Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc
Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Wauconda, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $5.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $5K. Net investment income was $196K.
Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $2K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,500
- -95.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -40.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $1,500
- -92.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,000
- Total assets
- $5,245,549
- +4.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (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 Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Modern Buddhism ($3K). Together the top 3 received $5K.
Grant Size Distribution
28 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 27 grants of 28 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc gives
- Giving fell 93% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 32% 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 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $97K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $5K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Modern Buddhism Flushing, NY | Education | $3,000 |
| La Korean American History Museum Los Angeles, CA | Education | $1,000 |
| KAL - Chicago Literature Academy Wheeling, IL | Education | $500 |
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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 | $5,245,549 | $303,975 | $53,025 | $4,500 | 3 | $73,352 | $195,720 | $230,090 |
| 2024 | $5,002,467 | $1,105,553 | $212,225 | $97,058 | 5 | $132,281 | $160,284 | $220,019 |
| 2023 | $3,833,807 | $1,411,576 | $68,842 | $35,500 | 16 | $75,365 | $88,599 | — |
| 2022 | $2,484,676 | $958,703 | $118,409 | $68,673 | 4 | — | $15,841 | — |
| 2021 | $2,231,468 | $180,844 | $25,073 | — | — | — | $844 | — |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $230K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Edward Rim
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Gaffney
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
Juliet Rim
Director
On filings since 2021
No compensation reported
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.
Frequently asked questions about Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc
How much does Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc give each year?
Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc gave $5K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $97K across 5 grants.
What is Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc's typical grant size?
Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $1,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc give grants?
Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc gives mostly in New York: 67% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (22%) and Illinois (11%).
Does Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (3 grants).
How large is Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc?
Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc reported $5.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $73K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $230K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc?
Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Wauconda, IL. It holds $5.2M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc's EIN?
Pacific Rim Cultural Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3861963. 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
(5)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 24, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 5, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2023
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