New York, NY

Ted Tai-Sen Lin Charitable Foundation

EIN 54-6456893

Community & Economic Development Community Foundations & Local Giving

Mission

To support innovative, culture-driven initiatives and experimental philanthropic models that mindfully disrupt the status quo and amplify social innovation through funding, talent, and creative collaboration.

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) private non-operating foundation Contributions are tax-deductible

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About Ted Tai-Sen Lin Charitable Foundation

The Ted Tai-Sen Lin Charitable Foundation (TTSL) is a private grantmaking foundation based in New York, NY, recognized as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) private foundation since 2000. The foundation pursues a sector-agnostic, culture-focused approach to philanthropy, emphasizing creative philanthropy and systems-level interventions rather than conventional, single-issue grants. TTSL operates an affiliated creative vehicle called Yoxi to incubate experimental giving models and supports individuals and projects that combine money, time, and talent to generate social impact. The foundation reported active grantmaking and maintained Form 990-PF filings through the 2024 tax year, with recent charitable disbursements and multi-year assets in the multimillion-dollar range.

Notable achievements

Established private foundation

Founded in the late 1990s and granted tax-exempt status in 2000, TTSL has operated for over two decades as an independent private foundation supporting arts, education, conservation, and social innovation.

Sustained multi-year grantmaking

In recent filings TTSL reported continued grant activity and charitable disbursements, including grants to organizations such as the Guild of Future Architects Foundation, demonstrating an ongoing pattern of funding creative and mission-aligned partners.

Launched Yoxi creative sandbox

TTSL incubated Yoxi as a subsidiary to experiment with new philanthropic models—combining competitions, collaboration frameworks, coaching, and talent investment to surface and support social innovation.

At a glance

Total assets: $5.9M
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Private non-operating foundation
EIN: 54-6456893
Location: New York, NY
Website: www.ttsl.org
On Mahalo since: May 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) private foundation with regular Form 990-PF filings through the 2024 tax year.

Listed and profiled across major nonprofit data platforms (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, Grantmakers.io, CauseIQ), indicating publicly available, current filings and grant records.

Foundation tax filing indicates a 'preselected only' grantmaking policy and limited paid staffing—informing prospective applicants about approachability and application practices.

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