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The Laurence and Michele Chang Foundation at a glance

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The Laurence and Michele Chang 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.

$76k
Granted FY2025still arriving
7
Grants FY2025still arriving
4
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$301kInternational$212kHuman Services$68kEnvironment$50kHousing & Shelter$43kEmployment$25kYouth Development$6kCivil Rights$5kOther$0
02FY2025 · 7 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k4 grants · $21k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $55k
$7,000
Median grant
4
States reached
$1.1M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION$25,000
ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC$20,000
MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC$10,000
COLORADO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS$7,000
FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC$6,000
FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO$4,000
PATH$4,000
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $96k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 47% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $16k → 8%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $8k → 8%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $8k → 8%MI CASA RESOURCE CENTER: $3k → 12%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $7k → 8%MI CASA RESOURCE CENTER: $500 → 12%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $6k → 8%FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $6k → 8%FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO: $4k → 12%FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO: $4k → 12%ACTIVATE WORK INC: $10k → 12%FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO: $3k → 12%ACTIVATE WORK INC: $10k → 12%FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO: $3k → 12%ACTIVATE WORK INC: $5k → 12%FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO: $3k → 12%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
NY
MA
CA
CO
MD
TN
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

85%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$567k · 13 repeat orgs$98k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 6 still active in FY2025, 7 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
9

Total granted

$567k
$73k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

0%
+13%

Still filing today

69%
89%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 67% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $25k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthInternationalEducationYouth DevelopmentRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • FS
    FREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC
    6× · 2017–2025 · $51k · revenue +28%
  • MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC
    4× · 2018–2025 · $40k · revenue +89%
  • AW
    ACTIVATE WORK INC
    3× · 2021–2023 · $25k · revenue +120%

Funded once

  • RM
    ROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INCgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $40k · revenue +28%
  • DC
    DENVER CHILDREN'S HOMEgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $10k · revenue +61%
  • ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue +29%
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.

04Its field

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.

1
Management Sciences for Health Inc

(msh) saves lives and improves the health of the world's poorest (see schedule o) and most vulnerable people by closing the gap between knowledge and action in public health.

International
2
Achievekids

Achievekids schools provide individualized and multi-disciplinary programs that deliver special education, mental health, and family support services for students ages 5 to 22 who have complex and often severe developmental, emotional, and…

Education
3
Denver Scholarship Foundation

Denver scholarship foundation (dsf) inspires and empowers denver public schools (dps) students to enroll in and graduate from postsecondary institutions of higher education by providing the tools, knowledge, and financial resources for…

Education
4
University of Southern California

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…

Education
5
Partners in Health a Nonprofit Corporation

Partners In Health (PIH) is a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities worldwide. In Haiti, Malawi, Rwanda,…

Health
6
Floresta Usa Incorporated

Plant with purpose, a christian nonprofit organization, reverses deforestation and poverty around the world by transforming the lives of the rural poor. we do this through: - watershed restoration & regenerative agriculture - savings…

International
7
Ability Kc

Our mission is to build brighter futures for children and adults with disabilities by providing comprehensive medical, therapeutic, educational, and vocational services.

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8
Disabilityin

The organization is the leading nonprofit resource for business disability inclusion worldwide. together with the world's leading brands, disability:in drives progress on disability inclusion through initiatives, tools, and expertise that…

Community Improvement
9
Lutheran Social Services of Colorado

Rooted in the values of kindness, dignity and social justice, lfsrm strenghtens communities by providing support, guidance, and resource coordination to individuals and families throughout the rocky mountain region.

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10
Dc Bilingual Public Charter School

The mission of dc bilingual public charter school is to create a learning community that ensures high academic achievement for all students in both spanish and english, develops leadership, and values all cultures.

Education
11
Delta Gamma Anchor Center for Blind Children

Part i and part iii, line 1: anchor center for blind children is a nationally recognized leader in teaching children with vision, cortical visual, dual sensory (vision and hearing), and co-occurring disabilities during their most formative…

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12
Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition

The mission of the global alliance for improved nutrition (gain) is to improve the consumption of healthier diets for all, especially the most vulnerable, by improving the availability, affordability, desirability, and sustainability of…

Food & Nutrition
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Denver Children's Home; the most unlike its peers is Little Souls of Tanzania. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

19 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. 19 of the 24 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.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
1
Early backer (in before they grew)
19/19
Grantees still filing
10/19
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: $150,000 · OtherMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITALROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC: $60,000 · OtherROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INCTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $50,000 · OtherTHE NATURE CONSERVANCYCOLORADO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS: $43,000 · OtherCOLORADO COALITION FOR THE HOMELESSMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC - DOCTORS WITHOUT: $40,000 · OtherMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC - DOCTORS WITHOUT+1 more: $5,000 · OtherPATH: $124,000 · InternationalPATHMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $40,000 · InternationalMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES U…+1 more: $4,000 · InternationalFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $51,000 · Human ServicesFREEDOM SERVICE…ACTIVATE WORK INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesACTIVATE WORK I…FLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO: $17,000 · Human ServicesFLORENCE CRITTE…+2 more: $6,000 · Human Services+2 moreROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC: $40,000 · HealthROCKY MOU…DENVER CHILDREN'S HOME: $10,000 · HealthDENVER CH…ALTA VISTA CENTER FOR AUTISM: $6,000 · HealthALTA VIST…ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 · HealthST JUDE C…UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $25,000 · Education+2 more: $1,000 · EducationLittle Souls of Tanzania: $6,000 · Youth DevelopmentNATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER: $5,000 · Civil RightsTHE RIGHT STEP INC: $2,000 · Recreation & Sports
Other$348,000International$168,000Human Services$99,000Health$61,000Education$26,000Youth Development$6,000Civil Rights$5,000Recreation & Sports$2,000

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetPATH: $124,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetFREEDOM SERVICE DOGS INC: $51,000 over 6y, 0.3% of budgetTHE NATURE CONSERVANCY: $50,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetROCKY MOUNTAIN PLANNED PARENTHOOD INC: $40,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES USA INC: $40,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetACTIVATE WORK INC: $25,000 over 3y, 0.7% of budgetFLORENCE CRITTENTON SERVICES OF COLORADO: $17,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetDENVER CHILDREN'S HOME: $10,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetALTA VISTA CENTER FOR AUTISM: $6,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLittle Souls of Tanzania: $6,000 over 2y, 3.1% of budgetST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMERCY AND SHARING: $4,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTUMAINI MINISTRIES INC: $3,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMI CASA RESOURCE CENTER: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTHE RIGHT STEP INC: $2,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetDARING GIRLS: $500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetTRUSTEES OF PHILLIPS ACADEMY: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
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.

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.

Colorado Gives Founda…The Denver FoundationThe Anschutz Foundati…Kenneth Kendal King F…Ima FoundationRose Community Founda…The Colorado Health F…Xcel Energy FoundationMile High United Way …American Endowment Fo…The Blackbaud Giving …American Online Givin…
Colorado Gives FoundationCO20.8× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Colorado Gives Foundation · The Denver Foundation · The Anschutz Foundation · Kenneth Kendal King Foundation · Ima Foundation · Rose Community Foundation · The Colorado Health Foundation · Xcel Energy Foundation · Mile High United Way Inc · American Endowment Foundation · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · American Online Giving Foundation Inc

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.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization The Laurence and Michele Chang Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Laurence and Michele Chang Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    1report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

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    How do I get to The Laurence and Michele Chang Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to The Laurence and Michele Chang Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 24 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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