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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0791933

Youngbum Song Foundation

A private foundation in Sun Valley, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 19 grants and $400,000 paid in grants.

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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

    $400,000

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $9,217,264

  • Tax year 2024

    $360,000

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $8,205,973

  • Tax year 2023

    $380,000

    Grants listed
    20
    Assets, end of year
    $7,114,599

  • Tax year 2022

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $5,945,682

  • Tax year 2021

    $200,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $6,713,602

  • Tax year 2020

    $275,000

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $5,734,559

  • Tax year 2019

    $205,000

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $4,847,978

  • Tax year 2018

    $165,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $4,339,277

Grants paid in 2025

19 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Korean American CoalitionLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $30,000
  2. Korean American Scholarship FoundatPasadena, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $30,000
  3. UCLA Center for Korean StudiesLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $30,000
  4. USC Korean Studies InstituteLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $30,000
  5. UCI Center for Critical Korean StudiesIrvine, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $30,000
  6. Korean American FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $30,000
  7. UC Riverside FoundationRiverside, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $30,000
  8. Korean Resource CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $20,000
  9. Korean American Womens AssociationLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable purposes

    $20,000
  10. Korean American Special Education CenterCypress, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  11. Koreatown Youth and Community CenterLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  12. Korean American Family ServicesLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  13. Koreatown Senior & Community Center IncLos Angeles, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  14. Friends of North Korean Refugees in MinnesotaWillernie, MN

    Charitable purpose

    $20,000
  15. Mission to Promote Adoption of KidsCarson, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  16. Youstar FoundationLa Mirada, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  17. Home of the Green PastureLake Forest, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  18. Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance (kiwa)Los Angeles, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000
  19. Crestview Preparatory SchoolLa Canada, CA

    Charitable purpose

    $10,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services4 grants $70,00037% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $40,00021% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $30,00016% of the total
  4. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $30,00016% of the total
  5. Youth development1 grant $20,00011% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California18 grants $380,000
  2. Minnesota1 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.

  • Young B SongPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Julie K SongSECRETARY Hours 1Pay $0
  • Grace SongCFO Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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