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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 45-4037370

James S Wong Private Foundation

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $35,000 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

    $35,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,109,225
  • Tax year 2024

    $25,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,066,381
  • Tax year 2023

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,014,551
  • Tax year 2022

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $972,894
  • Tax year 2021

    $31,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,179,213
  • Tax year 2020

    $26,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,162,143

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Asian Law AllianceSan Jose, CA

    Free legal aid and financial aid to under-served AAPI community members

    $18,000
  2. YMCA Central San JoseSan Jose, CA

    After school and summer programs for local under-privileged youth

    $7,000
  3. Second Harvest of Silicon ValleySan Jose, CA

    Food bank for local low-income families

    $5,000
  4. Loaves and FishesSan Jose, CA

    Meals for home-bound seniors and disabled individuals in local community

    $5,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Food and agriculture1 grant $5,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California4 grants $35,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Adam YenPresident Hours 10Pay $0
  • Yu-Sze YenDirector Hours 10Pay $19,000

The return

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