Funding search · EIN 134222089 · Summit, NJ
The Shau-Wai & Marie Lam Family
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 149
- grants reported
- $714,062
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $500
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- New Jersey Symphony Orchestra4 grants · $192,360
- Chinatown Health Clinic Fdn4 grants · $142,000
- Committee of 1003 grants · $55,000
- Ace Foundation3 grants · $32,500
- China Institute2 grants · $32,298
- American Friends of Shanghai Museum3 grants · $30,000
- Ohana Paddling Association1 grant · $28,000
- Nj Chinese American Chamber of Commerce4 grants · $26,400
- Chinese American Planning Council4 grants · $22,500
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art1 grant · $12,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 149 grants.
- $80,000
Chinatown Health Clinic Fdn · New York, NY · 2024
Health services
- $61,300
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra · Newark, NJ · 2023
General
- $56,060
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra · Newark, NJ · 2022
General
- $50,000
Chinatown Health Clinic Fdn · New York, NY · 2025
Health services
- $50,000
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra · Newark, NJ · 2025
General
- $30,798
China Institute · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
- $28,000
Ohana Paddling Association · Elmhurst, NY · 2025
Sports
- $25,000
New Jersey Symphony Orchestra · Newark, NJ · 2024
General
- $25,000
Committee of 100 · New York, NY · 2022
General
- $15,000
Committee of 100 · New York, NY · 2024
General
- $15,000
Committee of 100 · New York, NY · 2023
General
- $12,500
Ace Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Educational
- $12,500
Chinese American Planning Council · New York, NY · 2024
Social welfare
- $12,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2025
Arts
- $10,000
American Friends of Shanghai Museum · New York, NY · 2025
Arts
- $10,000
Brightfocus Foundation · Clarksburg, MD · 2025
Health services
- $10,000
New York Philharmonic · New York, NY · 2025
Performing arts
- $10,000
Ace Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
Educational
- $10,000
American Friends of Shanghai Museum · New York, NY · 2024
Arts
- $10,000
Asian Performing Arts Council · New York, NY · 2024
Performing arts
- $10,000
Friends of Asian Art the Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, NY · 2024
Arts
- $10,000
American Friends of Shanghai Museum · New York, NY · 2023
Arts
- $10,000
National Ace Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
- $10,000
Ace Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Educational
- $8,900
Nj Chinese American Chamber of Commerce · Somerset, NJ · 2023
Educational
- $7,000
Nj Chinese American Chamber of Commerce · Somerset, NJ · 2025
Educational
- $7,000
Chinatown Health Clinic Fdn · New York, NY · 2023
Health services
- $6,500
Nj Chinese American Chamber of Commerce · Somerset, NJ · 2022
Educational
- $5,000
Chinese American Planning Council · New York, NY · 2025
Social welfare
- $5,000
White Plains Hospital · White Plains, NY · 2024
Health services
- $5,000
Dunhuang Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Educational
- $5,000
Chinatown Health Clinic Fdn · New York, NY · 2022
Health services
- $4,000
Rwj Barnabas Health Foundation · Oceanport, NJ · 2025
Health services
- $4,000
Nj Chinese American Chamber of Commerce · Somerset, NJ · 2024
Educational
- $3,000
Chinatown Manpower · New York, NY · 2025
Educational
- $3,000
Organization of Chinese Americans · Washington, DC · 2025
General
- $3,000
The Reeves-Reed Arboretum · Summit, NJ · 2025
Nature
- $3,000
Chinatown Manpower · New York, NY · 2024
Educational
- $3,000
Chinatown Manpower · New York, NY · 2023
Educational
- $3,000
Chinatown Manpower · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
- $2,500
Dunhuang Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Educational
- $2,500
International Leadership Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
General
- $2,500
The Children'S Orchestra Society · Syosset, NY · 2025
Performing arts
- $2,500
Alzheimer'S Disease Research · Clarksburg, MD · 2024
Health services
- $2,500
Dunhuang Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Educational
- $2,500
International Leadership Foundation · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $2,500
Chinese American Planning Council · New York, NY · 2023
Social welfare
- $2,500
International Leadership Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
General
- $2,500
The Children'S Orchestra Society · Syosset, NY · 2023
Educational
- $2,500
Chinese American Planning Council · New York, NY · 2022
Social welfare
- $2,000
Asia Art Archive in America · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Educational
- $2,000
The Reeves-Reed Arboretum · Summit, NJ · 2024
Nature
- $1,500
Organization of Chinese Americans · Washington, DC · 2024
General
- $1,500
The Reeves-Reed Arboretum · Summit, NJ · 2023
Nature
- $1,500
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2022
Humanitarian efforts
- $1,500
China Institute · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
- $1,500
International Leadership Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $1,150
Organization of Chinese Americans · Washington, DC · 2022
General
- $1,000
Asia Art Archive in America · Brooklyn, NY · 2025
Educational
- $1,000
The Asia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2025
General
- $1,000
The Asia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General
- $1,000
The Asia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General
- $1,000
American Cancer Society · Kennesaw, GA · 2022
Health services
- $1,000
Asia Art Archive in America · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Educational
- $1,000
The Asia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022
General
- $750
The Reeves-Reed Arboretum · Summit, NJ · 2022
Nature
- $700
Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey · Green Village, NJ · 2022
Educational
- $500
Community Foodbank of Nj · Hillside, NJ · 2025
General
- $500
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2025
Health services
- $500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2025
Health services
- $500
Community Foodbank of Nj · Hillside, NJ · 2024
General
- $500
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2024
Health services
- $500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2024
Health services
- $500
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2023
Health services
- $500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2023
Health services
- $500
Brady Center · Washington, DC · 2022
Social welfare
- $500
Community Foodbank of Nj · Hillside, NJ · 2022
Fighting hunger & poverty
- $500
Doctors Without Borders USA · New York, NY · 2022
Health services
- $500
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2022
Health services
- $300
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Newark, NJ · 2023
Arts
- $300
New Jersey Performing Arts Center · Newark, NJ · 2022
Arts
- $100
Aarp Foundation · Washington, DC · 2025
Social welfare
- $100
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Humanitarian efforts
- $100
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2024
Health services
- $100
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2024
Humanitarian efforts
- $100
Summit Firemen Benevolent Association · Summit, NJ · 2024
General
- $100
Care · Atlanta, GA · 2023
Humanitarian efforts
- $100
Summit Pba · Summit, NJ · 2023
General
- $100
New York Public Radio · New York, NY · 2022
Educational
- $80
Tunnel To Tower Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
General
- $65
Tunnel To Tower Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
General
- $60
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Health services
- $60
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Health services
- $60
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2022
Health services
- $55
Tunnel To Tower Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General
- $50
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2025
Health services
- $50
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2024
Health services
- $50
American Heart Association · Dallas, TX · 2023
Health services
- $50
Summit Firemen Benevolent Association · Summit, NJ · 2023
General
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