About Clarence Tc Ching Foundation
The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation concentrates its giving in Hawai‘i, prioritizing private K–12 education, health care institutions, and community infrastructure/capital projects. Grants are often sizeable and directed toward facility improvements or broad program support for established local institutions (schools, hospitals, PBS), indicating a preference for durable, place-based investments in Honolulu-area nonprofit anchors.
Focus Areas
Independent K–12 private schools in Honolulu (capital and general support)Hospital and rehabilitation facility capital projects in HawaiiMajor medical centers and health services (program and capital funding)Public media infrastructure (Hawaii Public Television / PBS capital support)Cancer research and treatment organizations (capital investments)
Giving Approach
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of repeat grantees with an emphasis on capital improvement and occasional general program support; funding is place-based (Honolulu/Hawaii) and directed to institutional anchors rather than many small organizations.
Funding Style
capital improvement (infrastructure/capital grants)
About Clarence Tc Ching Foundation
The Clarence Tc Ching Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated large grants to Honolulu institutions, especially Saint Louis School and Punahou School, alongside major capital support for hospitals, rehabilitation facilities, and public television. The pattern points to a funder that backs durable local institutions rather than one-off projects: school campuses, medical facilities, and community infrastructure recur across multiple years and at high dollar levels. That approach is visible in the foundation’s support for independent K–12 education in Honolulu, where capital improvement and general program support appear year after year. It also shows up in health-related gifts to organizations serving care, treatment, and rehabilitation needs in Hawai‘i. Public media is another clear thread, with Hawaii Public Television Foundation PBS receiving sizable capital grants. Across the recent grant list, the foundation tends to favor established anchors in the state, with grants that are large enough to affect facilities, equipment, or core operations.
What Clarence Tc Ching Foundation Funds
Education is one of the clearest themes in the foundation’s giving. In 2025, it gave $600,000 to Punahou School for general program support, and it also awarded $250,000 to UH Foundation Athletic Center for capital improvement. Healthcare is another major area. The foundation provided $500,000 to Straub Foundation for capital improvement and $405,000 to The Queen’s Medical Center for general program support. It also supported St Francis Healthcare with capital improvement grants in multiple years. Community infrastructure extends beyond schools and hospitals. Hawaii Public Television Foundation PBS received $500,000 for capital improvement, while the American Cancer Society received $350,000 for capital improvement in 2025. Those gifts show a mix of facility-focused support and broader institutional backing across Hawai‘i.
How Clarence Tc Ching Foundation Gives
Typical grants cluster around a median of $40,000, with a lower quartile of $20,000 and an upper quartile of $250,000, while several recent awards are much larger. The recent record shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including schools, hospitals, and media institutions, which suggests an ongoing relationship model rather than one-time project funding. The foundation makes grants through a biannual review process and accepts unsolicited applications from IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofits operating in Hawai‘i. It also funds both program support and limited capital projects.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5.2M
Total Assets
$131.8M
Total Revenue
$6.3M
Total Expenses
$7.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $250K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$250K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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