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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-3084353

Dca Chen Private Foundation

A private foundation in Pasadena, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 9 grants and $172,000 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

    $172,000

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $2,876,763

  • Tax year 2024

    $130,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,938,033

  • Tax year 2023

    $125,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $2,378,371

  • Tax year 2022

    $60,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,147,571

  • Tax year 2021

    $80,500

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,921,836

  • Tax year 2020

    $74,600

    Grants listed
    22
    Assets, end of year
    $1,390,855

  • Tax year 2019

    $24,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $914,157

  • Tax year 2018

    $30,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $443,143

Grants paid in 2025

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. City of HopeDuarte, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $50,000
  2. The Huntington Library Art Museum andSan Marino, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $50,000
  3. You Lead FoundationArcadia, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  4. Taiwanese Holiness Church of AmericaPasadena, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  5. Herald Christian Health CenterEl Monte, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $15,000
  6. Pasadena HumanePasadena, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  7. San Gabriel Valley Humane SocietySan Gabriel, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  8. World Central KitchenWashington, DC

    Charitable purpose

    $5,000
  9. Taiwanese American FoundationAlhambra, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $20,00044% of the total
  2. Health1 grant $15,00033% of the total
  3. Animals1 grant $5,00011% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $5,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California8 grants $167,000
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $5,000

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • David CP CHENCEO Hours 2Pay $0
  • Annie Yi-Ni ChenSecretary & Dir Hours 2Pay $0
  • Chou-Er ChenCFO & Director Hours 2Pay $0
  • Christian LaiDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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