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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 82-5285229

Anchor 39 Foundation

A private foundation in Memphis, TN. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $164,250 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
Elijah Kim
1779 KIRBY PKWY Ste 15207
Memphis, TN 38138
(901) 614-0139
Form and materials
In writing with stated goals aligned with charter
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
None

Assets and giving by year

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

    $164,250

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $18,266,827
  • Tax year 2024

    $61,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $8,791,994
  • Tax year 2023

    $40,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,940,687
  • Tax year 2022

    $23,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,641,450
  • Tax year 2021

    $51,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $1,137,535
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $995,231

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mustard Seed ChurchPaterson, NJ

    General charitable purposes

    $150,000
  2. International Mission BoardRichmond, VA

    General charitable purposes

    $7,250
  3. Samaritan's PurseBoone, NC

    General charitable purposes

    $5,000
  4. Pan-African Academy of Christian SurgeonsPalatine, IL

    General charitable purposes

    $2,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $5,00071% of the total
  2. International aid1 grant $2,00029% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. New Jersey1 grant $150,000
  2. Virginia1 grant $7,250
  3. North Carolina1 grant $5,000
  4. Illinois1 grant $2,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Stephen KimSECRETARYDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Michelle KimDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0
  • Elijah KimPRESTREASDIRECTOR Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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