David And Mary Chow Foundation
The David and Mary Chow Foundation is a California public benefit nonprofit based in Los Angeles (EIN 81-0818396). The site describes the small family foundation’s focus on education and international projects, lists leadership, contact details, and financial/reports pages, and references grantmaking via a donor-advised fund. Contact email and phone are provided on the site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Small to mid-sized education or faith-based nonprofits (or related community organizations) seeking one-time or program support, especially those that can make a concise written request and demonstrate local or mission alignment.
Good Fit
- • Projects focused on education or religious/faith-based activities.
- • Requests that can be framed as a concise letter of request.
- • Asks in the small-to-midsize range (many grants under $10K, with occasional larger gifts).
- • Organizations with some connection or presence in California or demonstrable alignment with prior grantee types.
Geography
Observed grants in the latest year went to organizations in three states, with notable shares to Maryland and California; the footprint is multi-state but not nationally distributed.
Recipient Variety
The foundation funded seven distinct recipients in 2023 and added four new grantees that year, showing a moderately diverse recipient set for a small family foundation despite dollar concentration among a few large gifts.
New Applicants
A public website, explicit letter-of-request instructions, a named contact with phone and mailing address, and four new recipients in 2023 together indicate that unfamiliar applicants can plausibly enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
