The Hong W Moy Foundation concentrates its giving on Chinese and Asian cultural, educational, and community-service causes, supporting museum exhibitions, cultural programming, scholarships, and social services that serve Chinese/Asian communities both in the U.S. and abroad. Grants include funding for arts and museum exhibitions, education initiatives in China, senior services for Chinese Americans, and faith-based or community organizations; many awards are directed to a small set of repeat grantees. The foundation favors mission-support and program grants (events, scholarships, senior services, sports/health) rather than broad institutional endowments.
A clear pattern in Hong W Moy Foundation grantmaking is support for Chinese and Asian cultural institutions, especially museum exhibitions and community programs tied to Chinese American life. In 2025, the foundation gave $24,845 to Bowers Museum for the exhibition of Guo Pei, Couture Beyond, and $32,500 to Morning Light Foundation for its teaching program to enhance education in China. Those awards sit alongside a broader portfolio that also reaches senior services, scholarships, faith-based community support, and educational programs for Chinese-speaking students. The foundation’s giving is closely tied to Chinese American cultural memory and community services. Grants have supported the Chinese American Museum’s Historymakers Awards Gala, Chinese American Service League’s senior bus and meal program, and Chinese school programming through Chinese Consolidated Benevolent. It also funds institutions serving students and families in Chinese communities, including bilingual education and school-based cultural programming. Across the recent grants list, the same organizations appear more than once, pointing to repeat support rather than one-time awards. Hong W Moy Foundation also makes grants outside California, including recipients in Chicago and Washington, DC, while keeping most of its activity in California.
Chinese and Chinese American cultural programming appears throughout the recent grants list. The foundation gave $24,845 to Bowers Museum to support the exhibition of Guo Pei, Couture Beyond, and also funded the Chinese American Museum for its Historymakers Awards Gala. Education is another consistent theme. Hong W Moy Foundation awarded $32,500 to Morning Light Foundation for its teaching program to enhance education in China, and $2,000 to Pui Tak Christian School for its education program. The foundation also backs services for Chinese-speaking communities in the United States. It gave $11,000 to Chinese American Service League to support the Chicago senior bus and meal program, and $2,000 to Pui Tak Center to support immigrants’ English learning program. Smaller grants extend to school-based bilingual and cultural learning, including support for John Charles Haines School’s bilingual education program and St Therese Chinese Catholic School’s academic and cultural programs.
Typical awards cluster around a $10,000 median, with a lower quartile of $1,040 and an upper quartile also at $10,000, showing a mix of modest gifts and a smaller set of larger program grants. The recent list includes repeated support for several organizations across multiple years, including Morning Light Foundation, Chinese American Museum, Chinese American Service League, and St Therese Chinese Catholic School. The foundation funds individuals and appears to favor program support, donations, scholarships, and event sponsorships rather than endowments or capital-heavy grants. Its grantmaking is regional, with most awards staying close to California while also reaching a few national partners.
$180K
$3.3M
$138K
$284K
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 62% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Concentrated giving to a small group of recurring grantees with a few mid‑sized gifts ($10k–$53k); mix of event/program support, scholarships, and community service grants rather than many small one‑off donations.
Notable grantees: Morning Light Foundation, Bowers Museum, Chinese American Museum, Chinese American Service League, Special Olympics, Inc.
California receives most of the foundation’s grants, accounting for 62% of awards in the recent data. Recipient cities in California include San Marino, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Alhambra, Sunnyvale, Carson, and Pasadena. Outside California, grants went to Chicago, Illinois, and Washington, DC. All listed grants in the recent sample were made to US recipients.
The foundation supports Chinese and Chinese American cultural institutions, education programs tied to Chinese communities, senior services, bilingual and Chinese school programs, and selected faith-based or community organizations. Recent grants include museum exhibitions, school programming, scholarship support, and senior bus-and-meal services.
The recent grant data shows a p25 of $1,040, a median grant of $10,000, and a p75 of $10,000. That suggests many awards are at or near $10,000, with some smaller program or event grants below that level.
Yes. Several recipients appear in more than one year, including Morning Light Foundation, Chinese American Museum, Chinese American Service League, and St Therese Chinese Catholic School. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships with selected organizations.
California is the top state by grant count, with 62% of grants going to recipients in the state. Named California recipient cities in the recent grants include San Marino, Santa Ana, Los Angeles, Alhambra, Sunnyvale, Carson, and Pasadena.
