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The Chung Charitable Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Newport Beach, California · EIN 770607988

The Chung Charitable Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Newport Beach, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $382,150 in 16 grants; the typical grant was $1,500 and the largest $305,000. 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 $317,500 the year before.

60% 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$331,60016$7.6 million
2024$317,50013$7.9 million
2025$382,15016$9.8 million

How to apply

The Chung Charitable Foundation Inc 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 The Chung Charitable Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to Ohio.

StateGrantsAmount
Ohio1$305,000
California13$74,650
Pennsylvania1$2,000
Illinois1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 16 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
OH
General & unrestricted$305,000
TVT Community Day School
Irvine, CA
General & unrestricted$25,400
Individual
CA
Scholarship$20,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,000
Friends of Antelop Valley Foundatio
Landcaster, CA
General & unrestricted$10,000
Individual
CA
General and unrestricted$2,500
Amos Health Hope
Gibsonia, PA
General & unrestricted$2,000
Giving University
Anaheim, CA
General and nonrestricted$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$1,000
Individual
CA
General & unrestricted$1,000
Sccca
Irvine, CA
General and nonrestricted$750
Cclife
Streamwood, IL
General and unrestricted$500
Mariners Christian School
Costa Mesa, CA
General and nonrestricted$500
St Joan of Arc Church
Victorville, CA
General and nonrestricted$500
Refuge Calvary Church
Huntington Beach, CA
General and nonrestricted$500
The Palmdale Aerospace Academy Ptso
Palmdale, CA
General and nonrestricted$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Chung Charitable Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Chung Charitable Foundation Inc give?

$382,150 in tax year 2025, across 16 grants, with a typical grant of $1,500.

Who runs The Chung Charitable Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Nelson Chung (President), Christine Chung (Vice President) and Jennifer Chung (Vice President).

What does The Chung Charitable Foundation Inc fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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