The Very Asian Foundation

ST LOUIS, MO EIN: 87-4516826 Website

THE VERY ASIAN FOUNDATION'S MISSION IS TO SHINE A LIGHT ON ASIAN EXPERIENCES THROUGH ADVOCACY AND CELEBRATION.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$114K

+3.5% YoY

Annual Giving

$14K

Grant Count

2

Avg Grant Size

$7K

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$58K$116K$174K$232K202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$113,715$109,861$116,895
Revenue$151,774$200,826$210,755
Expenses$147,859$197,032$104,749
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3K$7K$10K$14K0 grants20220 grants20232 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

OTHER GRANTS UNDER 5000 …$8KBRUCE LEE FOUNDATION$6K

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
LEI DENGTREASURER2.5
MICHELLE VAN DILLENCO-PRESIDENT25
SOOGI HONGEXECUTIVE DI40
ALEX LEESECRETARY2.5
STEPHEN LENIVYVICE-PRESIDE2.5
KAT LIEUDIRECTOR2.5
CHRIS NGUYENDIRECTOR2.5
CLAIRE NIPPERDIRECTOR5
DANNY POONDIRECTOR2.5
MICHELLE RIGELLDIRECTOR5
GIA VANGCO-PRESIDENT15

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

1states

States

Cities

Los Angeles

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

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