ROBERT I & LIEN Q CHEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

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2024 · Form 990PF · revenue $6K · expenses $240K · assets $3.1M

EIN
20-1885060
Address
55 E 3RD AVE, SAN MATEO, CA 94401-4010
NTEE code
T20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
June 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
She-Rae Chen BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 $15,000$31,000 1
She-Rene Chen BOARD MEMBER2022-2024 $5,000$21,000 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert I Chen TRUSTEE2014-2024 0 $0 reported 1
Lien Q Chen VP, SECY, CFO2014-2024 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $20K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHE-RAE CHEN BOARD MEMBER0 $15,000-- $15,0001
SHE-RENE CHEN BOARD MEMBER0 $5,000-- $5,0001
ROBERT I CHEN TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT I CHEN TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01
SHE-RENE CHEN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
SHE-RAE CHEN BOARD MEMBER0 $0-- $01
2022 · 4 people listed · 2 paid, $32K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SHE-RENE CHEN BOARD MEMBER0 $16,000-- $16,0001
SHE-RAE CHEN BOARD MEMBER0 $16,000-- $16,0001
ROBERT I CHEN TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT I CHEN TRUSTEE0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT I CHEN Trustee0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01
2019 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT I CHEN Trustee0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT I CHEN Trustee0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT I CHEN Trustee0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01
2016 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT I CHEN Trustee0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01
2015 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT I CHEN Trustee0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01
2014 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT I CHEN Trustee0 $0-- $01
LIEN Q CHEN VP, SECY, CFO0 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 5 grants to organizations · $200K
2023 · 5 grants to organizations · $180K
2022 · 7 grants to organizations · $220K
2021 · 5 grants to organizations · $222K
2020 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 8 grants to individuals · $200K
2019 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 8 grants to individuals · $200K
2018 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 9 grants to individuals · $180K
2017 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 7 grants to individuals · $160K
2016 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 8 grants to individuals · $185K
2015 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 4 grants to individuals · $127K
2014 · 0 grants to organizations · $0 · 2 grants to individuals · $80K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2020 · 1 contributor · $565K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 CHEN TRUST Person LOS ALTOS HILLS, CA $564,705$564,705 Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$5,859$240,229 $3,103,715$3,103,715 -- $20,000--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$66,224$216,020 $3,338,084$3,338,084 -- ---
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$100,666$286,373 $3,475,043$3,475,043 -- $32,000--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$562,388$256,715 $3,660,815$3,660,815 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$593,580$276,545 $4,145,189$4,145,189 $564,705- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$286,327$247,123 $3,828,154$3,828,154 -- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$159,665$209,544 $3,788,950$3,788,950 -- ---
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$969,680$215,892 $3,839,229$3,838,829 -- ---
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$372,209$85,126 $3,085,841$3,085,441 $351,171- ---
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$462,829$165,179 $2,798,758$2,798,358 -- ---
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$108,265$80,150 $2,877,546$2,877,146 -- ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
LI FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $6,227$10,419 Foundation Mgr.$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
ROBERT S ROTH & GEORGIA L ROTH FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,522$25 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
ROBERT M & LOTTIE Q GEE FOUNDATIONCAT20 $6,685$23,062 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LUCERO FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,652$9,080 CFO & TREASU$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LEE-GU FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,025$216,025 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LUSTIG FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $4,802$25,345 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
LIN AND YIH FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,476$20,056 VPDIR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
HUNG & LEE FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,545$3,473 Secretary$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
D&L WOOD FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCAT20 $6,836$20,645 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
DSDS LEW FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCAT20 $5,000$5,050 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
STARR FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,158$3,660 PRESIDENT AN$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
OIOTA FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $7,190$7,190 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GARNER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,924$1,011 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JUNAID FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,500$7,863 PRES$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MATAYA FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,456$16,864 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
