Mount Rainier above forested ridges in Washington

Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-5595677

Ren Che Foundation

A private foundation in Seattle, WA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 3 grants and $187,152 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

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

    $187,152

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,014,994
  • Tax year 2024

    $140,271

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,458,130
  • Tax year 2023

    $60,586

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,367,142
  • Tax year 2022

    $129,534

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,231,443
  • Tax year 2021

    $45,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,822,331
  • Tax year 2020

    $124,500

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,888,604
  • Tax year 2019

    $140,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,500,162

Grants paid in 2025

3 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. University of Washington FoundationSeattle, WA

    EarthLab - Stolte Family Foundation Fund - Innovation Grant Team

    $80,000
  2. President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeCambridge, MA

    Climate-Smart Public Health Across the Globe

    $57,152
  3. Spark NorthwestSeattle, WA

    Energy Innovation Fund

    $50,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $137,15273% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $50,00027% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Washington2 grants $130,000
  2. Missouri1 grant $57,152

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Kelly ChangPRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Derek WongVICE-PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Michael ChangTREASURER/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0
  • Michele WongSECRETARY/DIRECTOR Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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