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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 87-1748101

Dodam Foster Foundation

A private foundation in Montebello, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 16 grants and $99,320 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
Kyungaeh Choi
301 W Redwood Ln
La Habra, CA 90631
(213) 380-9010
Form and materials
Foundation provided application with letters of recommendations by school and church pastors
Deadlines
No deadline
Restrictions
No limitation or restriction on areas but in the fields of scholarships to missionary activities

Assets and giving by year

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

    $99,320

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $153,609
  • Tax year 2024

    $86,320

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $142,367
  • Tax year 2023

    $75,980

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $100,479
  • Tax year 2022

    $49,450

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $73,704

Grants paid in 2025

16 grants, largest first

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

  1. Individual

    Assistance to indigent family

    $31,460
  2. Individual

    Assistance to indigent family

    $16,860
  3. Individual

    Donation

    $14,400
  4. Kingdom Kids FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $8,400
  5. Individual

    Assistance to indegent family

    $6,960
  6. Individual

    Donation

    $5,840
  7. Individual

    Donation

    $4,340
  8. Individual

    Donation

    $3,120
  9. Individual

    Assistance to indigent family

    $2,000
  10. Lords Blessing ChurchHawaiian GDNS, CA

    Donation

    $2,000
  11. Individual

    Donation

    $1,340
  12. Individual

    Donation

    $1,100
  13. Individual

    Donation

    $500
  14. Individual

    Donation

    $440
  15. Individual

    Donation

    $360
  16. Individual

    Donation

    $200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion1 grant $2,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $10,400

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Kyungaeh ChoiPRESIDENT Hours 0Pay $0
  • Rachel Hyojeong ChoiSECRETARY Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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