The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang Foundation
Invitation OnlyHarrison, New York · EIN 05-0613835 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$3.8M
Organizations funded57
Typical grant$50,000
Total assets$92.8M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $30,000 and $100,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 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
50% of grants went outside New York.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | General support for giving account 1011752 | $500,000 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | General support for the center to advance palliative care | $250,000 |
| President and Fellows of Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | General support | $200,000 |
| Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Foundation | Englewood, NJ | General support | $150,000 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | Advanced practice provider fellowship in pain and palliative (supportive) care | $150,000 |
| National Children's Chorus | New York, NY | General support | $150,000 |
| Children's Hospital Corporation Dba Boston Children's Hospital | Boston, MA | Pediatric advanced care team social work fellowship | $120,000 |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | Pediatric hospice and palliative medicine fellowship | $120,000 |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Boston, MA | Nurse practitioner fellowship in palliative care | $120,000 |
| Newyork-Presbyterian Fund Inc | New York, NY | Palliative care chaplain fellow & assistant faculty for geriatrics & palliative care fellowship programs at nyp weill cornell | $120,000 |
| Institute for Applied Gerontology Inc | New York, NY | Mjhs fellowship in hospice and palliative medicine | $100,000 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | General support for the center for psychedelic and consciousness research | $100,000 |
| NYC Health Hospitalsbellevue Hospital | New York, NY | Palliative care chaplain at bellevue | $100,000 |
| Nyu Langone Health System | New York, NY | Psilocybin therapy for advanced cancer-related psychiatric distress research at nyu grossman school of medicine | $100,000 |
| Vital Talk | Seattle, WA | Leveraging ai-fueled communication training for nurses | $100,000 |
| New York University | New York, NY | Zelda foster msw fellowship in palliative and end of life care at the silver school of social work | $70,000 |
| Vns Health | New York, NY | Hospice care physician fellowship training program | $70,000 |
| New York Legal Assistance Group | New York, NY | Legalhealth palliative care outreach project | $60,000 |
| Berklee College of Music Inc | Boston, MA | General support for boston conservatory | $55,000 |
| American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine | Schaumburg, IL | Pediatric hospice and palliative medicine fellowship grant program | $50,000 |
| Compassion and Choices | Littleton, CO | General support | $50,000 |
| Courageous Parents Network Inc | Newton, MA | General support | $50,000 |
| Double H Hole in the Woods Ranch | Lake Luzerne, NY | "Paul's body shop" - medical facility | $50,000 |
| Friends of Karen | North Salem, NY | General support | $50,000 |
| God's Love We Deliver | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 |
| Happiness Is Camping | Hardwick, NJ | General support | $50,000 |
| Healthcare Chaplaincy Network | New York, NY | General support | $50,000 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | Beyond the bedside program in the mount sinai health system | $50,000 |
| Invisible Wounds Foundation | Naperville, IL | General support | $50,000 |
| Seriousfun Children's Network | Norwalk, CT | Network nursing advisor position | $50,000 |
| Concerts in Motion Inc | New York, NY | Virtual concerts for palliative care patients and other older adults | $40,000 |
| Doula Program to Accompany and Comfort | New York, NY | General support | $40,000 |
| Hole in the Wall Gang Camp | New Haven, CT | Hospital outreach program | $40,000 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York, NY | Interdisciplinary supportive care champion program | $40,000 |
| National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care | Richmond, VA | Pediatric division | $40,000 |
| Project Guardianship Inc | Brooklyn, NY | Palliative care and end-of-life training for guardians | $40,000 |
| Bayada Home Health Care Inc | Pennsauken, NJ | Hicu clinician training & upskilling | $35,000 |
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | General support for the mount sinai alumni association | $35,000 |
| NYC Health Hospitalsbellevue Hospital | New York, NY | Palliative care education and professional development at bellevue | $35,000 |
| The Trustees of Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley, MA | General support | $35,000 |
| Born a Hero Research Foundation | Snohomish, WA | Complex care coordination kids pilot program | $30,000 |
| Good Dog Foundation the | Hudson, NY | General support | $30,000 |
| Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation | Carnegie, PA | New york capacity-building initiative | $30,000 |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | San Francisco, CA | Annual legal review of the prepare for your care advance directives | $30,000 |
| Central Park Conservancy Inc | New York, NY | General support | $20,000 |
| Hear Your Song Inc | New York, NY | General support | $20,000 |
| Vns Health | New York, NY | Vigil volunteers program | $20,000 |
| Uncg Excellence Foundation | Greensboro, NC | College of visual & performing arts for the theater program | $15,000 |
| Global Children's Art Programme | New York, NY | General support | $12,245 |
| Juniper Circle Productions | Paonia, CO | General support | $10,290 |
| End Well Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | End well 2025 workshop | $10,000 |
| Exponent Philanthropy | Washington, DC | General support | $10,000 |
| Grantmakers in Aging Inc | White Plains, NY | Serious illness & end of life funders community | $10,000 |
| Worldwide Hospice Palliative Care Alliance USA | Fairfax Station, VA | World hospice and palliative care day | $10,000 |
| Saint James School | Basking Ridge, NJ | General support | $8,000 |
| Candid | New York, NY | General support | $3,500 |
| Fellowship Deaconry Inc | Liberty Corners, NJ | Day camp sunshine | $3,500 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | New York, NY | General support for the center to advance palliative care | $250,000 |
| Born a Hero Research Foundation | Snohomish, WA | Complex care coordination kids pilot program | $30,000 |
| Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation | Carnegie, PA | New york capacity-building initiative | $30,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,837,535 | 60 |
| 2024 | $3,423,200 | 56 |
| 2023 | $3,458,939 | 59 |
| 2022 | $3,926,950 | 61 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Sep 14, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202602579349100720
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 05-0613835
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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