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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 33-1059702

DK Kim Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Ontario, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 9 grants and $488,379 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), 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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $488,379

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $1,290,462
  • Tax year 2023

    $2,037,875

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $1,160,957
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,558,625

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $2,071,989
  • Tax year 2021

    $482,046

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,192,126
  • Tax year 2020

    $873,226

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,059,882
  • Tax year 2019

    $668,316

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,209,546
  • Tax year 2018

    $1,893,275

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $1,940,284

Grants paid in 2024

9 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. DK Kim Korea FoundationGangnamdaero Gil, South Korea

    To support various philanthropy causes

    $160,000
  2. Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles, CA

    To support various philanthropy causes

    $136,288
  3. Fundacion Centro de Excelencia En Sistemas de InnovacionColombia

    To support various philanthropy causes

    $110,227
  4. Concordia University - ChicagoRiver Forest, IL

    To support various philanthropy causes

    $50,000
  5. Leadership InstituteArlington, VA

    To support educational purposes

    $10,000
  6. University of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA

    To support various philanthropy causes

    $10,000
  7. Palos Verdes Penisula RotaryRolling Hills Estates, CA

    To support educational purposes

    $9,500
  8. First Tee Loss AngelesLos Angeles, CA

    To support various philanthropy causes

    $1,364
  9. Westchester Rotary ClubLos Angeles, CA

    To support various philanthropy causes

    $1,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education3 grants $196,28895% of the total
  2. Public affairs1 grant $10,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $158,152
  2. Illinois1 grant $50,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Dong Koo KimPRESIDENT ,CEO Hours 15Pay $0
  • Bryson IshiiCFO, SECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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