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Seoul Medical Charity Foundation at a glance

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Seoul Medical Charity Foundation

Its FY2023 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$4k
Granted FY2023
1
Grants FY2023
1
States reached
$4k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.

Health$62kEducation$50kHuman Services$46kReligion$32kPhilanthropy$23kCivil Rights$19kCommunity Improvement$14kArts & Culture$12kOther$0
02FY2023 · 1 grant

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

$4,302
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES$4,302
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.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–22, $40k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 93% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%GLOBAL CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION: $1k → 10%UNION RESCUE MISSION: $1k → 14%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $3k → 14%HWARANG YOUTH FOUNDATION: $3k → 10%FATHER KIMS STREET MINISTRY OF ST JAMES: $2k → 14%SOUTH BAY KOAM SENIOR CENTER: $1k → 14%KOREANTOWN SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER: $6k → 14%KOREATOWN SENIOR COMMUNITY CENTER: $3k → 14%Hwarang youth foundation: $3k → 14%PACIFIC AMERICAN VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION: $1k → 14%HAPPY VILLAGE: $5k → 14%HAPPY VILLAGE: $3k → 14%HAPPY VILLAGE: $3k → 14%HAPPY VILLAGE: $3k → 14%Federation of Daehan Seniors Association in U S A: $2k → 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.

Which US states its grants reach

WA
IL
NY
PA
NJ
CA
CO
VA
NC
DC
HI
GA
TX
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.

27%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$84k · 10 repeat orgs$231k to everyone else

10 repeat relationships: 0 still active in FY2023, 10 since wound down; 1 grantees were first funded in FY2023 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

10
78

Total granted

$84k
$226k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+10%
+73%

Still filing today

80%
32%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 0% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $4k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23
Human ServicesEducationReligionCommunity ImprovementArts & CultureHealthOther
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

  • KA
    KOREAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF LOS ANGELES
    2× · 2021–2022 · $9k · revenue +105%
  • KT
    KOREA TOWN SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC
    2× · 2021–2022 · $9k · revenue +10%
  • HY
    HWARANG YOUTH FOUNDATION
    2× · 2021–2022 · $6k · revenue +13%

Funded once

  • KA
    KOREAN AMERICAN FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $20k · revenue ×12
  • KA
    KOREAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
    one grant, 2019 · $10k
  • KA
    KOREAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2021 · $10k
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
Korean Senior Citizens Association of San Fernando Valley
Recreation & Sports
2
Korean World Mission Council
Religion
3
Korean American United Foundation
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4
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
5
Korean American Network International

To spread the gospel to the underserved countries

International
6
Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Orange County

To promote networking among members and protect the interests and businesses of the Korean American Commuity in Orange County.

Membership Benefit
7
Korean American Association of San Diego

This organization is representing the Korean Community by Korean Government through the Korean Consulate General in Los Angeles. This organization has supported the Korean Consulate General Affair once a month and performed many events in…

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8
The Korean Library Foundation
Education
9
The Korean Association of the Greater Atlanta Area Inc

Supporting koreans to integrate with american communities and providing vital services to benefit korean and their societies

—
10
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
11
San Francisco Korean Master Chorale

To promote korean community across the world with music

Philanthropy
12
Korean American National Coordinating Council Inc

To exercise and protect the privileges and interest of the residents of Korean-American community in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Tri-State area to foster a healty interest in the civic affaires of the community.

Community Improvement
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Korean American Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles; the most unlike its peers is Manna Mission 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

37 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. 37 of the 89 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)
14
Early backer (in before they grew)
34/37
Grantees still filing
25/37
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

KOREAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $10,000 · OtherKOREAN AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · OtherSEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · OtherKYUNGNAM HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: $10,000 · OtherTHE KOREAN-AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC: $10,000 · OtherMIRAE VISION FORUM: $9,500 · OtherKOREAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF LOS ANGELES: $9,000 · OtherKorean American Federation of North: $8,000 · Other+60 more: $125,211 · Other+60 moreHAPPY VILLAGE: $14,000 · Human ServicesHAPPY VILLAGEKOREA TOWN SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $9,000 · Human ServicesKOREA TOWN SEN…HWARANG YOUTH FOUNDATION: $6,000 · Human ServicesHWARANG YOUTH …American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,000 · Human ServicesAmerican Natio…FATHER KIMS STREET MINISTRY OF ST JAMES: $2,000 · Human ServicesTHE FEDERATION OF DAEHAN SENIORS ASSOCIATION IN USA: $2,000 · Human Services+4 more: $4,000 · Human Services+4 moreSEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IN USA: $20,500 · EducationSEOUL NAT…SOMANG SOCIETY: $5,000 · EducationSOMANG SO…SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION INC: $1,000 · EducationANGELUS PLAZA KOREAN ASSOCIATION: $1,000 · EducationKOREAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION: $20,000 · PhilanthropyKOREAN CBMC OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $9,000 · ReligionNEW LIFE MISSION FOUNDATION: $5,500 · ReligionInternational Youth Fellowship: $1,000 · ReligionKOREAN AMERICAN SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER: $5,000 · Youth DevelopmentChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $4,302 · HealthPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $600 · Health
Other$201,711Human Services$40,000Education$27,500Philanthropy$20,000Religion$15,500Youth Development$5,000Health$4,902

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

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetSEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IN USA: $20,500 over 2y, 3.0% of budgetKOREAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION: $20,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetHAPPY VILLAGE: $14,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetKOREAN CBMC OF NORTH AMERICA INC: $9,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetKOREAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF LOS ANGELES: $9,000 over 2y, 1.3% of budgetKOREA TOWN SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC: $9,000 over 2y, 1.7% of budgetHWARANG YOUTH FOUNDATION: $6,000 over 2y, 2.0% of budgetNEW LIFE MISSION FOUNDATION: $5,500 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetManna Mission Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetSOMANG SOCIETY: $5,000 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetKOREAN AMERICAN SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER: $5,000 over 1y, 1.7% of budgetChildren's Hospital Los Angeles: $4,302 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetKOREAN AMERICAN COALITION: $3,000 over 1y, 0.9% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $3,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOBA FOUNDATION INC: $3,000 over 1y, 3.5% of budgetHAWAII FOODBANK INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFATHER KIMS STREET MINISTRY OF ST JAMES: $2,000 over 1y, 8.3% of budgetLos Angeles Symphony: $2,000 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetTHE FEDERATION OF DAEHAN SENIORS ASSOCIATION IN USA: $2,000 over 1y, 4.5% of budgetKOREAN COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN SINGERS: $1,500 over 1y, 3.7% of budgetSILICON VALLEY KOREAN AMERICAN FEDERATION: $1,000 over 1y, 1.3% of budgetKOREAN AMERICAN FEDERATION OF ORANGE COUNTY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.4% of budgetUNION RESCUE MISSION: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInternational Youth Fellowship: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetLOS ANGELES KOREATOWN LIONS CLUB: $1,000 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetPAVA WORLD: $1,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetKorean American Seniors Association of OC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetGLOBAL CHILDREN FOUNDATION INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA: $600 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICERS ASSN INC: $500 over 1y, 0.1% 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.

  • Who funds SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ASSOCIATION IN USA ↗
  • Who funds KOREAN AMERICAN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HAPPY VILLAGE ↗
  • Who funds THE KOREAN-AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION INC ↗
  • Who funds KOREAN CBMC OF NORTH AMERICA INC ↗
  • Who funds KOREAN AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds KOREA TOWN SENIOR AND COMMUNITY CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds HWARANG YOUTH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds NEW LIFE MISSION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Manna Mission Inc ↗
  • Who funds SOMANG SOCIETY ↗
  • Who funds KOREAN AMERICAN SPECIAL EDUCATION CENTER ↗
  • Who funds Children's Hospital Los Angeles ↗
  • Who funds KOREAN AMERICAN COALITION ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds OBA FOUNDATION INC ↗

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.

Open Stewardship Foun…Kang Dream FoundationKorean American Found…Asian Pacific Communi…California Community …American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
Open Stewardship FoundationCA26.1× affinity10 shared granteesties to 8 of 8Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Open Stewardship Foundation · Kang Dream Foundation · Korean American Foundation · Asian Pacific Community Fund of Southern California · California Community Foundation · American Online Giving 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 Seoul Medical Charity Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Seoul Medical Charity Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    0get 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
    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.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Seoul Medical Charity Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Seoul Medical Charity Foundation 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 89 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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