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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-2284083

Joyful Mission Foundation

A private foundation in Cypress, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 11 grants and $100,220 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

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

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

    $100,220

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $41,879
  • Tax year 2024

    $78,148

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $64,493
  • Tax year 2023

    $65,180

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $64,885
  • Tax year 2022

    $62,040

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $81,659
  • Tax year 2021

    $23,536

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $125,164
  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $0

Grants paid in 2025

11 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Christian mission

    $20,000
  2. Wupm MissionsLos Angeles, CA

    Christian mission

    $18,000
  3. Operation SmileVirginia BCH, VA

    Cleft surgery

    $17,400
  4. World VisionFederal Way, WA

    Child support

    $9,360
  5. Individual

    CHRISTIAN [individual]

    $9,060
  6. Individual

    Child right protection

    $6,500
  7. Rainbow Family IncCypress, CA

    Single parent support

    $5,100
  8. New Daybreak MinistryLa Mirada, CA

    Christian worship service

    $4,200
  9. Nanoom Christian FellowshipLos Angeles, CA

    Christian mission

    $4,200
  10. Individual

    Christian radio station

    $3,400
  11. Grace Prison Ministry of CaLivermore, CA

    Prison ministry

    $3,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. International aid2 grants $26,76055% of the total
  2. Religion2 grants $22,20045% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $34,500
  2. Virginia1 grant $17,400
  3. Washington1 grant $9,360

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Hoon S KimPresident & CEO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Dong E KimSecretary Hours 1Pay $0
  • Richard C KimCFO Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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