The Chin Family Foundation
At a glance
This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.
Key takeaways
- The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests, so a cold application is unlikely to be considered; the realistic route is to find a personal or professional connection who can make an introduction.
- Its grants cover universities and colleges, hospitals and health organisations, community-service organisations, and arts, environment and animal-welfare groups, and many are general and unrestricted support, so a mission in one of these areas is worth raising if the chance arises.
- Half of its 43 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less, and about 8 in 10 fall between $500 and $250,000, so a modest request sits closest to its usual pattern, though its largest grant was $2,500,000 and that band is not a ceiling.
- Around 74% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in an earlier filing, so relationships are likely to matter more than first contact.
- No geographic focus is stated; the filing shows grants mainly in Massachusetts, Ohio and Mississippi, which describes past giving only and should not be read as a limit on who may approach it.
Overview
The Chin Family Foundation is a US private foundation based in Wilmington, DE.
What they fund
Profile based on the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) only: no website or other web source for the foundation was found. Every statement is checked against the filings. Sources read on 7 October 2026.
Priority Areas
The filings record grants to universities and colleges, hospitals and health organisations, community-service organisations, and organisations working in the arts, environment and animal welfare. Many grants are recorded as general and unrestricted support. Other named purposes include the PAC SIM lab and its capital and equipment fund, scholars and scholarship funds, research, emergency assistance for Afghan families, student lunch provision, a dental clinic, a garden fund and a lab of ornithology. Across the recorded gifts, the foundation supports institutional work as well as named educational, health, research and community purposes, alongside grants to cultural, environmental and animal-related organisations.
Geographic Focus
No geographic focus is stated; the filings show grants mainly in Massachusetts, Ohio and Mississippi.
How to apply
The foundation states that it does not accept unsolicited requests.
Application success factors
- Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 74% 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 43 grants to organisations were $5,000 or less.
Where grants go
From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.
Grant dollars by state
6 other states: 3%
- The largest single recipient received 60% of grant dollars to organisations.
- In tax year 2024, 74% of grant dollars went to organisations The Chin Family Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
- No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
- 3% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.
Grants
How much do they typically give?
Share of 14 grants in tax year 2024 by size
Median $20,000 (tax year 2024)
The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:
- Denison University · Chin Family Scholars Fund$750,0002024 tax year
- The Brigham & Womens Hospital Inc · PAC SIM Lab$750,0002024 tax year
- University of Southern Mississippi Foundation · General & Unrestricted$500,0002024 tax year
- Abercrombie & Kent Philanthropy · Nakatindi student lunch program$75,0002024 tax year
- Trustees of Mount Holyoke College · Mount Holyoke College Scholarship Fund$52,0002024 tax year
- Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley · General & Unrestricted$50,0002024 tax year
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute · Scholarship Fund$20,0002024 tax year
- Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association · General & Unrestricted$20,0002024 tax year
Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.
Officers and directors
- William Edward Chin — Director, Treasurer
- William Chin — VP, Dir
- Patricia A Chin — President, Director
- Pamela Elizabeth Chin — Director, Secretary
From the latest Form 990-PF filing
3 years of tax filings
| Year | Total expenses | Grants paid | Assets | Filing document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 tax year | $496,916 | $428,700 | $7,080,937 | Filing for 2022 tax year |
| 2023 tax year | $3,197,243 | $3,127,600 | $6,974,598 | Filing for 2023 tax year |
| 2024 tax year | $2,320,342 | $2,239,000 | $8,187,788 | 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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- Wilmington, DE
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Hinchilla drafts your answers around this funder's priorities, using your organisation's own documents.
No credit card required
Contact
- Wilmington, DE