Shau-Wai and Marie Lam Family Foundation
Private foundation · Summit, NJ · EIN 13-4222089 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Shau-Wai & Marie Lam Family
118grants reported
$500median award
$30lower quartile
$25smallest grant
$593Ktotal paid
14states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
81 Hobart Ave
Summit, NJ 07901-2808
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Chinatown Health Clinic Fdn HEALTH SERVICES | New York, NY | $80,000 |
| New Jersey Symphony Orchestra | Newark, NJ | $61,300 |
| Chinatown Health Clinic Fdn HEALTH SERVICES | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| New Jersey Symphony Orchestra | Newark, NJ | $50,000 |
| China Institute EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $30,798 |
| Ohana Paddling Association Inc SPORTS | Elmhurst, NY | $28,000 |
| New Jersey Symphony Orchestra | Newark, NJ | $25,000 |
| Committee of 100 | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Committee of 100 | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Ace Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Washington, DC | $12,500 |
| Chinese American Planning Council SOCIAL WELFARE | New York, NY | $12,500 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art ARTS | New York, NY | $12,000 |
| American Friends of Shanghai Museum ARTS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Brightfocus Foundation HEALTH SERVICES | Clarksburg, MD | $10,000 |
| New York Philharmonic PERFORMING ARTS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Shanghai Museum ARTS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| National Ace Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Ace Foundation EDUCATIONAL | Washington, DC | $10,000 |
| American Friends of Shanghai Museum ARTS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Asian Performing Arts Council PERFORMING ARTS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Friends of Asian Art the Metropolitan Museum of Art ARTS | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| NJ Chinese American Chamber of Commerce EDUCATIONAL | Somerset, NJ | $8,900 |
| NJ Chinese American Chamber of Commerce EDUCATIONAL | Somerset, NJ | $7,000 |
| Chinatown Health Clinic Fdn HEALTH SERVICES | New York, NY | $7,000 |
| Chinese American Planning Council SOCIAL WELFARE | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Dunhuang Foundation EDUCATIONAL | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| White Plains Hospital HEALTH SERVICES | White Plains, NY | $5,000 |
| Rwj Barnabas Health Foundation HEALTH SERVICES | Oceanport, NJ | $4,000 |
| NJ Chinese American Chamber of Commerce EDUCATIONAL | Somerset, NJ | $4,000 |
| Chinatown Manpower EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Organization of Chinese Americans | Washington, DC | $3,000 |
| The Reeves-Reed Arboretum NATURE | Summit, NJ | $3,000 |
| Chinatown Manpower EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| Chinatown Manpower EDUCATIONAL | New York, NY | $3,000 |
| The Children's Orchestra Society PERFORMING ARTS | Syosset, NY | $2,500 |
| Dunhuang Foundation EDUCATIONAL | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| International Leadership Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Chinese American Planning Council SOCIAL WELFARE | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| International Leadership Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| The Children's Orchestra Society EDUCATIONAL | Syosset, NY | $2,500 |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research HEALTH SERVICES | Clarksburg, MD | $2,500 |
| Dunhuang Foundation EDUCATIONAL | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 |
| International Leadership Foundation | Washington, DC | $2,500 |
| Asia Art Archive in America Inc EDUCATIONAL | Brooklyn, NY | $2,000 |
| The Reeves-Reed Arboretum NATURE | Summit, NJ | $2,000 |
| The Reeves-Reed Arboretum NATURE | Summit, NJ | $1,500 |
| Organization of Chinese Americans | Washington, DC | $1,500 |
| Asia Art Archive in America Inc EDUCATIONAL | Brooklyn, NY | $1,000 |
| The Asia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| The Asia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| The Asia Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 |
| Community Foodbank of NJ | Hillside, NJ | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA HEALTH SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America HEALTH SERVICES | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA HEALTH SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America HEALTH SERVICES | Washington, DC | $500 |
| Community Foodbank of NJ | Hillside, NJ | $500 |
| Doctors Without Borders USA HEALTH SERVICES | New York, NY | $500 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America HEALTH SERVICES | Washington, DC | $500 |
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