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The Yang and Guo Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Saratoga, California · EIN 854155143

The Yang and Guo Family Foundation is a private foundation in Saratoga, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $143,762 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $17,500 and the largest $53,130. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $89,414 the year before.

33% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$70,3813$2.0 million
2023$89,4145$3.6 million
2024$143,7626$3.9 million

How to apply

The Yang and Guo 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

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
California5$143,130
Virginia1$632

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Soar Foundation TAX ID 94-32554
Fremont, CA
General support$53,130
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA
General support$50,000
SF Opera Tax ID 94-0836240
San Francisco, CA
To produce comtemporary productions and promote communityoutreach$25,000
ShinShin Educational Foundation ID7
Cupertino, CA
General support$10,000
San Bruno Mountain Watch ID94323579
Brisbane, CA
General support$5,000
Childfund International USA
Merrifield, VA
General support$632

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Yang and Guo Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Yang and Guo Family Foundation give?

$143,762 in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $17,500.

Who runs The Yang and Guo Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Emily Yang (President), Lisa Guo (Treasurer) and Eric Yang (Secretary).

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