Chang K Park Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests and works by invitation only, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic first step is finding a route to someone who can put your work in front of it.
- Its stated themes are human rights, poverty and hunger, political reform and economic justice, and its filing shows grants across humanitarian relief, public media, education, religious institutions, health and legal justice, so work close to those areas is the best fit.
- Most grants fall between $40,000 and $500,000 and the median is $100,000, so a request around that figure is in line with its giving, though half its grants are $100,000 or less and its largest was $600,000.
- Some 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to groups it had funded in earlier filings, so the relationship will likely matter more than the size of the ask, and the filing gives no timetable for invitations.
Overview
Chang K Park Foundation is a US private foundation based in Armonk, NY.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and web pages about the foundation (mtu.edu), with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The foundation says it supports human rights, the elimination of poverty and hunger, political reform and economic justice. Its filings show grants to public charities in a range of fields, including humanitarian relief, public media, education, religious institutions, health and legal justice, as well as other charitable causes. The grant purposes are overwhelmingly recorded simply as general or general fund. The filing describes a selective approach: contributions go to preselected charitable organisations, and unsolicited requests are not accepted.
Themes
- Human rights
- Poverty and hunger
- Political reform
- Economic justice
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in New York, District of Columbia, Georgia, Michigan and Connecticut.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 92% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
- Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 37 grants to organisations were $100,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
5 other states: 10%
- The largest single recipient received 21% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 92% of grant dollars went to organisations Chang K Park Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 11 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $100k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Bread for the World Institute · General$600,0002024 tax year
- WNET · General$500,0002024 tax year
- CARE · General$350,0002024 tax year
- Catholic Academy of Bridgeport · General$250,0002024 tax year
- Cure Blindness Project · General fund$100,0002024 tax year
- Union Theological Seminary · None$100,0002024 tax year
- Riverside Church · General$100,0002024 tax year
- City Bar Justice Center · General fund$60,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Chang K Park — CEO
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $2,405,992 | $2,060,000 | $50,992,809 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $2,993,341 | $2,488,370 | $56,225,748 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,218,581 | $2,180,000 | $65,143,708 | Filing for 2024 tax year |
Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.
Sources
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Contact
- Armonk, NY