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Eugene and Carol Choi Family Foundation: 15 grants to organizations, $275,005 (tax year ended December 2025)
Eugene and Carol Choi Family Foundation, a private foundation in Irvine, CA, paid 15 grants to organizations totaling $275,005 in its tax year ended December 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on August 18, 2026. The largest was $96,100 to Armonia Music Group in Cypress, CA for support the mission of the organization - to ensure a fair and transparent compensation for authors in the online music industry through extensive music licensing expertise and innovative technology..
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- EIN
- 263833324
- Based in
- Irvine, CA
- Assets
- $964,015
- Grants paid
- $275,005
- Tax year ended
- December 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed August 18, 2026, IRS object ID 202642309349100629. It reported $275,005 in grants paid; 15 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armonia Music Group | Cypress, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to ensure a fair and transparent compensation for authors in the online music industry through extensive music licensing expertise and innovative technology. | Arts, culture and humanities | $96,100 | apps.irs.gov |
| Council of Korean American | Washington, DC | Support the mission of the organization - to advance the national voice and influence of the korean american community through collaboration and leadership development. | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ellis Island Honors Society | Franklin Square, NY | Support the mission of the organizayion - to celebrate the contributions immigrants and their descendants have made to america, support educational opportunities for students with immigrant heritage, | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Irvine Barclay Theater | Irvine, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to broaden the scope, availability and appreciation of the arts in orange county by being a leading cultural presenter of diverse and exceptional artists, and | $20,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uci Foundation | Irvine, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to raise and manage private funds to support uci's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. | $19,950 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sejong Soloists | New York, NY | Support the mission of the organization - enriching lives through high-level music performance and outreach. fostering and educating the next generation of musical talent, with alumni in major roles a | $18,700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asian Pacific Community Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to transforms lives and meets the diverse needs of asian and pacific islanders (apis) throughout los angeles county and beyond. | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Korean American Community Foundation | New York, NY | Support the mission of the organization - drives social change by funding community-based nonprofits, fostering a culture of giving, and fostering philanthropy within the korean american community. fu | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement | Shanghai, CH | Support the mission of the organization - fund locally driven public welfare, poverty alleviation, and community-centered humanitarian relief within china. direct funding to upgrade church-run nursing | $10,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Newport Beach Public Library | Newport Beach, CA | Support the mission of the organization - serves as the cultural, educational, and informational heart of the community, providing free access to materials, technology, and programs that foster lifelo | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Us Olympic and Paralympic Foundation | Colorado Springs, CO | Support the mission of the organization - to generate funding to support team usa athletes, enabling them to achieve sustained competitive excellence and well-being | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Laist | Pasadena, CA | Support the mission of the organization - strengthening southern california's civic and cultural bonds through in-depth, independent, and community-driven reporting. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Irvine, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to envision an orange county with food and nutritional security for all. | $1,406 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Korea Christian Gospel Mission | Fresno, CA | Support the mission of the organization - humanitarian relief, child sponsorship, and spreading messages of hope and faith through music. allocate funds to support war orphans and provide food, clothi | Religion-related | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Aapi Lead | Los Angeles, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to encourage, equip, and connect aapi leaders across all levels of government, fostering an inclusive, just, and equitable community that strengthens aapi par | $349 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended December 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed May 27, 2025, IRS object ID 202501479349100750. It reported $296,891 in grants paid; 9 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council of Korean American | Washington, DC | Support the mission of the organization - to advance the national voice and influence of the korean american community through collaboration and leadership development. | $85,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Uci Foundation | Irvine, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to raise and manage private funds to support uci's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. | $77,975 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Armonia Music Group | Cypress, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to ensure a fair and transparent compensation for authors in the online music industry through extensive music licensing expertise and innovative technology. | Arts, culture and humanities | $61,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Pacific Symphony | Irvine, CA | Support the mission of the organization - inspires, engages and serves orange county and the region through exceptional music performances, and education and community programming. | Arts, culture and humanities | $36,395 | apps.irs.gov |
| Irvine Barclay Theater | Irvine, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to broaden the scope, availability and appreciation of the arts in orange county by being a leading cultural presenter of diverse and exceptional artists, and | $21,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Asian Pacific Community Fund | Los Angeles, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to transforms lives and meets the diverse needs of asian and pacific islanders (apis) throughout los angeles county and beyond. | $10,410 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Second Harvest Food Bank | Irvine, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to envision an orange county with food and nutritional security for all. | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Educate To Empower | Costa Mesa, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to equip educators with liberatory resources, community-rooted learning, and advocacy tools so they can center historically excluded voices, challenge injusti | $1,411 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Philharmonic Society | Irvine, CA | Support the mission of the organization - to continue its vision of presenting orange county audiences with the world's most acclaimed symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles and soloists, while provid | $1,200 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Arts, culture and humanities | $193,495 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $10,000 |
| Religion-related | $1,000 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $368,196 |
| District of Columbia | $135,000 |
| New York | $53,700 |
| Colorado | $5,000 |
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Updated August 18, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.