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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1906015

Sam H T Chen Foundation

A private foundation in Sunnyvale, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 28 grants and $14,101 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $14,101

    Grants listed
    28
    Assets, end of year
    $854,879
  • Tax year 2024

    $25,346

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $732,350
  • Tax year 2023

    $30,095

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $774,504
  • Tax year 2022

    $7,629

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $694,676
  • Tax year 2021

    $7,504

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $760,039
  • Tax year 2020

    $17,019

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $641,704

Grants paid in 2025

28 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Good Shepherd Christian ChurchCupertino, CA

    Religious Outreach

    $8,000
  2. Bay Area Life Witness MinistrySan Jose, CA

    Religious Outreach

    $5,000
  3. City TeamSan Jose, CA

    To provide outreach to the homeless

    $1,101
  4. Individual

    provides practical and moral support to female survivors of

    $0
  5. Tower Foundation of SJSUSan Jose, CA

    Through alumni engagement fundraising communications and advocacy the University Advancement team works to secure San Jose States future. But we cant do it without your help.

    $0
  6. Environmental Defense FundNew York, NY

    Global Warming

    $0
  7. Pacific Rowing ClubDaly City, CA

    Pacific Rowing Club is dedicated to providing the finest rowing experience possible in an inclusive supportive and safe environment

    $0
  8. LeadAllentown, NJ

    Drug and violence education

    $0
  9. Individual

    provide independent impartial medical humanitarian assistance to the people who need it most

    $0
  10. Individual

    Provide assistance to needy families in the California Bay Area

    $0
  11. St Jude Childrens Research HospitalSan Francisco, CA

    Childhood cancer research

    $0
  12. International Rescue CommitteeNew York, NY

    responding to the worlds worst humanitarian crises helping people to survive recover and reclaim control of their future

    $0
  13. St Labre Indian SchoolAshland, MT

    To proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Catholic Tradition by providing quality education which celebrates our Catholic faith and embraces Native American cultures primarily the Northern Cheyenne and Crow Tribes so that Native American individuals and communities of Southeastern Montana are empowered to attain self-sufficiency.

    $0
  14. Individual

    poverty alleviation

    $0
  15. Smile TrainNew York, NY

    Cleft Lip Surgery

    $0
  16. Individual

    Environmental educaiton

    $0
  17. Feeding AmericaChicago, IL

    Hunger Alleviation

    $0
  18. National Park FoundationWashington, DC

    Environmental Preservation

    $0
  19. American Diabetic AssociationArlington, VA

    Diabetes Education

    $0
  20. Individual

    create better health outcomes for kids fighting critical illnesses

    $0
  21. Individual

    poverty alleviation

    $0
  22. Individual

    Environmental Education

    $0
  23. World Food Program USAWashington, DC

    Hunger Alleviation

    $0
  24. Defenders of WildlifeWashington, DC

    protection and restoration of imperiled species and their habitats in North America.

    $0
  25. The Wilderness SocietyWashington, DC

    Environmental Work

    $0
  26. National Wildlife FederationMerrifield, VA

    Common Agenda for Wildlife to increase Americas fish and wildlife populations and enhance their capability to thrive in a rapidly changing world.

    $0
  27. World Wild Life FundWashington, DC

    For more than 50 years WWF has been at work to protect our living planet so it remains a source of joy of generations to come.

    $0
  28. Arbor Day FoundationLincoln, NE

    Planting Trees

    $0

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Religion1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California6 grants $14,101
  2. District of Columbia6 grants $0
  3. Illinois1 grant $0
  4. Montana1 grant $0
  5. Nebraska1 grant $0
  6. New Jersey1 grant $0
  7. New York2 grants $0
  8. Virginia2 grants $0

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Diane HsuPresident Hours 5Pay $0
  • Alice HuangCFO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lynda BrownSecretary Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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