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Korean Community Center of the East Bay

Public charity · Grantmaker San Leandro, CA EIN: 94-2503925 Website

The mission of KCCEB is to empower the Korean American and other communities of the Bay Area through education, advocacy, service and the development of community-based resources.

Korean Community Center of the East Bay at a glance

Total assets
$5,432,916
-4.7% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,157,008
-6.6% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$11,705
+84.6% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,723,792
+6.6% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Korean Community Center of the East Bay funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Flushing

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K1 grant2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

In 2021 it made 1 grant totaling $410K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Korean Community Svcs of NY Flushing, NYProgrammatic$410,010
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$5,432,916$4,157,008$3,723,792——$11,705
2024$5,700,998$4,449,472$3,493,132——$6,340
2023$2,467,046$2,657,773$2,679,418——$798
2022$2,472,557$2,650,748$1,982,520——$154
2021$1,678,602$2,153,601$1,897,679$410,0101$56,025

About Korean Community Center of the East Bay

Based on IRS filings

Korean Community Center of the East Bay is a public charity, based in San Leandro, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $12K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Korean Community Center of the East Bay is led by Yunju Lee, Executive Director on every filing since 2021; 3 of 7 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Yunju Lee

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $134K (2021) → $194K (2025)

  • Bhupendra Sheoran

    Chairperson of the Board

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pysay Phinith

    Program Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $109K (2025)

  • Yeri Shon

    Associate Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $103K (2025)

  • Caroline Kim

    Board Member

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jen Lee

    Treasurer

    Board Member → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Lee

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (4)
  • Former: Lou Cosso (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Dong Suh (2021–2023) — Chair & Treasurer
  • Former: Jennifer M Choo (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: YoonSun Choi (2021–2023) — Treasurer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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

Yunju Lee — Executive Director: $194KYunju LeeExecutive Director$194KPysay Phinith — Program Director: $109KPysay PhinithProgram Director$109KYeri Shon — Associate Director: $103KYeri ShonAssociate Director$103K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $194K, to Yunju Lee (Executive Director). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Korean Community Center of the East Bay

How large is Korean Community Center of the East Bay?

Korean Community Center of the East Bay reported $5.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $4.2M.

Where does Korean Community Center of the East Bay operate?

Korean Community Center of the East Bay has awarded grants in New York.

What is Korean Community Center of the East Bay's EIN?

Korean Community Center of the East Bay's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2503925. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 15, 2022)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024

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