Xebex Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Houston, TX EIN: 82-2256134

Xebex Foundation is a private foundation, based in Houston, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $100K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $5K.

Xebex Foundation at a glance

In short: Xebex Foundation gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,000
+1.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,667
+102.5% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$100,499
-3.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Texas (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 Xebex Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Annunciation Orthodox School: $7KAnnunciation Orthodox School$7KFriends of West U Parks: $1KFriends of West U Parks$1KMD Anderson Cancer Center: $500MD Anderson Cancer Center$500

The largest 2025 recipient was Annunciation Orthodox School ($7K). Together the top 3 received $8K.

Grant Size Distribution

31 grants across all recorded years

31<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 31 grants of 31 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

HoustonHuntsvilleIthaca

How Xebex Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+3%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 166% 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

$0$2K$4K$6K$8K9 grants2021 9 grants2022 4 grants2023 6 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2021) to $8K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Annunciation Orthodox School Houston, TXCharitable Contribution$6,500
Friends of West U Parks Houston, TXCharitable Contribution$1,000
MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TXCharitable Contribution$500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$100,499$5,359$8,931$8,0003$8,000$5,359$4,822
2024$104,071$4,373$8,759$7,9006$7,900$4,373$5,082
2023$108,457$492$8,000$8,0004$8,000$492$5,503
2022$115,964$444$8,176$7,7509$7,750$444$5,949
2021$123,696$75,350$4,097$3,7009—$350$4,686

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Xebex Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Xebex Foundation is led by Ya-Chi Chen, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ya-Chi Chen

    President

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alice Lian

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jong-Shyang Lian

    Vice President

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Xebex Foundation

How much does Xebex Foundation give each year?

Xebex Foundation gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 6 grants.

What is Xebex Foundation's typical grant size?

Xebex Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $2,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Xebex Foundation give grants?

Xebex Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Houston, TX (3 grants).

How large is Xebex Foundation?

Xebex Foundation reported $100K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Xebex Foundation's EIN?

Xebex Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2256134. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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