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Sparrow Future Charitable Fund

Humanitarian China

Foundation Grants for Education Human Rights Grants

Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

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Other requirements

Children under 21 years old
At least one parent must be a human rights activist or human rights lawyer

Overview

An education fund for children (under 21) in China whose parents are human rights activists or human rights lawyers.

Background: Wang observed that children of Chinese human rights activists lacked financial support and education opportunities. Inspired by her own experience as a teenager from a remote village in China without access to higher education, she created this fund to provide opportunities for these children to pursue education.

Geographic Scope: China

Focus Areas:

Education support for children of human rights activists and lawyers
Financial assistance for education opportunities

Eligibility:

Children under 21 years old
At least one parent must be a human rights activist or human rights lawyer

Initial Recipients:

Lan Yaxin (daughter of women's rights activist Ye Haiyan, aka "Sparrow")
Bao Zhuoxuan (son of human rights lawyer Wang Yu and Bao Long Jun)
Deng Jia Yu (daughter of human rights activist Deng Chuanbin, aka "Huang")
Deng Jia Yin (son of human rights activist Deng Chuanbin)

Selection Process: Future recipients will be selected by the board of Humanitarian China and the Hooligan Sparrow film team.

Organization: Donations are made through Humanitarian China, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in California.

Reporting: Quarterly donation and distribution reports are published.

What Humanitarian China actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2023 — the most recent filing with itemized grants

Humanitarian China reported $365K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2023, its most recent itemized filing.

Grants in 2023: 2
Total given: $30K
Median grant: $15K
Range: $10K–$20K

By dollars: New Jersey 67%, New York 33%. Top recipient cities: Bogota, NJ; New York, NY.

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