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Lin-Chang Family Foundation

Accepts applications Saratoga, California · EIN 208020006

Lin-Chang Family Foundation is a private foundation in Saratoga, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $12,200 in 3 grants; the typical grant was $3,200 and the largest $8,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was up from $12,000 the year before.

67% 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
2023$11,9001$317,995
2024$12,0001$345,589
2025$12,2003$182,541

How to apply

ContactChih-Chang Lin
14825 Gypsy Hill Road, Saratoga, CA 95070
Phone or email(408) 867-6678

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lin-Chang Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California2$11,200
New York1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Chinese Church In Christ
San Jose, CA
Charity$8,000
Mandarin Church of Glory
Walnut, CA
Charity$3,200
Columbia University
New York, NY
Charity$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lin-Chang Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Lin-Chang Family Foundation give?

$12,200 in tax year 2025, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $3,200.

Who runs Lin-Chang Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Chih-Chang Lin (Director) and I-Hsin Chang (Director).

What does Lin-Chang Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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