Yang Family Foundation
Yang Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Woodside, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $124K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $40K. Net investment income was $136K.
Yang Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Yang Family Foundation gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $40,000
- -84.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,333
- -84.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $124,410
- +705.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (50% 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 Yang Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Joy Culture Foundation ($20K). Together the top 3 received $40K.
Grant Size Distribution
24 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 24 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Yang Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 92% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 975% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2025) to $715K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $40K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Joy Culture Foundation Menlo Park, CA | General Support | $20,000 |
| Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence Washington, DC | General Support | $10,000 |
| Manhattan College Riverdale, NY | General Support | $10,000 |
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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 | $124,410 | $149,236 | $40,267 | $40,000 | 3 | $40,000 | $136,496 | $4,104 |
| 2024 | $15,441 | $215,118 | $281,371 | $265,000 | 3 | $265,000 | $187,367 | $1,170 |
| 2023 | $81,694 | $470,986 | $442,200 | $434,000 | 6 | $434,000 | $424,095 | — |
| 2022 | $52,908 | $158,625 | $534,354 | $515,000 | 5 | $515,000 | $139,844 | $10,540 |
| 2021 | $428,637 | $630,403 | $613,087 | $596,000 | 7 | $596,000 | $571,058 | $23,759 |
| 2020 | $411,321 | $261,870 | $487,443 | $465,000 | 5 | — | $251,905 | $38,795 |
| 2019 | $636,894 | $603,346 | $732,426 | $715,000 | 5 | — | $570,544 | $57,575 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yang Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $4K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yang Family Foundation is led by Geoffrey Yang, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Geoffrey Yang
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amy Yang
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
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 Yang Family Foundation
How much does Yang Family Foundation give each year?
Yang Family Foundation gave $40K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $265K across 3 grants.
What is Yang Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Yang Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $13,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Yang Family Foundation give grants?
Yang Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (25%) and New York (25%).
Does Yang Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Yang Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Yang Family Foundation?
Yang Family Foundation reported $124K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $4K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Yang Family Foundation's EIN?
Yang Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4068845. 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 2019 (received by the IRS August 28, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 27, 2026)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 24, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
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