James And Cecilia Tse Ying Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various charitable causes. Its mission focuses on providing assistance in education, community services, food insecurity, religious support, and foster care services. The foundation primarily serves populations in need, including students, families, and community organizations, with a notable emphasis on educational institutions and local charities. Through its funding, the foundation aims to enhance educational opportunities, alleviate food insecurity, and support community welfare initiatives.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small-to-midsize nonprofits with a local or programmatic connection to the foundation's observed priorities (education, foster/adoptive-family services, food insecurity, faith-based community work), typically able to manage modest grants in the $1,000–$30,000 range.
Good Fit
- • Direct program presence or partnerships in Nevada (and some activity in CA).
- • Work in education, foster care/adoption support, food security, or faith-based services.
- • Existing relationship or warm introduction to the trustees or to local intermediary organizations that have received grants.
- • Project budgets aligned with past grant sizes (many awards under $10,000; occasional larger grants up to $30,000).
Geography
Grants went to recipients in four states (notably California and Nevada), with about half of the dollars concentrated in one state and roughly half in the foundation's home state; the footprint is multi-state but regionally focused.
Recipient Variety
Eight distinct recipients were funded in the latest year across education, foster-care support, food security, religious organizations and community foundations, showing moderate institutional diversity despite heavy dollar concentration among the top five grantees.
New Applicants
Across two observed years the portfolio is highly repeat-driven (seven of eight recipients returned) and the foundation indicates it only funds preselected organizations; only one new recipient appeared in the latest year, so unsolicited new entrants appear unlikely to break in.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
