Ahns Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Potomac, MD EIN: 27-5427246

Ahns Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Potomac, MD. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.9M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $196K. Net investment income was $104K.

Ahns Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Ahns Foundation Inc gave $196K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $49K), mostly in Maryland. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$195,600
-31.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$48,900
-48.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$45,300
Total assets
$2,877,422
+0.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Maryland (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Ahns Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Hope and Wonders Ministry Inc: $100KHope and Wonders Ministry Inc$100KGlobal Partners USA: $71KGlobal Partners USA$71KNew Covenant Fellowship Church: $20KNew Covenant Fellowship Church$20KThe Institute of Fourfold Gospel in Amer: $5KThe Institute of FourfoldGospel in Amer$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was Hope and Wonders Ministry Inc ($100K). Together the top 4 received $196K.

Grant Size Distribution

14 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K4$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 14 (36%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

AnaheimGermantownColumbusPotomacForestLa MiradaVirginia Beach

How Ahns Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+13%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 127% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K3 grants2019 5 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $122K (2023) to $286K (2024). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $196K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Hope and Wonders Ministry Inc Potomac, MDSupport$100,000
Global Partners USA Anaheim, CASupport$70,600
New Covenant Fellowship Church Germantown, MDSupport$20,000
The Institute of Fourfold Gospel in Amer La Mirada, CASupport$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,877,422$119,281$232,484$195,6004$195,600$104,323$154,171
2024$2,853,859$312,545$312,769$285,6003$285,600$293,466$148,834
2023$2,934,357$-125,952$146,492$121,6002$121,600$86,409$146,446
2022$3,717,828$179,409$183,002$173,7002$173,700$150,561$155,609
2021$3,522,709$162,465$194,898$166,8503$166,850$133,002—
2020$3,265,829$73,609$272,386$245,6005—$66,031—
2019$2,953,131$214,910$154,706$124,6003—$199,686—

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ahns Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $154K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ahns Foundation Inc is led by Inok Ahn, President on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Inok Ahn

    President

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Ahns Foundation Inc

How much does Ahns Foundation Inc give each year?

Ahns Foundation Inc gave $196K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $286K across 3 grants.

What is Ahns Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Ahns Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $45,300, and its average grant was $48,900, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Ahns Foundation Inc give grants?

Ahns Foundation Inc gives mostly in Maryland: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (39%).

Does Ahns Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Ahns Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support" (4 grants).

How large is Ahns Foundation Inc?

Ahns Foundation Inc reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $196K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $154K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Ahns Foundation Inc's EIN?

Ahns Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-5427246. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 30, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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