Happily Full

Private foundation · Grantmaker Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA EIN: 37-1784168

Happily Full is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2023. In 2023, it awarded 3 grants totaling $11K.

Happily Full at a glance

In short: Happily Full gave $11K across 3 grants in 2023 (avg $4K), mostly in Kansas. Source: 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2023)
$10,500
-62.5% vs 2022
Grants made (2023)
3
+0.0% vs 2022
Average grant
$3,500
-62.5% vs 2022
Median grant
$1,000
Primary geography
Kansas (88% of itemized 2023 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2023 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2023; updated September 2026.

Who Happily Full funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2023

Vision Church: $9KVision Church$9K

The largest 2023 recipient was Vision Church ($9K).

Organizations only. It also paid 2 grants to individuals ($1,300), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

26 grants across all recorded years

26<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 26 grants of 26 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2023 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

Cities

SeoulLos AngelesLos AngelsUb

How Happily Full gives

  • Giving grew 54% from 2020 to 2023. 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$10K$20K$30K10 grants2019 4 grants2020 6 grants2021 3 grants2022 3 grants2023

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2020) to $28K (2022). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $11K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Vision Church Seoul, KSMissionary$9,200
2 grants to individuals Recipients not named —$1,300
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2023——$11,394$10,5003
2022$11,394$12,000$29,817$28,0003
2021$35,629$42,000$27,557$26,8006
2020$20,888$10,000$7,556$6,8004
2019$12,324$11,345$15,769$9,50010

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Happily Full is led by Moon Jai Ahn, CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2023 report compensation.

Officers on the 2023 filing

  • Moon Jai Ahn

    CEO

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara J. Ahn

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • So Young Kim

    CFO

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2023. "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 Happily Full

How much does Happily Full give each year?

Happily Full gave $11K across 3 grants in 2023, according to its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2022 it gave $28K across 3 grants.

What is Happily Full's typical grant size?

Happily Full's median grant in 2023 was $1,000, and its average grant was $3,500, across 3 grants on its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Happily Full give grants?

Happily Full gives mostly in Kansas: 88% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2023 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (10%).

Does Happily Full give general operating support?

Not in 2023: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Happily Full's 2023 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Missionary" (3 grants).

What is Happily Full?

Happily Full is a private foundation focused on religion, based in Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA.

What is Happily Full's EIN?

Happily Full's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-1784168. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2023.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 23, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 1, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 7, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 13, 2024)
  6. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

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