Yen Chuang Foundation
Sunnyvale, CA · EIN 77-0071175. Reported 51 grants totalling $1,195,159 to 33 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Yen Chuang Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $14,559. Half of everything it gave fell between $9,000 and $35,000; the smallest was $1,200 and the largest $100,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feminist Majority Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Ignite | Oakland, CA | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Siecus | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Physicians for Reproductive Health | Hartsdale, NY | $67,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $64,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| National Network of Abortion Funds | Beaverton, OR | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | $55,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Clinton Foundation | Little Rock, AR | $53,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taiwanese American Culture Center of East Bay | Walnut Creek, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Universiy of Texas at El Paso | El Paso, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Propublica | New York, NY | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights | New York, NY | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Massacusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Women Law Center | Pittsburg, PA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Taiwanese American Citizens League | San Francisco, CA | $26,200 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Power to Decide | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Reproductive Freedom for All Foundation | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| ACLU Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 2 | 2022 |
| Professor Chen Wen Chen Memorial Foundation | Kingston, NJ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Votolatino Foundation | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Women Moving Millions | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Advocates for Youth | Washington, DC | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Naral Pro Choice America Foundation | Washington, DC | $14,559 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Catholics for Choice | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ifwhenhowlawyering for Reproductive Justice | Oakland, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Neo Philanthropy Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Community Services Agency | Mountain View, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Aaci Asian Women's Home | San Jose, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Whistleblower Aid | Beverly Hills, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Silicon Valley Canaan Evergreen Academy | San Jose, CA | $2,400 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North America Taiwanese Women's Association | Rosemead, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
12 of 33 (36%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 44%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
YEN CHUANG SCHOLARSHIP FUND - Universiy of Texas at El Paso
HONG & YEN CHUANG FOUNDATION CANCER RESEARCH FUND - Massacusetts Institute of Technology
YEN HUANG SCHOLARSHIP FUND - Power to Decide
10TH ANNUAL #THXBIRTHCONTROL CAMPAIGN - Second Harvest of Silicon Valley
POLICY/ADVOCACY FOR HEALTHY SCHOOL LUNCH/FOOD - Naral Pro Choice America Foundation
22ND PENINSULA POWER OF CHOICE EVENT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 27 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 12 | $222,400 | $8,500 |
| 2021 | 11 | $360,759 | $14,559 |
| 2022 | 16 | $362,000 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 12 | $250,000 | $10,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 38% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $14,559. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Yen Chuang Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1257 Elko Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, 94089. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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