Yellow Mountain Future Foundation
Yellow Mountain Future Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $665K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $1K. Net investment income was $65K.
Yellow Mountain Future Foundation at a glance
In short: Yellow Mountain Future Foundation gave $1K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $370), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,110
- -55.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $370
- -40.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $425
- Total assets
- $665,319
- +30.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (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 Yellow Mountain Future Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lynbrook Excellence in Education Foundation ($500). Together the top 3 received $1K.
Grant Size Distribution
8 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 8 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Yellow Mountain Future Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 129% 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 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $2K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $1K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lynbrook Excellence in Education Foundation San Jose, CA | Educational | $500 |
| FUHS Foundation Sunnyvale, CA | Educational | $425 |
| Lynbrook High School PTSA San Jose, CA | Educational | $185 |
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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 | $665,319 | $181,565 | $45,815 | $1,110 | 3 | $40,410 | $64,901 | $31,221 |
| 2024 | $510,101 | $410,005 | $29,971 | $2,489 | 4 | $26,708 | $44,568 | $23,010 |
| 2023 | $130,067 | $121,009 | $3,145 | $1,000 | 1 | $2,827 | $1,634 | $4,188 |
| 2022 | $12,203 | $17,403 | $5,200 | — | — | $5,200 | $403 | $504 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yellow Mountain Future Foundation reported a distributable amount of $31K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yellow Mountain Future Foundation is led by Feng Shao, CEO & CFO on every filing since 2022 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Feng Shao
CEO & CFO
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2025. "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 Yellow Mountain Future Foundation
How much does Yellow Mountain Future Foundation give each year?
Yellow Mountain Future Foundation gave $1K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 4 grants.
What is Yellow Mountain Future Foundation's typical grant size?
Yellow Mountain Future Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $425, and its average grant was $370, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Yellow Mountain Future Foundation give grants?
Yellow Mountain Future Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Jose, CA (2 grants).
Does Yellow Mountain Future Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Yellow Mountain Future Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Educational" (3 grants).
How large is Yellow Mountain Future Foundation?
Yellow Mountain Future Foundation reported $665K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $40K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $31K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Yellow Mountain Future Foundation's EIN?
Yellow Mountain Future Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-3655751. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2025.
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
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2025
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Yellow Mountain Future Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/yellow-mountain-future-foundation-morg_b52359ecc28e4cd6bc752186bbb38169
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