Wooshin Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sandy Springs, GA EIN: 20-3635492

Wooshin Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Sandy Springs, GA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $694K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $172K.

Wooshin Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Wooshin Foundation Inc gave $172K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $86K), mostly in Georgia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$172,000
+244.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$86,000
+72.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$86,000
Total assets
$693,683
-21.5% vs 2024
Primary geography
Georgia (58% 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 Wooshin Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Wheat Mission Atlanta: $100KWheat Mission Atlanta$100KSoon Movement Global: $72KSoon Movement Global$72K

The largest 2025 recipient was Wheat Mission Atlanta ($100K). Together the top 2 received $172K.

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

<$50K5$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 5 grants of 6 (83%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

Cities

FullertonAtlanta

How Wooshin Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 244% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 254% 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$50K$100K$150K$200K1 grant2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2020) to $172K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $172K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Wheat Mission Atlanta Atlanta, GATo End Homelessness Through Personalized Care$100,000
Soon Movement Global Fullerton, CAGeneral Support of Christian Mission$72,000
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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
2025$693,683$24,493$202,955$172,0002$172,000—$67,808
2024$883,920$78,292$79,109$50,0001$50,000$34,657$68,466
2023$899,154$74,172$105,795$80,0001$80,000$37,899$60,933
2022$928,382$140,205$70,357$50,0001$50,000$110,639$60,621
2021$860,940$42,378$70,545$50,0001$50,000$21,386$64,486
2020$879,394$-31,970$71,399$50,0001—$865$51,304

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wooshin Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $68K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Wooshin Foundation Inc is led by Shin-Aee Choi, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Shin-Aee Choi

    President

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jung-Whan John Choi

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Woo-Baeg Choi

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    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 Wooshin Foundation Inc

How much does Wooshin Foundation Inc give each year?

Wooshin Foundation Inc gave $172K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $50K across 1 grant.

How large is Wooshin Foundation Inc?

Wooshin Foundation Inc reported $694K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $172K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $68K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Wooshin Foundation Inc operate?

Wooshin Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California, Georgia.

What is Wooshin Foundation Inc's EIN?

Wooshin Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3635492. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 6, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 5, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 25, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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