Jatain Charitable Foundation
Irvine, CA · EIN 22-6824275. Reported 190 grants totalling $13.8M to 81 recipients across tax years 2020-2025. 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. Jatain Charitable 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 $20,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,000 and $78,590; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $798,969. 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. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheng Family Schwab Donor Advised Fund | Orlando, FL | $1,806,767 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Princeton Univerity | Princeton, CA | $1,292,990 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| The Pegasus School | Huntington Beach, CA | $1,271,666 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, CA | $1,105,008 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Hoag Hospital | Newport Beach, CA | $957,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse, CA | $946,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Children Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | $897,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Sage Hill School | Newport Coast, CA | $822,200 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Schwab Charitable (donor Advised Fund) | Orlando, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $465,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Santa Ana | Santa Ana, CA | $400,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Crystal Cove Conservacy | Newport Coast, CA | $305,000 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $252,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Hoag Hospital (benefactor Program) | Newport Beach, CA | $250,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Fox Foundation | Marina Del Ray, CA | $160,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Newport Beach Baseball Association | Newport Beach, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| North American Rescue Dogs | Seattle, WA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Presbyterian Church USA | Pittsburgh, PA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach | Laguna Beach, CA | $140,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Assistance League Newport Mesa | Costa Mesa, CA | $110,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| University of California Irvine | Irvine, CA | $110,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Central Orange Coast | Irvine, CA | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Geneva Presbyterian Church | Laguna Woods, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Presbyterian Foundation | Jefferson, IN | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Princeton Univerity (scholarship) | Princeton, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Laguna Beach Food Pantry | Laguna Beach, CA | $97,500 | 6 | 6 | 2025 |
| University of Nevada | Las Vegas, NV | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Laguna Beach Athletic Boosters Club | Laguna Beach, CA | $79,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| School Power Foundation - Laguna Beach Schools | Laguna Beach, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Itpc | Los Angeles, CA | $63,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Nevada Reno | Reno, NV | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Boys and Girls Club | Irvine, CA | $53,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Efc Irvine | Irvine, CA | $52,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| University of Pennsylvania Wharton (scholarship) | Philadelphia, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Irvine Barclay Theatre | Irvine, CA | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| American Cancer Society | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Laguna Beach High School PTA | Laguna Beach, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Syracuse (scholarship) | Syracuse, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Youth Orchestra Cycny | Brooklyn, NY | $29,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Laguna Art Museum | Laguna Beach, CA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| School Power (laguna Beach Schools) | Laguna Beach, CA | $25,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Desert Community Foundation | Palm Desert, CA | $21,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Laguna Beach Boys and Girls Club | Laguna Beach, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Laguna Beach Performing Arts Boosters | Laguna Beach, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Life Builders | Detroit, MI | $17,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County | Orange, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Taiwanese Association of America Inc | Rockville, MD | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ecocenter Inc Dba the Ecology Center | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Laguna Beach Rotary Club Foundation | Laguna Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| National Charity League Inc Laguna Chapter | Laguna Beach, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pan Pacific & South-East Asia Women's Association - Ny | Brooklyn, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Times | Corona, CA | $8,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| St Marks Presbyterian Church | Newport Beach, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Taiwanese Community Center | Houston, TX | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Taiwanese Society Houston | Houston, TX | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nassau Presbyterian Church | Princeton, NJ | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Irvine Barkly Theater | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jessie Rees Foundation | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jhpiego | Baltimore, MD | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Laguna Beach Boosters Club (girl's Basketball) | Laguna Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lagunabeachboys and Girls Club | Laguna Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lagunabeachhighschoolpta (annasschool) | Laguna Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Major League Baseball Youth Foundation | New York City, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| National Charity League - Laguna Beach | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North American Taiwanese Women's Association | Escondido, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Taiwan Mission | Bayside, NY | $5,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Taiwanese American Conference East Coast | Flushing, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Unlimited Possibilities | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Wisdom Spring Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Irvine Pats Soccer Club | Irvine, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Taiwan Center | Rosemead, CA | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| University of Texas - Tapc | Austin, TX | $4,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Grace Taiwanese Presbyterian Church | Lawrenceville, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Taiwanese American Fellowship Presbyterian Church | Hillsborough Township, NJ | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Desert Community Foundation - Nbcc Employee Scholarship | Palm Desert, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Dream Street Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Southern California - Kusc | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Princeton Univerity (annual Fund) | Princeton, CA | $1,098 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Gray Academy | Santa Monica, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Builders | Santa Ana, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
47 of 81 (58%) received money in more than one year over the 6 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 69%, across 5 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
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.
- Cheng Family Schwab Donor Advised Fund
EXEMPT ACTIVITIES SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 59 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 | $983,598 | $5,000 |
| 2021 | 22 | $2,100,157 | $50,000 |
| 2022 | 29 | $1,707,098 | $10,000 |
| 2023 | 43 | $2,039,588 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 39 | $3,160,802 | $22,000 |
| 2025 | 37 | $3,835,986 | $35,000 |
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
82% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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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 a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $20,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- 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 Jatain Charitable Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 6 returns (tax years 2020-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 22 Corporate Park, Irvine, CA, 92606. 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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