources to the public. | $5,000 |
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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 | $923,310 | $243,031 | $257,092 | $240,000 | 4 | $245,587 | $219,320 | $50,161 |
| 2024 | $937,371 | $121,473 | $251,093 | $76,400 | 2 | $129,000 | $115,714 | $46,527 |
| 2023 | $1,066,991 | $111,078 | $101,031 | $53,500 | 2 | $69,500 | $2,419 | $21,158 |
| 2022 | $1,056,944 | $402,397 | $87,589 | $64,279 | 3 | $81,624 | — | — |
| 2021 | $742,136 | $15,846 | $67,821 | $59,470 | 5 | — | — | $38,058 |
| 2020 | $794,111 | $1,422 | $30,810 | $30,602 | 3 | — | $768 | $40,178 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Ying Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $50K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Ying Family Charitable Foundation is led by Renee Ying, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Renee Ying
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$20K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Victoria Ying
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2024 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $35K, to Renee Ying (President).
Frequently asked questions about The Ying Family Charitable Foundation
How much does The Ying Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
The Ying Family Charitable Foundation gave $240K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $76K across 2 grants.
What is The Ying Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
The Ying Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,500, and its average grant was $60,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Ying Family Charitable Foundation give grants?
The Ying Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 83% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Nevada (10%).
Does The Ying Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on The Ying Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is The Ying Family Charitable Foundation?
The Ying Family Charitable Foundation reported $923K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $246K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $50K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is The Ying Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
The Ying Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2172516. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 7, 2024)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
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