The Chia Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropy on higher education, making large, targeted grants to selective U.S. colleges and to organizations that expand educational access internationally (notably in Asia/China). Grants skew toward institutional support and scholarship funding rather than small community programs, and the foundation repeatedly funds a small set of preferred organizations. Its giving emphasizes capacity-building at elite institutions and scholarship/access programs that broaden student opportunity.
A recurring pattern defines Chia Family Foundation Inc: its largest recent grants go to a small set of higher-education institutions and education intermediaries, with repeat awards to Amherst College, Dartmouth College, and the University of Pennsylvania. In the latest grant list, Amherst received $500,000 in 2024 and another $300,000 in 2025, while Dartmouth received $300,000 in 2023, $300,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation also made a $503,000 grant to the Fund for Penn Medicine in 2025, showing that its giving can reach university-affiliated health and academic entities as well as colleges directly. Its philanthropy is oriented toward selective U.S. higher education and scholarship-related organizations rather than broad public grantmaking. Grants to United Board, Yale China Association, and Scholarship America point to a mix of institutional support, scholarship administration, and education exchange work. The foundation’s recent activity also includes support for Apex for Youth Inc and families served through housing-related organizations, but the core pattern remains concentrated in higher education, capacity-building, and student access.
Higher education is the clearest theme in the foundation’s grant history. It gave $500,000 to Amherst College in 2024 for education and $365,000 to the University of Pennsylvania in 2024 for education, alongside repeated support for Dartmouth College. Scholarship administration is another visible line of giving. Scholarship America received $109,150 in 2024, $89,680 in 2025, and $82,450 in 2024, showing sustained support for a national scholarship intermediary. The foundation also backs education exchange and China-related institutional work. It granted $214,000 to United Board in 2024, $173,000 in 2024, and $15,000 in 2023, plus $182,232 to Yale China Association in 2025 and $120,000 in 2024. In youth education, it supported Apex for Youth Inc with $50,000 in 2024 and another $50,000 in 2025.
Chia Family Foundation Inc gives in relatively large increments: the lower quartile is $10,000, the median grant is $82,450, and the upper quartile is $200,000. The recent record shows repeated awards to the same organizations across multiple years, especially Amherst College, Dartmouth College, United Board, Yale China Association, Scholarship America, Hoag Hospital Foundation, and Families Forward. That repeat pattern suggests ongoing institutional relationships rather than one-off grants. The foundation is not a fund for individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grant set also mixes operating-style institutional support with program-specific awards.
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$11.3M
$495K
$1.6M
Most grants fall between $10K and $200K, with a median of $82K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$82K
75th Percentile
$200K
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Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small number of repeat grantees; multi-grant relationships with elite colleges and a mix of domestic scholarship organizations and international education partners.
Notable grantees: Amherst College, Dartmouth College, United Board, University of Pennsylvania, Yale China Association
Although the foundation gives nationally, its recipients are concentrated in a few places. New Hampshire is the top state by grant count, driven by repeated support for Hanover-based Dartmouth College. California accounts for 29% of grants, with recipients in Newport Beach and San Diego. Other frequent recipient locations include Amherst, Massachusetts; New York, New York; New Haven, Connecticut; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
Most of the recent grants go to higher-education institutions and scholarship-related organizations. Amherst College, Dartmouth College, the University of Pennsylvania, Scholarship America, United Board, and Yale China Association appear repeatedly in the grant list, with amounts ranging from $15,000 to $500,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Amherst College, Dartmouth College, United Board, Yale China Association, Scholarship America, Hoag Hospital Foundation, and Families Forward. Dartmouth alone received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is relatively high: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $82,450, and the 75th percentile is $200,000. Recent awards include both six-figure institutional grants and smaller $10,000 gifts.
New Hampshire is the top state by grant count, reflecting repeated grants to Dartmouth College in Hanover. California is also significant, with 29% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state, including organizations in Newport Beach and San Diego.
The foundation supports selective colleges, scholarship administration, and education exchange work. Recent grants include $500,000 to Amherst College, $365,000 to the University of Pennsylvania, $109,150 to Scholarship America, $214,000 to United Board, and $182,232 to Yale China Association.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYS | PLAINSBORO, NJ | $603,000 | 2026 | FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE |
| FUND FOR PENN MEDICINE | PLAINSBORO, NJ | $503,000 | 2026 | HEALTH |
| AMHERST COLLEGE | AMHERST, MA | $300,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| TRUSTEES OF AMHERST COLL | AMHERST, MA | $300,000 | 2026 | FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE |
| YALE-CHINA ASSOCIATION I | HAMDEN, CT | $199,020 | 2026 | FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE |
| YALE CHINA ASSOCIATION | NEW HAVEN, CT | $182,232 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $100,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| APEX FOR YOUTH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE |
| TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH CO | HANOVER, NH | $100,000 | 2026 | FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $89,680 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC | DETROIT, MI | $69,300 | 2026 | FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $58,000 | 2026 | HEALTH |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $55,000 | 2026 | FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE |
| APEX FOR YOUTH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | EDUCATION |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE |
| UTD BOARD FOR CHRISTIAN HIGHER | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2026 | FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE |
| FAMILIES FORWARD | IRVINE, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE |
| FAMILIES FORWARD | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | HOUSING PROGRAM |
| AMHERST COLLEGE | AMHERST, MA | $500,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $365,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $300,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UNITED BOARD | NEW YORK, NY | $214,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| AMHERST COLLEGE | AMHERST, MA | $200,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| UNITED BOARD | NEW YORK, NY | $173,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| YALE CHINA ASSOCIATION | NEW HAVEN, CT | $120,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $109,150 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $100,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $82,450 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| APEX FOR YOUTH INC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | HEALTH |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | HEALTH |
| FAMILIES FORWARD | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | HOUSING PROGRAM |
| FAMILIES FORWARD | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | HOUSING PROGRAM |
| DARTMOUTH COLLEGE | HANOVER, NH | $300,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| UNITED BOARD | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| FAMILIES FORWARD | SAN DIEGO, CA | $11,000 | 2023 | HOUSING PROGRAM |
| KPCC HOUSING CORPORATION | VALENTINE, NE | $10,000 | 2023 | HOUSING PROGRAM |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | HEALTH |
| HEIFER PROJECT INTERNATIONAL | LITTLE ROCK, AR | $1,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
PRINCETON HEALTHCARE SYS
$603,000FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE
FUND FOR PENN MEDICINE
$503,000HEALTH
AMHERST COLLEGE
$300,000EDUCATION
YALE-CHINA ASSOCIATION I
$199,020FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE
YALE CHINA ASSOCIATION
$182,232EDUCATION
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$100,000EDUCATION
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH CO
$100,000FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA
$89,680EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA INC
$69,300FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING
$50,000FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE
UTD BOARD FOR CHRISTIAN HIGHER
$40,000FOR FURTHER GRANT PURPOSE
AMHERST COLLEGE
$500,000EDUCATION
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$300,000EDUCATION
UNITED BOARD
$214,000EDUCATION
AMHERST COLLEGE
$200,000EDUCATION
UNITED BOARD
$173,000EDUCATION
YALE CHINA ASSOCIATION
$120,000EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA
$109,150EDUCATION
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$100,000EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIP AMERICA
$82,450EDUCATION
FAMILIES FORWARD
$10,000HOUSING PROGRAM
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
$300,000EDUCATION
UNITED BOARD
$15,000EDUCATION
FAMILIES FORWARD
$11,000HOUSING PROGRAM
KPCC HOUSING CORPORATION
$10,000HOUSING PROGRAM