Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Newport Coast, CA EIN: 20-0512529

Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Newport Coast, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $59K.

Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation gave $59K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $20K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$58,863
+47.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$19,621
+47.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$20,000
Primary geography
California (100% 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 Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Spin: $29KSpin$29KSouth Coast Chinese Cultural Association: $20KSouth Coast Chinese CulturalAssociation$20KFoundation for Primary Immunodeficiency: $10KFoundation for PrimaryImmunodeficiency$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Spin ($29K). Together the top 3 received $59K.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Newport BeachCosta MesaIrvineAnaheim

How Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 194% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$20K$40K$60K1 grant2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2019) to $59K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $59K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Spin Costa Mesa, CAsupport to aid in the rehabilitation of homeless people in need$28,863
South Coast Chinese Cultural Association Irvine, CASupport Funds$20,000
Foundation for Primary Immunodeficiency Newport Beach, CATo support the education, diagnosis, treatment and research in primary immunodeficiency diseases$10,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025—$3$59,063$58,8633$58,863
2024$59,060$1,194$41,385$40,0003$40,000
2023$99,251$11$12,212$10,0001$10,000
2022$111,452$13$21,063$20,0002$20,000
2021$132,502$6$10,671$10,0001$10,000
2020$143,167$11$2,162———
2019$145,318$651$11,877$10,0001—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation is led by Misako Yuen, President since 2021 (on filings since 2019) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Misako Yuen

    President

    Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Thomas Yuen (2019–2020) — President

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 Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation

How much does Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation give each year?

Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation gave $59K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $40K across 3 grants.

What is Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $19,621, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation give grants?

Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

What is Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation's EIN?

Thomas & Misako Yuen Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0512529. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 1, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 19, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 12, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 22, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 3, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)

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