Yang Foundation
New Hartford, NY · EIN 16-1318142. Reported 318 grants totalling $276,826 to 124 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Yang Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,000; the smallest was $90 and the largest $5,500. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Friends of the Earth | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Ocean Conservancy | Washington, DC | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Red Rover | Sacramento, CA | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rescue Mission of Utica | Utica, NY | $6,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity | Utica, NY | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Heifer International | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Human Rights Watch | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Medical Corps | Washington, DC | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercy Ships | Garden Valley, TX | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save the Children | New York, NY | $5,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Yahnundasis Capital Campaign | New Hartford, NY | $5,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mercy Corps | Portland, OR | $5,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Wildlife Fund | Washington, DC | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Catholic Medical Mission Board | New York, NY | $4,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Autism Speaks | Princeton, NJ | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Guiding Eyes for the Blind | Yorktown Heights, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Sierra Club | Oakland, CA | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Top Stone Church | New Milford, NJ | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| YWCA | Utica, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Zakat Foundation of America | Worth, IL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Oxfam America | Boston, MA | $3,950 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Food for the Poor Inc | Coconut Creek, FL | $3,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Animal Legal Defense Fund | Cotati, CA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Learning Ally | Princeton, NJ | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Map International | Brunswick, GA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Parks Conservation Association | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Operation Homefront | Souderton, PA | $3,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | Washington, DC | $3,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends Service Committee | Philadelphia, PA | $3,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of America | Utica, NY | $3,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Boys Town | Providence, RI | $3,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Compassion & Choices | Portland, OR | $3,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Vision | Federal Way, WA | $3,250 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| African Wildlife Foundation | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| ASPCA | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Keepers of the Wild | Valentine, AZ | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Wilderness Society | Washington, DC | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cabvi | Utica, NY | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Feed the Children | Oklahoma City, OK | $2,750 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Amnesty International | New York, NY | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Appalachian Trail Concervancy | Harpers Ferry, WV | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Project Hope | Hagerstown, MD | $2,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The Good News Foundation of Central New York Inc | Utica, NY | $2,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| First United Methodist Church | New Hartford, NY | $2,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Audubon Society | New York, NY | $2,050 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Rivers | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Harlan, IA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Galapagos Conservancy | Faifax, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Humane Society International | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Utica Zoo | Utica, NY | $2,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Technoserve | Arlington, VA | $1,900 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The House of the Good Shepherd | Utica, NY | $1,900 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Abraham House | Utica, NY | $1,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Dooral Community Movement | Bakersfield, CA | $1,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| March of Dimes | Arlington, VA | $1,800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Prison Fellowship | Marrifield, VA | $1,750 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Leprosy Missions | Greenville, SC | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Red Cross | New Hartford, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bread and Water for Africa | Alexandria, VA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Relief Services | Baltimore, MD | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Covenant House | New York, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind Inc | Smithtown, NY | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| International Animal Rescue | Shrewsbury, MA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels America | Arlington, VA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Rescue Rehabilitation Inc | Seminole, FL | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rails-to-Trails Conservancy | Washington, DC | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Duranno America | Los Angeles, CA | $1,086 | 6 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Anita's Steven Swan Humane Society | Utica, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Children's Cancer Research Fund | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food Bank of Central New York | Syracuse, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Fountain House | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Kyung-Uhn Scholarship | Fort Lee, NJ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Last Chance for Animals | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Medical Teams International | Tigard, OR | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Seva Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Wounded Warrior Project | New York, NY | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Humane | Washington, DC | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bethel Press | Bethel, NY | $800 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Operation Smile | Virginia Beach, VA | $800 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wildlife Rescue & Rehabilition Inc | Kendalia, TX | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York State Sheriffs Institute Inc | Albany, NY | $700 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rainforest Action Network | San Francisco, CA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cornell Lab of Ornithology | Ithaca, NY | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Foundation for the Blind | Arlington, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Indian College Fund | Denver, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Appalachia Service Project | Johnson City, TN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brenda Clark | Utica, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Central Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired | Utica, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chappaqua Volunteer Fire Department Fund Drive | Chappaqua, NY | $500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Child Fund | Merrifield, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption | Dublin, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Epworth Children's Home | Columbia, SC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fred and Joanne Ashforth | Waterville, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Heartbeat International | Columbus, OH | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Lutheran World Relief | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Make-a-Wish | Phoenix, AZ | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Home for Boys & Girls | Chicago, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Geographic | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Trust for Historical Preservation | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reading Is Fundamental | Pittsburgh, PA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sos Children's Villages | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union of Concerned Scientists | Cambridge, MA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Woodhaven Wildlife Center | Chadwicks, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yosemite Conservancy | San Francisco, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| World Animal Protection | New York, NY | $400 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cal Farley's Boys Ranch | Boys Ranch, TX | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Farm Sanctuary | Watkins Glen, NY | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Center for Missing Exploited Children | Alexandria, VA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hartford Volunteer Fire Department | New Hartford, NY | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| New Castle Police Benevolent Association | Chappaqua, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| USA Dance Inc | Medford, OR | $90 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
87 of 124 (70%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 78%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is unusually consistent. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Friends of the Earth
DIRECT AID TO NEEDYDIRECT AID TO NEEDY - Fred and Joanne Ashforth
DIRECT AID TO NEEDY FOR MEDICAL EXPENSES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 191 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 83 | $64,160 | $750 |
| 2022 | 89 | $75,510 | $750 |
| 2023 | 76 | $70,806 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 70 | $66,350 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 28% of this one's giving went to organizations in New York. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in New York.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Yang Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 141 Paris Road, New Hartford, NY, 13413. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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