World Journal Culture Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Whitestone, NY EIN: 11-2948645

World Journal Culture Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Whitestone, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $144K in total assets. In 2025, it made $219 in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $3K.

World Journal Culture Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$144,182
+1.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$2,568
-31.2% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$219
-97.8% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$271
-97.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who World Journal Culture Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Saint PeterNew YorkQueens

How World Journal Culture Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 64% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 3% 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

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K2 grants2021 0 grants2022 4 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2024) to $31K (2023). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Scholarship America Saint Peter, MNDream Adward$10,000
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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$144,182$2,568$271——$219$2,568$7,015
2024$141,885$3,732$9,917$10,0001$10,000$3,732$7,199
2023$148,070$3,282$30,550$30,5004$30,550$3,282$8,029
2022$175,338$163$100——$100$113$8,607
2021$175,275$183$28,000$28,0002—$183$8,800

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, World Journal Culture Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $7K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

World Journal Culture Foundation Inc's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Tina Lee

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Han Sheng Chang

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Han-Sheng Chang (2021–2022) — Director

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 World Journal Culture Foundation Inc

How large is World Journal Culture Foundation Inc?

World Journal Culture Foundation Inc reported $144K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $219 in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $7K (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 World Journal Culture Foundation Inc operate?

World Journal Culture Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Minnesota, New York.

What is World Journal Culture Foundation Inc's EIN?

World Journal Culture Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 11-2948645. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

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

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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