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Chang Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Newport Beach, California · EIN 352736371

Chang Family Foundation is a private foundation in Newport Beach, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $15,300 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $2,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $2,500 the year before.

100% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2021$00$125,000
2022$00$204,342
2023$7,90412$281,220
2024$2,5002$429,445
2025$15,30013$554,338

How to apply

Chang Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Chang Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California8$7,800
New York2$3,200
District of Columbia1$2,000
Illinois1$2,000
Massachusetts1$300

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Charitable EIN 26-4634162$2,000
Score
Washington, DC
Charitable EIN 52-1962712$2,000
WBDC
Chicago, IL
Charitable EIN 36-3488628$2,000
Nfte
New York, NY
Educational EIN 13-3408731$2,000
Kiva
San Francisco, CA
Charitable EIN 71-0992446$2,000
Allyson Whitney Foundation
Rock Hill, NY
Charitable EIN 45-4231236$1,200
Ralph W Leatherby Center
Orange, CA
Educational EIN 95-1643992$1,000
Jasocal
Los Angeles, CA
Educational EIN 95-1799192$1,000
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Educational EIN 95-1642394$500
UCLA
Pasadena, CA
College of Letters & Science EIN 95-6006143$500
SOAR Foundation
Fremont, CA
Educational EIN 94-3255490$500
Harvard University
Boston, MA
Educational EIN 04-2103580$300
Individual
CA
Charitable EIN 46-2490094$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Chang Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Chang Family Foundation give?

$15,300 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Chang Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Charlie Chang (President), Jennifer Chang (Vice President), Yunbao Liu (Secretary) and Chun Chang (Treasurer).

What does Chang Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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