Cloud Gate Culture and Arts Foundation is based on the creed “creation, performance, promotion of dance and other artistic attempts and reinforcement of cultural development and international exchange.”  It consists of three grant projects: the “Wanderer Project,” which encourages the young people to expand their horizons abroad; the “Art Makers Project,” that allows young choreographers to create and rehearse in Cloud Gate Theater; and the “Lo Man-fei Fellowship,” which assists young dancers to elevate their dance skills. Through the foundation’s power and funding, Mr. Lin Hwai-min has presented outdoor dances for numerous Taiwanese audiences. Tens of thousands of people have had the opportunity to delight in Cloud Gate’s high caliber performances without purchasing tickets.

The “Lo Man-fei Dance Scholarship” was created in 2006. It supports young dancers in the pursuit of performances, creations, and advanced studies, auditions for overseas dance competitions; as well as helping them in case of emergencies. The dancer Lo Man-fei, who stood on the international stage with Cloud Gate Dance Theatre, devoted her life to dance. After her death, her family founded the scholarship to help pass on Ms. Lo’s love and encouragement to young dancers. They hope to cultivate more exceptional dancers, choreographers and other dance related professionals.

In the past 46 years, Cloud Gate Dance Theatre has performed dance around the world and received many awards. However, Mr. Lin Hwai-min said he was the choreographer cultivated by the audiences of outdoor square. Because of these audiences, Cloud Gate recognized whom they worked for when representing Taiwan on the international stage. On December 31st, 2019, at the age of 72, he will retire from Cloud Gate. July was his last guidance of Cloud Gate, obtaining "the most outstanding dance troupe award" of National Dance Awards, to perform "selected choreography of Mr. Lin Hwai-min" at the outdoor square of the National Theater & Concert Hall. The public performance was not only a review of Cloud Gate's past works, but also a recall of common memory among Taiwanese society.