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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 77-0471801

Pin-Wei & Grace Chen Charitable Foundation

A private foundation in Monte Sereno, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $4,828 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

    $4,828

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $417,735
  • Tax year 2024

    $4,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $414,297
  • Tax year 2023

    $6,320

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $433,658
  • Tax year 2022

    $5,742

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $449,991
  • Tax year 2021

    $4,292

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $410,312
  • Tax year 2020

    $3,892

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $414,410
  • Tax year 2019

    $4,558

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $414,749
  • Tax year 2018

    $4,440

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $378,153

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT

    Scholarships

    $2,500
  2. YMCASan Jose, CA

    Fellowships

    $1,328
  3. YMCA of SequimSequim, WA

    Fellowships

    $500
  4. Individual

    Fellowships

    $500

Where the money goes

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Utah1 grant $2,500
  2. California1 grant $1,328
  3. Washington1 grant $500

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Grace ChenPresident Hours 1Pay $0
  • Pin-Wei ChenSEC'Y/TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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