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Yang Foundation

Accepts applications New Hartford, New York · EIN 161318142

Yang Foundation is a private foundation in New Hartford, New York. In tax year 2025 it gave $80,800 in 74 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $1,500. 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 $65,350 the year before.

22% of its 2025 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
2023$70,80676$1.3 million
2024$65,35070$1.8 million
2025$80,80074$2.0 million

How to apply

ContactChul Jo Yang
141 Paris Road, New Hartford, NY 13413
Phone or email(315) 724-5101
What to submitRequest letter detailing need

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Yang Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 18 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York25$23,300
District of Columbia13$16,500
Virginia8$8,500
California6$7,000
Massachusetts4$4,000
Pennsylvania2$3,000
Oregon2$2,500
Illinois2$2,000
New Jersey2$2,000
Texas2$2,000

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 74 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Friends Service Committee
Philadelphia, PA
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Americares
Stamford, CT
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Amnesty International
New York, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Animal Legal Defense Fund
Cotati, CA
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Catholic Medical Mission Board
New York, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Catholic Relief Services
Harlan, IA
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Child Fund
Merrifield, VA
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Compassion & Choices
Portland, OR
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Earthjustice
San Francisco, CA
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Environmental Defense Fund
New York, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Feed the Children
Oklahoma City, OK
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Food for the Poor Inc
Coconut Creek, FL
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Friends of the Earth
Washington, DC
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Habitat for Humanity
Utica, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Heifer International
Washington, DC
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Human Rights Watch
Washington, DC
Direct aid to needy$1,500
International Medical Corps
Washington, DC
Direct aid to needy$1,500
March of Dimes
Arlington, VA
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Mercy Ships
Garden Valley, TX
Direct aid to needy$1,500
National Audubon Society
New York, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,500
National Wildlife Federation
Washington, DC
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Ocean Conservancy
Washington, DC
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Operation Homefront
Souderton, PA
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Oxfam America
Boston, MA
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Project Hope
Hagerstown, MD
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Red Rover
Sacramento, CA
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Save the Children
New York, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,500
World Wildlife Fund
Washington, DC
Direct aid to needy$1,500
American Humane Society
Washington, DC
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Feeding America
Chicago, IL
Direct aid to needy$1,500
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
Direct aid to needy$1,500
Abraham House
Utica, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,000
Anita's Steven Swan Humane Society
Utica, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,000
Appalachian Trail Concervancy
Harpers Ferry, WV
Direct aid to needy$1,000
Autism Speaks
Princeton, NJ
Direct aid to needy$1,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Utica, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,000
Bread and Water for Africa
Alexandria, VA
Direct aid to needy$1,000
Cabvi
Utica, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind
Yorktown Heights, NY
Direct aid to needy$1,000
International Animal Rescue
Shrewsbury, MA
Direct aid to needy$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Yang Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Yang Foundation give?

$80,800 in tax year 2025, across 74 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Yang Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Chul Jo Yang (Trustee), Jae Sook Yang (Committee) and Michelle K Yang (Committee).

What does Yang Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly human services, environment and conservation and international.

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