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The Jane HJ Yoon Foundation

Preselected recipients only Oakland, California · EIN 826693579

The Jane HJ Yoon Foundation is a private foundation in Oakland, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $288,720 in 51 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $110,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $255,000 the year before.

64% of its 2024 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$255,00041$5.4 million
2024$288,72051$5.3 million

How to apply

The Jane HJ Yoon 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 The Jane HJ Yoon Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California51$288,720

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 51 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Heritage of Korean Independence
Oakland, CA
General operations$110,000
Csu East Bay
Hayward, CA
General operations$20,000
Silicon Valley Korean American Federation
San Jose, CA
General operations$15,000
Oakland Korean United Methodist Church
Oakland, CA
General operations$12,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$10,000
The Oral Lee Brown Foundation
Oakland, CA
General operations$10,000
Institute for New Global Politics
Emerald Hills, CA
General operations$5,000
KBS
Palo Alto, CA
General operations$4,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
General operations$3,000
Individual
CA
General operations$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Jane HJ Yoon Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Jane HJ Yoon Foundation give?

$288,720 in tax year 2024, across 51 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs The Jane HJ Yoon Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jane HJ Yoon (Trustee).

What does The Jane HJ Yoon Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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