The Huo Family Foundation
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The foundation's stated themes are education, scientific research and the arts, with a priority on the UK, US and China, so work in those fields and places is the natural starting point.
- Its grants have run from $20,000 to $10,000,000, and half of its 65 grants to organisations were $250,000 or less, so a modest, well-costed request is the realistic size to begin with.
- Most of its grant dollars in the filing went to organisations it had also funded in earlier filings, and trustees fund projects that resonate with their own interests and stay in close contact with recipients, so a newcomer should expect a competitive route and should look to build a relationship first.
- Applicants should show impressive and measurable impact in a primary funding area and be ready to report on outcomes, since the foundation reviews detailed progress reports closely.
- For Junior Faculty Research Grants, applications must go through the HFF online grants portal because paper applications are not accepted, and that programme excludes new population cohorts, digital technology for mental health treatment or educational learning, clinical service reorganisation, work involving animals, systematic reviews, and testing of drugs or devices.
Overview
The Huo Family Foundation is a US private foundation.
What they fund
Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The Huo Family Foundation supports education, scientific research and the arts, with a mission to support education, communities and the pursuit of knowledge. It supports educational institutions and students in the UK, US and China, especially institutions making quality education available to those who may not otherwise have access. It also supports research centres working on scientific advancement and the public good. Its grants reach universities and education organisations, museums and galleries, theatres and orchestras. Organisations it funds need to demonstrate impressive and measurable impact in a primary funding area, and trustees and staff maintain close contact with recipients to ensure funds serve beneficiaries.
Themes
- Education
- Scientific research
- The arts
Geographic Focus
Priority: UK; US; China.
What They Don't Fund
- Junior Faculty Research Grants only: the establishment of new population (epidemiological) cohorts; applications that look at the development and/or deployment of digital technology (to include, but not limited to, web-based programmes, mobile applications, applications of generative AI, chatbots, extended reality, wearable devices or video games) to deliver treatment for mental health problems; applications that look at the development and/or deployment of digital technology to deliver educational learning; applications on clinical service provision/reorganisation; work involving animals; systematic reviews; the testing of drugs, medical treatments, medical/healthcare/well-being devices, diagnostic procedures, or apps for a mental health intervention
How to apply
For Junior Faculty Research Grants, applications are submitted electronically through the HFF online grants portal; paper applications are not accepted.
Deadlines: The digital-technology research opportunity is issued as an annual call.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 90% 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 65 grants to organisations were $250,000 or less.
What the foundation says:
- Organisations need to demonstrate impressive and measurable impact in one or more primary funding areas.
- Trustees fund projects and initiatives that particularly resonate with their own interests and life experiences.
- The Foundation receives detailed reports on project progress and achievement, with particular focus on outcomes and impact.
- Trustees and staff maintain close contact with recipients to ensure funds serve the ultimate beneficiaries.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
Outside the US or with no state on the filing: 51%
- The largest single recipient received 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 90% of grant dollars went to organisations The Huo Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- 51% of grant dollars went directly to organisations outside the US (United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China).
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 30 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $191k (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Metropolitan Museum of Art · New modern & contemporary art wing.$4,000,0002024 tax year
- Teach First · Headteacher recruitment and stem teacher recruitment.$604,9992024 tax year
- Teach For China HK LTD · Unrestricted funding.$500,0002024 tax year
- Columbia University · Scholarship for msph and summer practicums.$500,0002024 tax year
- Victoria and Albert Museum · Exhibition support for the great moghuls and the music is black: a british story.$350,6292024 tax year
- Courtauld Institute of Art · Exhibition series lead partner.$333,7282024 tax year
- Tate Galleries · Exhibition support for hurvin anderson.$321,5952024 tax year
- Royal Academy House · Exhibition support for michelangelo, leonardo, raphaels and kerry james marshall.$317,1332024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- Nancy Montmarquet — Director
- Yan Huo — Chairman
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $8,082,481 | $4,792,385 | $187,700,987 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $14,201,456 | $10,527,627 | $217,310,608 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $5,618,457 | $9,696,007 | $248,374,779 | 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
Registers and filings
Other sources
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- science@huofamilyfoundation.org
- United Kingdom
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- United Kingdom
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