Yuan Family Foundation
Yuan Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Princeton, NJ. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $490K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $25K.
Yuan Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Yuan Family Foundation gave $25K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $25,000
- -8.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,000
- -26.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,500
- Total assets
- $489,745
- +7.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (69% 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 Yuan Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Noble Tree Publishing Inc ($17K). Together the top 4 received $22K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($3,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Yuan Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2020) to $27K (2024). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $25K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Noble Tree Publishing Inc East Setauket, NY | Education | $17,300 |
| Grace Liu Belmont, MA | Education | $3,500 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $3,500 |
| The University of Iowa Iowa City, IA | Education | $500 |
| Montgomery EMs Belle Mead, NJ | EMS | $200 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $489,745 | $60,000 | $25,495 | $25,000 | 5 | $380,576 | $24,120 |
| 2024 | $455,240 | $64,692 | $27,200 | $27,200 | 4 | $430,116 | $22,421 |
| 2023 | $455,566 | $107,784 | $23,800 | $23,800 | 5 | $399,881 | $22,437 |
| 2022 | $359,114 | — | $18,300 | $18,300 | 2 | $54,900 | — |
| 2021 | $321,394 | $50,000 | — | $16,901 | 4 | $50,703 | — |
| 2020 | $288,295 | $60,000 | $15,351 | $15,281 | 4 | — | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Yuan Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $24K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Yuan Family Foundation's only listed officer is Kaixu Yuan, Manager since 2023 (on filings since 2020) (uncompensated).
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kaixu Yuan
Manager
Trustee → Manager, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: David Yuan (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Diana Yuan (2022) — Trustee
- Former: Wenqi Wang (2022) — Trustee
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 Yuan Family Foundation
How much does Yuan Family Foundation give each year?
Yuan Family Foundation gave $25K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $27K across 4 grants.
What is Yuan Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Yuan Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,500, and its average grant was $5,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Yuan Family Foundation give grants?
Yuan Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 69% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (28%).
Does Yuan Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 5 grants with a stated purpose on Yuan Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants).
Who are Yuan Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Yuan Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Noble Tree Publishing Inc ($17,300), Grace Liu ($3,500) and The University of Iowa ($500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($3,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 85% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Yuan Family Foundation?
Yuan Family Foundation reported $490K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $381K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $24K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Yuan Family Foundation's EIN?
Yuan Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4723968. 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 November 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 27, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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