The Khaw Family Foundation makes small, local grants with a clear emphasis on supporting Christian church-related activities that promote cross-cultural understanding, both locally and through the United Methodist global mission. Their giving is faith-centered and community-oriented, favoring parish-based organizations and denominational international programs. The foundation’s choices suggest a priority on faith-driven intercultural outreach rather than broad secular service provision.
Highly concentrated: very few, modest-sized grants in a single year directed to religious organizations; repeated focus on Methodist-related entities and local churches rather than a wide distribution of recipients.
A clear pattern defines the Khaw Family Foundation: its largest recent grants all support projects "to promote cross cultural understanding." In 2023, the foundation gave $7,500 to Umc Global Ministries in Atlanta and $7,000 to St Vincent Depaul Church in Plymouth Meeting for that purpose, setting the tone for later awards that stay close to the same mission. The foundation’s giving is centered on church-led and community-based organizations, with recurring support for the same recipients over multiple years. Media First United Methodist Church received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; St Vincent Depaul Church and Middletown Free Library also appear repeatedly in the recent-grants list. The grant list shows a mix of United Methodist institutions, local cultural groups, schools, and libraries, all tied to cross-cultural outreach and public-facing education. That combination suggests a funder focused on faith-based intercultural engagement, especially in southeastern Pennsylvania, while also supporting a small number of broader denominational and cultural initiatives. The amounts are generally modest, consistent with project-level support rather than large institutional awards.
Cross-cultural understanding is the foundation’s core theme, and it appears across church, cultural, and education settings. In 2024, Khaw Family Foundation gave $5,000 to Asian Americans United in Philadelphia for that purpose, and in 2025 it awarded $5,000 to Delaware County Chinese School in Garnet Valley for the same stated aim. Faith-based outreach is also prominent: Park Slope United Methodist Church in Brooklyn received $3,000 in 2023, then $3,000 in both 2024 and 2025, all for promoting cross-cultural understanding. Community arts and public programming show up as well, with Exchange Bloomsburg receiving $3,000 in 2025. Across these grants, the common thread is support for organizations that connect different cultural communities through worship, education, or local programming.
Typical grants are small: the p25 is $2,000, the median is $3,000, and the p75 is $4,000. The recent list also shows repeated support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Media First United Methodist Church, St Vincent Depaul Church, Middletown Free Library, Park Slope United Methodist Church, and Peo Foundation. That pattern points to ongoing project support rather than one-time relationship building. The foundation is a private family foundation, not a funder of individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking appears to be discretionary rather than application-driven in the data provided.
$100K
$707K
$46K
$42K
Most grants fall between $2K and $4K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$4K
About 74% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Notable grantees: UMC Global Ministries, St. Vincent de Paul Church (Media area parish), Media First United Methodist Church
Grantmaking is strongly concentrated in Pennsylvania: 74% of grants go to recipients in PA, and PA is the top state by grant count. The recent list clusters around Media, Plymouth Meeting, Philadelphia, and nearby suburbs such as Garnet Valley, Swarthmore, and Bloomsburg. Outside Pennsylvania, the foundation also gave to organizations in Atlanta, Brooklyn, Washington, DC, and Des Moines, but these appear less frequently than in-state awards. All recent grants in the dataset went to US recipients.
Recent grants are small. The grant-size distribution is $2,000 at the 25th percentile, $3,000 at the median, and $4,000 at the 75th percentile. The largest grant in the recent list is $7,500, which is well above the central range.
The recent grants point to church-led and community-based organizations working on cross-cultural understanding. Recipients include United Methodist churches, a denominational global mission office, libraries, schools, and cultural organizations such as Asian Americans United and Asian Arts Initiative.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Media First United Methodist Church, St Vincent Depaul Church, Middletown Free Library, Park Slope United Methodist Church, and Peo Foundation. That suggests recurring project support rather than one-off giving only.
Pennsylvania is the main state for grantmaking. The data shows 74% of grants going to recipients in PA, with repeated awards in places like Media, Plymouth Meeting, Philadelphia, Garnet Valley, Swarthmore, and Bloomsburg.
The dominant theme across the recent grants is "to promote cross cultural understanding." That wording appears repeatedly in the grant purposes, including awards to church ministries, a Chinese school, arts groups, and library-based community programs.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDIA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | Media, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| DELAWARE COUNTY CHINESE SCHOOL | Garnet Valley, PA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| ST VINCENT DEPAUL CHURCH | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $4,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| PARK SLOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| EXCHANGE BLOOMSBURG | Bloomsburg, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| MIDDLETOWN FREE LIBRARY | Media, PA | $3,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| PEO FOUNDATION | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| PHILADELPHIA FREE LIBRARY | Philadelphia, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| CHESTER CHILDRENS CHORUS | Swarthmore, PA | $1,500 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| MEDIA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | Media, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| ST VINCENT DEPAUL CHURCH | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| PARK SLOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| MIDDLETOWN FREE LIBRARY | Media, PA | $3,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| FACE TO FACE | Philadelphia, PA | $2,500 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| PEO FOUNDATION | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| HEDGEROW THEATRE COMPANY | Media, PA | $1,500 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| MEDIA ARTS COUNCIL | Media, PA | $1,500 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| CHESTER CHILDRENS CHORUS | Swarthmore, PA | $1,500 | 2024 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| UMC GLOBAL MINISTRIES | Atlanta, GA | $7,500 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| ST VINCENT DEPAUL CHURCH | Plymouth Meeting, PA | $7,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| MEDIA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | Media, PA | $4,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| MIDDLETOWN FREE LIBRARY | Media, PA | $4,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | Washington, DC | $3,500 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| PARK SLOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH | Brooklyn, NY | $3,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| MEDIA ARTS COUNCIL | Media, PA | $3,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| HEDGEROW THEATRE COMPANY | Media, PA | $3,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| PEO FOUNDATION | Des Moines, IA | $2,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| GREEN STREET FRIENDS SCHOOL | Philadelphia, PA | $2,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
| FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUND | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 2023 | TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING |
MEDIA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$5,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
DELAWARE COUNTY CHINESE SCHOOL
$5,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
ST VINCENT DEPAUL CHURCH
$4,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
PARK SLOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$3,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
EXCHANGE BLOOMSBURG
$3,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
MIDDLETOWN FREE LIBRARY
$3,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
PEO FOUNDATION
$2,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
ASIAN ARTS INITIATIVE
$2,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
PHILADELPHIA FREE LIBRARY
$1,500TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
CHESTER CHILDRENS CHORUS
$1,500TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
MEDIA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$5,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
ASIAN AMERICANS UNITED
$5,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
ST VINCENT DEPAUL CHURCH
$5,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
PARK SLOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$3,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
MIDDLETOWN FREE LIBRARY
$3,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
FACE TO FACE
$2,500TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
PEO FOUNDATION
$2,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
HEDGEROW THEATRE COMPANY
$1,500TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
MEDIA ARTS COUNCIL
$1,500TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
CHESTER CHILDRENS CHORUS
$1,500TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
UMC GLOBAL MINISTRIES
$7,500TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
ST VINCENT DEPAUL CHURCH
$7,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
MEDIA FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$4,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
MIDDLETOWN FREE LIBRARY
$4,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$3,500TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
PARK SLOPE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
$3,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
MEDIA ARTS COUNCIL
$3,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
HEDGEROW THEATRE COMPANY
$3,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
PEO FOUNDATION
$2,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
GREEN STREET FRIENDS SCHOOL
$2,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA FOUND
$1,000TO PROMOTE CROSS CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING