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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 27-1649534

The Chenzyme Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Timnath, CO. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 20 grants and $443,500 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2024

    $443,500

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $8,855,742

  • Tax year 2023

    $423,533

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $7,664,730

  • Tax year 2022

    $415,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $7,426,683

  • Tax year 2021

    $232,000

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $7,431,121

  • Tax year 2020

    $241,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $6,832,452

  • Tax year 2019

    $306,000

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $6,467,990

  • Tax year 2018

    $219,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $6,278,752

Grants paid in 2024

20 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Duke UniversityDurham, NC

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $260,000
  2. Taiwan Foundation for Rare Blood DisordersTaipei, Taiwan

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $50,000
  3. Health First FoundationMelbourne, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $50,000
  4. East Coast Zoological Society of FloridaMelbourne, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $21,000
  5. Gift for TeachingOrlando, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $9,000
  6. Planned Parenthood Action FundWashington, DC

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $8,500
  7. United Arts of Central FloridaOrlando, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $8,000
  8. UNC Health FoundationChapel Hill, NC

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $5,000
  9. Junior Achievement-Rocky MountainFort Collins, CO

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $5,000
  10. Coalition for the Homeless in Central FloridaOrlando, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $4,000
  11. Orange County Public SchoolsOrlando, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $3,000
  12. Zebra CoalitionWinter Park, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $3,000
  13. Second Harvest Food Bank of Cent FloridaOrlando, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $3,000
  14. Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun ViolenceSan Francisco, CA

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $3,000
  15. Friends of the Orange County LibraryOrlando, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $3,000
  16. Noco HumaneLoveland, CO

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $2,950
  17. Lighthouse Central FloridaOrlando, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $2,000
  18. Animal Friends AllianceFort Collins, CO

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $1,050
  19. WikimediaWashington, DC

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $1,000
  20. Orlando Health FoundationOrlando, FL

    To further charitable purpose of recipient

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $265,00087% of the total
  2. Animals3 grants $25,0008% of the total
  3. Arts and culture1 grant $8,0003% of the total
  4. Civil rights1 grant $3,000<1% of the total
  5. Human services1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
  6. Health1 grant $1,000<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. North Carolina2 grants $265,000
  2. Florida11 grants $107,000
  3. District of Columbia2 grants $9,500
  4. Colorado3 grants $9,000
  5. California1 grant $3,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Yuan-Tsong ChenPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Alice Der-Shan ChenSECRETARY/TREASURER Hours 1Pay $0
  • Jerome G ChenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Gerald G ChenDIRECTOR Hours 1Pay $0
  • Donald M Etheridge JrASSISTANT SECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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