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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 95-4748701

The Steve Y Kim Foundation

A private foundation in Los Angeles, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $586,000 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. It still lists the details below.

Contact
Steve Kim, 3530 Wilshire Blvd 360
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 738-8608

Assets and giving by year

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $586,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $20,830,752

  • Tax year 2024

    $740,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $21,630,261

  • Tax year 2023

    $1,169,059

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $22,178,321

  • Tax year 2022

    $1,677,059

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $28,063,230

  • Tax year 2021

    $973,070

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $23,112,562

  • Tax year 2020

    $2,636,341

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $20,443,861

  • Tax year 2019

    $1,535,405

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $17,911,366

  • Tax year 2018

    $1,471,023

    Grants listed
    21
    Assets, end of year
    $16,689,254

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Dream Hope Future FoundationSeoul, South Korea

    Sponsorship

    $580,000
  2. Happy VillageLos Angeles, CA

    Donation

    $6,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Human services1 grant $6,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California1 grant $6,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Steve Y KimPRESIDENT Hours 12Pay $0
  • Hwa Seel LeeSECRETARY Hours 8Pay $0

The return

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