Yen The Improvement Projects
Yen The Improvement Projects is a private foundation focused on Education, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1K in total assets. In 2025, it reported $1K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list.
Yen The Improvement Projects at a glance
In short: Yen The Improvement Projects reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $1,200 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -73.3% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,261
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $2,050
- -46.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $1,200
- -73.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,993
- -57.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Yen The Improvement Projects funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2025) to $9K (2019). In 2025 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chung Tay Ket Noi Yeu Thuong | Scholarships to students at Yen The Middle School | $2,300 |
| Phat Bao Temple | Provide food and money to poor individuals | $1,250 |
| Phu Nu Phuong 11 | Provide food and meals for people at Ward 5 and 11 Binh Thanh District Ho Chi Minh City | $1,035 |
| Thien Phuoc | Provide food and school supplies for children with disability | $1,000 |
| Thien Duyen | Provide food and money for children with disability | $1,000 |
| Nhat Hong | Provide gifts food and money to children with disability | $1,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $800 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,261 | $2,050 | $1,993 | $1,200 | Total only | $1,200 |
| 2024 | $1,204 | $3,840 | $4,698 | $4,500 | Total only | $4,500 |
| 2023 | $2,062 | $4,530 | $4,595 | $4,100 | Total only | $4,295 |
| 2022 | $2,127 | $10,235 | $11,835 | $8,385 | 7 | $8,385 |
| 2021 | $3,727 | $7,108 | $6,576 | $6,167 | Total only | $6,167 |
| 2020 | $3,195 | $6,100 | $7,025 | $7,025 | Total only | — |
| 2019 | $4,210 | $22,650 | $18,440 | $8,900 | Total only | — |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yen The Improvement Projects's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kieu Loan Luc
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jane Nguyen
Assistant
Director Assistant → Assistant, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Jane (2021) — Nguyen
- Former: Hieu Nguyen (2019) — Director Assistant
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 Yen The Improvement Projects
How much does Yen The Improvement Projects give each year?
Yen The Improvement Projects reported $1K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it reported $5K in grants paid.
How large is Yen The Improvement Projects?
Yen The Improvement Projects reported $1K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $2K.
What is Yen The Improvement Projects?
Yen The Improvement Projects is a private foundation focused on Education, based in San Jose, CA. It holds $1K in total assets as of 2025.
What is Yen The Improvement Projects's EIN?
Yen The Improvement Projects's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-5307160. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 26, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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