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Council of Korean Americans

We aspire to a world in which korean american leaders serve at the highest levels in society.

$138k
Granted FY2020
6
Grants FY2020
5
States reached
$25k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its fieldRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2018 to 2020.

Human Services$122kCivil Rights$23kYouth Development$18kHealth$8kReligion$8k
02FY2020 · 6 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

How this is measured
The 6 grants below total $132,000, the rows itemized in this filing. The $138,250 headline is the total grant expense on the return; the other $6,250 is giving the schedule does not break out (grants under the $5,000 itemization floor, grants to individuals, grants on other schedules). Every figure below describes the itemized rows only.
$25,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK$25,000
KOREAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY SERVICES SILICON VALLEY$25,000
KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES - LOS ANGELES$25,000
THE KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER ATLANTA$25,000
KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC$22,000
LITTLE LIGHTS URBAN MINISTRIES$10,000
02The need
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Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY18–20, $80k) land where the poverty rate runs at 11%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 72% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES - LOS ANGELES: $25k → 14%KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK: $25k → 13%KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $22k → 6%KOREATOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $8k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Korean American Association of Greater

We advocate for the rights of Korean-american and promote the well-being and prosperity of the Korean-American community. We conduct activities to promote unity and fellowship, community participation, provide educational and social…

Arts & Culture
2
Korean Senior Citizens Association of San Fernando Valley
Recreation & Sports
3
Korean Community Development Services Center

Korean community development services centers (kcdsc) mission is to provide the members of our community with support services that they need to achieve personal growth and pursue community growth. kcdsc also provides services to…

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4
San Francisco & Bay Area Korea Center

The mission of the korean american community center of san francisco and bay area (kaccsf) is to build community and enhance the quality of life for the korean american residents in the san francisco and bay area. we are a place-based…

Human Services
5
Korean Community Center of the East Bay

The mission of KCCEB is to empower the Korean American and other communities of the Bay Area through education, advocacy, service and the development of community-based resources.

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6
Korean American Federation of La

To support and serve better for the furtherance of the rights and interests of the korean community at los angeles

Human Services
7
Korean American Cultural Art Foundation Incorporated

The kaca is organized exclusively for educational and charitable purposes, as defined by section 501 (c) (3) of the internal revenue code. the main objective is to spread good will between korea and usa thru various cultural concert events…

Religion
8
Korean American Community Foundation of San Francisco

The korean american community foundation of san francisco uplifts and connects the korean-american community through philanthropy.

Human Services
9
Korean American Leaders in Hollywood

We empower and celebrate korean americans shaping the future of entertainment and media. through advocacy community and collaboration, we champion emerging talent and leaders, and bridge korea and the global market advancing korean…

Arts & Culture
10
Korean American Coalition

To faciliate the korean american community's participation in civic, legislative and community affairs, encouraging the community to contribute to and become an integral part of the broader society.

Civil Rights
11
Korean American Center

Dedicated to building connections between intergenerational korean-americans and the greater community by promoting opportunities for appreciation of korea's rich cultural heritage. we aim to integrate others of various backgrounds that…

Arts & Culture
12
Korean American Civic Empowerment for Community Inc

Kace's mission is to empower the korean american community by promoting civic participation.

Civil Rights
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Korean American Family Services Inc; the most unlike its peers is Little Lights Urban Ministries Inc. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

12 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
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Early backer (in before they grew)
12/12
Grantees still filing
10/12
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesKOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK…KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES INC: $25,000 · Human ServicesKOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES INCKOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $22,000 · Human ServicesKOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHING…KOREATOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER: $7,500 · Human ServicesKOREATOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTERTHE KOREAN ASSOCIATION OF THE GREATER ATLANTA AREA INC: $25,000 · OtherTHE KOREAN ASSOCIATION OF THE GR…Korean American Community Services Inc: $25,000 · OtherKorean American Community Servic…NATIONAL KOREAN AMERICAN SERVICE AND EDUCATION CONSORTIUM INC: $7,500 · Civil RightsNATIONAL …KOREAN AMERICAN COALITION: $7,500 · Civil RightsKOREAN AM…Little Lights Urban Ministries Inc: $10,000 · Youth DevelopmentASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $7,500 · Crime & LegalKOREAN AMERICAN MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 · EducationFAITH AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: $7,500 · Religion
Human Services$79,500Other$50,000Civil Rights$15,000Youth Development$10,000Crime & Legal$7,500Education$7,500Religion$7,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE KOREAN ASSOCIATION OF THE GREATER ATLANTA AREA INC: $25,000 over 1y, 12% of budgetKOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICES OF METROPOLITAN NEW YORK INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetKorean American Community Services Inc: $25,000 over 1y, 4.1% of budgetKOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetKOREAN COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTER OF GREATER WASHINGTON INC: $22,000 over 1y, 0.7% of budgetLittle Lights Urban Ministries Inc: $10,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetNATIONAL KOREAN AMERICAN SERVICE AND EDUCATION CONSORTIUM INC: $7,500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKOREATOWN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTER: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKOREAN AMERICAN COALITION: $7,500 over 1y, 3.0% of budgetASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $7,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetKOREAN AMERICAN MEDICAL FOUNDATION INC: $7,500 over 1y, 23% of budgetFAITH AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT: $7,500 over 1y, 4.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Korean-American Commu…Open Stewardship Foun…California Community …American Online Givin…National Philanthropi…The Bank of America C…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Korean-American Community Foundation IncNY17.9× affinity6 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Korean-American Community Foundation Inc · Open Stewardship Foundation · California Community Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Council of Korean Americans funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Council of Korean Americans. Bigger dots raise more.

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no gov · 10%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    7report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 12 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990 e-file return for fiscal year 2020, released 2020. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

    Possibly out of date. A more recent filing (FY2025) is on record and reports no grant expense, so the figures above are from FY2020, the most recent year this funder made grants.

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