Chung Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting various humanitarian and educational initiatives. Its mission focuses on providing aid to vulnerable populations, with a significant emphasis on international relief efforts, particularly in regions such as Honduras and Uganda. The foundation funds a range of causes, including vocational training, child welfare, and general humanitarian services. It supports organizations like World Vision and International Justice Mission, reflecting its commitment to addressing global challenges and enhancing educational opportunities for underserved communities.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Established humanitarian or human-services organizations (often national/international NGOs) or locally known nonprofits with an existing referral or relationship to the foundation or its grantees.
Good Fit
- • Track record in international relief, WASH, vocational training, or Northern Triangle programming.
- • Organizational scale and capacity to manage large grants (several grants are six-figure or larger).
- • A prior relationship, referral, or past receipt of funding from this foundation or its known grantees.
- • Geographic or program alignment with previously funded projects (Honduras, Uganda, regional relief).
Geography
Grants in the observed year reached recipients in four different states (WA, DC, CO, FL), but about three-quarters of dollars were concentrated in one state, so reach is multi-state but regionally concentrated.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows seven distinct recipients including large international NGOs and smaller local nonprofits, with four organizations recurring across years; this indicates a moderate breadth of independent recipients despite dollar concentration to a few large grantees.
New Applicants
The foundation explicitly indicates it funds only preselected organizations, and although a few new recipients appeared in the record, there is no public application path or contact route—so unfamiliar applicants are unlikely to gain entry without a referral or invitation.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
