Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyWilmington, Delaware · EIN 20-6750125 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2024)$1.5M
Organizations funded16
Typical grant$53,032
Total assets$1.3M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $40,000 and $107,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside Delaware.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California Berkeley Foundation | Berkeley, CA | U.C. Berkeley Engineering Student Center Expansion and Renovation Fund | $400,000 |
| Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child-Care Hospital | Lanzhou Shi, CH | General & Unrestricted | $250,000 |
| Friends Without a Border | New York, NY | Funds for Pharmacy at Lao Friends Hospital for Children | $160,000 |
| Transparent Fish Fund Inc | Los Altos, CA | General & Unrestricted | $120,000 |
| Angkor Hospital for Children Inc | Putney, VT | Bridging the gaps in pediatric care for children in Cambodia | $107,000 |
| Love Justice International | Lincoln, NE | Transit Monitoring in Nepal | $72,000 |
| Burma Humanitarian Mission | Millcreek, UT | Funds to Support Burma Backpack Medic team, the Training and Medicine | $68,960 |
| Himalayan Healthcare Inc | Buffalo, NY | Women's Health and Child Nutrition Project in Nepal's most marginalized communities | $61,550 |
| Children on the Edge | Chichester, UK | General & Unrestricted | $53,032 |
| Kidspire | Lake Oswego, OR | Kidspire's Focus 360 program | $52,000 |
| 1001 Fontaines Pour Demain | Paris, FR | General & Unrestricted | $40,000 |
| Childrens Heartlink | Edina, MN | Advancing Pediatric Cardiac Care in NCH in Vietnam | $40,000 |
| The Freedom Story | San Francisco, CA | Scholarship Fund in Chiang Rai | $40,000 |
| Hope Horizon East Palo Alto | E Palo Alto, CA | Camp Hope Horizon | $32,000 |
| Renewal Church | Sunnyvale, CA | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Jenny Lin Foundation | Castro Valley, CA | General & Unrestricted | $4,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,526,042 | 16 |
| 2023 | $1,735,562 | 16 |
| 2022 | $1,398,525 | 20 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Jun 12, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202621639349100022
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-6750125
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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