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Cathay Bank Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$2.8M
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
227
Grants FY2025
220
Organizations funded FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$125,000
States reached, FY2025
12
Total assets, FY2025
$143k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site
97% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2025.

Human Services$982kCommunity Improvement$911kHousing & Shelter$559kYouth Development$438kEducation$385kPhilanthropy$375kArts & Culture$365kHealth$273kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

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Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2024 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

Show all 231 grantees
All grantees of Cathay Bank Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Operation Hope Inc$242,50020%
Junior Achievement of Southern California Inc$150,00022%
World Central Kitchen Inc$125,0001n/a
Dream Center Foundation$125,00010%
Chinatown Service Center$120,00010%
The Asian American Education Project$108,35325%
The Greenlining Institute$80,00020%
Friends of the Chinese American Museum$75,00024%
Family Bridges Inc$60,00020%
Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County$60,00021%
Self-Help for the Elderly$60,00020%
Asian Pacific Islander Small Business Program Inc$50,000119%
Koreatown Youth and Community Center$50,00020%
Southern California Public Radio$50,00020%
Rise Economy$45,00021%
New Economics for Women$44,00020%
Haven Services$42,50021%
Boys & Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley$35,00020%
Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California$35,00020%
Friends of the Chinatown Library$30,000210%
International Institute of Los Angeles$30,00020%
Asian American Senior Citizens Service Center Inc$30,00021%
Asian Youth Center$30,00020%
Center for the Pacific-Asian Family Inc$30,00011%
Accion Opportunity Fund Inc$28,00027%
The Pasadena Symphony Association$25,00010%
Project Vision Inc$25,00021%
Chinese American Service League Inc$25,00010%
Committee of 100 Inc$25,00011%
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles$25,00010%
Door of Hope$25,0001n/a
The 1990 Institute$25,00016%
East-West Players Inc$25,00011%
Teachaapi$25,0001n/a
Chinese Mutual Aid Association$24,00020%
Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship$22,00020%
No Limits Theater Group Inc$22,00021%
South Coast Chinese Cultural Association$22,00020%
Habitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento Inc$20,00020%
Asian Americans for Equality Inc$20,00020%
Newyork-Presbyterianqueens$20,00020%
Anewamerica Community Corporation$20,0001n/a
Chinese-American Planning Council Inc$20,00020%
Asian Health Services$20,00010%
Fosterall$20,00020%
Everybody Dance La$20,00021%
1979 Legacy Corp$20,00013%
New York-Presbyterian Fund Inc$20,00020%
Valley Community Healthcare$20,00020%
Affordable Housing Clearinghouse$20,00022%
Weingart Center Association$20,00020%
Hong Kong Schools Alumni Federation Scholarship Foundation$20,00021%
Los Angeles Regional Food Bank$20,00020%
Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corp$20,00025%
Ican California Abilities Network$20,00020%
New Destiny Housing Corporation$20,00020%
Rising Sun Center for Opportunity fka RISING SUN ENERGY CENTER$19,00020%
The Hope Program Inc$18,00020%
Working Solutions Cdfi$17,50020%
Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation$17,50020%
Apa Family Support Services$17,50020%
Asian Pacific American Community Center$17,50021%
Asia Society Texas Center$17,50020%
Girl Scouts of San Gorgonio Council$17,00020%
Kin on Health Care Center$16,00020%
Henry Street Settlement$16,00020%
Operation Nightwatch Inc$16,00022%
Friends of Uplift$16,0002n/a
Immigrant Social Services Inc$15,50020%
Ascencia$15,00010%
Center for Asian Americans United for Self-Empowerment Inc$15,0001n/a
Chinatown Health Clinic Foundation Inc$15,00020%
Villa Esperanza Services$15,00020%
El Centro del Pueblo Inc$15,00020%
Centro Community Partners$15,00021%
Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment$15,00010%
Los Angeles Urban Foudation$15,00015%
St Michael Catholic Academy$15,0002n/a
California Community Economic Development Association$15,00021%
Vaughn Next Century Learning Centerfoundation$15,00028%
Variety Boys and Girls Club of Boyle Heights$15,0001n/a
Hope the Mission$15,00020%
Community Partners$15,00010%
Compass Family Services$15,00020%
Chinese Seniors Association of Houston Inc$14,500223%
Flushing Council on Culture and the Arts$14,00020%
Alma Family Services$13,00020%
Chinese Information and Service Center$13,0001n/a
Junior Achievement of Sacramento Inc$13,00022%
Garden of Hope Inc$12,50020%
Glow Community Center Inc$12,00021%
Taiwan Center Foundation of Greater Los Angeles$12,00010%
Mercy Housing Lakefront$12,00020%
Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada$12,00020%
Denise Louie Education center$12,00020%
California Council on Economic Education$10,00011%
The Child Center of Ny Inc$10,00020%
Chinatown Manpower Project Inc$10,00010%
Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Inc$10,00023%
Selfhelp Community Services Inc$10,00020%
La Family Housing Corporation$10,00020%
Vermont-Slauson Ldc Inc$10,00010%
Charity Cultural Services Center$10,00020%
Southeast Asian Community Center$10,00020%
Mission Economic Development Agency$10,00020%
Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking$10,00020%
Community Initiatives$10,00010%
