Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker New York, NY EIN: 71-0975748

Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation is a private foundation, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $524 in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K.

Key facts about Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation

In short: Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
71-0975748
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$5,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$5,000
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$524
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$524

-88.9% YoY

Annual Giving

$5K

-28.6% YoY

Grant Count

1

-50.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$5K

+42.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation reported a distributable amount of $134 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 64% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

New YorkBostonSan Francisco

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $20K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation: $5KSamuel Waxman Cancer ResearchFoundation$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation ($5K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation New York, NYDonation$5,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
$0$10K$20K$30K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$524$4,739$8,052
Revenue—$5,220$2,697
Expenses$6,715$8,533$6,524
Qualifying Distributions$5,000$7,000$5,000
Distributable Amount$134$460$685

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 27, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 16, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation is led by Yu Yu, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Yu Yu

    President

    Vice President & Secy-Trsr → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Zhi Gang Yu

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Hua Yu

    Chief Financial Officer

    New on the 2025 filing

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Xiu Fan Yang (2019–2024) — 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 Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation

How much does Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation give each year?

Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 2 grants.

How large is Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation?

Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation reported $524 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $134 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation operate?

Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation has awarded grants in California, Massachusetts, New York.

What is Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation's EIN?

Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 71-0975748. 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.

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