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Private foundation (trust)EIN 201885060Est. 2015-06

THE ROBERT I & LIEN Q CHEN FAMILY FOUNDATION

San Mateo, CA 94401

Total Assets

$3.9M

FY 2024

Annual Giving

$200K

FY 2024

Grants Made

5

FY 2024

Avg Grant

$40K

FY 2024

Grant Range

$20K–$60K

Typical

Deadlines

Applications

Programs & Activities

Program 1

$40K

Positive Coaching Alliance

Program 2

$60K

Earth Justice

Program 3

$40K

National Tropical Botanical Garden

Program 4

$40K

Environmental Working Group

Focus Areas

Private Grantmaking Foundations

Financial Snapshot

2024 filing

Total Revenue

$6K

Total Expenses

$240K

Qualifying Distributions

$200K

Distributable Amount

$194K

Min. Investment Return

$196K

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Grant Range

5 grants

Grant sizes from minimum $20K through median $40K to maximum $60K, shown on a logarithmic scale.

Logarithmic scale — typical grant portfolios span orders of magnitude, so distances are proportional to multiplicative change, not dollar gaps.

Giving Over Time

4 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2024. Peak $220K in 2022. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

25 grants

EARTHJUSTICE ACTION
$140K
2 grants
Asian American Education Project
$120K
3 grants
National Tropical Botanical Garden
$65K
2 grants
UC Davis
$50K
1 grant
Earthjustice
$50K
1 grant
Environmental Working Group
$40K
1 grant
MEALS ON WHEELS OF SAN FRANCISCO
$40K
1 grant
Asian Americans Advancing Justice
$30K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants

<$10K
2
grants
$10–50K
21
grants
$50–250K
2
grants
$250K–1M
$1–5M
$5M+

Geographic Focus

6 states

California
$460K
57% of total
District of Columbia
$180K
23% of total
Hawaii
$90K
11% of total
South Dakota
$30K
4% of total
Illinois
$20K
3% of total
Virginia
$20K
3% of total

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