The Dow Kim Family Foundation concentrates its giving on organizations serving the Korean‑American community, with sizable, repeated grants to scholarship, service and civic groups. Most support is unrestricted general operating funding, indicating trust in grantees’ core needs rather than project‑specific initiatives. A smaller stream of giving touches arts and cultural institutions, typically as one‑off or event support.
Concentrated, high-value grants to a small set of repeat grantees—multiple large unrestricted grants to the same organizations—supplemented by occasional one‑off gifts to cultural institutions.
A defining feature of the Dow Kim Family Foundation is its repeated, sizable support for Korean-American institutions over multiple years. The largest recent grant in the data is $60,000 to Ahl Foundation Inc in 2023, and the foundation also made repeated $50,000 general and unrestricted grants to organizations such as The Korean American Scholarship Foundation, The Korean-American Family Service Center Inc, and Council of Korean Americans Inc. That pattern suggests a funder that backs core operations rather than narrowly scoped projects. Its portfolio centers on scholarship, family-service, civic, and cultural organizations serving Korean-American communities. The Korean American Scholarship Foundation appears across multiple years, as does The Korean-American Family Service Center Inc, indicating recurring relationships rather than isolated awards. In addition to community infrastructure, the foundation has also supported cultural philanthropy through a charitable event grant to Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation and a smaller grant to New York Asian Film Foundation Inc. Most awards in the recent list are in the $25,000 to $50,000 range, which places the foundation in a consistent mid-sized giving pattern.
Korean-American scholarship and higher-education support is a clear thread in the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $50,000 to The Korean American Scholarship Foundation in 2025 and the same amount in 2024, both listed as general and unrestricted support. Family and social services are another major area. The Korean-American Family Service Center Inc received $50,000 in 2025, following $50,000 grants in 2024 and 2023, again as unrestricted support. Civic engagement also appears through repeated support for Council of Korean Americans Inc, which received $50,000 in 2024, $50,000 in 2023, and $25,000 in 2025. The foundation also makes selective cultural grants. In 2024 it gave $25,000 to Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation as charitable event funding, and in 2024 it gave $5,000 to New York Asian Film Foundation Inc as general and unrestricted support.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the middle of the range: p25 is $25,000, median is $50,000, and p75 is $50,000. That distribution shows a strong preference for standard grant sizes rather than highly variable awards. The recent record also shows recurring recipients across multiple years, especially among Korean-American scholarship, service, and civic organizations. Most grants are listed as general and unrestricted, with occasional charitable event support. The foundation is structured as a family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
$150K
$623K
$39K
$161K
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$50K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in NY.
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Notable grantees: The Korean‑American Family Service Center, The Korean American Scholarship Foundation, Council of Korean Americans, Korean American Association of Greater New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Every recent grant in the data went to a U.S. recipient, with 15 grants in the United States and none elsewhere. The most common recipient locations are in Virginia, New York, and Washington, DC. Tysons Corner, VA appears repeatedly through The Korean American Scholarship Foundation, while New York City-area recipients include organizations in New York, NY and Flushing, NY. Washington, DC also appears through Council of Korean Americans Inc. The foundation’s HQ is Wilmington, DE, but no recent grants are shown in Delaware.
Its recent grants focus on Korean-American scholarship, family and social services, civic engagement, and selected cultural organizations. Repeated recipients include scholarship and service groups, plus a few arts-related awards for event or general support.
The grant-size distribution is concentrated in the middle: p25 is $25,000, median is $50,000, and p75 is $50,000. Recent awards are mostly in that $25,000 to $50,000 band.
Yes. The recent grants show repeated support across multiple years for several organizations, including scholarship, family-service, and civic groups. Some recipients appear in 2023, 2024, and 2025, usually with general and unrestricted support.
Most of the recent awards are listed as general and unrestricted. The data also includes at least one charitable event grant, but unrestricted support is the dominant pattern.
The recent grants all go to U.S. recipients. Virginia appears most often in the recipient list, followed by New York and Washington, DC.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE KOREAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | TYSONS CORNER, VA | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE KOREAN-AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICE CENTER INC | FLUSHING, NY | $50,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK IN | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2026 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE KOREAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | TYSONS CORNER, VA | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE KOREAN-AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICE CENTER INC | FLUSHING, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK IN | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE KOREAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | TYSONS CORNER, VA | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE KOREAN-AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICE CENTER INC | FLUSHING, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | Charitable Event |
| KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK IN | NEWYORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FOUNDATION INC | DELHI, NY | $5,000 | 2024 | General & Unrestricted |
| AHL FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $60,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK IN | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE KOREAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION | TYSONS CORNER, VA | $50,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| COUNCIL OF KOREAN AMERICANS INC | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
| THE KOREAN-AMERICAN FAMILY SERVICE CENTER INC | FLUSHING, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | General & Unrestricted |
THE KOREAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK IN
$25,000General & Unrestricted
THE KOREAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
General & Unrestricted
KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK IN
$25,000General & Unrestricted
THE KOREAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted
SOLOMON R GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION
$25,000Charitable Event
KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK IN
$25,000General & Unrestricted
NEW YORK ASIAN FILM FOUNDATION INC
$5,000General & Unrestricted
AHL FOUNDATION INC
$60,000General & Unrestricted
KOREAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF GREATER NEW YORK IN
$50,000General & Unrestricted
THE KOREAN AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
$50,000General & Unrestricted