Yellow River Foundation
Yellow River Foundation is a private foundation, based in Fremont, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $37K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $3K. Net investment income was $640.
Yellow River Foundation at a glance
In short: Yellow River Foundation gave $3K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $869.5), top state New Jersey. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,478
- +28.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $870
- -3.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $37,026
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New Jersey (37% 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 River Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Trustees of Princeton University ($1K). Together the top 4 received $3K.
Grant Size Distribution
16 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 16 grants of 16 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Yellow River Foundation gives
- Giving fell 65% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 79% 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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $2K (2023) to $10K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Trustees of Princeton University Princeton, NJ | Educational | $1,278 |
| Phillips Exeter Academy Exeter, NH | Eucational | $1,000 |
| TongLe Chinese School Bellevue, WA | Charitable | $1,000 |
| Inglewood Middle School PTSA Sammamish, WA | Charitable | $200 |
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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 | $37,026 | $789 | $5,632 | $3,478 | 4 | $5,483 | $640 | $6,935 |
| 2024 | $41,642 | $10,859 | $5,679 | $2,700 | 3 | $5,574 | $10,754 | $5,852 |
| 2023 | $34,829 | $776 | $7,198 | $1,800 | 3 | $7,189 | $776 | $5,204 |
| 2022 | $41,780 | $673 | $13,264 | $10,000 | 4 | $13,256 | $673 | $7,023 |
| 2021 | $57,001 | $562 | $10,047 | $3,200 | 2 | — | $562 | $14,570 |
| 2020 | $65,745 | $500 | $10,044 | $6,000 | 2 | — | $500 | $10,499 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yellow River Foundation reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yellow River Foundation is led by Mingzhe Zhu, CEO & CFO on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mingzhe Zhu
CEO & CFO
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 River Foundation
How much does Yellow River Foundation give each year?
Yellow River Foundation gave $3K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $3K across 3 grants.
What is Yellow River Foundation's typical grant size?
Yellow River Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $870, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Yellow River Foundation give grants?
Yellow River Foundation's top state is New Jersey, with 37% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Washington (35%) and New Hampshire (29%).
Does Yellow River Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Yellow River Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Yellow River Foundation?
Yellow River Foundation reported $37K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (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 Yellow River Foundation's EIN?
Yellow River Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4362941. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
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 2020 (received by the IRS August 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 11, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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