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Don & Susan Kang Charitable Foundation Inc at a glance

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Don & Susan Kang Charitable Foundation Inc

Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$45k
Granted FY2023
5
Grants FY2023
2
States reached
$20k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
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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 2023.

Arts & Culture$199kHealth$139kCrime & Legal$116kEducation$108kHuman Services$55kYouth Development$36kScience & Tech$30kCivil Rights$25kOther$0
02FY2023 · 5 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2023

  • Under $10k3 grants · $15k
  • $10k–50k2 grants · $30k
$5,000
Median grant
2
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
ASIAN HALL OF FAME$20,000
COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY$10,000
ORANGEWOOD FOUNDATION$5,000
ORANGEWOOD FOUNDATION$5,000
ASSOCIATION OF ST LAWRENCE COMUNITA CENACOLO AMERI$5,000
02The need
03

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 (FY18–18, $5k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%THE DALMATIAN DREAMS FOUNDATION: $5k → 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 grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

76%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$557k · 9 repeat orgs$180k to everyone else

9 repeat relationships: 4 still active in FY2023, 5 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

9
17

Total granted

$557k
$180k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+27%
+56%

Still filing today

100%
88%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’18’19’20’21’22’23
Arts & CultureHealthCrime & LegalEducationCivil RightsPublic Safety & DisasterOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • SC
    Segerstrom Center for the Arts
    4× · 2018–2022 · $154k · revenue +34%
  • CA
    COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE OF ORANGE COUNTY
    5× · 2018–2023 · $116k · revenue +56%
  • AF
    AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC
    4× · 2018–2022 · $68k · revenue +8%

Funded once

  • CF
    CHOC FOUNDATION DBA CHOC CHILDREN'S
    one grant, 2021 · $50k
  • TW
    TIGER WOODS FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2022 · $30k · revenue -26%
  • AL
    ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUEgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $25k · revenue +80%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its 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
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
2
Uc Santa Barbara Foundation

The uc santa barbara foundation actively works to further the goals of the university of california, santa barbara. the foundation seeks to maintain and nurture the university's quality and distinction. on behalf of the campus, the…

Education
3
The San Diego Foundation

The san diego foundation inspires enduring philanthropy and enables community solutions to improve the quality of life in our region.

Philanthropy
4
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

—
5
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

—
6
San Diego Opera Association

Mission: the mission of san diego opera is to deliver exceptional performances and exciting, accessible programs to diverse audiences, focusing on community partnerships, and the transformative and expressive power of the human voice. as…

Arts & Culture
7
Los Angeles County Bar Association (Lacba)

Meeting the professional needs of los angeles lawyers, and improving the administration of justice.

—
8
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
9
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
10
California Dental Association Foundation

The foundation's mission is to improve the oral health of all californians by supporting the dental profession and its efforts to meet community needs.

Science & Tech
11
Opera Santa Barbara

See schedule 0founded in 1994, opera santa barbara is the signature provider of professional opera on the california central coast. we aspire to be a cultural leader in the santa barbara region, voicing and advancing our community's spirit…

Arts & Culture
12
The Uc Davis Foundation

The mission of the uc davis foundation is to secure, steward and manage private gifts for uc davis.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Tiger Woods Foundation Inc; the most unlike its peers is ONE805 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

24 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. 24 of the 26 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

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

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
6
Early backer (in before they grew)
24/24
Grantees still filing
16/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

Segerstrom Center for the Arts: $154,000 · Arts & CultureSegerstrom Center for the ArtsASIAN HALL OF FAME: $21,500 · Arts & CultureASIAN HALL OF FAMESANTA BARBARA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $10,000 · Arts & CultureTHE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS THEATRE COMPANY: $8,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $5,000 · Arts & CultureCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE OF ORANGE COUNTY: $116,000 · Civil RightsCOURT APPOINTED SPECI…ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $25,000 · Civil RightsANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGU…ALZHEIMER'S ORANGE COUNTY: $119,000 · HealthALZHEIMER'S ORANGE CO…ASSOCIATION OF ST LAWRENCE - COMUNITA CENACOLO AMERICA INC: $10,000 · HealthASSOCIATION OF ST LAW…CURE DUCHENNE: $5,000 · HealthHOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 · HealthTIGER WOODS FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 · EducationTIGER WOOD…CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $30,000 · EducationCALIFORNIA…SAGE HILL SCHOOL: $10,000 · EducationSAGE HILL …AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC: $68,000 · InternationalAMERICAN F…CHOC FOUNDATION DBA CHOC CHILDREN'S: $50,000 · OtherCHOC FOUNDAT…THE JONSSON CANCER CENTER FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherTHE JONSSON …PROJECT MUSZED: $5,000 · OtherPROJECT MUSZ…SANTA BARBARA FIREFIGHTERS ALLIANCE: $10,000 · OtherSANTA BARBAR…DALMATIAN DREAMS DBA DREAM FOUNDATION: $5,000 · OtherDALMATIAN DR…+3 more: $6,500 · Other+3 moreORANGEWOOD FOUNDATION: $30,000 · Crime & LegalSANTA BARBARA POLICE FOUNDATION: $5,000 · Crime & LegalSAVE OUR YOUTH SOY: $3,000 · Crime & Legal
Arts & Culture$198,500Civil Rights$141,000Health$139,000Education$70,000International$68,000Other$81,500Crime & Legal$38,000

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

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSegerstrom Center for the Arts: $154,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetALZHEIMER'S ORANGE COUNTY: $119,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetCOURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATE OF ORANGE COUNTY: $116,000 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetAMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSITY INC: $68,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetTIGER WOODS FOUNDATION INC: $30,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY: $30,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetORANGEWOOD FOUNDATION: $30,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE: $25,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetASIAN HALL OF FAME: $21,500 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetSAGE HILL SCHOOL: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSANTA BARBARA FIREFIGHTERS ALLIANCE: $10,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetSANTA BARBARA CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetASSOCIATION OF ST LAWRENCE - COMUNITA CENACOLO AMERICA INC: $10,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetTHE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS THEATRE COMPANY: $8,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetSANTA BARBARA POLICE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 1.2% of budgetCURE DUCHENNE: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetDALMATIAN DREAMS DBA DREAM FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES BALLET INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetHOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSAVE OUR YOUTH SOY: $3,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetJazz Foundation of America Inc: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetRM PYLES BOYS CAMP: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetONE805 INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.5% 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.

California Community …Gs Donor Advised Phil…The Wood-Claeyssens F…Hutton Foundation Dba…Santa Barbara Foundat…Orange County Communi…The Ayco Charitable F…Macdonald Family Foun…Kim and Andrew D Busc…Ann Jackson Family Fo…Www FoundationArgyros Family Founda…
California Community FoundationCA19.3× affinity8 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · The Wood-Claeyssens Foundation · Hutton Foundation Dba Hutton Parker Foundation · Santa Barbara Foundation · Orange County Community Foundation · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Macdonald Family Foundation · Kim and Andrew D Busch Family Foundation · Ann Jackson Family Foundation · Www Foundation · Argyros Family 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 Don & Susan Kang Charitable Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Don & Susan Kang Charitable Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%23%45%68%90%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–90%
    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.
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    How do I get to Don & Susan Kang Charitable Foundation Inc?

    Find your warmest path to Don & Susan Kang Charitable Foundation Inc through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    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 26 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-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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