The recent grants include support for the Chicago senior bus and meal program at Chinese American Service League, immigrants’ English learning at Pui Tak Center, and bilingual education at John Charles Haines School. These awards point to direct services for seniors, immigrants, and Chinese-speaking students.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORNING LIGHT FOUNDATION | SAN MARINO, CA | $32,500 | 2025 | SUPPORTING ITS TEACHING PROGRAM TO ENHANCE EDUCATION IN CHINA. |
| BOWERS MUSEUM | Santa Ana, CA | $24,845 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE EXIBITION OF GUO PEI, COUTURE BEYOND |
| CHINESE AMERICAN SERVICE LEAGUE | CHICAGO, IL | $11,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CHICAGO SENIOR BUS & MEAL PROGRAM |
| CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | DONATION TO SUPPORT HISTORYMAKERS AWARDS GALA |
| PROJECT VISION | CHICAGO, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT THE END OF YEAR CAMPAIGN |
| ST THERESE CHINESE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $3,000 | 2025 | PROVIDE WORLD CLASS ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS IN A CATHOLIC SCHOOL SETTING |
| CHINESE CONSOLIDATED BENEVELENT | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT CHINESE SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| PUI TAK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| Coalition For A Better Chinese Amer | Chicago, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Donation |
| The Asian Pacific Cultural Center A | CARSON, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | DONATION |
| JOHN CHARLES HAINES SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| MORNING LIGHT FOUNDATION | SAN MARINO, CA | $21,000 | 2024 | SUPPORTING ITS TEACHING PROGRAM TO ENHANCE EDUCATION IN CHINA. |
| CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | DONATION TO SUPPORT HISTORYMAKERS AWARDS GALA |
| SPECAIL OLYMPICS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $10,000 | 2024 | SUPPORT SPORTS TRAINING, ATHLETIC COMPTTITIONS AND HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES |
| CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,074 | 2023 | DONATION TO SUPPORT HISTORYMAKERS AWARDS GALA |
| CHINESE AMERICAN SERVICE LEAGUE | CHICAGO, IL | $11,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT CHICAGO SENIOR BUS & MEAL PROGRAM |
| HKSAF | ALHAMBRA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | SCHOLARSHIP |
| NAMO AMITABHA SOCIETY | Sunnyvale, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
| ST THERESE CHINESE CATHOLIC SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $4,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE WORLD CLASS ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS IN A CATHOLIC SCHOOL SETTING |
| PUI TAK CENTER | CHICAGO, IL | $2,000 | 2023 | SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS ENGLISH LEARNING PROGRAM |
| WALDEN SCHOOL | Pasadena, CA | $1,040 | 2023 | WALDEN FUND |
| JOHN CHARLES HAINES SCHOOL | CHICAGO, IL | $1,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM |
| CHINESE CONSOLIDATED BENEVELENT | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT CHINESE SCHOOL PROGRAM |
| The Asian Pacific Cultural Center A | CARSON, CA | $1,000 | 2023 | DONATION |
MORNING LIGHT FOUNDATION
$32,500SUPPORTING ITS TEACHING PROGRAM TO ENHANCE EDUCATION IN CHINA.
BOWERS MUSEUM
$24,845SUPPORT THE EXIBITION OF GUO PEI, COUTURE BEYOND
CHINESE AMERICAN SERVICE LEAGUE
$11,000TO SUPPORT CHICAGO SENIOR BUS & MEAL PROGRAM
CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM
$3,000DONATION TO SUPPORT HISTORYMAKERS AWARDS GALA
PROJECT VISION
$3,000SUPPORT THE END OF YEAR CAMPAIGN
ST THERESE CHINESE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$3,000PROVIDE WORLD CLASS ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS IN A CATHOLIC SCHOOL SETTING
CHINESE CONSOLIDATED BENEVELENT
$2,000TO SUPPORT CHINESE SCHOOL PROGRAM
PUI TAK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$2,000TO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAM
Coalition For A Better Chinese Amer
$2,000Donation
The Asian Pacific Cultural Center A
$2,000DONATION
JOHN CHARLES HAINES SCHOOL
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
MORNING LIGHT FOUNDATION
$21,000SUPPORTING ITS TEACHING PROGRAM TO ENHANCE EDUCATION IN CHINA.
CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM
$10,000DONATION TO SUPPORT HISTORYMAKERS AWARDS GALA
SPECAIL OLYMPICS INC
$10,000SUPPORT SPORTS TRAINING, ATHLETIC COMPTTITIONS AND HEALTH AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES
CHINESE AMERICAN MUSEUM
$12,074DONATION TO SUPPORT HISTORYMAKERS AWARDS GALA
CHINESE AMERICAN SERVICE LEAGUE
$11,000TO SUPPORT CHICAGO SENIOR BUS & MEAL PROGRAM
HKSAF
$10,000SCHOLARSHIP
NAMO AMITABHA SOCIETY
$10,000DONATION
ST THERESE CHINESE CATHOLIC SCHOOL
$4,000PROVIDE WORLD CLASS ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS IN A CATHOLIC SCHOOL SETTING
PUI TAK CENTER
$2,000SUPPORT IMMIGRANTS ENGLISH LEARNING PROGRAM
WALDEN SCHOOL
$1,040WALDEN FUND
JOHN CHARLES HAINES SCHOOL
$1,000TO SUPPORT THE BILINGUAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
CHINESE CONSOLIDATED BENEVELENT
$1,000TO SUPPORT CHINESE SCHOOL PROGRAM
The Asian Pacific Cultural Center A
$1,000DONATION