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King & Joy Foundation

Preselected recipients only Irvine, California · EIN 330780077

King & Joy Foundation is a private foundation in Irvine, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $120,200 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $850 and the largest $67,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $79,843 the year before.

56% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$30,1379$1.6 million
2024$79,84310$2.4 million
2025$120,20012$2.9 million

How to apply

King & Joy Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What King & Joy Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to Massachusetts.

StateGrantsAmount
Massachusetts1$67,000
California11$53,200

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Aurora Care Foundation Inc
Danvers, MA
General fund$67,000
Newsong Church
Santa Ana, CA
General fund$20,000
Evangelical Formosan Church of O C
Garden Grove, CA
General fund$17,200
HPM Ministries
rancho mission viejo, CA
General fund$8,000
Natma Foundation
Irvine, CA
General fund$4,500
Individual
CA
General fund$1,200
Individual
CA
General fund$500
Global Life Enrichment Center
Irvine, CA
General fund$500
Individual
CA
General fund$400
Uc Berkeley Foundation
Berkeley, CA
General fund$300
Alameda Health
Alameda, CA
General fund$300
The UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$300

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does King & Joy Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does King & Joy Foundation give?

$120,200 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $850.

Who runs King & Joy Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists King Ling Wong (President), Lee Min Wong (Secretary), Kevin H Wong (Vice President) and Susan S Lai (Vice President).

What does King & Joy Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities.

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