· Private foundation
The Gouw 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 2021.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2021
- Under $10k3 grants · $6k
- $10k–50k5 grants · $110k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| US OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC FOUNDATION | $48,660 |
| ASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | $20,000 |
| COALITION OF ASIAN PACIFIC IN ENTERTAINMENT | $16,619 |
| LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC | $15,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $10,000 |
| ASIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION | $2,500 |
| SAN MARINO SCHOOL FOUNDATION | $2,500 |
| SAINT JOSEPH FOUNDATION | $712 |
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: 82% of grant dollars ($634k). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 18% that went abroad ($135k) is mapped below.
Its human-services grants (FY18–20, $22k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.
How this is measured
Beyond the US: 18% of all-years giving ($135k)
2 countries, 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.
3 repeat relationships: 1 still active in FY2021, 2 since wound down; 7 grantees were first funded in FY2021 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 17% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $96k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- APASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION2× · 2020–2021 · $30k
- APASIAN PACIFIC COMMUNITY CENTER2× · 2018–2019 · $12k
- IWINDONESIAN WOMEN ALLIANCES2× · 2018–2019 · $3k
Funded once
- SASUN AND MOON FILMone grant, 2018 · $170k
- NTNANYANG TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITYone grant, 2018 · $100k
- IGIndividual grant recipientone grant, 2018 · $50k
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.
The asian art museum celebrates, preserves, and promotes asian and asian american art and cultures for local and global audiences. we provide a dynamic forum for exchanging ideas, inviting collaboration, and fueling imagination to deepen…
The mission of the organization is to promote and encourage the development of the chinese-american business community througout the greater los angeles area, to serve as an advocate of the chinese business community, to provide a forum…
The mission of the korean american community center of san francisco and bay area (kaccsf) is to build community and enhance the quality of life for the korean american residents in the san francisco and bay area. we are a place-based…
The korean american community foundation of san francisco uplifts and connects the korean-american community through philanthropy.
The University of California Student Association (UCSA) is a coalition of students and student governments that aims to provide a collective voice for all students through advocacy and direct action. UCSA participates in the shared…
The u.s.-japan council (usjc) cultivates and connects leaders at every level in the united states and japan who are committed to a strong and enduring global partnership. founded by japanese americans in 2009, usjc is now the premier…
Devoted to a greater appreciation of indian cinema and culture by showcasing films, supporting emerging filmmakers, and promoting the diverse perspectives of the indian diaspora.
The united states china business council's primary purpose is to represent american companies that do business in china and expand the us-china commercial relationship to the benefit of its membership and the us economy.
Our mission is to cultivate philanthropists to invest in organizations that empower under-served asian and pacific islanders (api) to prosper by 1) building healthier communities, 2) developing api leaders, 3) creating a stronger api…
The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…
The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.
How this is measured
14 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. 14 of the 38 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.
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- Who funds KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC ↗
- Who funds San Marino Schools Foundation ↗
- Who funds ASIAN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION SAN DIEGO ↗
- Who funds KOREATOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER ↗
- Who funds THE SAINT JOSEPH FOUNDATION ↗
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: The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving 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 Gouw Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Gouw Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
How this is measured
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