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Yang Family Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$40k
Granted FY2025still arriving
3
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Arts & Culture$1.5MEducation$1.3MRecreation & Sports$689kYouth Development$130kPhilanthropy$30kHousing & Shelter$25kHuman Services$10kCrime & Legal$10kOther$0
02FY2025 · 3 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$10,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$124k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
THE JOY CULTURE FOUNDATION$20,000
BRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE$10,000
MANHATTAN COLLEGE$10,000
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.

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Its human-services grants (FY24–24, $10k) land where the poverty rate runs at 17%, against an area that typically sits at 9%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 9%HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE: $10k → 17%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

NY
OH
NJ
CA
UT
CO
DC
GA
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.

79%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.3M · 9 repeat orgs$634k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +90% since the first grant, against 0% for those funded once.

9 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2025, 9 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
14

Total granted

$2.3M
$594k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+90%
0%

Still filing today

89%
93%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $40k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Arts & CulturePhilanthropyEducationRecreation & SportsHousing & ShelterYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • PA
    PENINSULA ARTS GUILD
    4× · 2020–2023 · $800k · revenue +219%
  • MS
    MENLO SCHOOL
    5× · 2017–2021 · $410k · revenue +90%
  • US
    UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE
    2× · 2023–2024 · $375k · revenue +105%

Funded once

  • PA
    PENINSUAL ARTS GUILD
    one grant, 2019 · $200k
  • The Trustees of Princeton University
    one grant, 2022 · $150k · revenue -36%
  • BG
    BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PENINSULA
    one grant, 2021 · $125k · revenue +23%
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
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The mission of mit is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world in the 21st century.

Education
2
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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3
Golden Gate University

Golden gate university prepares individuals to lead and serve by providing high quality, practice-based educational programs in law, taxation, business and related professions - as a nonprofit institution - in an innovative and challenging…

Education
4
Furman University

The primary mission of furman as a liberal arts institution is to provide a distinctive education in fine arts, humanities, social sciences, mathematics and the sciences, as well as selected professional disciplines.

Education
5
Point Park University

Provides innovative education in a dynamic urban setting. dedicated to academic excellence and community engagement,we prepare students of diverse backgrounds with the knowledge, skill,and experience to lead meaningful lives as informed…

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6
President and Fellows of Harvard College

Undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and research across a broad array of academic domains.

Education
7
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
8
Manhattanville University

To educate students to be ethical and socially responsible leaders in a global community.

Education
9
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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10
United States Telecom Association

See schedule oustelecom exists to ensure members can compete, grow and thrive to build a world where families, enterprises and communities are connected through the power of broadband.our member companies have committed a considerable…

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11
Mills College

Mills college is an independent liberal arts college for women and gender nonbinary students, with graduate programs for all genders. the college educates students to think critically and communicate responsibly and effectively, to accept…

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12
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

—
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Menlo School; the most unlike its peers is Masters Tournament Foundation Inc. 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

25 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 25 of the 27 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)
3
Early backer (in before they grew)
25/25
Grantees still filing
12/25
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

PENINSULA ARTS GUILD: $800,000 · Arts & CulturePENINSULA ARTS GUILDASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $250,000 · Arts & CultureASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRA…SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $100,000 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ARTKQED INC: $100,000 · Arts & CultureKQED INC+1 more: $20,000 · Arts & CultureTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $740,000 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE…The Trustees of Princeton University: $150,000 · EducationThe Trustees of Princeton Un…+3 more: $37,500 · EducationUNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE: $375,000 · Recreation & SportsUNITED STATES OLYMPI…UNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION: $250,000 · Recreation & SportsUNITED STATES OLYMPI…United States Ski Team Foundation: $30,000 · Recreation & SportsMENLO SCHOOL: $410,000 · OtherMENLO SCHOOLPENINSUAL ARTS GUILD: $200,000 · OtherPENINSUAL ARTS GUIL…+5 more: $42,000 · Other+5 moreBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PENINSULA: $125,000 · Youth DevelopmentMONTEREY PENINSULA FOUNDATION: $25,000 · PhilanthropyTHE OUTPOST FOUNDATION: $9,000 · PhilanthropySAN FRANCISCO FIRST TEE: $5,000 · PhilanthropyPebble Beach Company Foundation: $5,000 · PhilanthropyMASTERS TOURNAMENT FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 · PhilanthropyKELSEY: $25,000 · Housing & Shelter
Arts & Culture$1,270,000Education$927,500Recreation & Sports$655,000Other$652,000Youth Development$125,000Philanthropy$49,000Housing & Shelter$25,000

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 budgetPENINSULA ARTS GUILD: $800,000 over 4y, 12% of budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $740,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetMENLO SCHOOL: $410,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetUNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE: $375,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetASIAN ART MUSEUM FOUNDATION OF SAN FRANCISCO: $250,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION: $250,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetThe Trustees of Princeton University: $150,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF THE PENINSULA: $125,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetKQED INC: $100,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetUnited States Ski Team Foundation: $30,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMONTEREY PENINSULA FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCOLLEGE TRACK: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKELSEY: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetTHE JOY CULTURE FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetManhattan University: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBRADY CENTER TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTHE OUTPOST FOUNDATION: $9,000 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetPebble Beach Company Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMASTERS TOURNAMENT FOUNDATION INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetBLOOD CANCER UNITED INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE INDEPENDENT INSTITUTE: $1,000 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.

Marin Community Found…Morgan Stanley Global…Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Ayco Charitable F…Penner Family Foundat…Silicon Valley Commun…The Goldman Sachs Cha…The San Francisco Fou…National Philanthropi…Vanguard Charitable E…American Endowment Fo…American Online Givin…
Marin Community FoundationCA17× affinity6 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Penner Family Foundation Inc · Silicon Valley Community Foundation · The Goldman Sachs Charitable Gift Fund · The San Francisco Foundation · National Philanthropic Trust · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Endowment Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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 Yang Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Yang Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 11%
  • The Trustees of Princeton University: 11% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
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.
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How do I get to Yang Family Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Yang 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 27 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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