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Form 990-PFTax year 2023EIN 27-1564060

Chen Frame Foundation

A private foundation in McLEAN, VA. Its return for tax year 2023 lists 7 grants and $47,800 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2023 (period ending Dec 31, 2023), 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 2023

    $47,800

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,674,986

  • Tax year 2022

    $47,800

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,599,118

  • Tax year 2021

    $51,800

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,455,229

  • Tax year 2020

    $94,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,308,165

  • Tax year 2019

    $65,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,397,175

  • Tax year 2018

    $93,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,380,069

Grants paid in 2023

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Arlington Community FoundationArlington, VA

    Education

    $25,000
  2. George Washington UniversityWashington, DC

    Education

    $6,000
  3. American UniversityWashington, DC

    Education

    $6,000
  4. Animal Welfare League of ArlingtonArlington, VA

    Education

    $3,000
  5. PMI Educational FoundationNewtown Square, PA

    Education

    $3,000
  6. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Education

    $3,000
  7. The Kennedy CenterWashington, DC

    Education

    $1,800

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $25,00058% of the total
  2. Education1 grant $6,00014% of the total
  3. Health1 grant $6,00014% of the total
  4. Animals1 grant $3,0007% of the total
  5. International aid1 grant $3,0007% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Virginia2 grants $28,000
  2. District of Columbia3 grants $13,800
  3. New York1 grant $3,000
  4. Pennsylvania1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • John D Frame IIICoTrustee Hours 0Pay $0
  • Yanping ChenCoTrustee Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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