Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation
The Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Angeles, California. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations working in areas including research, education, health, journalism, and community services.
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation gave $7.4M across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $370K), mostly in Massachusetts. 20% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,399,018
- +9.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +5.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $369,951
- +3.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $155,159,413
- +2.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 20% first-time grantees (4 of 20, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (77% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 11444 W Olympic Boulevard 11Th Fl, Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: (213) 683-8790
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund ($4.9M). Together the top 10 received $7.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
101 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 49 grants of 101 (49%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 77% of grant dollars went to recipients in Massachusetts and 13% to recipients in California. The filing identifies 7% as going to recipients with an unspecified state, 1% to New York, and less than 1% to Washington, DC. The largest listed grant was to a recipient in Massachusetts; California recipients included Tsinghua Education Foundation NA and several Los Angeles-area organizations.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation open to new grantees?
20%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 20 grantees (20%) were first-time recipients. With only 20 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 5 points. First grants averaged $221K; repeat grants $407K. How we count
Medians: $13K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 80% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 44% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 117% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6.7M (2020) to $15.3M (2023). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $7.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund Boston, MA | Charitable | $4,870,000 |
| 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 Council | Building 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 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $155,159,413 | $11,671,170 | $8,301,120 | $7,399,018 | 20 | $8,037,016 | $24,528,876 | $6,848,679 |
| 2024 | $151,098,312 | $1,505,360 | $7,364,077 | $6,787,927 | 19 | $7,175,083 | $3,542,244 | $7,246,225 |
| 2023 | $120,041,699 | $-9,160,421 | $16,048,868 | $15,349,025 | 16 | $15,779,242 | $3,601,745 | $6,671,099 |
| 2022 | $145,250,988 | $-26,160,962 | $14,910,594 | $13,122,504 | 28 | $14,653,324 | $8,949,752 | $8,021,611 |
| 2021 | $258,954,692 | $31,047,050 | $8,511,506 | $8,015,167 | 18 | — | $5,609,142 | $9,805,164 |
| 2020 | $236,392,630 | $23,011,004 | $7,517,307 | $6,714,917 | 22 | — | $22,652,842 | $8,042,049 |
| 2019 | $220,943,500 | $19,421,163 | $10,402,186 | $9,947,189 | 21 | — | $19,059,797 | $6,673,029 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $6.8M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants include support for research, education, health-related work, journalism, and local charitable organizations. For example, PolyBio Research Foundation describes its work as transforming how complex chronic conditions are studied, diagnosed, and treated. Tsinghua Education Foundation NA says it promotes educational exchanges and collaboration, including programs on US-China relations. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press describes its mission as protecting the right to gather and distribute news and preserving freedom of the press.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 20 grants totaling $7,399,018. Grant amounts ranged from $2,000 to $4,870,000, with a median of $20,000. The largest listed grant was $4,870,000 to Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund, whose stated role is to make grants on behalf of individuals and families who create donor-advised funds. Other large grants included $850,000 to PolyBio Research Foundation for LIINC Clinical Core research at UC San Francisco; $666,667 to Tsinghua Education Foundation NA; and $540,351 to the South African Medical Research Council for building a vaccine R&D and manufacturing workforce for Africa.
Other 2025 recipients included the Gasol Foundation, which says it works to reduce childhood obesity; El Segundo Education Foundation, which supports and enhances programs of the El Segundo Unified School District; Concern Foundation, which distributes grants for cancer research; and Beit T’Shuvah, which describes its work as bringing psychological and spiritual healing to people and families affected by addiction and other destructive behaviors.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Patrick Soon-Shiong as director and president, Michele Soon-Shiong as director, CFO, and secretary, and Charles Kenworthy as executive vice president.
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation is led by Patrick Soon-Shiong, Director & President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patrick Soon-Shiong
Director & President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michele Soon-Shiong
Director, CFO & Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charles Kenworthy
Executive Vice President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation
How much does Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation give each year?
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation gave $7.4M across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6.8M across 19 grants.
What is Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $369,951, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation that year got $221K on average.
Where does Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation give grants?
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 77% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (13%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (8 grants) and Washington, DC (2 grants).
Does Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Charitable" (17 grants).
Who are Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Bank of America Charitable Gift Fund ($4,870,000), PolyBio Research Foundation ($850,000) and Tsinghua Education Foundation N A Inc ($666,667), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 86% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation?
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation reported $155.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $8.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $6.8M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation fund?
The available information does not state a mission for the foundation. Its 2025 grants include support for research, education, health-related work, journalism, and local charitable organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation's EIN?
Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4384360. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 6, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 4, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Chan Soon-Shiong Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 25, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/chan-soon-shiong-family-foundation-morg_3e30350233ea4a7c94ca39ff20cfa078
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