
The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang Foundation primarily makes large, discretionary transfers to donor-advised funds rather than funding operating nonprofits directly. Nearly all recorded giving is general support routed through Fidelity-managed charitable accounts (notably giving account 1011752), indicating the foundation uses DAFs to manage and deploy its philanthropy rather than specifying program-level grants.
The Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang Foundation’s recent giving is dominated by donor-advised fund transfers, especially to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund’s giving account 1011752. That pattern sets the tone for the foundation’s public grant record: most recorded support is discretionary capital routed through Fidelity-managed charitable accounts, with a smaller set of direct mission-related grants tied to serious illness care. Among the direct gifts, the foundation has backed palliative care training at NewYork-Presbyterian Fund Inc and general support for the Center to Advance Palliative Care at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. It has also supported advanced practice provider fellowships in pain and palliative care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, indicating a clear interest in workforce development inside serious-illness care settings. The grant list shows repeated support across multiple years rather than isolated one-off gifts. Recipients include medical schools, hospitals, and specialized centers, alongside donor-advised channels used to move philanthropic assets. The foundation’s reported annual grants total $14.2 million and its asset base is $86.8 million, placing its philanthropy at a substantial scale while still showing a concentrated set of recurring themes.
A central theme is palliative care workforce development. The foundation gave $200,000 to NewYork-Presbyterian Fund Inc for a palliative care chaplain fellowship and curriculum dissemination, and $120,000 to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center for an advanced practice provider fellowship in pain and palliative care. Those grants point to training and curriculum-building rather than one-time service subsidies. Another topic is pediatric palliative and hospice care. Grants include $100,000 to Children's Hospital Corporation dba Boston Children's Hospital for a pediatric advanced care team social work fellowship, and $100,000 to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Foundation for pediatric hospice and palliative medicine fellowship training. The foundation also supported Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone Hospitals for a pediatric palliative care senior social worker. It also funds research and clinical innovation in serious-illness care. In 2024, Johns Hopkins University received $100,000 for the Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research, and NYU Langone Health System received $100,000 for psilocybin therapy for advanced cancer-related psychiatric distress.
$3.8M
$92.8M
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$4.3M
Most grants fall between $30K and $100K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$30K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$100K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Y C Hohelen and Michael Chiang Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 226 | $14.2M | 99.6% |
| 2 | United Kingdom |
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Highly concentrated: very few, large grants (three payments to a Fidelity DAF and one to Fidelity Charitable) with repeated support to the same giving account; primarily pass-through funding using donor-advised funds instead of direct grants to operating charities.
Notable grantees: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund, Fidelity-managed Giving Account 1011752 (donor-advised fund)
Typical grant size sits at $30,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile, while the recent grant list also shows a cluster of larger six-figure awards. The record suggests recurring relationships: Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund and Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund appear across multiple years, and several hospital and university recipients also recur over time. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals, but the public grant record is heavily oriented toward donor-advised fund transfers and general support. It does not make program-related investments. Unsolicited applications are not accepted in the stated grant programs.
Grant activity is national, but New York stands out as the top state by grant count and receives 52% of grants. Recent recipient cities cluster heavily in New York City, including New York, NY, plus nearby Englewood, NJ and farther-afield Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA, Philadelphia, PA, Baltimore, MD, and Princeton, NJ. Every recorded grant in the provided country distribution goes to US recipients. The geography matches the foundation’s serious-illness focus, with many grants landing at hospitals, medical schools, and specialized care centers in the Northeast.
Its public grant record is dominated by donor-advised fund transfers, especially to Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund and Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund for giving account 1011752. Alongside those transfers, it makes mission-related grants to hospitals, universities, and care centers focused on serious illness and palliative care.
The stated program areas center on serious illness care, especially palliative care workforce education and training, pediatric palliative and hospice care, interdisciplinary teams that include nurses, social workers, and chaplains, and support for end-of-life communication and caregiver needs.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $30,000 at the 25th percentile, $50,000 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent grants list also includes several larger awards of $200,000 and $300,000, mostly tied to donor-advised fund support and major program grants.
No. The listed grant programs show unsolicited applications as not accepted. The foundation’s grantmaking appears to be invitation-driven and tied to its own mission-related priorities and donor-advised fund activity.
