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Jerry & Jackie Zhang Family Foundation at a glance

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Jerry & Jackie Zhang Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$350
Granted FY2024still arriving
2
Grants FY2024still arriving
1
States reached
$250
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0181% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2024.

Civil Rights$8kPublic Benefit$2kEducation$1kInternational$1kArts & Culture$330Public Safety & Disaster$300Food & Nutrition$285Philanthropy$200Other$0
02FY2024 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$250
Median grant
1
States reached
$562k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
San Francisco Symphony$250
Pleasanton Police Officers' Association$100
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY18–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 8%. 74% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 8%American Online Giving Foundation: $200 → 10%United Service Organizations (USO): $25 → 8%Paul Graves for DA Contra Costa: $301 → 9%Armed Patrol Security Guards for Oakland Chinatown: $100 → 10%Yosemite Foundation: $50 → 10%San Diego Asian Americans For Equality (SDAAFE) Foundation: $1k → 11%Point Lobos Foundation: $50 → 12%Bob Huff for Congress: $1k → 12%League of Conservative Voters: $35 → 14%Revived Soldiers Ukraine: $400 → 13%GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION: $200 → 13%Support CPD Officer Xu Meng's Family: $100 → 14%Students for Fair Admissions: $600 → 7%Fangcao Reading Circle: $800 → 8%USS Hornet - Sea Air and Space Museum: $80 → 10%Petition Remove sub-Asian boxes on Census: $26 → 10%Travis Allen for governor: $500 → 12%Students for Fair Admission: $600 → 7%Nova Ukraine: $600 → 8%Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation: $1k → 10%SFMOMA Foundation: $120 → 10%City Team San Jose: $74 → 8%Silicon Valley Chinese Association Foundation: $200 → 10%San Francisco Symphony: $250 → 10%Catherine Baker for State Assembly: $200 → 10%Wikipedia Foundation: $25 → 10%Livermore Pleasanton Rod Gun Club: $100 → 10%Wikimedia Foundation: $50 → 10%Pleasanton Police POA: $259 → 10%Pleasanton Police POA: $156 → 10%Pleasanton Police POA: $149 → 10%Pleasanton Police POA: $100 → 10%Pleasanton Police Officers' Association: $100 → 10%Pleasanton Police POA: $100 → 10%CHONG WANG for PUSD school board 2020: $100 → 10%Oakland Zoo: $100 → 10%Pleasanton Police POA: $100 → 10%Alameda County Food Bank: $285 → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
CA
VA
DE
DC
GA
FL
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

22%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$3k · 4 repeat orgs$12k to everyone else

4 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2024, 4 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

4
27

Total granted

$3k
$11k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

-52%
+39%

Still filing today

50%
44%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $350 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’20’21’22’23’24
Civil RightsEducationInternationalAnimalsReligionRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SV
    SILICON VALLEY CHINESE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
    2× · 2018–2020 · $1k · revenue -88%
  • SF
    Students For Fair Admissions Inc
    2× · 2018–2023 · $1k · revenue -52%
  • IG
    Individual grant recipient
    5× · 2018–2023 · $864

Funded once

  • CF
    CALIFORNIANS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $4k · revenue +67%
  • BH
    Bob Huff for Congress
    one grant, 2018 · $1k
  • SD
    San Diego Asian Americans For Equality (SDAAFE) Foundation
    one grant, 2020 · $1k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
2
Friends of the Earth

Friends of the earth strives for a more healthy and just world by defendng the environment and human health while advancing social and economic justice by conducting research and education, transforming the economy so it protects the…

Environment
3
University of California San Francisco Foundation

Organization's mission ====================== the university of california, san francisco(ucsf) is among the world's leading universities dedicated to advancing health worldwide through biomedical research, graduate-level education in the…

Education
4
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
5
Uc Riverside Foundation

To support educational, research and public functions and programs of the riverside campus of the university of california.

Education
6
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc

The union of concerned scientists puts rigorous, independent science into action, developing solutions and advocating for a healthy, safe, and just future.

International
7
Food Forward Inc

Food forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same.

Food & Nutrition
8
Sacramento Zoological Society

The sacramento zoo inspires appreciation, respect and a connection with wildlife and nature through education, recreation and conservation.

Animals
9
San Francisco State University Foundation

The foundation is formed for the following specific purposes: (a) to develop and increase the facilities of san francisco state university ("sfsu") for broader educational opportunities and service to students, alumni, and the citizens of…

Education
10
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
11
California State Parks Foundation

California state parks foundation is an independent, member-supported nonprofit dedicated to protecting and preserving the california state park system for the benefit of all.

Recreation & Sports
12
Berkeley Lab Foundation

To support the scientific and educational purposes of the regents of the university of california (the "university"), in its specific capacity as manager and operator of the lawrence berkeley national laboratory and to carry on other…

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is American Online Giving Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is Pleasanton Police Officers Association. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 34 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
10/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Bob Huff for Congress: $1,189 · OtherBob Huff for CongressSan Diego Asian Americans For Equality (SDAAFE) Foundation: $1,000 · OtherSan Diego Asian Americans For Equality (SDAAF…Individual grant recipient: $864 · OtherIndividual grant recipientChinese American Civic Action Alliance: $601 · OtherChinese American Civic Action AllianceTravis Allen for governor: $500 · OtherTravis Allen for governorPaul Graves for DA Contra Costa: $301 · OtherALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $285 · Other+15 more: $1,300 · Other+15 moreCALIFORNIANS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION: $4,000 · Civil RightsCALIFORNIANS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOUNDATIO…Students For Fair Admissions Inc: $1,200 · Civil RightsStudents For Fair Admissions Inc+1 more: $35 · Civil RightsFANGCAO READING CIRCLE: $800 · InternationalFANGCAO READI…NOVA UKRAINE: $600 · InternationalNOVA UKRAINERevived Soldiers Ukraine: $400 · InternationalRevived Soldi…SILICON VALLEY CHINESE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $1,202 · EducationSILICON VA…GEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION INC: $200 · EducationGEORGIA TE…WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $50 · EducationSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: $250 · Arts & CultureAMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC: $200 · PhilanthropyCONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA: $100 · Animals
Other$6,040Civil Rights$5,235International$1,800Education$1,452Arts & Culture$250Philanthropy$200Animals$100

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCALIFORNIANS FOR EQUAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 1y, 2.4% of budgetSILICON VALLEY CHINESE ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION: $1,202 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetStudents For Fair Admissions Inc: $1,200 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNOVA UKRAINE: $600 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetRevived Soldiers Ukraine: $400 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK: $285 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY: $250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetGEORGIA TECH FOUNDATION INC: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONSERVATION SOCIETY OF CALIFORNIA: $100 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPLEASANTON POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION: $100 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCITYTEAM MINISTRIES: $74 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPoint Lobos Foundation: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYOSEMITE FOUNDATION: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $50 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS INC: $35 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

American Online Givin…Vanguard Charitable E…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
American Online Giving Foundation IncDE8.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 4 of 4Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Jerry & Jackie Zhang Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jerry & Jackie Zhang Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 20%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%1%3%4%5%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    2get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–5%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to Jerry & Jackie Zhang Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Jerry & Jackie Zhang Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 34 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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