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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 46-3505216

Ling Family Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Houston, TX. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $6,372 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

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

    $6,372

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $141,249
  • Tax year 2024

    $4,200

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $139,370
  • Tax year 2023

    $13,774

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $135,115
  • Tax year 2022

    $12,180

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $140,190
  • Tax year 2021

    $15,100

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $143,581
  • Tax year 2020

    $20,766

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $150,060
  • Tax year 2019

    $19,381

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $161,163
  • Tax year 2018

    $20,805

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $171,822

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. True Buddha TempleHouston, TX

    Religious

    $4,512
  2. Texas Buddhist AssociationHouston, TX

    Charitable doantion

    $1,000
  3. Buddhist Tzu Chi FoundationSan Dimas, CA

    Religious

    $860

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $860100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Texas3 grants $6,372

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • William LingPRESIDENT Hours 3Pay $0
  • Johnathan LingVICE PRESIDENT Hours 2Pay $0
  • Lily LingSECRETARY Hours 3Pay $0

The return

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