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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-0471235

Southpole Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Fort Lee, NJ. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 26 grants and $490,000 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $490,000

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $9,308,481
  • Tax year 2024

    $390,000

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $9,343,186
  • Tax year 2023

    $363,500

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $9,292,998
  • Tax year 2022

    $281,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $9,903,696
  • Tax year 2021

    $237,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $10,194,661
  • Tax year 2020

    $235,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,115,905
  • Tax year 2019

    $207,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,226,155
  • Tax year 2018

    $203,000

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $4,321,511

Grants paid in 2025

26 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. KCSBayside, NY

    Charitable grant

    $35,000
  2. Bergen Community CollegeParamus, NJ

    Scholarship grant

    $30,000
  3. 12 PlusPhiladelphia, PA

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  4. Awca NJTeaneck, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  5. Bergen New Bridge Medical CenterParamus, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  6. BMCCNew York, NY

    Scholarship grant

    $20,000
  7. CidaBayside, NY

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  8. Englewood Health FoundationEnglewood, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  9. Family Touch IncLittle Ferry, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  10. Flushing YMCAFlushing, NY

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  11. Give Chances IncPalisades PK, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  12. Hostos Community CollegeBronx, NY

    Scholarship grant

    $20,000
  13. KafscFlushing, NY

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  14. Kingsborough Community College FounBrooklyn, NY

    Scholarship grant

    $20,000
  15. Laguardia Community CollegeLic, NY

    Scholarship grant

    $20,000
  16. Middlesex County CollegeEdison, NJ

    Scholarship grant

    $20,000
  17. MilalQueens, NY

    Charitable grant

    $20,000
  18. Queensborough Community CollegeBayside, NY

    Scholarship grant

    $20,000
  19. Union County CollegeCranford, NJ

    Scholarship grant

    $20,000
  20. Hudson County College FoundationJersey City, NJ

    Scholarship grant

    $20,000
  21. Stella & Charles Guttman FoundationNew York, NY

    Scholarship grant

    $20,000
  22. Bergen Family CenterEnglewood, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  23. Korean American Senior Citizen's asLeonia, NJ

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  24. St Francis Hospital FoundationRoslyn, NY

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  25. CMPNew York, NY

    Charitable grant

    $10,000
  26. Chinese-American Planning CouncilNew York, NY

    Charitable grant

    $5,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Human services3 grants $35,00028% of the total
  2. Health2 grants $30,00024% of the total
  3. Education1 grant $20,00016% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $20,00016% of the total
  5. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $20,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New York14 grants $260,000
  2. New Jersey11 grants $210,000
  3. Pennsylvania1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Daewon KhymPRESIDENT Hours 1Pay $0
  • Kwangwon KhymSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Esther KhymTREASURER Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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