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Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 264384360

Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $7.4 million in 20 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $4.9 million. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $6.8 million the year before.

20% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$15.3 million16$120 million
2023$6.8 million19$151 million
2024$7.4 million20$151 million

How to apply

Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to Massachusetts. It also paid $540,351 in 1 grant to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts2$5.7 million
California13$998,667
New York1$100,000
District of Columbia2$30,000
South Carolina1$10,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 20 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund
Boston, MA
Charitable$4.9 million
PolyBio Research Foundation
Medford, MA
LIINC Clinical Core research at UC San Francisco$850,000
Tsinghua Education Foundation N A Inc
Milpitas, CA
Charitable$666,667
South African Medical Research CouncilBuilding a vaccine r&d and manufacturing workforce for africa$540,351
Committee to Protect Journalist
New York, NY
Charitable$100,000
Gasol Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$100,000
Resurrection Catholic School
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$75,000
St Martin of Tours
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$50,000
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Washington, DC
Charitable$25,000
El Segundo Education Foundation
El Segundo, CA
Charitable$25,000
La Rams Foundation
Agoura Hills, CA
Charitable$15,000
Concern Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$15,000
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$10,000
Harvard Westlake High School
Studio City, CA
Charitable$10,000
Marymount High School
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$10,000
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Charitable$10,000
Beit T'shuvah
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$10,000
FDTC Educational Foundation
Florence, SC
Maureen Hartley Budlong Memorial Nursing Scholarship$10,000
Int'l Center for Journalists
Washington, DC
Charitable$5,000
Race to Erase Ms
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation give?

$7.4 million in tax year 2024, across 20 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Patrick Soon-Shiong (Director, President), Michele Soon-Shiong (Director, Cfo, Secretary) and Charles Kenworthy (Executive Vice President).

What does Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly science and research, education and health.

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