TSOONG FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $6,681$12,665 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MCCOWN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $7,147$48,068 SECRETARY$7,500 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
KHATRI FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCAT20 $5,047$61,890 PRESIDENT/DI$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
XI WANG FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $6,895$8,854 president$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HUBBARD FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCAT20 $4,762$8,832 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ANN AND PI FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,964$4,605 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
DI MASSA FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $6,787$16,138 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
KURZWEIL FAMILY FOUNDATION INCCAT20 $4,677$6,265 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
CHUNG AND SOON PAK FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $6,226$9,610 PRESIDENT & CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LUCAS & LILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $5,291$35,522 President & director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
R D & JOAN DALE HUBBARD FOUNDATION Private foundation$13,082,2802 12023–2024 HUBBARD FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$189,0004 12016–2023 TIM BRAUCH MEMORIAL SKATE PARK FUND
ONE8 FOUNDATION Private foundation$50,0001 12010–2010 ALS FOUNDATION
SOMELAND FOUNDATION Private foundation$39,0004 12014–2017 TIM BRAUCH MEMORIAL SKATE PARK FUND
PLEDGELING FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$26,1231 12021–2021 DSDS LEW FAMILY FOUNDATION INC
FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor$25,7731 12023–2023 WHOLISTIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$25,0004 12014–2020 TIM BRAUCH MEMORIAL SKATE PARK FUND
THE NELL NEWMAN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$20,0001 12022–2022 TIM BRAUCH MEMORIAL SKATE PARK FUND
DODSON FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$20,0004 12011–2014 ALS FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$15,0001 12024–2024 DOUGHERTY VALLEY SAN RAMON ROTARY FOUNDATION
MAI FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$10,0001 12014–2014 AMY BIEHL FOUNDATION
MARTIN D AND BARBARA H RICH FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Private foundation$7,7507 12009–2015 ALS FOUNDATION
CORYMORE FOUNDATION Private foundation$3,0002 12024–2025 ALS FOUNDATION
VIOLET G YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST Private foundation$2,2372 12014–2025 ALS FOUNDATION
MAX FUND INC Private foundation$1,7601 12022–2022 AMY BIEHL FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990PF · $240,229 spent · pay $20,000 · grants $200,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $200,000 83.3%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $20,000 8.3%
Other expenses $13,829 5.8%
Fees: accounting $4,900 2.0%
Taxes $1,500 0.6%
Total$240,229100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $216,020 spent · pay $0 · grants $180,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $180,000 83.3%
Other expenses $28,964 13.4%
Fees: accounting $4,775 2.2%
Taxes $2,281 1.1%
Total$216,020100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $286,373 spent · pay $32,000 · grants $220,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $220,000 76.8%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $32,000 11.2%
Fees: other professional $13,440 4.7%
Other expenses $13,191 4.6%
Taxes $6,717 2.3%
Fees: legal $1,025 0.4%
Total$286,373100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $256,715 spent · pay $0 · grants $222,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $222,500 86.7%
Other expenses $17,307 6.7%
Fees: other professional $15,000 5.8%
Fees: legal $1,325 0.5%
Taxes $583 0.2%
Total$256,715100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $276,545 spent · pay $10,000 · grants $200,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $200,000 72.3%
Other expenses $34,294 12.4%
Taxes $30,526 11.0%
Other salaries and wages $10,000 3.6%
Fees: legal $1,725 0.6%
Total$276,545100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $247,123 spent · pay $10,000 · grants $200,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $200,000 80.9%
Other expenses $31,421 12.7%
Other salaries and wages $10,000 4.0%
Fees: legal $3,325 1.3%
Fees: other professional $2,377 1.0%
Total$247,123100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $209,544 spent · pay $15,000 · grants $180,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $180,000 85.9%
Other salaries and wages $15,000 7.2%
Other expenses $12,494 6.0%
Fees: legal $2,050 1.0%
Total$209,544100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $215,892 spent · pay $27,000 · grants $159,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $159,500 73.9%
Other salaries and wages $27,000 12.5%
Other expenses $18,871 8.7%
Fees: accounting $9,721 4.5%
Fees: legal $800 0.4%
Total$215,892100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $85,126 spent · pay $0 · grants $185,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $185,000 217.3%
Fees: accounting $2,640 3.1%
Other expenses $456 0.5%
Taxes $200 0.2%
Fees: legal -$103,170 -121.2%
Total$85,126100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $165,179 spent · pay $0 · grants $127,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $127,000 76.9%
Fees: legal $34,018 20.6%
Taxes $4,011 2.4%
Other expenses $150 0.1%
Total$165,179100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $80,150 spent · pay $0 · grants $80,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $80,000 99.8%
Other expenses $150 0.2%
Total$80,150100%

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