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Lawrence and Vivian Hahn Foundation

Accepts applications Buena Park, California · EIN 870782224

Lawrence and Vivian Hahn Foundation is a private foundation in Buena Park, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $45,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $33,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $69,000 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$40,00020$1.9 million
2024$69,00016$1.9 million
2025$45,0004$1.9 million

How to apply

ContactHelen Hahn-Lee
5331 Buck Hill Ave, Buena Park, CA 90621
Phone or email(714) 757-8041, hyhelenlee@gmail.com
What to submitApplicants must submit a written letter or email explaining their financial need, educational goals, and current academic standing. They must also attach their most recent official school transcript and two letters of recommendation from teachers or community leaders
DeadlinesNo fixed deadline; application are accepted year-round.
RestrictionsScholarships are strictly limited to individuals demonstrating documented financial need who are pursuing higher education, vocational training, or religious/mission studies. Organizational grants are restricted to registered tax-exempt churches and christian mission organizations approved by the board.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Lawrence and Vivian Hahn Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$45,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Thomas Korean Catholic Center
Anaheim, CA
To support construction of church$33,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$8,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
To support mission$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Lawrence and Vivian Hahn Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No fixed deadline; application are accepted year-round.

How much does Lawrence and Vivian Hahn Foundation give?

$45,000 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs Lawrence and Vivian Hahn Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lawrence B Hahn (President).

What does Lawrence and Vivian Hahn Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities and education.

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