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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 99-6081402

John Chin Young Foundation

A private foundation in Honolulu, HI. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 12 grants and $279,974 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
Deborah L Young
4558 Malia St
Honolulu, HI 96821
(808) 737-9776
Form and materials
No set form
Deadlines
None
Restrictions
Arts related

Assets and giving by year

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

    $279,974

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $4,468,834
  • Tax year 2024

    $249,737

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $4,261,406
  • Tax year 2023

    $262,000

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $4,100,069
  • Tax year 2022

    $276,579

    Grants listed
    17
    Assets, end of year
    $3,640,750
  • Tax year 2021

    $282,290

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,948,929
  • Tax year 2020

    $279,830

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $3,990,250

Grants paid in 2025

12 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Uh FoundationHonolulu, HI

    Art scholarships

    $127,474
  2. Honolulu Museum of ArtsHonolulu, HI

    Support art

    $40,000
  3. Hawaii SymphonyHonolulu, HI

    Art scholarships

    $35,000
  4. Hawaii Opera TheaterHonolul, HI

    Promote theater

    $30,000
  5. Bishop MuseumHonolulu, HI

    Promote art

    $25,000
  6. Diamond Head TheatreHonolulu, HI

    Promote theater

    $20,000
  7. Honolulu PrintmakersHonolulu, HI

    Art awards

    $1,500
  8. Hawaii CraftsmanHonolulu, HI

    Support art

    $1,000
  9. Chaminade UniversityHonolulu, HI

    Art scholarships

    $0
  10. John Young MuseumHonolulu, HI

    Support art

    $0
  11. Hawaii Youth SymphonyHonolulu, HI

    Support art

    $0
  12. Artists of HawaiiHonolulu, HI

    Support art

    $0

Where the money goes

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

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $25,000100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Hawaii12 grants $279,974

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

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

  • Deborah Li YoungTRUSTEE Hours 12Pay $25,000
  • Roger BellingerTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $17,000
  • Janet KellyTRUSTEE Hours 1Pay $17,000

The return

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