Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Reno, NV EIN: 26-0851791

Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Reno, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $246K. Net investment income was $26K.

Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc gave $246K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $82K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$245,800
-2.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
-50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$81,933
+94.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$45,000
Total assets
$4,968,472
+39.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Massachusetts (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 Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Broad Institute: $200KBroad Institute$200KMcLean Hospital: $45KMcLean Hospital$45KIcac: $800Icac$800

The largest 2025 recipient was Broad Institute ($200K). Together the top 3 received $246K.

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K1$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 23 (74%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

5states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

RenoBelmontCambridgeSan FranciscoBurtonsvilleItachaMountain View

How Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 28% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 94% 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$100K$200K$300K5 grants2021 5 grants2022 4 grants2023 6 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $135K (2021) to $252K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $246K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Broad Institute Cambridge, MAScientific research$200,000
McLean Hospital Belmont, MAScientific Research on psychiatry$45,000
Icac Reno, NVDonation to church$800
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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
2025$4,968,472$117,719$245,970$245,8003$245,800$25,553$261,270
2024$3,563,550$566,154$252,300$252,3006$252,300$547,139$235,216
2023$3,249,696$-106,765$213,204$202,8004$202,800$59,544$206,101
2022$3,335,823$831,402$220,673$191,8005$191,800$830,789—
2021$2,349,597$1,007,702$135,516$134,7005$135,516$1,009,425$253,145

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $261K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc is led by Zhengxu He, President on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Zhengxu He

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Ying Fang (2021–2023) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc

How much does Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc give each year?

Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc gave $246K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $252K across 6 grants.

What is Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $45,000, and its average grant was $81,933, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc give grants?

Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc?

Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc reported $5.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $246K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $261K (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 Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc's EIN?

Zhengxu and Ying He Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-0851791. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 26, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 9, 2025)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 13, 2026)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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