The Henian Foundation concentrates its giving on grassroots child- and youth-focused programs, especially extracurricular education and child development services tied to Chinese-language or China-based community organizations. Grants are directed toward small, community-led nonprofits and volunteer networks that provide afterschool activities, child support services, and local volunteer coordination. The foundation prefers a small set of repeat grantees rather than one-off awards to many organizations.
Concentrated, modest-size grants to a handful of repeat grantees; multiple multi-thousand-dollar awards to the same community organizations rather than widely distributed small grants.
Henian Foundation’s clearest pattern is sustained support for three recurring community groups: Youma Child Support and Development, Guoluping Aixin Volunteer Network, and Dengshiqiao Extracurricular Education. Across 2023 to 2025, those names appear repeatedly in the recent grants list, which shows the foundation favoring multi-year relationships over isolated awards. The grants are tied to charitable purposes and center on child support, extracurricular education, and volunteer coordination in Chinese-speaking or China-based community settings. The largest recent awards are in the mid-teens of thousands, including $16,725 to Youma Child Support and Development in 2024 and $15,825 to Guoluping Aixin Volunteer Network in 2024. In 2025, the foundation continued those relationships with $15,780 to Guoluping Aixin Volunteer Network and $13,500 to Dengshiqiao Extracurricular Educatn Ctr. Smaller awards also recur for the same groups, indicating a grantmaking pattern built around continued local support rather than broad dispersion across many organizations. A smaller set of grants goes to The Church in Fremont, showing that the foundation also supports a local California recipient alongside its China-linked community grantmaking.
In child support and early development, Henian Foundation gave $16,725 to Youma Child Support and Development in 2024 and followed with $9,600 to Youma Child Support and Development Ctr in 2025. That pairing points to ongoing support for services tied to children and early development. For extracurricular education, the foundation backed Dengshiqiao Extracurricular Educatn with $15,100 in 2024 and $5,200 in 2023, then continued the relationship in 2025 with $13,500 to Dengshiqiao Extracurricular Educatn Ctr. The repeated awards show education outside the classroom as a sustained priority. Community volunteer coordination also appears in the record. Guoluping Aixin Volunteer Network received $15,825 in 2024 and $15,780 in 2025, plus a $3,280 grant in 2023, suggesting steady support for volunteer-based community activity.
Henian Foundation’s recent grants cluster around a typical award size of $2,885 at the 25th percentile, a $7,400 median, and $15,270 at the 75th percentile. The distribution shows a mix of small and mid-sized awards, with several grants landing in the mid-teens of thousands and others below $5,000. The foundation also appears to favor repeat recipients. Youma Child Support and Development, Guoluping Aixin Volunteer Network, Dengshiqiao Extracurricular Educatn, and The Church in Fremont each appear across multiple years, with the first three receiving consecutive-year support. The available data does not identify an application process or grant program structure; the record points to direct charitable giving. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments.
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$44K
Most grants fall between $3K and $15K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$15K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Henian Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 6 | $60K | 50.0% |
| 2 | China | 3 | $39K |
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Notable grantees: Guoluping Aixin Volunteer Network, Dengshiqiao Extracurricular Education / Dengshiqiao Extracurricular Education Center, Youma Child Support and Development / Youma Child Support and Development Center
Henian Foundation gives locally, with 100% of grants landing in the HQ state of California. The recipient list includes Fremont, CA, through The Church in Fremont, alongside multiple grants to Yiyang-based organizations such as Youma Child Support and Development, Guoluping Aixin Volunteer Network, and Dengshiqiao Extracurricular Educatn. The country distribution in the recent grants list also includes China and Afghanistan, reflecting where recipients are located rather than the foundation’s headquarters.
Its recent grants center on child support and early development, extracurricular education, and community volunteer networks. The recurring recipients include Youma Child Support and Development, Guoluping Aixin Volunteer Network, and Dengshiqiao Extracurricular Educatn, all funded across multiple years.
The pattern is repeat support. Three organizations appear in multiple years, and two of them received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. That suggests the foundation often renews support for the same local partners rather than spreading awards broadly.
The grant-size distribution shows a 25th percentile of $2,885, a median of $7,400, and a 75th percentile of $15,270. That places the foundation’s giving in a small-to-mid range, with many awards below $15,000 and several in the mid-teens.
The foundation gives locally, and 100% of grants in the available data went to recipients in California. The recent grants list also includes recipients in Fremont and Yiyang.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| 3 | United StatesDomestic | 3 | $3K | 25.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUOLUPING AIXIN VOLUNTEER NETWORK | Yiyang | $15,780 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| DENGSHIQIAO EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATN CTR | Yiyang | $13,500 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| YOUMA CHILD SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT CTR | Yiyang | $9,600 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE CHURCH IN FREMONT | Fremont, CA | $1,700 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| YOUMA CHILD SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT | YIYANG | $16,725 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GUOLUPING AIXIN VOLUNTEER NETWORK | YIYANG | $15,825 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| DENGSHIQIAO EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATN | YIYANG | $15,100 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE CHURCH IN FREMONT | Fremont, CA | $700 | 2024 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| DENGSHIQIAO EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATN | YIYANG | $5,200 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| YOUMA CHILD SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT | YIYANG | $3,900 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| GUOLUPING AIXIN VOLUNTEER NETWORK | YIYANG | $3,280 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
| THE CHURCH IN FREMONT | Fremont, CA | $800 | 2023 | CHARITABLE PURPOSE |
GUOLUPING AIXIN VOLUNTEER NETWORK
$15,780CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DENGSHIQIAO EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATN CTR
$13,500CHARITABLE PURPOSE
YOUMA CHILD SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT CTR
$9,600CHARITABLE PURPOSE
THE CHURCH IN FREMONT
$1,700CHARITABLE PURPOSE
YOUMA CHILD SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT
$16,725CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GUOLUPING AIXIN VOLUNTEER NETWORK
$15,825CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DENGSHIQIAO EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATN
$15,100CHARITABLE PURPOSE
THE CHURCH IN FREMONT
$700CHARITABLE PURPOSE
DENGSHIQIAO EXTRACURRICULAR EDUCATN
$5,200CHARITABLE PURPOSE
YOUMA CHILD SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT
$3,900CHARITABLE PURPOSE
GUOLUPING AIXIN VOLUNTEER NETWORK
$3,280CHARITABLE PURPOSE
THE CHURCH IN FREMONT
$800CHARITABLE PURPOSE