San Gabriel Educational Foundation$10,000220%
Bellevue Art Museum$10,00011%
New York Chinese School$10,00021%
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center$10,00020%
Thomas House Temporary Shelter$10,00020%
Dallas Chinese Community Center$10,00022%
Chinatown Community Development Center$10,00020%
Agape Community Center$10,00023%
Lifeway Network Inc$10,00020%
Foundation for the Los Angeles Community Colleges$10,00020%
The House Institute Foundation$10,0002n/a
North Texas Food Bank$10,00020%
Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault Crisis Center of Warren County Inc$10,00020%
Bridge Communities Inc$10,00020%
ACP Foundation$10,00025%
Project Access Inc$10,00020%
Kingsbridge Heights Community Center Inc$10,00020%
Hope Through Housing Foundation$10,00020%
Foundation for Early Childhood Education$10,00020%
Neighborhood Housing Services of the Inland Empire$10,00020%
Entrepreneur Educational Cente$10,00014%
Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Inc$10,00020%
Community Food Bank Of New Jersey Inc$10,00020%
Casa de Amistad Centro de Ensenanza$10,00021%
Queens Botanical Garden Society Inc$10,00020%
Sierra House Inc$10,00020%
Mary Erickson Community Housing A Non-Profit Corporation$10,0001n/a
Taiwan Center Inc$10,00021%
1871 Memorial Project$10,0001n/a
Asian American Drug Abuse Program Inc$10,00020%
The Doe Fund Inc$10,00020%
Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners Inc$10,00020%
New York Asian Women's Center Inc$9,50020%
Breaking Ground Housing Development Fund Corporation$9,50020%
Asian American LEAD$9,00020%
Washington Chinatown Devel Company Inc$9,00022%
Chinese Culture and Community Service Center Inc$9,00020%
Grayson Culture & Youth Foundation$8,000244%
Scholarship Fund for Inner-City Children$8,0002n/a
I Have a Dream Foundation$8,00020%
Foothill Family Service$8,00010%
Baby2baby$8,0001n/a
Financial Beginnings$8,00020%
Organization of Chinese Americans Inc$7,80010%
New Jersey Citizen Action Education Fund Inc$7,50020%
Kwong Kow Chinese School Inc$7,50020%
New Women New Yorkers Inc$7,50021%
Proyecto Pastoral$7,50010%
The Valley Economic Alliance$7,50011%
Hollywood Community Housing Corporation$7,50010%
City Scholars Foundation$7,50012%
California Association for Microenterprise Opportunity$7,5001n/a
Womens Division Christian Service Gum Moon Residence Hall$7,50020%
No Time to Waste$7,50024%
Washington Community Reinvestment Association$7,40010%
Financial Empowerment Network$7,00021%
Nevada Legal Services Inc$7,00020%
Chinese Institute of Engineers USA Inc$6,50025%
Seattle Junior Golf Foundation$6,00020%
American Family Housing$6,00020%
Housing Development Consortium of Seattle - King County$6,00020%
Betances Health Center$6,00020%
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc$6,00020%
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center$5,50010%
Chinese Community Center Inc$5,5001n/a
The Sophia Way$5,0001n/a
Old Skool Cafe$5,00020%
Low Income Investment Fund$5,00010%
Junior Achievement of San Diego County Inc$5,00010%
Pasadena Senior Center$5,00010%
Future Leaders Foundation$5,0001n/a
Downtown Women's Center$5,00010%
Community Reach of Montgomery County$5,00020%
San Diego United Lions Club$5,0001n/a
Korean American Family Services Inc$5,00010%
Youth Impact Alliance$5,0001n/a
API Cultural CenterInc Oakland Asian Cultural Center$5,00020%
The Korean American Family Service Center Inc$5,00010%
Neighborhood Housing Services of Southern Nevada Inc$5,0001n/a
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco$5,00020%
Orange County Asian and Pacific Islander$5,00010%
Open Doors for Multicultural Families$5,00010%
Junior Achievement of Dallas Inc$5,00020%
International Medical Corps$5,00010%
Asian Rehabilitation Services Inc$5,00010%
Pif Program$5,000115%
Bethel la Community Development Corporation$5,00013%
Orange County Community Housing Corp$5,0001n/a
Boys Town Nevada Inc$5,00020%
Microenterprise Collaborative of Inland$5,00011%
Resilient Agency$5,0001n/a
Services for Children With Hidden Intelligence$5,00010%
Home Ownership for Personal Empowerment Inc$5,00010%
Issaquah Schools Foundation$5,0001n/a
Junior Achievement of Northern California$5,00010%
Accessity$5,00010%
Los Angeles Mission Inc$5,0001n/a
Alameda County Community Food Bank$5,00010%
Los Angeles Lgbt Center$5,00010%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater New York$4,5001n/a
Centers for Equity and Success Inc$4,50010%
Coordination Council of Chinese American Association$4,50017%
Chinese Community Benevolent Alliance$4,5001n/a
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Greater Sacramento Area Inc$4,50020%
Chinese American Civic Association$4,2001n/a
Abilities of Northwest Jersey Inc$4,00010%
Let's Get Ready Inc$4,0001n/a
Literacy Inc$4,00010%
Star of Hope Mission$3,75020%
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England Inc$3,5001n/a
Community Youth Center of San Francisco$3,00010%
Vietnamese Youth and Family Center$2,5001n/a
Chinese Newcomers Service Center$2,50010%
Chinese Historical Society of America$2,5001n/a
Sacramento Chinese Culture Foundation Inc$2,5001n/a
Operation Safe House Inc$2,50010%
Houston Taiwan Institute for Senior Citizens$2,50021%
Alpha Project for the Homeless$2,50010%
San Diego Habitat for Humanity Inc$2,50010%
Marco Polo World Foundation Inc$2,00011%
Boston Chinese Evangelical Church$2,0001n/a
North Texas Chinese Culture Association$2,0001n/a
BakerRipley$1,25010%
