· Private foundation
CW Trust
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2022 to 2025.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| Ruan House Church | $1,500 |
| St Francis of Assisi Church | $1,205 |
| Chinese Baptist Church | $500 |
| Individual grant recipient | $200 |
| Leukaemia Foundation | $182 |
| North America Financial Education Foundation | $50 |
| Individual grant recipient | $48 |
| Chinese American Friendship Association of North Carolina | $15 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
US giving: 61% of grant dollars ($7k). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 39% that went abroad ($5k) is mapped below.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY22–26) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 39% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants skew toward lower-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Beyond the US: 39% of all-years giving ($5k)
1 country, by the recipient’s country on the filing.
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +217% since the first grant, against +25% for those funded once.
8 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2026, 2 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 94% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $232 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- RHRuan House Church5× · 2022–2026 · $6k
- SFST FRANCIS OF ASSISI CHURCH4× · 2023–2026 · $3k
- CFCHINESE-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOC AT TRIANGLE AREA NORTH CAROLINA5× · 2022–2026 · $1k · revenue +217%
Funded once
NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INCone grant, 2022 · $1k · revenue -18%- CCCHINESE CHRISTIAN MISSION CHURCHone grant, 2023 · $800
- YUYle Universityone grant, 2024 · $340
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
Frost science inspires and connects people of all ages and backgrounds to enjoy science and technology, and to better understand ourselves and our world.
Nysci's mission is to nurture generations of passionate learners, critical thinkers, and active citizens through design make play - an approach to learning and engagement that is deeply rooted in research on stem learning and guides the…
The museum's mission statement is: "to discover, interpret, and disseminate - through scientific research and education - knowledge about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe."
The mission is "to understand the natural world and inspire everyone to care for it." the academy implements its mission through understanding the diversity of life; developing and applying science to protect the environment; and informing…
The museum's mission statement is "turn on the science: inspire learning. inform policy. improve lives."
The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…
The adler planetarium ('adler') is a not-for-profit cultural institution whose mission is to connect people to the universe and each other under the sky we all share. it aspires to be the world's premier center for engaging in astronomy…
Nurture empathy and connection by engaging communities with socially relevant contemporary art
Nmoa mission statement is: we welcome everyone with inclusive experiences that spark curiosity and foster community.
See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…
We harness the power of plants for humankind and share the joy and beauty of tropical gardening with everyone. fairchild tropical botanic garden is a museum of tropical plants within a world famous, 83-acre designed landscape. it was…
*increase and diffusion of knowledge* is the mission set forth by james smithson. the smithsonian endeavors to shape the future by preserving our heritage, discovering new knowledge, and sharing our resources with the world.
How this is measured
9 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 9 of the 25 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds CHINESE-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP ASSOC AT TRIANGLE AREA NORTH CAROLINA ↗
- Who funds NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE & EDUC FUND INC ↗
- Who funds CORPORATION OF THE FINE ARTS MUSEUMS ↗
- Who funds ST LOUIS MODERN CHINESE SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES ↗
- Who funds North America Financial Education Foundation ↗
- Who funds LIBERTY SCIENCE CENTER ↗
- Who funds SAMARITAN'S PURSE ↗
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 set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization CW Trust funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from CW Trust. Bigger dots raise more.
- Liberty Science Center: 14% of income from government
How this is measured
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