The Linda and Charles Zhao Family Foundation focuses on direct support to individuals in need within the Chinese-American community (scholarships and hardship relief) alongside modest support for local Chinese cultural organizations and performing arts. Grants are mostly small to mid-size and oriented toward immediate, practical assistance and community cultural enrichment rather than institutional endowments or large program grants.
Distributed, small-to-medium dollar gifts with many one-off payments to individuals (scholarships and hardship) and occasional grants to local community nonprofits and arts groups; concentrated geographically in the Los Angeles/City of Industry Chinese-American community rather than large, recurring multi-year institutional commitments.
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Notable grantees: East West Culture and Art Foundation, Pacific Symphony, Chinese Association of West Covina
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EAST WEST CULTURE AND ART FOUNDATION | ALISO VIEJO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| LI YUANCHUN | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| LEUNG MAN KIT | ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA | $7,000 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| JIANG XIUMING | LA PUENTE, CA | $5,500 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| PACIFIC SYMPHONY | IRVINE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| LIANG YANMING | EL MONTE, CA | $3,500 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| NGO LOAN | BALDWIN PARK, CA | $3,500 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| RICHARD SIU | RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| YANEZ VICTORIA | HAWTHORNE, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| GUTIERREZ CLAUDIA | EL MONTE, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| WEI VIVIAN | EASTVALE, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| LU JIAYI | ONTARIO, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| ZHOU YUAN | CHINO HILLS, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| YING YING | HACIENDA HEIGHTS, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| LIN ANDY | ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| LE KAREN | IRVINE, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| WAN XIAOXIANG | ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| SUNG TIFFANY | ROWLAND HEIGHTS, CA | $1,750 | 2025 | HARDSHIP |
| CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF WEST COVINA | WEST COVINA, CA | $1,380 | 2025 | PUBLIC CHARITY |
| ZHAO DANIEL | ALHAMBRA, CA | $588 | 2025 | SCHOLARSHIP |
EAST WEST CULTURE AND ART FOUNDATION
$10,000PUBLIC CHARITY
LI YUANCHUN
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP
LEUNG MAN KIT
$7,000SCHOLARSHIP
JIANG XIUMING
$5,500HARDSHIP
PACIFIC SYMPHONY
$5,000PUBLIC CHARITY
LIANG YANMING
$3,500HARDSHIP
NGO LOAN
HARDSHIP
RICHARD SIU
$3,000HARDSHIP
YANEZ VICTORIA
$3,000HARDSHIP
GUTIERREZ CLAUDIA
$3,000HARDSHIP
WEI VIVIAN
$3,000HARDSHIP
LU JIAYI
$2,500HARDSHIP
ZHOU YUAN
$2,500HARDSHIP
YING YING
$2,500HARDSHIP
LIN ANDY
$2,500HARDSHIP
LE KAREN
$2,500HARDSHIP
WAN XIAOXIANG
$2,500HARDSHIP
SUNG TIFFANY
$1,750HARDSHIP
CHINESE ASSOCIATION OF WEST COVINA
$1,380PUBLIC CHARITY
ZHAO DANIEL
$588SCHOLARSHIP