The Linda Ye and Robin Ren Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on higher education by funding family‑named endowed scholarships at selective universities. Grants are large, targeted gifts to create or support the Ying Ye and Yu‑Xiang Ren Endowed Scholarship Fund at institutions that can sustain long‑term student financial aid. The foundation uses few, high‑value grants rather than broad-based giving.
Highly concentrated: very large, restricted gifts (endowments) to a small number of elite institutions with repeat funding to the same university (University of Pennsylvania); emphasis on long‑term, sustainable scholarship support rather than many small grants.
The Linda Ye and Robin Ren Family Foundation’s clearest pattern is repeated support for the Ying Ye and Yu-Xiang Ren Endowed Scholarship Fund, with major gifts to the University of Pennsylvania in 2023 and 2024 and to Stanford University Redwood City in 2023 and 2024. That recurring scholarship work points to a foundation built around long-term student aid rather than broad, dispersed philanthropy. The recent grants also show that the same family-named scholarship theme extends beyond the two largest university recipients, including support for the Ying Ye and Yu-Xiang Ren Family Scholarship Fund at Pursuit of Excellence. Alongside higher-education giving, the foundation has made smaller, purpose-specific grants tied to family farmers, Ukrainian children’s relief, and in-kind COVID-era materials for teachers at No. 2 High School of East China Normal University. Those awards suggest a grantmaker that can shift from endowed scholarship commitments to targeted humanitarian and community support, while keeping the overall portfolio concentrated and intentional. The legal name, annual grant volume, and asset base indicate a modest but active private foundation with a clear naming and legacy pattern in its giving.
Higher education is the foundation’s main line of giving. It awarded $530,000 to the University of Pennsylvania in 2024 and $280,000 to Stanford University Redwood City in 2024, both for the Ying Ye and Yu-Xiang Ren Endowed Scholarship Fund. A second education-related thread appears at Pursuit of Excellence, which received $20,000 in 2023 and $10,000 in 2024 for the Ying Ye and Yu-Xiang Ren Family Scholarship Fund. Outside scholarships, the foundation has supported family farmers with grants of $41,500 in 2023 and $35,000 in 2024 to Stainable Harvest International and Substainable Harvest International. It also made a $10,000 grant to UNICEF USA for Ukrainian children’s relief, showing capacity for humanitarian response.
Typical grants are uneven and skew large: the p25 is $12,500, the median is $38,250, and the p75 is $230,000. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, especially in scholarship funding, which points to a recurring commitment rather than one-time gifts. The foundation is a regular funder and accepts unsolicited applications through online forms in several program areas. It is not a program-related-investment maker, and the structure of the recent grants suggests a private family foundation using targeted, designated grants rather than broad operating support.
$927K
$16.4M
$1.7M
$1.2M
Most grants fall between $13K and $230K, with a median of $38K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$38K
75th Percentile
$230K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Linda Ye and Robin Ren Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 18 | $3.3M | 85.7% |
| 2 | China |
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Notable grantees: University of Pennsylvania, Stanford University (Redwood City), Family‑named endowed scholarship funds (Ying Ye and Yu‑Xiang Ren Endowed Scholarship Fund)
Grant dollars are concentrated in the United States, which accounts for 9 of the 10 recent grants, with one grant going to China. Philadelphia and Redwood City stand out as the most visible recipient cities in the recent record, while Los Gatos and Boston also appear among U.S. grantees. The non-U.S grant went to Shanghai. The foundation gives most often in California, even though none of the recent grants were made to Florida recipients.
The recent record centers on higher education scholarships, especially the Ying Ye and Yu-Xiang Ren Endowed Scholarship Fund. It also includes support for family farmers, Ukrainian children’s relief, and materials for teachers at No. 2 High School of East China Normal University.
Yes. The University of Pennsylvania received grants in both 2023 and 2024 for the same endowed scholarship fund, and Stanford University Redwood City also received awards in both years for that fund. Pursuit of Excellence likewise appears in two consecutive years for the family scholarship fund.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is relatively wide: p25 is $12,500, median grant size is $38,250, and p75 is $230,000. The recent list includes both six-figure scholarship grants and smaller awards around $10,000 to $41,500.
Yes. The foundation accepts unsolicited applications through online forms in several program areas, including sustainability, Asian health, education, and its general grant application.
California is the top state by grant count in the recent data. The recipient-country distribution is mostly U.S.-based, with one grant going to China.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 3 |
| $109K |
14.3% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $760,000 | 2026 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY REDWOOD CITY | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $280,000 | 2026 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| SUBSTAINABLE HARVEST INTERNATIONAL | BOSTON, MA | $75,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS |
| EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SHANGHAI | $43,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT KEY AREAS CURRENTLY PRIORITIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, FACULTY ADVANCEMENT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND CAMPUS CULTURE. |
| PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE | LOS GATOS, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $531,000 | 2025 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY REDWOOD CITY | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $280,000 | 2025 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION | SHANGHAI | $55,696 | 2025 | SUPPORT KEY AREAS CURRENTLY PRIORITIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, FACULTY ADVANCEMENT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND CAMPUS CULTURE. |
| SUBSTAINABLE HARVEST INTERNATIONAL | BOSTON, MA | $35,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS |
| PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE | LOS GATOS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| FILM INDEPENDENT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | SUPPORTS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES EMBODYING DIVERSITY, INNOVATION, CURIOSITY, AND UNIQUENESS OF VISION. |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $530,000 | 2024 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY REDWOOD CITY | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $280,000 | 2024 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| SUBSTAINABLE HARVEST INTERNATIONAL | BOSTON, MA | $35,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS |
| PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE | LOS GATOS, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $330,000 | 2023 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY REDWOOD CITY | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $80,000 | 2023 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| STAINABLE HARVEST INTERNATIONAL | BOSTON, MA | $41,500 | 2023 | SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS |
| PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE | LOS GATOS, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| UNICEF USA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2023 | FOR UKRAINIAN CHILDREN'S RELIEF |
| NO2 HIGH SCHOOL OF EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY | SHANGHAI | $10,000 | 2023 | LIVING AND ANTI COVID-19 MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS OF NO.2 HIGH SCHOOL OF EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY |
FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
STANFORD UNIVERSITY REDWOOD CITY
$280,000FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$43,000SUPPORT KEY AREAS CURRENTLY PRIORITIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, FACULTY ADVANCEMENT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND CAMPUS CULTURE.
FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
STANFORD UNIVERSITY REDWOOD CITY
$280,000FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION
$55,696SUPPORT KEY AREAS CURRENTLY PRIORITIZED BY THE UNIVERSITY, INCLUDING STUDENT DEVELOPMENT, FACULTY ADVANCEMENT, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, AND CAMPUS CULTURE.
PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE
$20,000FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
SUPPORTS A GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF ARTISTS AND AUDIENCES EMBODYING DIVERSITY, INNOVATION, CURIOSITY, AND UNIQUENESS OF VISION.
FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
STANFORD UNIVERSITY REDWOOD CITY
$280,000FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
STANFORD UNIVERSITY REDWOOD CITY
$80,000FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND
STAINABLE HARVEST INTERNATIONAL
$41,500SUPPORT FAMILY FARMERS
FOR THE YING YE AND YU-XIANG REN FAMILY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
UNICEF USA
$10,000FOR UKRAINIAN CHILDREN'S RELIEF
NO2 HIGH SCHOOL OF EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY
$10,000LIVING AND ANTI COVID-19 MATERIALS FOR TEACHERS OF NO.2 HIGH SCHOOL OF EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY
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