Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Li Family Charitable Foundation

As a private family foundation, the Li Family Charitable Foundation operates as a discretionary funding provider that distributes grants to support education, health, science, and community welfare. Unlike government or corporate funders, the foundation has flexibility to direct resources toward causes aligned with its mission, including support for Asian leadership development and underrepresented communities.

The foundation focuses on multiple priority areas: higher education access for disadvantaged youth, scientific research advancement through university partnerships, healthcare support for families facing medical crises, and community services for domestic violence survivors. Target populations include children of immigrants, first-generation college students, individuals from low-income households, and underserved communities in the Sacramento region and beyond.

The foundation administers a scholarship program in partnership with the Sacramento Region Community Foundation, offering eight $3,000 scholarships annually to disadvantaged or marginalized individuals pursuing post-secondary education. The program is funded through grants from Sierra Health Foundation and the California Funders For Men & Boys of Color. Additionally, the foundation provides direct medical needs grants to families facing catastrophic illness, as demonstrated through support for the Wong-Tran family brain cancer treatment.

The foundation maintains significant partnerships with educational institutions, notably Purdue University's Davidson School of Chemical Engineering, where it made a multi-year multi-million dollar commitment supporting the Chemical Engineering Separations Area and Semiconductor Degree Program. The foundation also collaborates with non-profit organizations including My Sister's House, a domestic violence services provider in the Greater Sacramento area.