Zion Charity Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Laguna Niguel, CA EIN: 20-1988096

Zion Charity Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Laguna Niguel, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5K in total assets.

Zion Charity Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$4,698
-1.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$84
-96.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Zion Charity Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

IrvineSanta AnaCosta MesaCity of IndustryFullertonHesperiaLaguna NiguelLos AngelesNew YorkNewport BeachOrangeSan Juan CapistranoStantonYorba Linda

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$1M$2M$3M23 grants2020 2 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $230K (2021) to $2.3M (2020). In 2021 it made 2 grants totaling $230K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Concordia University Irvine, CADonation for Events and Scholarships for Students$200,000
Ocmd Irvine, CADonation for Cultural Events and Instruments$30,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying Distributions
2025$4,698—$84———
2024$4,782—$2,502———
2023$7,284—$70———
2022$7,354$13,200$14,009———
2021$13,763$150,000$232,299$230,0002$230,000
2020$96,062$2,560,000$2,290,931$2,286,02823—

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Zion Charity Foundation is led by Charles Zhang, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Charles Zhang

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joanne Tang

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ling Zhang

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/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 Zion Charity Foundation

How large is Zion Charity Foundation?

Zion Charity Foundation reported $5K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

What is Zion Charity Foundation?

Zion Charity Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Laguna Niguel, CA. It holds $5K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Zion Charity Foundation operate?

Zion Charity Foundation has awarded grants in California, New York.

What is Zion Charity Foundation's EIN?

Zion Charity Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1988096. 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

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 8, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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