The Chang K Park Foundation concentrates its giving into a few sizable, unrestricted grants that span public media, international humanitarian relief, policy advocacy on hunger, and education (both higher education and K–12). It provides repeat, multi-year support to established national institutions (e.g., WNET, CARE, Bread for the World) while also funding specific educational institutions such as Michigan Technological University and a Catholic K–8 academy. Grants are typically general operating support, indicating a preference for flexible funding to mission-driven organizations rather than project-restricted gifts.
Concentrated, high-dollar giving with a small number of large grants; frequent repeat funding of core national partners; preference for unrestricted/general support across domestic and international causes.
The Chang K Park Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated large general-support grants to a small set of established organizations. WNET, CARE, and Bread for the World Institute each appear multiple times in the grant list, with awards ranging from six-figure gifts to commitments reaching $700,000. That pattern suggests a funder comfortable backing institutions over several years rather than rotating through many small recipients. The foundation also supports education and faith-based institutions. In 2025, it gave $500,000 to Michigan Tech Fund for general support, and it has also funded Catholic Academy of Bridgeport, Union Theological Seminary, and Riverside Church. Those grants sit alongside support for policy and advocacy organizations such as American Promise Educational Fund, Omnia Institute, and Inequality Media. Across the recent record, the common thread is flexibility: most awards are listed as general support, with one entry marked none. The result is a portfolio that mixes media, humanitarian relief, hunger policy, higher education, and K–12 education, while concentrating dollars in a relatively small number of recipients.
Public media is a major thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $700,000 to WNET in 2023, followed by $518,370 in 2024 and another $500,000 in 2025, all for general support. Humanitarian relief is another recurring area. CARE received $600,000 in 2023, $400,000 in 2024, and $350,000 in 2025, showing sustained support across multiple years. The foundation also backs anti-hunger advocacy. Bread for the World Institute received $450,000 and $350,000 in 2023, then $250,000 in 2024 and $600,000 in 2025. Education appears in both higher education and K–12 form, including $500,000 to Michigan Tech Fund for general support and $250,000 to Catholic Academy of Bridgeport in 2025.
Typical grants cluster in the six-figure range: p25 is $50,000, the median is $60,000, and p75 is $137,500. The recent record also includes much larger gifts at the top end, which helps explain why annual grants total more than $9.7 million. The foundation is a Regular Funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. Its recent grant list shows recurring support to the same organizations across multiple years, especially in media, humanitarian relief, and policy advocacy. Most listed awards are general support, with one entry marked none.
$2.2M
$30.9M
$10.8M
$2.2M
Most grants fall between $50K and $138K, with a median of $60K.
25th Percentile
$50K
Median
$60K
75th Percentile
$138K
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Notable grantees: WNET, CARE, Bread for the World Institute / Bread for the World, Michigan Tech Fund, Catholic Academy of Bridgeport
Grant recipients are entirely U.S.-based in the recent sample, with 62 grants to U.S. organizations. The largest concentration by state is Georgia, driven in part by repeated grants to Atlanta-based CARE. New York also appears prominently through multiple grants to WNET and other New York City recipients. Other frequent locations include Washington, DC, Bridgeport, CT, and Norwich and Waterbury, VT. Recipient geography is national rather than local to the foundation’s headquarters in Armonk, NY.
The middle of the recent distribution sits in the six-figure range: p25 is $50,000, median grant size is $60,000, and p75 is $137,500. The list also includes larger awards such as $700,000, $600,000, and $518,370.
Yes. The recent grant list shows repeated support across multiple years for several recipients, including WNET, CARE, and Bread for the World Institute. That pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than one-time gifts.
The recent record includes public media, international humanitarian relief, anti-hunger advocacy, higher education, and K–12 education. Named recipients include WNET, CARE, Bread for the World Institute, Michigan Tech Fund, and Catholic Academy of Bridgeport.
The recent grants are all to U.S. recipients. By state, Georgia receives the most grants, while New York accounts for 39% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. The recipient list also includes organizations in Washington, DC, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan, and California.
Most of the recent awards are listed as general support. The recent entries also include one grant marked none, but the dominant pattern is flexible funding rather than clearly project-restricted support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTI | WASHINGTON, DC | $600,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| WNET | NEW YORK, NY | $500,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CARE | ATLANTA, GA | $350,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDG | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $250,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | NONE |
| CURE BLINDNESS PROJECT | NORWICH, VT | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| RIVERSIDE CHURCH | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FUND |
| VILLAGE HEALTH WORKS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERA |
| FULLERTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH | FULLERTON, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | GENERAL |
| EVA'S VILLAGE | PATTERSON, NJ | $20,000 | 2025 | GENERAL FND |
| WNET | NEW YORK, NY | $518,370 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| MICHIGAN TECH FUND | HOUGHTON, MI | $500,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CARE | ATLANTA, GA | $400,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| AMERICAN PROMISE EDUCATIONAL FUND | CONCORD, MA | $300,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTI | WASHINGTON, DC | $250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| HCP CURE BLINDNESS | NORWICH, VT | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| INEQUALITY MEDIA | BERKELEY, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| VILLAGE HEALTH WORKS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERA |
| UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | NONE |
| OMNIA INSTITUTE FOR CONTINENTAL LEA | CHIICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2024 | NONE |
| CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDG | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FU | WASHINGTON, DC | $40,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| CARING KIND | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL |
| WNET | NEW YORK, NY | $700,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CARE | ATLANTA, GA | $600,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $450,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| WNET | NEW YORK, NY | $400,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $350,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CARE | ATLANTA, GA | $337,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CARE | ATLANTA, GA | $250,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| WNET | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTITUTE | WASHINGTON, DC | $125,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT | WATERBURY, VT | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT | WATERBURY, VT | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT | WATERBURY, VT | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| INEQUALITY MEDIA | BERKLEY, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| OMNIA INSTITUTE | CHICAGO, IL | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| INEQUALITY MEDIA | BERKLEY, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $100,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| COMMON CAUSE EDUCATION FUND | WASHINGTON, DC | $75,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT | BRIDGEPORT, CT | $70,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| VILLAGE HEALTH WORKS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| CITY BAR JUSTICE CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL FUND |
| VIRGINIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY | ALEXANDRIA, VA | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| VILLAGE HEALTH WORKS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
| THE BREAKTHROUGH | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL |
BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTI
$600,000GENERAL
WNET
$500,000GENERAL
CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDG
$250,000GENERAL
CURE BLINDNESS PROJECT
$100,000GENERAL FUND
RIVERSIDE CHURCH
$100,000GENERAL
FULLERTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
$50,000GENERAL
WNET
$518,370GENERAL
BREAD FOR THE WORLD INSTI
$250,000GENERAL
HCP CURE BLINDNESS
$100,000GENERAL
OMNIA INSTITUTE FOR CONTINENTAL LEA
$50,000NONE
CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDG
$50,000GENERAL
CARING KIND
$20,000GENERAL
WNET
$700,000GENERAL
WNET
$400,000GENERAL
WNET
$150,000GENERAL
HIMALAYAN CATARACT PROJECT
$100,000GENERAL
OMNIA INSTITUTE
$100,000GENERAL
CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT
$100,000GENERAL
CATHOLIC ACADEMY OF BRIDGEPORT
$70,000GENERAL
VIRGINIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY
$50,000GENERAL
THE BREAKTHROUGH
$50,000GENERAL