The Ping and Amy Chao Family Foundation was founded in California’s Silicon Valley in 2005 by Ping Chao and his wife Amy Chao. It was established exclusively for charitable purposes. The foundation aims to fund and nurture initiatives improving the health and well-being of children and youth in economically disadvantaged regions throughout the world; promoting the spirit of philanthropy and developing awareness of non-profit practices and opportunities for service for the younger generation of China and the greater Chinese Diaspora.  Read in Chinese

Making a Strong Grant Proposal


The Foundation program staff review and assess each proposal using the following criteria:

Important organizational qualifications

  1. The organization is eligible for foundation funding (see eligibility guidelines)
  2. The organization’s mission and/or program goals are aligned with the Chao Foundation mission, and the proposed work is consistent to one or more of the Foundation’s goals and funding priorities.
  3. The proposed work is clearly aligned with the applicant organization’s own mission.
  4. The organization has demonstrated its capacity and/or experience to undertake the direction, scope and scale of the proposed work including the organization’s size and history.
  5. The organization’s leadership has demonstrated its ability to deliver results including a summary of their staffs’ pertinent experience or skills in similar programs or projects.
  6. The organization will use the East Villagers Non-Profit Community to connect their members.  We require the organization to include a training session in their program schedule to train all organization members to use the platform and to request all their members to share their experiences via blog throughout the program.

Important elements of proposed grant activity

  1. The objectives the project is clearly stated; the target constituency to be served is identified and there is a clear relationship between the organization’s project and its constituency.
  2. The organizational or program strategy is attainable and where applicable, reflects research about what works or promising practices.
  3. Anticipated outputs and grant period outcomes and their documentation process are clear, specific, measurable and appropriate to the program or organization.
  4. A realistic timetable for implementation is included.
  5. A complete, detailed budget (total and annual, in the case of a multi-year project) is included and is adequate to accomplish the proposed work.
  6. Where applicable, disclose if other funding for the proposed work is in hand, or there is a plan to obtain it. Current and potential funding sources are listed.
  7. A plan exists for sustaining the work at the end of grant period, if applicable.
  8. The grant amount requested is in proportion to the organization’s total budget.