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 20222025. 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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healthserviceseducationalartsfightinghungersocialwelfare

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$120,915
2022
$173,088
2023
$200,830
2024
$219,229
2025

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.