Nan Chul Shin Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Honolulu, HI EIN: 20-3306898

Nan Chul Shin Foundation is a private foundation, based in Honolulu, HI. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $34K in total assets. In 2024, it made $3K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $1K.

Nan Chul Shin Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$33,511
-5.9% vs 2023
Revenue (2024)
$1,242
-27.4% vs 2023
Qualifying distributions (2024)
$3,342
-85.6% vs 2023
Expenses (2024)
$3,359
-85.6% vs 2023
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Nan Chul Shin Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

12<$50K6$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 12 grants of 19 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

HonoluluProvidenceAieaBowling GreenHaleiwaHiloWaianae

How Nan Chul Shin Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 98% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 174% 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$500K$1M$1.5M11 grants2020 2 grants2021 5 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $20K (2023) to $1.3M (2020). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $20K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brown University Providence, RITo Fund the Women's Soccer Team$20,000
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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
2024$33,511$1,242$3,359——$3,342$1,242$1,920
2023$35,628$1,711$23,291$20,0001$23,267$1,711$2,707
2022$57,208$1,283$145,457$142,2005$145,439$1,283$10,026
2021$201,381$24$73,089$70,0002$73,089$24$11,920
2020$274,446$1,237$1,260,949$1,258,00011—$1,237$26,228

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Nan Chul Shin Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Nan Chul Shin Foundation is led by Nan C. Shin, President, Treasurer & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Nan C. Shin

    President, Treasurer & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Siriporn Hogan

    Vice President, Secretary & Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jinny Miranda Dait

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Jinny Miranda (2020–2022) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Nan Chul Shin Foundation

How large is Nan Chul Shin Foundation?

Nan Chul Shin Foundation reported $34K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Nan Chul Shin Foundation operate?

Nan Chul Shin Foundation has awarded grants in Hawaii, Ohio, Rhode Island.

What is Nan Chul Shin Foundation's EIN?

Nan Chul Shin Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3306898. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Nan Chul Shin Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/nan-chul-shin-foundation-morg_a7d2c90c88e448dbb372637aef701614

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