Choong & Hsia Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting educational initiatives. Its mission centers on enhancing educational opportunities, particularly through donations to universities and colleges. The foundation primarily serves educational institutions, including notable universities and educational nonprofits, with a significant focus on higher education. It has a history of providing financial support to various educational foundations, indicating a commitment to fostering academic development and collaboration.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A university or university-affiliated foundation or an education-focused nonprofit with an existing relationship or referral into the foundation’s network, especially projects linked to the foundation’s repeat beneficiaries.
Good Fit
- • Institutional affiliation with a university or education foundation.
- • Existing relationship, referral, or past funding connection to the foundation’s trustees or repeat grantees.
- • Programs focused on higher education scholarship, institutional development, or China–U.S. education partnerships.
- • Capacity to receive large one-time donations as well as smaller recurring gifts.
Geography
Observed grants cover multiple U.S. states and a large recipient in Guangdong, China, so the footprint is multi-state and international even though a single foreign recipient received the majority share.
Recipient Variety
The latest year funded six distinct recipients (mostly university foundations and education nonprofits) and the foundation has funded 5–9 recipients in prior years, indicating a moderate breadth with notable repeat grantees.
New Applicants
Across three years there was only one new recipient in the latest year and the funder explicitly states it only funds preselected applicants, so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to break into the portfolio without a referral or relationship.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
