Philanthropy
Each year, Benjamin Wey leads efforts to support hundreds of underprivileged children at a rural school in China’s Hebei province.
The School
In a farming village in China’s rural Hebei province stands the only K–12 school within three square kilometers. Its students are orphans and the children of farm families — kids with ability and ambition, born far from opportunity.
Each year, Benjamin Wey leads efforts to provide financial and other charitable assistance to hundreds of these children, making a direct and practical difference in their education and their lives.
“No matter what happens, the sun is always up the next day.”
Benjamin Wey
Why He Gives
Benjamin Wey’s own story began with a gift: a full scholarship that carried a young man from Beijing to an American university with $62 in his pocket. He has never treated that beginning as a private stroke of luck. He treats it as a debt — one he pays forward, year after year, to children whose circumstances look like his once did.
The giving is deliberately concentrated. Rather than spreading resources thin, the focus stays on one school and its students, where sustained support compounds: a child helped in first grade is still being helped in tenth.
For Benjamin, giving back is not a footnote to a business career. It is the reason for one.
Scholarship & Grant
Two programs, established in 2024 and 2025, extend the same idea to American undergraduates: a small, well-timed investment in a capable student changes the trajectory.
Launched in September 2024 for undergraduates pursuing business or entrepreneurship degrees at accredited U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants submit an essay describing an innovative venture; the winner receives a $1,000 award and mentorship. Eligibility, deadlines and past announcements are published on the scholarship site.
benjaminweyscholarship.comAnnounced in April 2025 for undergraduates with a demonstrated interest in finance and related disciplines. The grant provides a $1,000 award to support a student’s studies and early career. Current application details are published on the grant site.
benjaminweygrant.comAnnouncements: Yahoo Finance, September 2024 · GlobeNewswire, December 2024 · Yahoo Finance, April 2025 · Metapress, August 2026