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The Steve y Kim Foundation at a glance

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The Steve y Kim Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$586k
Granted FY2025still arriving
2
Grants FY2025still arriving
1
States reached
$580k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0198% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Civil Rights$6.0MYouth Development$1.9MHuman Services$889kEducation$809kHousing & Shelter$394kHealth$365kInternational$100kReligion$68kOther$0
02FY2025 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k1 grant · $6k
  • $250k+1 grant · $580k
$580,000
Median grant
1
States reached
$21M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
DREAM HOPE FUTURE FOUNDATION$580,000
HAPPY VILLAGE$6,000
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.

US giving: 24% of grant dollars ($2.6M). The need read here covers only this US portion; the 76% that went abroad ($8.1M) is mapped below.

show:

Its human-services grants (FY17–25, $573k) 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%2618 MISSION INC: $10k → 7%KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICE: $140k → 14%KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICE: $20k → 14%MPAK INC: $20k → 10%KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICE: $11k → 14%MPAK INC: $10k → 10%KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICE: $10k → 14%KKOTTONGNAE INC: $20k → 14%SCV SENIOR CENTER: $105k → 14%SCV SENIOR CENTER: $50k → 14%SCV SENIOR CENTER: $12k → 14%SCV SENIOR CENTER: $10k → 14%SCV SENIOR CENTER: $10k → 14%MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOUND: $10k → 14%HWARANG YOUTH FOUNDATION: $4k → 14%HAPPY VILLAGE: $57k → 14%HAPPY VILLAGE: $30k → 14%HAPPY VILLAGE: $20k → 14%HAPPY VILLAGE: $18k → 14%HAPPY VILLAGE: $6k → 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.

Beyond the US: 76% of all-years giving ($8.1M)

5 countries, by the recipient’s country on the filing.

grant dollars sentlessmore
South Korea$7.7M · 8 grants
China$246k · 1 grant
Australia$62k · 3 grants
Hong Kong$48k · 2 grants
Philippines$11k · 3 grants
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. International giving is mapped by the recipient’s country from the same 990 filings; comparable need data isn’t available at that grain.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

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

92%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$10M · 27 repeat orgs$919k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +28% since the first grant, against +9% for those funded once.

27 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2025, 25 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

27
36

Total granted

$10M
$919k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+28%
+9%

Still filing today

41%
31%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
Human ServicesHealthEducationCommunity ImprovementReligionYouth DevelopmentOther
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

  • BT
    BRIDGE TO HOME SCV
    5× · 2018–2023 · $314k · revenue +381%
  • SC
    Santa Clarita Valley Committee On Aging
    5× · 2017–2023 · $187k · revenue +1%
  • KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES INC
    4× · 2017–2020 · $181k · revenue +88%

Funded once

  • YU
    YANBIAN UNIV OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOL
    one grant, 2017 · $246k
  • WS
    WILLIAM S HART EDUCATION FOUNDATION WISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue -5%
  • AL
    ASSISTANCE LEAGUE
    one grant, 2021 · $100k
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 American United Foundation
—
2
Korean World Mission Council
Religion
3
Korean Community Services Inc

The organization promotes projects and programs that provide culturally and professionally competent services to populations in need. organization believes that healthier individuals and communities result from a combination of outreach,…

Health
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 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
6
Kern County Cancer Foundation

Dedicated to assisting kern county residents who need financial assistance in obtaining treatment for cancer and associated diseases.

Health
7
K J Choi Foundation
—
8
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
9
The Kimmy Duong Foundation
Philanthropy
10
Himalayan Childrens Fund

The Himalayan Children's Fund is a way for people around the world, and the west in particular, to connect with the lives of people in the Himalayan Region of Nepal, India and Tibet. HCF provides support for Thrangu Rinpoche's many…

International
11
American Adoptions of California Dba Family Connection Christian Adoption

Family connections christian adoptions exists to assist the waiting children of the world into permanent, loving families. it is our belief that god's love is best expressed in the family. the work of fcca is a living expression of our…

Unclassified
12
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
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 Los Angeles Symphony. 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 63 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)
5
Early backer (in before they grew)
22/24
Grantees still filing
15/24
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

