Friends of Kang Yun Foundation
Friends of Kang Yun Foundation is a private foundation, based in Hamden, CT. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $204K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $135K. Net investment income was $12.
Friends of Kang Yun Foundation at a glance
In short: Friends of Kang Yun Foundation gave $135K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $45K), mostly in Connecticut. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $135,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $45,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $45,000
- Total assets
- $204,327
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Connecticut (67% 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 Friends of Kang Yun Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Leadership Education & Athletics in Partnership ($60K). Together the top 3 received $135K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 15 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Friends of Kang Yun Foundation gives
- Giving grew 23% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $55K (2019) to $135K (2025). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $135K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Leadership Education & Athletics in Partnership New Haven, CT | Funding a free six-week summer literacy program for almost 900 children in new haven, ct, and employing over 180 high school and college students as junior and senior counselors. | $60,000 |
| Youth Empowerment Project New Orleans, LA | Supporting yep's educational enrichment programs in the central city and new orleans east neighborhoods of new orleans, including its afterschool program, summer camp, and teen camp. | $45,000 |
| Wesleyan Center for Prison Educationwesleyan University Middletown, CT | Support for course enrollment by cheshire and york correctional institutional incarcerated to attain bachelors or associate degrees | $30,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $204,327 | $195,012 | $202,621 | $135,000 | 3 | $135,000 | $12 | $7,668 |
| 2024 | $211,936 | $190,785 | $202,776 | $135,000 | 3 | $135,000 | $785 | $7,696 |
| 2023 | $223,927 | $231,242 | $187,439 | $120,000 | 3 | $120,000 | $1,242 | $7,600 |
| 2022 | $180,124 | $170,402 | $177,273 | $110,000 | 3 | $110,000 | $402 | $7,602 |
| 2021 | $186,995 | $200,031 | $172,283 | $105,000 | 3 | $105,000 | $31 | $5,809 |
| 2020 | $159,247 | $200,047 | $192,415 | $125,000 | 2 | — | $47 | $6,630 |
| 2019 | $151,615 | $150,031 | $121,774 | $55,000 | 1 | — | $31 | $4,674 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Friends of Kang Yun Foundation reported a distributable amount of $8K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Kang Yun Foundation is led by Christopher Hsu, Executive Director & Secretary on every filing since 2019; 1 of 2 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Christopher Hsu
Executive Director & Secretary
On filings since 2019
25 hrs/week
$60K (2019) → $60K (2025)
Thomas Hsu
President
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Brian D. Starer (2019) — V. President & Treasurer
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $60K, to Christopher Hsu (Exec. Director and Secreta).
Frequently asked questions about Friends of Kang Yun Foundation
How much does Friends of Kang Yun Foundation give each year?
Friends of Kang Yun Foundation gave $135K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $135K across 3 grants.
What is Friends of Kang Yun Foundation's typical grant size?
Friends of Kang Yun Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $45,000, and its average grant was $45,000, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Friends of Kang Yun Foundation give grants?
Friends of Kang Yun Foundation gives mostly in Connecticut: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Louisiana (33%).
Does Friends of Kang Yun Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Friends of Kang Yun Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Friends of Kang Yun Foundation?
Friends of Kang Yun Foundation reported $204K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $135K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $8K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Friends of Kang Yun Foundation's EIN?
Friends of Kang Yun Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0579003. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 29, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 14, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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