AYZ Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so an organisation that has not been invited should not apply.
- Where it does give, its typical grants fall between $1,000 and $150,000, but its median grant was $60,000 and its largest $200,000, so a request sized around $60,000 sits within what it has usually given.
- The latest filing shows that 59% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had also funded in the filing before it, so it leans towards renewing existing relationships, and a new approach should be expected to be judged on that basis.
- The filings show grants mainly in Nevada, California, Virginia and Illinois, but no geographic focus is stated, so treat this as a pattern in its giving rather than a rule about who may apply.
- No deadline or timing is given, so there is no set window to plan around.
Overview
AYZ Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Reno, NV.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings describe its grants as donations rather than naming a particular funding field. Recorded recipients include educational foundations, a university academic development foundation, a university medical school, sports foundations, a Chinese association, a war memorial hall and a church. The filings also report costs for discussing, planning and examining donation activities, as well as some school and church activities. Grants went to charitable organisations in Nevada, California, Virginia and Illinois. The available filing material gives no general eligibility criteria, preferred geographic area, application instructions beyond its preselected-organisations statement, or recurring deadline. It therefore supports a description of the types of organisations that received grants, rather than a stated programme or formal set of priorities.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Nevada, California, Virginia and Illinois.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2023 filing, 59% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022 and TY2023 filings, half of its 11 grants to organisations were $60,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2023.
Grant dollars by state
- The largest single recipient received 27% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2023, 59% of grant dollars went to organisations AYZ Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 5 grants in tax year 2023 by size
Median $60,000 (tax year 2023)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- North American Chinese Educational Foundation · Donations$100,0002023 tax year
- National Taiwan University Academic Development Foundation · Donations$100,0002023 tax year
- Sport Champions Alliance Foundation · Donations$60,0002023 tax year
- Table Tennis America Foundation · Donations$10,0002023 tax year
- Us Hunan Association · Donations$1,0002023 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Gloria Guohong Zhang — Secretary
- Guochen Yan — CEO
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
2 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $501,485 | $462,400 | $7,613,262 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $322,023 | $271,000 | $7,643,000 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
Registers and filings
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Reno, NV