The Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Helping One Student At A Time
The Korean American Scholarship Foundation
EIN: 23-7151484
as of September 2024
as of September 09, 2024
Programs and results
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Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Scholarship Program
KASF scholarships (which range from $500 to $5,000) are offered to the qualified Korean American students (including foreign students from Korea). All applicants must be enrolled in a full time program in the U.S during the scholarship application year. If extra funds are available, other students (non Koreans) may qualify for scholarships. Specifically, descendants of American veterans served during the Korean War may qualify for scholarships (applicable to selective regions).
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Our results
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Total dollar amount of scholarship awarded
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Scholarship Program
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Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of students who receive scholarship funds and/or tuition assistance
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Scholarship Program
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Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Goal One - Establish leadership pipeline for scholarship recipients to return to the organization, represent at the local and national level, volunteer, and possibly even donate back to the organization.
Goal Two - Go beyond just awarding scholarships by establishing programs that engage and bring together scholarship recipients, alumni, and applicants (leadership, community service, professional and academic development)
Goal Three - To meet the goal of the "50 for 50" Campaign, recruiting 50 donors who will donate or pledge $50,000 or more; adding at least $2.5 million to our endowment fund that will provide solid foundation and enhance organizational capacity for KASF's future operations
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Leadership Development (Describe an investment in leadership):
Internships
Inviting former scholarship recipients/interns to join any of the National Committees and boards
Inviting former scholarship recipients/interns to join any of the regional chapters as volunteers
Inviting former scholarship recipients/interns to join the National Board meeting
Mentorship program
KASF Young Professionals group created to increase diverse board representation
The nonprofit provides evidence of leadership through focusing externally and mobilizing resources for the mission.
Strategic Partnerships
Networks of Collective Impact Efforts
Thought Leadership
Raising Awareness
Community Building
Policy Advocacy
Partnership with KIA America, search for partnerships with other major Korean and Korean American corporations, Chair Scholarships, scholarship donation by Case Western University
Recovering from COVID-19, 2nd National Board meeting since COVID-19, more membership/representation from regional chapters,
establishment of KASF Young Professionals to increase diverse representation on board
regional chapters have adapted their annual scaholarship banquets, some have returned to in-person scholarship banquets but others have stayed virtual depending on their each region’s situation
number of applications significantly decreased during the pandemic but with social media promotion and digital outreach, application numbers have bounced back and have increased to more than it was pre-COVID (scholarship will become more competitive)
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
Financial documents
Download audited financialsRevenue vs. expenses: breakdown
Liquidity in 2022 info
0.00
Months of cash in 2022 info
9.1
Fringe rate in 2022 info
0%
Funding sources info
Assets & liabilities info
Financial data
The Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Fiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
This snapshot of The Korean American Scholarship Foundation’s financial trends applies Nonprofit Finance Fund® analysis to data hosted by GuideStar. While it highlights the data that matter most, remember that context is key – numbers only tell part of any story.
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Business model indicators
Profitability info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Unrestricted surplus (deficit) before depreciation | -$296,599 | $577,662 | $262,345 | $698,902 | -$759,102 |
As % of expenses | -42.9% | 69.8% | 33.5% | 91.9% | -79.6% |
Unrestricted surplus (deficit) after depreciation | -$296,599 | $577,662 | $262,345 | $698,902 | -$759,102 |
As % of expenses | -42.9% | 69.8% | 33.5% | 91.9% | -79.6% |
Revenue composition info | |||||
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Total revenue (unrestricted & restricted) | $968,283 | $1,185,463 | $844,070 | $1,135,969 | $1,380,392 |
Total revenue, % change over prior year | -15.4% | 22.4% | -28.8% | 34.6% | 21.5% |
Program services revenue | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Membership dues | 3.1% | 11.6% | 2.5% | 1.6% | 1.3% |
Investment income | 13.3% | 8.9% | 10.7% | 17.8% | 14.7% |
Government grants | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
All other grants and contributions | 76.8% | 80.5% | 78.1% | 74.3% | 85.2% |
Other revenue | 6.8% | -1.0% | 8.7% | 6.3% | -1.2% |
Expense composition info | |||||
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Total expenses before depreciation | $690,777 | $828,136 | $782,973 | $760,511 | $953,923 |
Total expenses, % change over prior year | 0.6% | 19.9% | -5.5% | -2.9% | 25.4% |
Personnel | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.3% | 7.7% |
Professional fees | 7.5% | 10.5% | 14.4% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
Occupancy | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Interest | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Pass-through | 65.7% | 64.2% | 74.3% | 81.5% | 81.0% |
All other expenses | 26.7% | 25.4% | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.3% |
Full cost components (estimated) info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Total expenses (after depreciation) | $690,777 | $828,136 | $782,973 | $760,511 | $953,923 |
One month of savings | $57,565 | $69,011 | $65,248 | $63,376 | $79,494 |
Debt principal payment | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Fixed asset additions | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Total full costs (estimated) | $748,342 | $897,147 | $848,221 | $823,887 | $1,033,417 |
Capital structure indicators
Liquidity info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Months of cash | 6.1 | 8.9 | 9.4 | 10.8 | 9.1 |
Months of cash and investments | 70.7 | 72.8 | 83.3 | 98.0 | 70.1 |
Months of estimated liquid unrestricted net assets | -2.7 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 21.8 | 7.9 |
Balance sheet composition info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Cash | $350,791 | $614,510 | $614,281 | $683,267 | $719,592 |
Investments | $3,717,425 | $4,406,368 | $4,818,942 | $5,527,662 | $4,853,278 |
Receivables | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Gross land, buildings, equipment (LBE) | $56,579 | $56,579 | $56,579 | $56,579 | $56,579 |
Accumulated depreciation (as a % of LBE) | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Liabilities (as a % of assets) | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Unrestricted net assets | -$154,284 | $423,378 | $685,723 | $1,384,625 | $625,523 |
Temporarily restricted net assets | $0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Permanently restricted net assets | $4,222,500 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Total restricted net assets | $4,222,500 | $4,597,500 | $4,747,500 | $4,826,304 | $4,947,347 |
Total net assets | $4,068,216 | $5,020,878 | $5,433,223 | $6,210,929 | $5,572,870 |
Key data checks
Key data checks info | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
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Material data errors | No | No | No | No | No |
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
Chairman
Sang Kim
Number of employees
Source: IRS Form 990
The Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
The Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Board of directorsas of 07/19/2024
Board of directors data
Jay Lee
Henry Choi
Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Term: 2023 - 2024
Sang Kim
HJ Nam
Alex Lee
Jay Lee
Frank Lee
Leonard Kim
Sungsu John Kang
Sang Nam Lee
Henry Choi
Robyn Brinkerhoff
Gimin Kim
Gina Huh
Board leadership practices
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
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Board composition
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Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.