The foundation gives nationally, but 52% of grants go to recipients in New York State. Recent recipient locations include New York, Boston, Cambridge, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Englewood, and Princeton, all in the United States.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
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| $26K |
0.4% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | BOSTON, MA | $500,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR GIVING ACCOUNT 1011752 |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $250,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER TO ADVANCE PALLIATIVE CARE |
| PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE | CAMBRIDGE, MA | $200,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | ENGLEWOOD, NJ | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHORUS | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER FELLOWSHIP IN PAIN AND PALLIATIVE (SUPPORTIVE) CARE |
| DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE | BOSTON, MA | $120,000 | 2026 | NURSE PRACTITIONER FELLOWSHIP IN PALLIATIVE CARE |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION DBA BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | BOSTON, MA | $120,000 | 2026 | PEDIATRIC ADVANCED CARE TEAM SOCIAL WORK FELLOWSHIP |
| NEWYORK-PRESBYTERIAN FUND INC | NEW YORK, NY | $120,000 | 2026 | PALLIATIVE CARE CHAPLAIN FELLOW & ASSISTANT FACULTY FOR GERIATRICS & PALLIATIVE CARE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS AT NYP WEILL CORNELL |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $120,000 | 2026 | PEDIATRIC HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP |
| JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY | BALTIMORE, MD | $100,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR PSYCHEDELIC AND CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH |
| NYU LANGONE HEALTH SYSTEM | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | PSILOCYBIN THERAPY FOR ADVANCED CANCER-RELATED PSYCHIATRIC DISTRESS RESEARCH AT NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE |
| NYC HEALTH HOSPITALSBELLEVUE HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | PALLIATIVE CARE CHAPLAIN AT BELLEVUE |
| INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GERONTOLOGY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | MJHS FELLOWSHIP IN HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE |
| VITAL TALK | SEATTLE, WA | $100,000 | 2026 | LEVERAGING AI-FUELED COMMUNICATION TRAINING FOR NURSES |
| NEW YORK UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2026 | ZELDA FOSTER MSW FELLOWSHIP IN PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE AT THE SILVER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK |
| VNS HEALTH | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2026 | HOSPICE CARE PHYSICIAN FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM |
| NEW YORK LEGAL ASSISTANCE GROUP | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2026 | LEGALHEALTH PALLIATIVE CARE OUTREACH PROJECT |
| BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC | BOSTON, MA | $55,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BOSTON CONSERVATORY |
| COURAGEOUS PARENTS NETWORK INC | NEWTON, MA | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE | SCHAUMBURG, IL | $50,000 | 2026 | PEDIATRIC HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP GRANT PROGRAM |
| SERIOUSFUN CHILDREN'S NETWORK | NORWALK, CT | $50,000 | 2026 | NETWORK NURSING ADVISOR POSITION |
| INVISIBLE WOUNDS FOUNDATION | NAPERVILLE, IL | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | BEYOND THE BEDSIDE PROGRAM IN THE MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM |
| COMPASSION AND CHOICES | LITTLETON, CO | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| DOUBLE H HOLE IN THE WOODS RANCH | LAKE LUZERNE, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | "PAUL'S BODY SHOP" - MEDICAL FACILITY |
| FRIENDS OF KAREN | NORTH SALEM, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| GOD'S LOVE WE DELIVER | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HAPPINESS IS CAMPING | HARDWICK, NJ | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINCY NETWORK | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CONCERTS IN MOTION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2026 | VIRTUAL CONCERTS FOR PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENTS AND OTHER OLDER ADULTS |
| MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2026 | INTERDISCIPLINARY SUPPORTIVE CARE CHAMPION PROGRAM |
| DOULA PROGRAM TO ACCOMPANY AND COMFORT | NEW YORK, NY | $40,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HOLE IN THE WALL GANG CAMP | NEW HAVEN, CT | $40,000 | 2026 | HOSPITAL OUTREACH PROGRAM |
| PROJECT GUARDIANSHIP INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $40,000 | 2026 | PALLIATIVE CARE AND END-OF-LIFE TRAINING FOR GUARDIANS |
| NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE | RICHMOND, VA | $40,000 | 2026 | PEDIATRIC DIVISION |
| THE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE | SOUTH HADLEY, MA | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BAYADA HOME HEALTH CARE INC | PENNSAUKEN, NJ | $35,000 | 2026 | HICU CLINICIAN TRAINING & UPSKILLING |
| ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE MOUNT SINAI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION |
| NYC HEALTH HOSPITALSBELLEVUE HOSPITAL | NEW YORK, NY | $35,000 | 2026 | PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT BELLEVUE |
| HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE NURSES FOUNDATION | CARNEGIE, PA | $30,000 | 2026 | NEW YORK CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVE |
| GOOD DOG FOUNDATION THE | HUDSON, NY | $30,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BORN A HERO RESEARCH FOUNDATION | SNOHOMISH, WA | $30,000 | 2026 | COMPLEX CARE COORDINATION KIDS PILOT PROGRAM |
| UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | ANNUAL LEGAL REVIEW OF THE PREPARE FOR YOUR CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES |
| CENTRAL PARK CONSERVANCY INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| HEAR YOUR SONG INC | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| VNS HEALTH | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2026 | VIGIL VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM |
| UNCG EXCELLENCE FOUNDATION | GREENSBORO, NC | $15,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE THEATER PROGRAM |
| GLOBAL CHILDREN'S ART PROGRAMME | NEW YORK, NY | $12,245 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| JUNIPER CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS | PAONIA, CO | $10,290 | 2026 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER TO ADVANCE PALLIATIVE CARE
NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CHORUS
$150,000GENERAL SUPPORT
ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDER FELLOWSHIP IN PAIN AND PALLIATIVE (SUPPORTIVE) CARE
PEDIATRIC ADVANCED CARE TEAM SOCIAL WORK FELLOWSHIP
PALLIATIVE CARE CHAPLAIN FELLOW & ASSISTANT FACULTY FOR GERIATRICS & PALLIATIVE CARE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS AT NYP WEILL CORNELL
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
$120,000PEDIATRIC HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE CENTER FOR PSYCHEDELIC AND CONSCIOUSNESS RESEARCH
PSILOCYBIN THERAPY FOR ADVANCED CANCER-RELATED PSYCHIATRIC DISTRESS RESEARCH AT NYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
NYC HEALTH HOSPITALSBELLEVUE HOSPITAL
$100,000PALLIATIVE CARE CHAPLAIN AT BELLEVUE
INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED GERONTOLOGY INC
$100,000MJHS FELLOWSHIP IN HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
VITAL TALK
$100,000LEVERAGING AI-FUELED COMMUNICATION TRAINING FOR NURSES
ZELDA FOSTER MSW FELLOWSHIP IN PALLIATIVE AND END OF LIFE CARE AT THE SILVER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
VNS HEALTH
$70,000HOSPICE CARE PHYSICIAN FELLOWSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM
BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC INC
$55,000GENERAL SUPPORT FOR BOSTON CONSERVATORY
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
$50,000PEDIATRIC HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE FELLOWSHIP GRANT PROGRAM
INVISIBLE WOUNDS FOUNDATION
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BEYOND THE BEDSIDE PROGRAM IN THE MOUNT SINAI HEALTH SYSTEM
HAPPINESS IS CAMPING
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CONCERTS IN MOTION INC
$40,000VIRTUAL CONCERTS FOR PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENTS AND OTHER OLDER ADULTS
MEMORIAL SLOAN-KETTERING CANCER CENTER
$40,000INTERDISCIPLINARY SUPPORTIVE CARE CHAMPION PROGRAM
PALLIATIVE CARE AND END-OF-LIFE TRAINING FOR GUARDIANS
NATIONAL COALITION FOR HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE
$40,000PEDIATRIC DIVISION
THE TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
$35,000GENERAL SUPPORT
GENERAL SUPPORT FOR THE MOUNT SINAI ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
NYC HEALTH HOSPITALSBELLEVUE HOSPITAL
$35,000PALLIATIVE CARE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AT BELLEVUE
NEW YORK CAPACITY-BUILDING INITIATIVE
GOOD DOG FOUNDATION THE
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
BORN A HERO RESEARCH FOUNDATION
$30,000COMPLEX CARE COORDINATION KIDS PILOT PROGRAM
ANNUAL LEGAL REVIEW OF THE PREPARE FOR YOUR CARE ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
HEAR YOUR SONG INC
$20,000GENERAL SUPPORT
VNS HEALTH
$20,000VIGIL VOLUNTEERS PROGRAM
COLLEGE OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS FOR THE THEATER PROGRAM
GLOBAL CHILDREN'S ART PROGRAMME
$12,245GENERAL SUPPORT
JUNIPER CIRCLE PRODUCTIONS
$10,290GENERAL SUPPORT