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Yang-Uk Kim Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Irvine, California · EIN 882862047

Yang-Uk Kim Family Foundation is a private foundation in Irvine, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $100,020 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $6,010 and the largest $75,000. 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 down from $102,500 the year before.

50% 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
2022$61,1003$3,886
2023$92,7505$4,436
2024$102,5004$36
2025$100,0206$1,394

How to apply

Yang-Uk Kim Family 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

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California6$100,020

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
UCI Foundation
Irvine, CA
Charitable$75,000
Taca
Irvine, CA
Charitable$10,000
Asian Pacific Community
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$10,000
UC Irvine Foundation
Irvine, CA
Charitable$2,020
Troy Girls Basketball Booster Club
Fullerton, CA
Charitable$2,000
Mariners Church
Irvine, CA
Charitable$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Yang-Uk Kim Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Yang-Uk Kim Family Foundation give?

$100,020 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $6,010.

Who runs Yang-Uk Kim Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Yang U Kim (President).

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