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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 22-3136019

TS Kim Architectural Fellowship Foundation

A private foundation in West Hartford, CT. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $168,400 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 person
On file
Phone
On file
Email
On file
Mailing address
On file
Form and materials
On file
Deadlines
April 30
Restrictions
Individual recipients must be of korean descent, hold a degree in architecture and be under 35 years of age

Contact person, phone, email, mailing address and application materials on file. See them with a plan.

Assets and giving by year

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

    $168,400

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,188,483
  • Tax year 2024

    $128,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $1,037,085
  • Tax year 2023

    $162,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $905,440
  • Tax year 2022

    $83,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $853,053
  • Tax year 2021

    $98,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $659,423
  • Tax year 2020

    $97,000

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $640,549
  • Tax year 2019

    $184,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $610,124
  • Tax year 2018

    $169,300

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $643,002

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

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

  1. Yale University School of ArchitectureNew Haven, CT

    First year building project

    $50,000
  2. University of Hartford Architecture DeptWest Hartford, CT

    Master class scholarship fund

    $50,000
  3. Yale University School of ArchitectureNew Haven, CT

    School of architecture

    $20,000
  4. Seoul National University School of ArchitectureSeoul, South Korea

    Teaching fellowship

    $20,000
  5. Individual

    Traveling fellowship award

    $17,000
  6. University of Hartford Architecture DeptWest Hartford, CT

    Traveling fellowship award

    $8,000
  7. Elizabeth Park ConservancyWest Hartford, CT

    Tree garden

    $3,400

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $58,00094% of the total
  2. Sports and recreation1 grant $3,4006% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Connecticut5 grants $131,400

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Mikyoung KimPRESIDENT Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Tai Soo KimSEC'Y/TREAS Hours 2Pay $0
  • Ryoung-Ja KimDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • T Whitcomb IglehartDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0
  • Jung-Gon KimDIRECTOR Hours 0.25Pay $0

The return

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