Sunrise Foundation
Sunrise Foundation is a private foundation based in Rancho Cucamonga, California. In its 2025 filing, it reported 11 grants totaling $903,000 to charitable organizations.
Sunrise Foundation at a glance
In short: Sunrise Foundation gave $903K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $82K), mostly in California. 18% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $903,000
- +26.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $82,091
- +14.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $13,027,634
- +70.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 18% first-time grantees (2 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Sunrise Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 8949 Buffalo Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
Phone: (909) 373-1555
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Sunrise Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Happy Village ($423K). Together the top 10 received $900K.
Grant Size Distribution
61 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 48 grants of 61 (79%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 94% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 4% to recipients in New York, and 1% to recipients in Colorado.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Sunrise Foundation open to new grantees?
18%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 2 of 11 grantees (18%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $98K. How we count
Medians: $12K first-time, $40K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 101% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 393% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $431K (2020) to $903K (2025). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $903K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Happy Village Los Angeles, CA | Donation | $423,000 |
| William Jessup University Rocklin, CA | Scholarship | $200,000 |
| Gateway Seminary Ontario, CA | Donation | $100,000 |
| ANC Church Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Donation | $84,000 |
| Love & Hope Mission Corp New Hyde Park, NY | Donation | $40,000 |
| Mission Pointe Church Martinez, CA | Donation | $20,000 |
| Temescal Heritage Foundation Murrieta, CA | Donation | $10,000 |
| Zion Mountain Foundation Upland, CA | Donation | $10,000 |
| Compassion International Colorado Springs, CO | Donation | $10,000 |
| Kimbo Foundation Rancho Cucamonga, CA | Donation | $3,000 |
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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 | $13,027,634 | $6,295,816 | $911,437 | $903,000 | 11 | $903,000 | $295,816 | $229,566 |
| 2024 | $7,643,255 | $3,714,639 | $718,626 | $715,000 | 10 | $715,000 | $214,639 | $231,224 |
| 2023 | $4,647,242 | $1,133,439 | $543,253 | $541,195 | 16 | $541,195 | $133,403 | $160,582 |
| 2022 | $4,057,556 | $547,949 | $450,193 | $448,386 | 13 | $448,386 | $47,949 | $155,757 |
| 2021 | $3,960,300 | $532,504 | $460,468 | $458,513 | 11 | $458,513 | $32,504 | $149,782 |
| 2020 | $3,889,363 | $559,473 | $434,321 | $431,299 | 12 | — | $59,473 | $164,299 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sunrise Foundation reported a distributable amount of $230K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included donations to charitable organizations and a scholarship grant to William Jessup University.
Happy Village, which received $423,000, describes its mission as raising awareness of issues affecting new Korean immigrants to the United States, helping Korean immigrants assimilate into American society, and promoting a socially responsive environment among minority groups. William Jessup University, which received $200,000, describes its purpose as educating transformational leaders for the glory of God in partnership with the church.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 11 grants totaling $903,000. Grant amounts ranged from $3,000 to $423,000, with a median grant of $20,000.
The largest grants were $423,000 to Happy Village in Los Angeles, California; $200,000 to William Jessup University in Rocklin, California; $100,000 to Gateway Seminary in Ontario, California; and $84,000 to ANC Church in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Other grants included $40,000 to Love & Hope Mission Corp in New Hyde Park, New York, and $20,000 to Mission Pointe Church in Martinez, California.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Sunny Hwang as president and Chin H Hwang as secretary.
Sunrise Foundation is led by Sunny Hwang, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sunny Hwang
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Chin H. Hwang
Secretary
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Sunrise Foundation
How much does Sunrise Foundation give each year?
Sunrise Foundation gave $903K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $715K across 10 grants.
What is Sunrise Foundation's typical grant size?
Sunrise Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $82,091, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Sunrise Foundation that year got $12K on average.
Where does Sunrise Foundation give grants?
Sunrise Foundation gives mostly in California: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (2 grants) and Rancho Cucamonga, CA (2 grants).
Does Sunrise Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Sunrise Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (10 grants).
Who are Sunrise Foundation's largest grantees?
Sunrise Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Happy Village ($423,000), William Jessup University ($200,000) and Gateway Seminary ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 80% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Sunrise Foundation?
Sunrise Foundation reported $13.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $903K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $230K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Sunrise Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included donations to charitable organizations and a scholarship grant to William Jessup University. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Sunrise Foundation?
The foundation states on its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Sunrise Foundation's EIN?
Sunrise Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 65-1288276. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Sunrise Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 29, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 28, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Sunrise Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/sunrise-foundation-morg_5dd8a5b6584640b58c89ccf0269fa9f6
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