Youth Asian-American Mental Health$5001n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 63 recipients with no EIN on record ($825k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Cathay Bank Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 1 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 195 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetOperation Hope Inc: $242,500 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetJunior Achievement of Southern California Inc: $150,000 over 2y, 2.2% of budgetDream Center Foundation: $125,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetChinatown Service Center: $120,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetThe Asian American Education Project: $108,353 over 2y, 5.3% of budgetThe Greenlining Institute: $80,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetFriends of the Chinese American Museum: $75,000 over 2y, 4.0% of budgetFamily Bridges Inc: $60,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetNeighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County: $60,000 over 2y, 0.9% of budgetSelf-Help for the Elderly: $60,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAsian Pacific Islander Small Business Program Inc: $50,000 over 1y, 19% of budgetKoreatown Youth and Community Center: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSouthern California Public Radio: $50,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetRise Economy: $45,000 over 2y, 0.8% of budgetNew Economics for Women: $44,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetHaven Services: $42,500 over 2y, 1.5% of budgetBoys & Girls Club of West San Gabriel Valley: $35,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetAsian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California: $35,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of the Chinatown Library: $30,000 over 2y, 9.8% of budgetInternational Institute of Los Angeles: $30,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAsian American Senior Citizens Service Center Inc: $30,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetAsian Youth Center: $30,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetCenter for the Pacific-Asian Family Inc: $30,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetAccion Opportunity Fund Inc: $28,000 over 2y, 7.3% of budgetThe Pasadena Symphony Association: $25,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetProject Vision Inc: $25,000 over 2y, 0.6% of budgetChinese American Service League Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCommittee of 100 Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe 1990 Institute: $25,000 over 1y, 6.0% of budgetEast-West Players Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetChinese Mutual Aid Association: $24,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNetwork for Teaching Entrepreneurship: $22,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNo Limits Theater Group Inc: $22,000 over 2y, 0.7% of budgetSouth Coast Chinese Cultural Association: $22,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetHabitat for Humanity of Greater Sacramento Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAsian Americans for Equality Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNewyork-Presbyterianqueens: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetChinese-American Planning Council Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAsian Health Services: $20,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFosterall: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetEverybody Dance La: $20,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budget1979 Legacy Corp: $20,000 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetNew York-Presbyterian Fund Inc: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetValley Community Healthcare: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetAffordable Housing Clearinghouse: $20,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetWeingart Center Association: $20,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetHong Kong Schools Alumni Federation Scholarship Foundation: $20,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 195.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Mufg Union Bank Foundation AgWI68.4× affinity37 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Mufg Union Bank Foundation Ag · Wells Fargo Foundation · East West Bank Foundation · Comerica Charitable Foundation · Banc of California Charitable Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Weingart Foundation · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Rose Hills Foundation · Umpqua Bank Charitable Foundation · The James Irvine Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Cathay Bank Foundation

How much does Cathay Bank Foundation give?
Cathay Bank Foundation reported 227 grants totaling $2,831,700 in its FY2025 IRS filing.
What does Cathay Bank Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2024 to FY2025, its largest causes are Human Services (5%), Community Improvement (4%), Housing & Shelter (3%).
Who are Cathay Bank Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2024 to FY2025: Operation Hope Inc ($243k), Junior Achievement of Southern California Inc ($150k), World Central Kitchen Inc ($125k).
Does Cathay Bank Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Cathay Bank Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Mufg Union Bank Foundation Ag, Wells Fargo Foundation, East West Bank Foundation.
Where is Cathay Bank Foundation based?
Cathay Bank Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 299 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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