About us

Who we are

We are a non-profit, non-political, non-religious charity that offers scholarships to impoverished and capable Chinese youths to help them complete secondary education.

The SOAR Foundation was founded in 1995 in the San Francisco Bay Area by a group of people who cared deeply about education in China.

Each scholarship is a seed that has the potential not only to change the life of the recipients and their families, but also to affect positively the society and its civil progression. SOAR earnestly seeks your support for this forward-looking undertaking.

The SOAR headquarters in the United States is staffed by volunteers who receive no remuneration, financially or otherwise. Expenses on transportation, meals, student-visit trips in China, etc., are entirely funded by volunteers. Members of the foundation receive updates and financial reports twice a year.

Our approach

Our Mission
Scholarship opportunities across the republic
Whether it is a reassuring conversation, financial help, education, professional training, or simply the assurance that they are not alone, we will make sure that everyone gets support that meets them where they’re at as quickly as possible.
Our Vision
No student will go without education due to financial difficulty
Our entire team wants to see a world where every youngster struggling in any way feels able to reach out and has people who’ll help them with education, jobs, and more. We want to spread out in every region so we’ll be reachable to all.

Our soaring numbers

We have made incredible progress in the last 30 years, and we intend to soar ever higher!

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Our volunteers