California · Private foundation
J & M Lam Family 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.
- $44k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 4
- Grants FY2025
- 4
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 25%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $33,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 13
- FY2017 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $877k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 25% of the organizations J & M Lam Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 93% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $3k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 4 | $44k | 50% |
| FY2024 | 4 | $40k | 25% |
| FY2023 | 5 | $36k | 20% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $33k | 20% |
| FY2021 | 10 | $30k | 80% |
| FY2020 | 13 | $25k | 54% |
| FY2019 | 9 | $22k | 67% |
| FY2017 | 7 | $14k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| River of Life Foundation | $72,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Chinese Newcomers Service Center | $16,300 | 4 | 1% |
| Chinese Hospital Association | $11,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Archdiocese of San Francisco Ca | $5,000 | 5 | n/a |
| River of Life Church Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Bridges Inc | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Bruno Chinese Church | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Jose Christian Alliance Church of Christian & Missionary Alliance | $1,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Womens Division Christian Service Gum Moon Residence Hall | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
Show all 16 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| River of Life Foundation | $72,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Chinese Newcomers Service Center | $16,300 | 4 | 1% |
| Chinese Hospital Association | $11,700 | 3 | 0% |
| Archdiocese of San Francisco Ca | $5,000 | 5 | n/a |
| River of Life Church Inc | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Family Bridges Inc | $4,500 | 3 | 0% |
| University of California San Francisco Foundation | $3,000 | 1 | 0% |
| San Bruno Chinese Church | $2,000 | 1 | n/a |
| San Jose Christian Alliance Church of Christian & Missionary Alliance | $1,800 | 2 | n/a |
| Womens Division Christian Service Gum Moon Residence Hall | $1,500 | 2 | 0% |
| Millbrae Education Foundation Inc | $1,300 | 2 | 0% |
| The Salvation Army | $1,190 | 1 | n/a |
| Love and Conflict Peacemaking Ministries | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Millbrae Meadows PTO | $1,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Chinatown Community Development Center | $600 | 1 | 0% |
| Chinese Christian Mission Inc | $200 | 2 | 0% |
Plus 17 recipients with no EIN on record ($116k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget J & M Lam Family Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
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.
Open a dossier: United Way of the Bay Area · The San Francisco Foundation · Pov & May Tov Family Foundation · Shp Christian Foundation · San Francisco Association of Realtors Foundation · Asian Pacific Fund · Cathay Bank Foundation · United Way Worldwide · Jpmorgan Chase Foundation · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · American Online Giving Foundation Inc
How this is measured
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About J & M Lam Family Foundation
- How much does J & M Lam Family Foundation give?
- J & M Lam Family Foundation reported 4 grants totaling $44,050 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 13 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2024.
- What does J & M Lam Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Animals (37%), Food & Nutrition (30%), Human Services (11%).
- Who are J & M Lam Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: River of Life Foundation ($72k), Chinese Newcomers Service Center ($16k), Chinese Hospital Association ($12k).
- Does J & M Lam Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does J & M Lam Family 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 J & M Lam Family Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include United Way of the Bay Area, The San Francisco Foundation, Pov & May Tov Family Foundation.
- Where is J & M Lam Family Foundation based?
- J & M Lam Family Foundation is based in CA.
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