ROBERT I & LIEN Q CHEN FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
ROBERT I & LIEN Q CHEN FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 20-1885060)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202523189349103332
Schema version
2024v5.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-14T11:01:03-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN990438901PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MaxVal Tax & AccountingBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11900 Camden Ave Ste 101AddressLine1Txt
CitySan JoseCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95124ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201885060EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ROBERT I & LIEN Q CHEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlROBEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4085853510PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line155 E 3RD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySan MateoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94401ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLIEN CHENPersonNm
Person TitleVP SECY CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone4085853510PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLi Wang CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01691210PTIN
Phone4085648481PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$3,932,082FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$21,930InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$21,930InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$21,930InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$91,110DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$91,110DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$91,110DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$107,181NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$929,392GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$5,859TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$113,040TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$113,040TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$20,000CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$4,900AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$4,900AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$1,500TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Adj Net Incm$1,500TaxesAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$13,829OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$13,654OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm$13,829OtherExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$40,229TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$13,654TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$20,229TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$200,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$200,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$240,229TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$13,654TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$20,229TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$200,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$234,370ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$99,386NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$92,811AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$423,448SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$21,994SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$21,994SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl BOY$1,712AcctRcvblBOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$2,912,924CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$3,081,721CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$3,910,088CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,338,084TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,103,715TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$3,932,082TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$4,450,797CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$4,450,797CapitalStockEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY-$1,112,713RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY-$1,347,082RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$3,338,084TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$3,103,715TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$3,338,084TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$3,103,715TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$3,338,084TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$234,370ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$1OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$3,103,715SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$3,103,715TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (3 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
ST ACCT8Y4-04011 SecuritiesP2024-01-012024-12-31$421,892$539,739-$117,847-$117,847
ST ACCT8Y4-04013 SecuritiesP2024-01-012024-12-31$334,707$324,290$10,417$10,417
ST ACCT8Y4-02015 SecuritiesP2024-01-012024-12-31$172,793$172,544$249$249
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$107,181CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,381InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$1,381SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,381TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$561EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$561TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Original Return Tax Paid$561OriginalReturnTaxPaidAmt
Es Penalty$9EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$829TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ROBERT I & LIEN 1 CHEN FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4085853510PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line155 E 3RD AVEAddressLine1Txt
CitySAN MATEOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
ROBERT I CHEN
14265 BERRY HILL COURTLOS ALTOS HILLSCA94022TRUSTEE000.00$0
LIEN Q CHEN
14265 BERRY HILL COURTLOS ALTOS HILLSCA94022VP, SECY, CFO000.00$0
SHE-RENE CHEN
14265 BERRY HILL COURTLOS ALTOS HILLSCA94022BOARD MEMBER000.00$5,000
SHE-RAE CHEN
14265 BERRY HILL COURTLOS ALTOS HILLSCA94022BOARD MEMBER000.00$15,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1Positive Coaching AllianceDescription1Txt
Expenses1$40,000Expenses1Amt
Description2Earth JusticeDescription2Txt
Expenses2$60,000Expenses2Amt
Description3National Tropical Botanical GardenDescription3Txt
Expenses3$40,000Expenses3Amt
Description4Environmental Working GroupDescription4Txt
Expenses4$40,000Expenses4Amt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$3,807,816AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$163,003AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$3,970,819TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$3,970,819AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$59,562CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$3,911,257NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$195,563MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$195,563MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,381TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,381TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$194,182DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$194,182DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$194,182DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$200,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$200,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$194,182DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$200,000ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$200,000ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$13,357ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$69,912ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$5,299ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$488,568TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$200,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$194,182AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$5,818RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$494,386TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$200,000ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$294,386ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$200,000ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$13,357ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$69,912ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$5,299ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$5,818ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Positive Coaching Alliance
66 FRANKLIN STREET 300OaklandCA94607PCPROMOTION CULTURE OF YOUTH SPORTS$20,000
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
1001 G STREET NW 1000WASHINGTONDC20001PCPROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE$60,000
Asian American Education Project
2089 KENILWORTH AVENUELOS ANGELESCA90039PCASIAN AMERICAN ADVOCACY$40,000
National Tropical Botanical Garden
3530 PAPALINA ROADKALAHEOHI96741PCFINDING SOLUTIONS FOR CLEAN AIR AND WATER$40,000
Environmental Working Group
1250 I STREET NW 1000WASHIGTONDC20005PCPROMOTION OF HEALTHIER ENVIRONMENT$40,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$200,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$32,229ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$97,571ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$107,181ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$22,619ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$22,619TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line NumberN/ALineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementN/ARelationshipStatementTxt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryAccounting FeesCategoryTxt
Amt$4,900Amt
Adjusted Net Income$4,900AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockMULTIPLE INVESTMENTS - MERRIL LYNCH INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS 04011, 04012, 04013StockNm
EOY Book Value$3,081,721EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$3,910,088EOYFMVAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
ADVISORY PROGRAM FEES$13,654$13,654$13,654
CA ANNUAL REGISTRATION RENEWAL FEE$25$25
Annual service fee$150$150

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRoundingDesc
Amt$1Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryIRS US Treasury, Tax PaymentCategoryTxt
Amt$1,500Amt
Adjusted Net Income$1,500AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

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