Yang Zhou Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Leander, TX EIN: 99-4243389

Yang Zhou Foundation is a private foundation, based in Leander, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2025 through 2026. As of 2026, the organization holds $193K in total assets. In 2026, it awarded 1 grant totaling $5K. Net investment income was $1K.

Yang Zhou Foundation at a glance

In short: Yang Zhou Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2026 (avg $5K). Source: 2026 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2026)
$5,000
Grants made (2026)
1
Average grant
$5,000
Median grant
$5,000
Total assets
$193,092
-0.9% vs 2025
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2026 View filing

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

Who Yang Zhou Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2026

Shanghai Southwest Weiyu Secondary School: $5KShanghai Southwest WeiyuSecondary School$5K

The largest 2026 recipient was Shanghai Southwest Weiyu Secondary School ($5K).

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

How Yang Zhou Foundation gives

  • In 2026 it paid out 48% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$6K0 grants2025 1 grant2026

In 2026 it made 1 grant totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Shanghai Southwest Weiyu Secondary School Educational$5,000
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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
2026$193,092$10,252$6,187$5,0001$6,134$1,056$12,737
2025$194,904$200,488$11,461——$11,461$3,804$3,859

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yang Zhou Foundation reported a distributable amount of $13K for 2026 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Yang Zhou Foundation is led by Yang Zhou, CEO on every filing since 2025; none of the 3 officers listed in 2026 report compensation.

Officers on the 2026 filing

  • Yang Zhou

    CEO

    On filings since 2025

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Qingwu Zhou

    Director

    On filings since 2025

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mei Tang

    CFO

    On filings since 2025

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2025–2026. "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 Zhou Foundation

How much does Yang Zhou Foundation give each year?

Yang Zhou Foundation gave $5K across 1 grant in 2026, according to its 2026 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Yang Zhou Foundation?

Yang Zhou Foundation reported $193K in total assets on its 2026 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $13K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Yang Zhou Foundation's EIN?

Yang Zhou Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 99-4243389. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2025–2026.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 28, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2026 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)

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