Funding search · EIN 830395660 · Sugar Land, TX

Dennis Ming-Hong Chen Foundation

Name: Dennis Ming-Hong Chen Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

65
grants reported: $80,502
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

people building create innovative learning religious benefit care

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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American Bodhi Center1 grant · $29,000
Eanes School3 grants · $9,900
Generation Serve3 grants · $7,095
Asian American Health Coalition1 grant · $5,000
Texas Buddhist Association3 grants · $4,700
Communities in Schools2 grants · $2,625
American Online Giving Foundation2 grants · $2,000
Sjgren'S Foundation3 grants · $1,600
Waterorg3 grants · $1,600
Buddhist Global Relief3 grants · $1,600

Giving over time

$22,175

2022

$43,326

2023

$15,001

2024

Grant history

All 65 reported grants, largest first.

$29,000
American Bodhi Center · Houston, TX · 2023
Religious activities and building fund
$5,000
Asian American Health Coalition · Houston, TX · 2022
General fund
$4,450
Eanes School · Austin, TX · 2023
Supporting isd
$4,069
Generation Serve · Austin, TX · 2024
improve the lives of children in foster care
$3,000
Eanes School · Austin, TX · 2024
Supporting isd
$2,450
Eanes School · Austin, TX · 2022
Supporting isd
$1,800
Texas Buddhist Association · Houston, TX · 2024
Religious activities and building fund
$1,600
Texas Buddhist Association · Houston, TX · 2023
Religious activities and building fund
$1,526
Generation Serve · Austin, TX · 2023
improve the lives of children in foster care
$1,500
American Heart Association · Houston, TX · 2022
General fund
$1,500
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2022
General fund
$1,500
Generation Serve · Austin, TX · 2022
improve the lives of children in foster care
$1,375
Communities in Schools · Arlington, VA · 2023
Create equitable learning environments that benefit and support all students.
$1,300
Texas Buddhist Association · Houston, TX · 2022
Religious activities and building fund
$1,250
Communities in Schools · Arlington, VA · 2022
Create equitable learning environments that benefit and support all students.
$1,000
Md Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, TX · 2024
General fund
$1,000
Bunker Hill Elementary Pta · Houston, TX · 2022
Supporting bhe auction 2023
$600
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Supporting Rearch, Endind Alzheimers
$600
Buddhist Global Relief · Carmel Hamlet, NY · 2024
Supporting global warming issues, etc.
$600
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2024
Supporting LOCAL PEOPLE
$600
Sjgren'S Foundation · Reston, VA · 2024
supporting innovative research
$600
Waterorg · Kansas City, MS · 2024
Supporting water quality in the world
$500
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Supporting Rearch, Endind Alzheimers
$500
American Online Giving Foundation · Newark, DE · 2023
General fund
$500
Buddhist Global Relief · Carmel Hamlet, NY · 2023
Supporting global warming issues, etc.
$500
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2023
Supporting LOCAL PEOPLE
$500
Sjgren'S Foundation · Reston, VA · 2023
supporting innovative research
$500
Waterorg · Kansas City, MS · 2023
Supporting water quality in the world
$500
Wikimedia · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General fund
$500
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Supporting Rearch, Endind Alzheimer's
$500
Buddhist Global Relief · Carmel Hamlet, NY · 2022
Supporting global warming issues, etc.
$500
Foundation for the Homeless · Austin, TX · 2022
General fund
$500
Houston Food Bank · Houston, TX · 2022
Supporting LOCAL PEOPLE
$500
Houston Public Media · Houston, TX · 2022
Supporting Media Prpgrams
$500
Md Anderson · Houston, TX · 2022
Supporting cancer study
$500
Sjgren'S Foundation · Reston, VA · 2022
supporting innovative research
$500
Star of Home Mission · Houston, TX · 2022
Helping homeless people
$500
Taiwanese Heritage Society of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
General fund
$500
Ut Austin · Austin, TX · 2022
Student success excellence fund
$500
Waterorg · Kansas City, MS · 2022
Supporting water quality in the world
$500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General fund
$300
Steam Punk Kids · Austin, TX · 2022
General fund
$250
Dollywood Foundation · Sevierville, TN · 2024
General fund
$250
Easter Seals of Greater Houston · Houston, TX · 2024
General fund
$250
Harris County Public Library - Spring Branch Memorial Library · Houston, TX · 2024
General fund
$250
The Texas Vipassana Association · Austin, TX · 2024
General fund
$250
Dollywood Foundation · Sevierville, TN · 2023
General fund
$250
Foundation for the Homeless · Austin, TX · 2023
General fund
$250
Star of Home Mission · Houston, TX · 2023
Helping homeless people
$250
The Trail Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2023
General fund
$200
Houston Public Media · Houston, TX · 2024
Supporting Media Prpgrams
$200
St Stephen'S School · Houston, TX · 2024
General fund
$200
The Trail Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2024
General fund
$200
University of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General fund
$200
Ut Austin · Austin, TX · 2024
Student success excellence fund
$200
St Stephen'S School · Houston, TX · 2023
General fund
$200
University of San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General fund
$200
Ut Austin · Austin, TX · 2023
Student success excellence fund
$150
Houston Public Media · Houston, TX · 2023
Supporting Media Prpgrams
$150
The Trail Conservancy · Austin, TX · 2022
General fund
$125
American Macular Degeneration Foundation · Northampton, MA · 2023
General fund
$125
Zilker Botanical Garden · Austin, TX · 2022
To create innovative learning experiences
$100
Austin Parks Foundation · Austin, TX · 2022
Enhance public parks
$80
Zilker Botanical Garden · Austin, TX · 2024
Create equitable learning environments that benefit and support all students.
$52
Teamfunded · Kingwood, TX · 2024
Helping homeless people

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