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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-3994049

Jiajun Lin & Jianping Chen Foundation

A private foundation in Saratoga, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $48,750 paid in grants.

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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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $48,750

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $1,489,100

  • Tax year 2024

    $37,846

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $1,497,386

  • Tax year 2023

    $60,388

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $3,101,924

  • Tax year 2022

    $62,500

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,114,727

  • Tax year 2021

    $47,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $3,159,512

  • Tax year 2020

    $46,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $3,151,664

  • Tax year 2019

    $49,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $3,153,466

  • Tax year 2018

    $18,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,227,876

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. American Zhu Kezhen Education FoundationElk Grove, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $25,000
  2. Huayi Performing GroupDublin, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $10,000
  3. Indiana University FoundationBloomington, IN

    General charitable purpose

    $5,000
  4. Zheda Alumni FoundationSan Jose, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $2,000
  5. U Channel FoundationSanta Clara, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $2,000
  6. Beijing Association USACity Industry, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $1,100
  7. Caie GroupSanta Clara, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  8. Stanford Baipu Chinese Music GroupNewark, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  9. 1 Plus Institute of Culture and HumanitiesSan Jose, CA

    General charitable purpose

    $1,000
  10. North America Maple Culture Center CoStorrs Mansfield, CT

    General charitable purpose

    $650

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $6,00046% of the total
  2. Arts and culture3 grants $4,00031% of the total
  3. International aid2 grants $3,10024% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $43,100
  2. Indiana1 grant $5,000
  3. Connecticut1 grant $650

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Jianping ChenPRESIDENT Hours 2.3Pay $0
  • Jiajun LinTREASURER Hours 2.3Pay $0

The return

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