Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation
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.
Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation at a glance
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.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $5,000
- -28.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- +42.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $524
- -88.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (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 Tsai-Fan Yu Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation ($5K).
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
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.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2023) to $20K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation New York, NY | Donation | $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 | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $524 | — | $6,715 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | $134 |
| 2024 | $4,739 | $5,220 | $8,533 | $7,000 | 2 | $7,000 | $460 |
| 2023 | $8,052 | $2,697 | $6,524 | $5,000 | 1 | $5,000 | $685 |
| 2022 | $11,879 | $523 | $15,603 | $14,000 | 2 | $14,000 | $1,192 |
| 2021 | $26,959 | $3,965 | $11,570 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | $1,895 |
| 2020 | $34,564 | $3,058 | $11,522 | $10,000 | 1 | — | $1,756 |
| 2019 | $38,028 | $9,320 | $21,700 | $20,000 | 2 | — | $2,584 |
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.
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.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
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