The Ki Foundation
The Ki Foundation is a private foundation, based in Hillsborough, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $830K in total assets. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $1K.
The Ki Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $830,428
- -0.3% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,144
- -89.8% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $2,567
- +619.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,799
- +684.0% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Ki Foundation funds
How The Ki Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 5% 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
In 2019 it made 1 grant totaling $77K.
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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 | $830,428 | $1,144 | $2,799 | — | — | $2,567 | $1,144 | $50,660 |
| 2024 | $832,552 | $11,231 | $357 | — | — | $357 | $11,231 | $40,469 |
| 2023 | $821,446 | $280,768 | $6,696 | — | — | $1,333 | $11,175 | $29,761 |
| 2022 | $547,711 | $121,619 | $31,904 | — | — | $1,437 | — | $8,673 |
| 2021 | $457,422 | $7,317 | $27,743 | — | — | — | — | $29,700 |
| 2020 | $482,926 | $6,117 | $29,772 | — | — | — | — | $3,169 |
| 2019 | $506,595 | $12,988 | $110,489 | $77,000 | 1 | — | — | $34,201 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Ki Foundation reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Ki Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Angie Ki
Chariman
Chairman → Chariman, 2022
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Wilson Ki
Secretary
On filings since 2019
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 The Ki Foundation
How large is The Ki Foundation?
The Ki Foundation reported $830K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (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.
Where does The Ki Foundation operate?
The Ki Foundation has awarded grants in North Carolina.
What is The Ki Foundation's EIN?
The Ki Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5653736. 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 February 2, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 28, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 31, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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