The Zeng Foundation

EIN 352533758

San Jose, CA 95110 |(408) 781-3449

Total Given 2018–2024
$4.6M
9 grants · $662K avg/year
based on 7 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$150K
typical big bets · $25K–$300K
grant size
0%
transactional · single-year
repeat
$2.7M
Assets (2024)
9
Distinct Recipients

About

THE ZENG FOUNDATION, EIN: 35-2533758, IS A FISCAL YEAR BUSINESS ENTITY THAT FILES RETURN OF PRIVATE FOUNDATION (FORM 990-PF). FOR TAX YEAR 2022, TAX PERIOD MAY 1ST, 2022 TO APRIL 30TH, 2023, THE ZENG FOUNDATION HAS AN AUTOMATIC 6-MONTH EXTENSION OF TIME UNTIL MARCH 15, 2024 TO FILE FORM 990-PF.THE ZENG FOUNDATION PAPER FILED ITS 2022 FORM 990-PF ON JANUARY 25TH, 2024 AS IRS ANNOUNCED A BUSINESS MODERNIZED EFILE (MEF) SHUTDOWN FROM DECEMBER 26TH TO JANUARY 2024.ON APRIL 3, 2024, THE ZENG FOUNDATION RECEIVED AN IRS NOTICE SAYING FORM 990-PF IS REQUIRED TO BE FILED ELECTRONICALLY. IRS REJECTED AND RETURNED THE PAPER FILED 2022 FORM 990-PF, A COPY OF THE NOTICE IS HEREBY ATTACHED.TO COMPLY WITH IRS' REGULATIONS, THE ZENG FOUNDATION IS HEREBY FILING ITS 2022 FORM 990-PF ELECTRONICALLY. PLEASE SEE THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENTS AS PROOF OF TIMELY FILING OF THE FOUNDATION'S 2022 TAX RETURN.

Focus Areas

Education

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person QING TAN
Phone (408) 781-3449
Deadlines 09/15
How to Apply WRITTEN
Restrictions NONE

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2018 $322K $2.5M $286K 5
2020 $2.0M $2.0M $1.9M 2
2021 N/A $2.6M $565K N/A
2022 $300K $2.5M $230K 1
2023 N/A $2.5M $143K N/A
2024 $2.0M $2.7M $2.2M 1

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 9 grants on record

Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$25K
Median
$150K
Average
$515K
75th Pctl
$300K
Maximum
$2.0M

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

QT
Qing Tan 6+ yrs
President & Director Leadership
MZ
Ming Zeng 6+ yrs
Director

Grants Awarded (9 total)

Purpose
Harvard University Cambridge, MA $2,000,000 RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 2024
President and Fellows of Harvard College Cambridge, CA $1,860,000 GENERAL EDUCATION SUPPORT 2020
Religion Media Company Co Tom Gallagher Riverside, CT $300,000 GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSE 2022
Trustees of Phillips Academy Andover, MA $200,000 GENERAL EDUCATION SUPPORT 2018
Gaden Jangtse Norling College Mysore, None $150,000 SUPPORT FOR BUDDHIST ACTIVITIES 2020
Stanford University Stanford, CA $75,000 GENERAL EDUCATION SUPPORT 2018
Pinewood School Los Altos, CA $25,000 GENERAL EDUCATION SUPPORT 2018
International Science Foundation of Cambridge Somerville, MA $20,000 GENERAL EDUCATION SUPPORT 2018
Alfred Wang Sunnyvale, CA $2,000 SUPPORT FOR BUDDHIST ACTIVITIES 2018