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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-6585911

The James L Kim Foundation

A private foundation in Thousand Oaks, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $357,363 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $357,363

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $3,266,676

  • Tax year 2024

    $307,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $2,916,179

  • Tax year 2023

    $137,200

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $2,767,227

  • Tax year 2022

    $147,660

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,860,982

  • Tax year 2021

    $150,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,750,085

  • Tax year 2020

    $151,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $2,862,262

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Rand CorporationSanta Monica, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  2. International Foundation for Ewha Woman's UniversityNew York, NY

    General support

    $80,196
  3. Pacific Century InstituteChatsworth, CA

    General support

    $67,167
  4. United Board for Christian High EducationNew York, NY

    General support

    $60,000
  5. NCNKWashington, DC

    General support

    $25,000
  6. East-West CenterHonolulu, HI

    General support

    $25,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Public affairs1 grant $100,00052% of the total
  2. International aid2 grants $92,16748% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $167,167
  2. New York2 grants $140,196
  3. District of Columbia1 grant $25,000
  4. Hawaii1 grant $25,000

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Spencer H KimTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Robert SullivanTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0
  • Lynn TurkTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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