The Oregon State Capitol

Form 990-PFTax year 2021EIN 93-1258857

Guidance Foundation

A private foundation in Portland, OR. Its return for tax year 2021 lists 9 grants and $799,433 paid in grants.

Tax year 2021 (period ending Dec 31, 2021), 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

4 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2021

    $799,433

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $0
  • Tax year 2020

    $36,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $713,319
  • Tax year 2019

    $33,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $743,901
  • Tax year 2018

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $739,673

Grants paid in 2021

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Doctors Without BordersNew York, NY

    Support medical relief efforts

    $253,202
  2. Deep Springs CollegeDyer, NV

    Organizational needs

    $120,000
  3. Oregon State University FoundationPortland, OR

    Organizational needs

    $116,180
  4. UNICEFNew York, NY

    Organizational needs

    $105,000
  5. Confluence ProjectVancouver, WA

    Organizational needs

    $55,051
  6. Coalition of Oregon Land TrustsPortland, OR

    Organizational needs

    $55,000
  7. Immigrant and Refugee Community OrganizationPortland, OR

    Organizational needs

    $55,000
  8. Oregon Public BroadcastingPortland, OR

    Organizational needs

    $25,000
  9. Museum of Chinese in AmericaNew York, NY

    Organizational needs

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid1 grant $253,20273% of the total
  2. Environment1 grant $55,00016% of the total
  3. Arts and culture2 grants $40,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York3 grants $373,202
  2. Oregon4 grants $251,180
  3. Nevada1 grant $120,000
  4. Washington1 grant $55,051

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Wei FangPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Ta-Yun FangVICE PRESIDE Hours 0Pay $0
  • Gene FangDIRECTOR Hours 0Pay $0

The return

More foundations

Similar foundations

Same main cause (international aid), giving between a quarter and four times this foundation’s where possible, nearby first.

  1. So Hum FoundationPortland, OR 59 grants Preselected only $1,119,475 giving
  2. Spencer Family FoundationPortland, OR 22 grants Preselected only $233,092 giving
  3. Franklin Conklin FoundationCorvallis, OR 76 grants Preselected only $445,400 giving
  4. The Tingley Family FoundationJefferson, OR 7 grants Not stated $361,600 giving
  5. Taubert Memorial FoundationDrain, OR 11 grants Accepts applications $2,201,000 giving