Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation
Houston, TX · EIN 30-0005201. Reported 639 grants totalling $105.5M to 273 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
4 of the organizations Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 10 grants totalling $1,060,000 to them. That is 1% of the $89.3M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astros Golf Foundation | community foundation | Texas | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Robin Hood Foundation | federated giving programme | New York | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Greater Houston | federated giving programme | Texas | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation of the Texas Hill | community foundation | Texas | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $10,000 and $150,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $3,015,000.
Every organization it funded
273 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley College | Wellesley Hills, MA | $9,800,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Childrens Hospital | Houston, TX | $6,185,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Buddhist Progress Society | Hacienda Heights, CA | $6,150,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Texas Children's Hospital | Houston, TX | $6,045,000 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science | Houston, TX | $4,105,500 | 10 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asia Society Texas Center | Houston, TX | $3,801,500 | 8 | 4 | 2024 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | $3,175,000 | 11 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foundation for Chinese Cultural Heritage | Houston, TX | $2,955,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,700,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $2,400,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $2,302,444 | 13 | 4 | 2024 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $2,200,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $2,096,415 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Brandeis University | Waltham, MA | $2,000,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Harris County Hospital District Foundation | Houston, TX | $2,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | Houston, TX | $1,760,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $1,625,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $1,450,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buddhist Global Relief | Carmel, NY | $1,300,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florida State University Foundation Inc | Tallahassee, FL | $1,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Hospital of Paris Foundation | New York, NY | $1,134,340 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asia Society Global (new York) | New York, NY | $1,101,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Florida Southern College | Lakeland, FL | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $960,000 | 5 | 2 | 2022 |
| Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc | New York, NY | $893,919 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian American Health Coalition of the Greater Houston Area Dba Hope Clinic | Houston, TX | $825,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Greater Houston Partnership Foundation | Houston, TX | $815,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Astros Golf Foundation | Houston, TX | $800,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity International Inc | Americus, GA | $790,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Climateworks Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $750,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Metropolitan Opera Association Inc | New York, NY | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $740,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kids Meals Inc | Houston, TX | $706,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fountain Project Foundation | El Cerrito, CA | $610,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Committee of 100 | New York, NY | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | New York, NY | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Environmental Defense Fund | New York, NY | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Feeding America | Chicago, IL | $600,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saheli Dba Asian Family Support Services of Austin | Austin, TX | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tsinghua Education Foundation N a Inc | Milpitas, CA | $600,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc Dba Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $500,500 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Miller Theatre Advisory Board Inc | Houston, TX | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art | New York, NY | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University Dba Stanford | Stanford, CA | $480,000 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asia Society | New York, NY | $466,666 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Pen American Center Inc | New York, NY | $435,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 |
| Save the Children Federation Inc | Fairfield, CT | $410,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Asian American Health Coalition of the Greater Houston Dba Hope Clinic | Houston, TX | $405,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Chinese Community Center Inc | Houston, TX | $400,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hope Clinic | Houston, TX | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston, TX | $400,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Center for Reproductive Rights Inc | New York, NY | $375,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rockefeller University | New York, NY | $332,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Salvation Army | Brookhaven, GA | $325,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston | Houston, TX | $320,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oregon Food Bank Inc | Portland, OR | $310,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Mercury Chamber Orchestra Inc | Houston, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Archives Foundation | Washington, DC | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Texas School Venture Fund | Houston, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Beacon of Downtown Houston | Houston, TX | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Work Foundation Inc | Santa Barbara, CA | $285,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Onesky | Berkeley, CA | $270,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| Houston Area Women's Center Inc | Houston, TX | $262,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Activate Global | Berkeley, CA | $255,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Polk Museum of Art Inc | Lakeland, FL | $250,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin (ut Dell Medical School) | Austin, TX | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $225,000 | 2 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc | Boston, MA | $220,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $215,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Methodist Hospital Aka Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | $210,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Methodist Hospital Dba Methodist Hospital Foundation | Houston, TX | $210,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Asian Family Support Services of Austin | Austin, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Central Texas Vipassana Association Inc | Austin, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Committee of 100 Inc Dba C100 | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Feed My Starving Children | Coon Rapids, MN | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Feeding Texas | Austin, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Ballet Foundation | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council Inc | New York, NY | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| University of New Mexico Foundation Incorporated | Albuquerque, NM | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of Texas System (ut Health Science Ctr at Houston) | Houston, TX | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior Achievement of Se Texas | Houston, TX | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement of Southeast Texas Inc | Houston, TX | $180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Austin Habitat for Humanity Inc | Austin, TX | $175,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Robin Hood Foundation | New York, NY | $170,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Art 21 Inc | New York, NY | $165,000 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Institute for Collaboration in Health | Albuquerque, NM | $164,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | $155,000 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friends of the World Food Program Inc | Washington, DC | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Texas Law School Foundation | Austin, TX | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc | San Francisco, CA | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Givedirectly Inc | New York, NY | $140,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| John Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $130,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $125,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Boulder, CO | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Hermann Park Conservancy | Houston, TX | $121,500 | 5 | 3 | 2024 |
| Charity Global Inc Dba Charity Water | Hagerstown, MD | $120,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| UC Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $120,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alley Theatre | Houston, TX | $112,500 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Breakthrough Houston | Houston, TX | $110,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 |
| Bok Tower Gardens Inc | Lake Wales, FL | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Buddhas Light International Association | Hacienda Heights, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere Inc (care) | San Francisco, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Eternal Gandhi Museum Houston Inc | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Friends of Pumpkin Park | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Generation One Inc | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grains of Salt Leadership Studio | Hillsboror, OR | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| International Society for the Performing Arts Foundation | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels America | Baltimore, MD | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum of Fine Arts Houston | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Plant It Forward | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Alliance Cultural Foundation International | Cupertino, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Beacon | Houston, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The University of Texas at Austin (ut School of Nursing) | Austin, TX | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Nations Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Women for Women International | Washington, DC | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Durham Literacy Center Inc | Durham, NC | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Inc | Houston, TX | $95,000 | 4 | 3 | 2024 |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $85,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Manzano Day School | Albuquerque, NM | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Seacology | Berkeley, CA | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Texas Tribune Inc | Austin, TX | $80,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School | Austin, TX | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $80,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Protect Democracy Project | Washington, DC | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Johns School | Houston, TX | $75,000 | 6 | 3 | 2024 |
| Helping Hand Home for Children | Austin, TX | $70,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Humane Society of the United States | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| New Art Publications Inc Dba Bomb Magazine | Brooklyn, NY | $68,000 | 4 | 2 | 2023 |
| Trustees of Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $65,334 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Little Tiger Chinese Immersion School PTO | Austin, TX | $65,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Charity Global Inc | Hagerstown, MD | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Charity Water | New York, NY | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Seventh Regiment Armory Conservancy Inc Dba Park Avenue Armory | New York, NY | $60,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido Inc Dba Texas Civil Rights Project | Austin, TX | $55,499 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Institute for Collaboration in Health | Bellaire, TX | $52,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Houston Community Foundation | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Houston Botanic Garden | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Houston Symphony | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Narrative Magazine Inc | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| National Alliance to End Homelessness | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Onesky for All Children | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House Houston | Houston, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The New York Public Library Astor Lenox and Tilden Foundations | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| The W Oscar Neuhaus Memorial Foundation Dba Neuhaus Education Center | Bellaire, TX | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Art Publications Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $49,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Christian Herald Assn Inc Dba the Bowery Mission | New York, NY | $48,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Canopy Canopy Canopy Inc Dba Triple Canopy | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center Inc | Montgomery, AL | $45,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The New York Public Library | New York, NY | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Central Texas Food Bank Inc | Austin, TX | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City Harvest Inc | Brooklyn, NY | $40,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Medwish International | Cleveland, OH | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Homeless Prenatal Program | San Francisco, CA | $35,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| World Affairs Council of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ | $34,333 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Public Advocates Inc | San Francisco, CA | $34,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Buddhas Light International Association - Houston | Stafford, TX | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Da Camera Society of Texas Dba Da Camera of Houston | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Empowers Africa Inc | New York, NY | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lower East Side Tenement Museum | New York, NY | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels People Inc | Portland, OR | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Public Radio Inc | Washington, DC | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Providence, RI | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University | Stanford, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund | New York, NY | $25,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Covenant House Texas | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Civil Rights Project | Austin, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc | Mercedes, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Children's Assessment Center Foundation | Houston, TX | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Foundation for Art and Healing Inc | Brookline, MA | $24,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hamilton-Madison House Inc | New York, NY | $22,300 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Friends of the Ocean Cleanup Foundation Dba the Ocean Cleanup | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of Rio Grande | San Juan, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Austin Austin Animal Center | Austin, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Good Neighbor Settlement House | Brownsville, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity Portland Metro East | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lift Inc | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ocean Cleanup North Pacific Foundation Dba the Ocean Cleanup | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| One Fair Wage | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Park Avenue Armory | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Portland Street Medicine | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Refugee & Immigrant Center for Education & Legal Services (raices) | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services Dba Raices | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roman Catholic Church of Transfiguration and Saint James-Sa Dba Transfigura | New York, NY | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Smile Train | New York, NY | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Brookwood Community Inc | Brookshire, TX | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The James Beard Foundation Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services | San Antonio, TX | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Transition Projects Inc | Portland, OR | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Gramercy Park Block Association Inc | New York, NY | $17,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Triple Canopy | New York, NY | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Bowery Mission Foundation | New York, NY | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clean Water Fund | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Da Camera of Houston | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Da Camera Society of Texas | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Andrew's Episcopal School | Houston, TX | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | $13,850 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| 19TH News | Austin, TX | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| ART21 Inc | New York, NY | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Asian-American Theatre Company | New York, NY | $13,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Immigration Council | Washington, DC | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $11,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Ace Scholarships | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Alliance for Choice in Education | Greenwood Village, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Alliance for Choice in Education Dba Ace Scholarships | Denver, CO | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Apano Communities United Fund Dba Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Austin Public Library Friends Foundation | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Avenue Community Development Coporation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avenue Community Development Corp | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Breakthrough T1D (formerly Jdrf International) | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Center for Carbon Removal Dba CARBON180 | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Create in Chinatown Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends for Life Animal Shelter | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Friends of the National Museum of Asian Pacific American History Dba Friend | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fyims Incorporated | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Portland | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Portland Metro East | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Insight Meditation Community of Washington | Cabin John, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jdrf International | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kiva Microfunds | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mass Design Group | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Public Radio Inc | Baltimore, MD | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Hope Housing Inc | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwest Vipassana Association | Onalaska, WA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rhode Island School of Design | Boston, MA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Andrews Episcopal School Inc | Austin, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Teach for America | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Teach for America Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tenement Museum | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas Business Hall of Fame Foundation | Houston, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country Inc | Kerrville, TX | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust USA Inc | Laguna Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Welcome to Chinatown Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Church of Transfiguration | Dallas, TX | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Chinatown Community Association | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hollaback | Brooklyn, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
131 of 273 (48%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 68%, across 3 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, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
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.
- Texas Childrens Hospital
STUDY OF NEURODEGENERATION DISEASES - Wellesley College
CHAIR FOR INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE FOR DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS - The Houston Museum of Natural Science
2022 ANNUAL GALA; PRESIDENT'S SOCIETY; LUNCHEON - Houston Food Bank
THE FOOD FOR BETTER LIVES EXPANSION CAMPAIGN - Houston Museum of Natural Science
MATTER AND MOTION: QUANTUM CHEMISTRY TO ASTROPHYSICS HALL - Harris County Hospital District Foundation
BEN TAUB HOSPITAL TRAUMA CENTER RENOVATION
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 454 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 136 | $24.4M | $34,666 |
| 2022 | 158 | $25.6M | $27,500 |
| 2023 | 176 | $26.7M | $25,000 |
| 2024 | 169 | $28.8M | $30,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation has 54 of them, worth $50.9M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| International Buddhist Progress Society | Hacienda Heights, CA | $6,000,000 |
| William Marsh Rice University | Houston, TX | $4,050,000 |
| Houston Food Bank | Houston, TX | $4,000,000 |
| Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | New York, NY | $2,400,000 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston, TX | $2,400,000 |
| Direct Relief | Santa Barbara, CA | $2,000,000 |
| Medecins Sans Frontiers USA Inc Dba Doctors Without Borders USA Inc | New York, NY | $2,000,000 |
| World Central Kitchen Incorporated | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $2,000,000 |
| United Way of Greater Houston | Houston, TX | $2,000,000 |
| Houston Grand Opera Association Inc | Houston, TX | $1,250,000 |
| Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | $1,080,000 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,050,000 |
| Buddhist Global Relief | Carmel, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Harris County Hospital District Foundation | Houston, TX | $1,000,000 |
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45% of its giving went to organizations in Texas.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Ting Tsung & Wei Fong Chao Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). 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: 2801 Post Oak Blvd Ste 150, Houston, TX, 77056. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
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