Grants paid by The Peng Zhao and Cherry Chen Foundation Inc
EIN 85-4261456 · Miami, FL · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
The Peng Zhao and Cherry Chen Foundation Inc of Miami, FL (EIN 85-4261456) reported 12 grants paid totaling $6,615,667 to 6 recipients in tax years 2022–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$6,615,667
12 grants
Recipients
6
distinct organizations
Tax years
2022–2024
3 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5 | $2,506,667 | — |
| 2023 | 4 | $2,060,000 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $2,049,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 6 recipients receiving the most from The Peng Zhao and Cherry Chen Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 6 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Asian American Foundation 46-4593418 | C | San Francisco, CA | 3 | $6,000,000 | 2024 |
| Kartemquin Educational Films 23-7430402 | C | Chicago, IL | 1 | $300,000 | 2022 |
| Chinese American Service League 36-2984043 | B | Chicago, IL | 2 | $176,667 | 2023 |
| The Second City Inc - Victor Wong Fellowship Program | U | Chicago, IL | 3 | $80,000 | 2024 |
| Asian Pacific Community Fund | U | Los Angeles, CA | 2 | $49,000 | 2024 |
| Korean American Community Foundation 16-1643114 | B | New York, NY | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 12 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | The Asian American Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $2,000,000 | paid | TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ADVOVACY, POWER AND REPRESENTATION | 202513219349104211 |
| 2024 | The Second City Inc - Victor Wong Fellowship Program Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | THE VICTOR WONG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF AAPI COMEDIC TALENT. | 202513219349104211 |
| 2024 | Asian Pacific Community Fund Los Angeles, CA | U | $24,000 | paid | TO CULTIVATE PHILANTHROPIST TO INVEST IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPOWER UNDERSERVED ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (AAPI) TO PROSPER BY BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES, CREATING A STRONGER AAPI VOICE AND DEVELOPING AAPI LEADERS | 202513219349104211 |
| 2023 | The Asian American Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $2,000,000 | paid | TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ADVOVACY, POWER AND REPRESENTATION | 202423209349106247 |
| 2023 | Asian Pacific Community Fund Los Angeles, CA | U | $25,000 | paid | TO CULTIVATE PHILANTHROPIST TO INVEST IN ORGANIZATIONS THAT EMPOWER UNDERSERVED ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS (AAPI) TO PROSPER BY BUILDING HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES, CREATING A STRONGER AAPI VOICE AND DEVELOPING AAPI LEADERS | 202423209349106247 |
| 2023 | The Second City Inc - Victor Wong Fellowship Program Chicago, IL | U | $25,000 | paid | THE VICTOR WONG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF AAPI COMEDIC TALENT. | 202423209349106247 |
| 2023 | Chinese American Service League Chicago, IL | B | $10,000 | paid | THE GRANT SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT CASL'S WORK TO SERVE THE AAPI COMMUNITY, AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS MORE BROADLY, IN CHICAGO WITH WRAPAROUND SOCIAL SERVICES AND A NEW EFFORT TO CAPTURE DATA ON THE NEEDS AND EXPERIENCES OF AAPI POPULATIONS. | 202423209349106247 |
| 2022 | The Asian American Foundation San Francisco, CA | C | $2,000,000 | paid | TO BUILD THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER ADVOVACY, POWER AND REPRESENTATION | 202333069349101028 |
| 2022 | Kartemquin Educational Films Chicago, IL | C | $300,000 | paid | THE GRANT WILL ESTABLISH AND FUND "THE PENG ZHAO & CHERRY CHEN FUND FOR AAPI VOICES AT KARTEMQUIN," AN INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF AAPI NONFICTION STORYTELLERS AS THEY WORK TO BRING NEW STORIES TO AUDIENCES AND BUILD CAREERS IN THE FILM INDUSTRY. | 202333069349101028 |
| 2022 | Chinese American Service League Chicago, IL | B | $166,667 | paid | THE GRANT SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT CASL'S WORK TO SERVE THE AAPI COMMUNITY, AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS MORE BROADLY, IN CHICAGO WITH WRAPAROUND SOCIAL SERVICES AND A NEW EFFORT TO CAPTURE DATA ON THE NEEDS AND EXPERIENCES OF AAPI POPULATIONS. | 202333069349101028 |
| 2022 | The Second City Inc - Victor Wong Fellowship Program Chicago, IL | U | $30,000 | paid | THE VICTOR WONG FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO TRAIN THE NEXT GENERATION OF AAPI COMEDIC TALENT. | 202333069349101028 |
| 2022 | Korean American Community Foundation New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | WORKING TO ADDRESS THE MOST PRESSING NEEDS IN THE KOREAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND BEYOND. TO THE SUPPORTERS; KACF PROVIDES A WAY TO MAGNIFY THE IMPACT OF THEIR GIVING AND TO BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS GENERATIONS & COMMUNITIES | 202333069349101028 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202513219349104211 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423209349106247 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202333069349101028 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/854261456.json.
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