Cyrus Tang (foundation)

Cyrus Tang Foundation (founded 1995) is a philanthropic organization founded by Cyrus Tang.[1][2]

History

Cyrus Tang Foundation was founded in 1995 by a Chinese-American entrepreneur Cyrus Tang.[3][4] The foundation focuses on areas such as education, healthcare,[5] and community development. Its initiatives include educational scholarships,[6] research funding, and cultural exchange programs.[7][8]

Cyrus Tang Foundation Center opened its doors in November 2015 in Suzhou, China[9][10]

In 2020, the Foundation supported Dispersed Chinese Art Digitalization Project[11]

Initiatives

Some of the Foundation’s recent initiatives have included:

  • The 1990 Institute: Dan Chao, Grace Yu, Susana Liu-Hedberg and their team of talented producers and program managers create evergreen video content[12]
  • Anti-Asian Hate Project: led by  Asian Americans Advancing Justice (AAJC)[13]
  • Peer Support Project: helping people with mental illnesses to overcome the stigmas ever present in our society[14]
  • Cyrus Tang Hall of China at the Field Museum in Chicago.[15]

Cyrus Tang (foundation) Media

References

  1. X. He gives to stir charity in others (in en-US). Los Angeles Times (2008-06-15). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  2. UC Irvine receives record $668 million in research funding for fiscal 2023-24 – UC Irvine News (in en-US). news.uci.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  3. Campaign Gifts Contribute to Better Human Health (in en). www.feinberg.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  4. Cyrus Tang Obituary (1930 - 2018) - Legacy Remembers. Legacy.com. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  5. Zhang, Chaoqun. Cu(II)-chelated ovalbumin mimicking the active centre of superoxide dismutase: Structure, antioxidant and antibacterial properties for food preservation application. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 277 (2024-10-01). p. 134090. doi:10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.134090.
  6. UCLA Waystation Initiative returns ‘orphaned’ cultural objects to their rightful homes (in en-us). UCLA. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  7. Cyrus Tang Foundation (in en-US). China Development Brief. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  8. Yuan, Dianqi. Challenges and Responses of Left-Behind Elderly and Children in Rural China Amid the New Population Development Stage. China CDC Weekly 5 (27) (2023). p. 609–613. doi:10.46234/ccdcw2023.117.
  9. Cyrus Tang Foundation Center / UAD (in en-US). ArchDaily (2019-09-08). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  10. UAD dissolves into the landscape Cyrus Tang Foundation Center | METALOCUS (in en). www.metalocus.es (2019-08-13). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  11. Dispersed Chinese Art Digitization Project | Center for the Art of East Asia. caea.uchicago.edu. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  12. Nonprofit (in en). 1990 Institute. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  13. Asian Americans Advancing Justice - AAJC: Home (in en). www.advancingjustice-aajc.org (2025-04-18). Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  14. Year 3. May 28. LEADERS Are Everywhere » Department of Medicine Blog (in en-US). https://connect.uclahealth.org/dom/. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
  15. Cyrus Tang Foundation awards major grant to Field Museum for creation of Asian history curriculum - Field Museum. www.fieldmuseum.org. Retrieved 2025-04-22.