Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Pasadena, CA EIN: 83-2458180

Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation is a private foundation, based in Pasadena, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $942K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $55K. Net investment income was $24K.

Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation at a glance

In short: Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation gave $55K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$55,000
+120.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$27,500
+10.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$27,500
Total assets
$941,810
-3.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% 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 Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation: $10KLos Angeles Fire DepartmentFoundation$10K

The largest 2025 recipient was Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation ($10K).

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($45,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 19 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

RiversideLos AngelesNew YorkNewarkWashingtonAtlantaBooneFreeholdFremontGardenaSan BernardinoSan Francisco

How Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 120% 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$20K$40K$60K7 grants2020 7 grants2021 7 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2024) to $56K (2021). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $55K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$45,000
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation Los Angeles, CATo provide essential equipment, training, & public outreach programs for la fire dept to supply city resources$10,000
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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$941,810$33,070$68,576$55,0002$59,818$24,370$49,964
2024$977,316$31,122$33,249$25,0001$25,397$28,732$47,731
2023$984,444$26,727$85,907$55,0002$69,992$13,412$48,757
2022$1,043,624$22,111$61,472$41,2277$45,518$9,315$51,766
2021$1,082,985$168,322$163,207$55,5007—$141,231$56,439
2020$1,096,916$94,863$47,906$30,1007—$129,227$55,904

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation reported a distributable amount of $50K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation is led by Donte Kim, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Donte Kim

    President

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Kawabata

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lily Kim

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    16 hrs/week

    $66K (2021) → $0 (2025)

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2021 IRS filing

Lily Kim — Secretary/Treasurer: $66KLily KimSecretary/Treasurer$66K

The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $66K, to Lily Kim (Secretary/Treasurer).

Frequently asked questions about Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation

How much does Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation give each year?

Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation gave $55K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $25K across 1 grant.

How large is Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation?

Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation reported $942K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $50K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation operate?

Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Georgia, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York.

What is Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation's EIN?

Dohyon Donte Kim Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2458180. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 18, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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