· Private foundation
The Cheng Family Foundation
Its FY2024 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, FY2017 to 2024.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2024
- Under $10k2 grants · $11k
- $10k–50k2 grants · $46k
- $50k–250k3 grants · $227k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| DANCE CONSERVATORY OF PASADENA SCHOOL | $101,561 |
| LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY | $75,000 |
| MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM | $50,000 |
| GRAND CIRCLE FOUNDATION | $30,000 |
| HUNTINGTON LIBRARY | $15,500 |
| OHSU EDUCATION FUND | $6,000 |
| PARK ACADEMY | $5,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 98% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
15 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2024, 9 since wound down.
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 FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION7× · 2017–2024 · $350k · revenue +105%- LLLOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH2× · 2021–2022 · $150k · revenue +44%
- CMCHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST5× · 2017–2022 · $115k · revenue +73%
Funded once
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2017 · $1.0M
- LLLOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY EYE CLINICone grant, 2017 · $75k
- PCPALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOLone grant, 2023 · $74k · revenue +25%
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.
Deeply rooted in our local beverly hills community and influenced by cultural change, the wallis annenberg center for the performing arts, a public-private partnership with the city of beverly hills, strives to be a site for the…
Throughout its history, pomona college has educated men and women of exceptional promise. we gather individuals, regardless of financial circumstances, into a small residential community that is strongly rooted in southern california yet…
The museum of fine arts, houston serves as a welcoming and inclusive place for all people, connecting the communities of houston with diverse histories of art spanning 6,000 years and six continents. through our permanent collections,…
To serve the public through the collection, conservation, exhibition and interpretation of significant works of art from a broad range of cultures and historical periods, and through translation of these collections into meaningful…
We believe opera is a uniquely compelling, entertaining and emotionally thrilling art form. our mission is to bring together growing audiences to experience opera's transformative power.
Manhattan school of music is deeply committed to excellence in education, performance, and creative activity; to the humanity of the school's environment; and to the cultural enrichment of the larger community. a premiere international…
See Form 990, Part I, Line 1, Description of Organization Mission.
Lewis & clark is a premier private higher education institution offering an exceptional education in an inclusive environment. by fostering critical thinking, innovation, creativity, civic engagement, and leadership, both inside and…
The colburn school's founding principle of "access to excellence" provides a performance-centered education with unparalleled faculty and facilities for all levels of development, instills the joy and discipline of the performing arts,…
The mission of soka university of america is to foster a steady stream of global citizens committed to living a contributive life. continued on schedule o.
How this is measured
15 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.
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 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 15 of the 29 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 DANCE CONSERVATORY OF PASADENA SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds DIAVOLO DANCE THEATRE ↗
- Who funds MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY ↗
- Who funds GRAND CIRCLE FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ↗
- Who funds LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY HEALTH ↗
- Who funds CHAMBER MUSIC NORTHWEST ↗
- Who funds THE PARK ACADEMY ↗
- Who funds PALISADES CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds TRILLIUM FAMILY SERVICES ↗
- Who funds HENRY E HUNTINGTON LIBRARY AND ART GALLERY ↗
- Who funds LOS ROBLES MASTER CHORALE ↗
- Who funds CALIFORNIA PRESENTERS ↗
- Who funds FRANCISCO MARTINEZ DANCETHEATRE ↗
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: Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization The Cheng Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Cheng Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Chamber Music Northwest: 3% of income from government
- Trillium Family Services: 2% of income from government
How this is measured
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