FOUNDATION OF DREAM HOPE FUTURE: $6,025,000 · OtherFOUNDATION OF DREAM HOPE FUTUREDREAM HOPE FUTURE FOUNDATION: $2,250,000 · OtherDREAM HOPE FUTURE FOUNDATION+44 more: $1,625,320 · Other+44 moreSanta Clarita Valley Committee On Aging: $187,250 · Human ServicesKOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES INC: $181,000 · Human ServicesHAPPY VILLAGE: $130,500 · Human ServicesMPAK INC: $30,000 · Human ServicesKkottongnae Inc: $20,000 · Human Services+3 more: $24,000 · Human ServicesBRIDGE TO HOME SCV: $313,500 · Community ImprovementCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES FOUNDATION: $150,000 · EducationWILLIAM S HART EDUCATION FOUNDATION WISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EducationMICHAEL HOEFFLIN FOUNDATION: $50,000 · HealthCIRCLE OF HOPE INC: $29,000 · HealthChild & Family Center: $25,000 · HealthMETAVIVOR RESEARCH AND SUPPORT INC: $15,000 · HealthHOMES FOR FAMILIES: $65,000 · Housing & ShelterTriumph Foundation: $50,000 · Philanthropy
Other$9,900,320Human Services$572,750Community Improvement$313,500Education$250,000Health$119,000Housing & Shelter$65,000Philanthropy$50,000

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 budgetBRIDGE TO HOME SCV: $313,500 over 5y, 4.0% of budgetSanta Clarita Valley Committee On Aging: $187,250 over 5y, 1.9% of budgetKOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES INC: $181,000 over 4y, 2.4% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES FOUNDATION: $150,000 over 3y, 1.5% of budgetHAPPY VILLAGE: $130,500 over 5y, 8.2% of budgetHOMES FOR FAMILIES: $65,000 over 5y, 0.9% of budgetMICHAEL HOEFFLIN FOUNDATION: $50,000 over 5y, 7.3% of budgetThe College of the Canyons Foundation: $50,000 over 1y, 4.0% of budgetTriumph Foundation: $50,000 over 2y, 3.7% of budgetMPAK INC: $30,000 over 2y, 3.3% of budgetCIRCLE OF HOPE INC: $29,000 over 3y, 5.8% of budgetChild & Family Center: $25,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetYANA MINISTRY INC: $22,090 over 1y, 3.9% of budgetKkottongnae Inc: $20,000 over 1y, 1.0% of budgetMETAVIVOR RESEARCH AND SUPPORT INC: $15,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetKCBC AMERICA: $10,000 over 1y, 10% of budgetWORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC: $10,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Symphony: $9,000 over 2y, 3.4% of budgetWESTERN LOS ANGELES COUNTY COUNCIL INC BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA 51: $4,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHWARANG YOUTH FOUNDATION: $4,000 over 1y, 1.6% 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 BRIDGE TO HOME SCV ↗
  • Who funds Santa Clarita Valley Committee On Aging ↗
  • Who funds KOREAN AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICES INC ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY LOS ANGELES FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HAPPY VILLAGE ↗
  • Who funds WILLIAM S HART EDUCATION FOUNDATION WISH EDUCATION FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds HOMES FOR FAMILIES ↗
  • Who funds MICHAEL HOEFFLIN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds The College of the Canyons Foundation ↗
  • Who funds Triumph Foundation ↗
  • Who funds MPAK INC ↗
  • Who funds CIRCLE OF HOPE INC ↗
  • Who funds Child & Family Center ↗
  • Who funds YANA MINISTRY INC ↗
  • Who funds Kkottongnae Inc ↗
  • Who funds METAVIVOR RESEARCH AND SUPPORT 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.

The Henry Mayo Newhal…California Community …Kang Dream FoundationCharles and Patricia …Open Stewardship Foun…The Ahmanson Foundati…The Ralph M Parsons F…Conrad N Hilton Found…Enterprise Holdings F…Charities Aid Foundat…Paypal Charitable Giv…Vanguard Charitable E…
The Henry Mayo Newhall FoundationCA17.7× affinity6 shared granteesties to 9 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation · California Community Foundation · Kang Dream Foundation · Charles and Patricia Rasmussen Family Foundation · Open Stewardship Foundation · The Ahmanson Foundation · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Enterprise Holdings Foundation · Charities Aid Foundation America · Paypal Charitable Giving Fund · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program

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 The Steve y Kim Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from The Steve y Kim Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%1%3%6%10%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%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 · 0–20%
    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 63 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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