JJ Lim Foundation
JJ Lim Foundation is a private foundation, based in Danville, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24K in total assets.
JJ Lim Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $24,241
- -7.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,963
- +42.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who JJ Lim Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How JJ Lim Foundation gives
- Giving fell 92% from 2020 to 2023. Method
- In 2023 it paid out 65% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $100 (2023) to $1K (2020). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $100.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Music Teachers Association of Calif Walnut Creek, CA | Supporting Non-Profit Organization | $100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $24,241 | — | $1,963 | — | — | — | $91 |
| 2024 | $26,204 | $1,300 | $1,375 | — | — | — | $162 |
| 2023 | $26,279 | $1,200 | $1,507 | $100 | 1 | $100 | $155 |
| 2022 | $26,586 | $1,500 | $1,375 | — | — | — | $169 |
| 2021 | $26,461 | $1,000 | $1,075 | — | — | — | $165 |
| 2020 | $26,536 | $1,500 | $2,174 | $1,250 | 3 | — | $157 |
| 2019 | $27,210 | $1,200 | $1,798 | $900 | 1 | — | $128 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, JJ Lim Foundation reported a distributable amount of $91 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
JJ Lim Foundation is led by Dongkwan Lim, CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Dongkwan Lim
CEO
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susie Kim
Secretary
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
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 JJ Lim Foundation
How large is JJ Lim Foundation?
JJ Lim Foundation reported $24K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does JJ Lim Foundation operate?
JJ Lim Foundation has awarded grants in California, New York.
How much is JJ Lim Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, JJ Lim Foundation reported a distributable amount of $91 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is JJ Lim Foundation's EIN?
JJ Lim Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3929698. 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 April 9, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 12, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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