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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 20-1689980

Cheon Am Scholarship Foundation

A private foundation in Northbrook, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $4,000 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

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Cheon Am Scholarship Foundation
3486 Milwaukee Ave
Northbrook, IL 60062
(224) 805-7062
[email protected]
Form and materials
Scholarships are awarded to seminary students and acupuncture students annually in amount of 1,000 for each recipient.the seminary student recipients will be nominated and recommended by pastors or faculty members of respective seminary school.the acupuncture students will be nominated and recommended by respective acupuncture school's presidents or faculty members. Recipients will be decided annually by the board committee and final authorization must be given by the president of the chun am scholarship foundation.
Deadlines
November 30
Restrictions
Scholarship are awarded only to seminary and acupuncture students.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $56,143
  • Tax year 2024

    $3,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $59,958
  • Tax year 2023

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $71,429
  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $76,631
  • Tax year 2020

    $1,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $76,690
  • Tax year 2019

    $5,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $71,514
  • Tax year 2018

    $4,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $75,556

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  2. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  3. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000
  4. Individual

    Scholarship

    $1,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Scott LeePRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Josephine LeeTREASURER Hours 0Pay $0
  • Sun ImSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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