Huo Family Foundation
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| Formation | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Yan Huo |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Website | huofamilyfoundation |
The Huo Family Foundation is a grant-giving foundation based in London. The foundation was created in 2009 and since its inception has pledged over $75 million to projects in the UK, United States, and China.[1]
Core areas of interest
Activities
Education
The Foundation supports educational institutions and students in the UK, US and China through research initiatives, scholarships, and teaching programmes including Teach First[2] and Teach For All.[3] The focus of its support is academic research centres working on scientific advancement and the public good. Some of these initiatives include Columbia University’s World Projects.[4]
Arts
The Foundation supports museums, galleries and centres for the performing arts in London and New York, with the aim to make art more accessible and promote new talent and programmes that serve their communities. To date, it has supported exhibitions, productions, and concerts at the Ashmolean Museum,.[5] British Museum,[1] Courtauld Gallery,[1] Donmar Warehouse,[6] Fitzwilliam Museum,[7] Guggenheim[1], Metropolitan Museum of Art[1], London Symphony Orchestra,[8] National Gallery[1], National Portrait Gallery[1], National Theatre,[9] Natural History Museum,[1] Royal Academy of Arts,[10] Royal Ballet & Opera,[11] Science Museum,[1] Tate Galleries,[1] The Old Vic [12], and the Victoria & Albert Museum[1]
In 2023, the Foundation pledged £10 million to support the Metropolitan Museum of Art's new Modern and Contemporary Art wing[1].
Science
The Foundation has given to projects and institutions conducting research on mental health and wellbeing.[13] A current area of focus is the impact of digital technology on adolescent brain development, with gifts made to the Oxford Internet Institute.[13]
In early 2025, the Foundation launched a new science funding programme with a £10 million fund. An open call was issued for multi-year research proposals on the effects of digital technology use on brain development, social development and mental health in children and young people.[14][15]
During the pandemic, the Foundation funded research relating to Covid-19 immunology and testing at some of the UK’s leading universities, including the Real-time Assessment of Community Transmission (REACT) programme at Imperial College London.[16]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Ruiz, Cristina (2025-03-08). "Who would want to be a museum patron in our age of scrutiny?". Financial Times. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ↑ Teach First annual report and accounts for the year ended 31 August 2017. Teach First. 2017. p. 50. Search this book on
- ↑ "Supporters". Teach For All. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Digital Tools for a Responsive Government: A Report for the NYC Civic Engagement Commission" (PDF). Columbia University Columbia World Projects: 46.
- ↑ "AMERICA'S COOL MODERNISM". ashmolean.org. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Current supporters". Donmar Warehouse. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "William Blake's Universe". The Fitzwilliam Museum. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Fortune Favours the Bold – Carmina Burana (23 June) | London Symphony Orchestra". londonsymphonyorchestra. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Nye | National Theatre". Royal National Theatre. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Impressionists on Paper | Exhibition | Royal Academy of Arts". www.royalacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Hansel and Gretel". roh.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Thanks - Old Vic Theatre". oldvictheatre.com. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "OII | No 'smoking gun' mental health harm from internet: landmark Oxford survey". University of Oxford. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
- ↑ "Funding call for proposals on the effects of digital tech use on CYP mental health from Huo Family Foundation – Mental Health Research". mentalhealthresearch.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ↑ "External Funding Opportunities". Edinburgh Neuroscience. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ↑ "Million-pound gift to drive better COVID-19 contact tracing strategies | Imperial News | Imperial College London". Imperial News. 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2024-02-21.
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