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Yih Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only San Francisco, California · EIN 943270705

Yih Family Foundation is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $110,500 in 11 grants; the typical grant was $10,000 and the largest $25,000. 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 down from $257,500 the year before.

36% 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$67,0009$3.0 million
2023$257,50012$2.8 million
2024$110,50011$2.4 million

How to apply

Yih 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 Yih Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California8$75,500
Florida1$20,000
Kentucky2$15,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 11 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA
General Support$25,000
Always Dream Foundation
Miami, FL
General Support$20,000
John Muir Health Foundation
Walnut Creek, CA
General Support$15,000
Charity Fair Horse Show
Del Mar, CA
General Support$10,000
Upha
Lexington, KY
General Support$10,000
The Hamlin School
San Francisco, CA
General Support$10,000
Save MT Diablo
Walnut Creek, CA
General Support$5,000
US Saddle Seat Association
Paris, KY
General Support$5,000
Arabian Horse Association
Sana Maria, CA
General Support$5,000
Dai Vernon Foundation
North Hollywood, CA
General Support$5,000
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
General Support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Yih Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Yih Family Foundation give?

$110,500 in tax year 2024, across 11 grants, with a typical grant of $10,000.

Who runs Yih Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Shou-Chen Yih (Chairman), Irene CP Yih (VP & Treasurer), Roy Paxton Yih (President) and Cathy Yih (Secretary).

What does Yih Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and animals.

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