Zhu and Yang Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Jose, CA EIN: 26-3279818

Zhu and Yang Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $573K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50. Net investment income was $23K.

Zhu and Yang Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Zhu and Yang Family Foundation gave $50 across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$50
-97.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$50
-92.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$50
Total assets
$573,071
+16.3% 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 Zhu and Yang Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

KQED Public Media: $50KQED Public Media$50

The largest 2025 recipient was KQED Public Media ($50).

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 10 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

ColumbusCupertinoSan FranciscoSan JoseUrbanaWaianae

How Zhu and Yang Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 87% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 32% 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$1K$2K$3K$4K2 grants2020 4 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 3 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50 (2025) to $4K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
KQED Public Media San Francisco, CAFor everyone who wants to be more. Our television, radio, digital media and educational services change lives for the better and help individuals and communities achieve their full potential.$50
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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$573,071$102,606$20,157$501$19,682$22,751$61,602
2024$492,820$62,293$22,398$2,0353$21,843$6,054$45,412
2023$451,442$135,209$13,025$5001$11,532$2,749$24,954
2022$328,374$56,685$13,311$4001$11,381$2,074$19,608
2021$284,625$61,124$16,077$3,9594—$2,796$13,888
2020$240,137$53,527$15,239$2,6002—$2,434$9,817

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Zhu and Yang Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $62K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Zhu and Yang Family Foundation is led by Yu Zhu, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Yu Zhu

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jie Yang

    Secretary

    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 Zhu and Yang Family Foundation

How much does Zhu and Yang Family Foundation give each year?

Zhu and Yang Family Foundation gave $50 across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2K across 3 grants.

How large is Zhu and Yang Family Foundation?

Zhu and Yang Family Foundation reported $573K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $20K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $62K (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.

Where does Zhu and Yang Family Foundation operate?

Zhu and Yang Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Ohio.

What is Zhu and Yang Family Foundation's EIN?

Zhu and Yang Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3279818. 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

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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