Jae S Lim Foundation
EIN 272910858Total Given 2016–2023
$5.3M
212 grants · $663K avg/year
based on 8 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$3K
typical micro grants · $3K–$3K
grant size
68%
deep partner · 45/66 multi-year
repeat
$32.8M
Assets (2023)
66
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Phone
(800) 839-1754
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $56K | $13.4M | $3.1M | 15 |
| 2017 | $337K | $17.4M | $2.4M | 27 |
| 2018 | $1.4M | $16.6M | $2.4M | 35 |
| 2019 | N/A | $21.9M | $2.7M | N/A |
| 2020 | $870K | $26.8M | $4.3M | 35 |
| 2022 | $903K | $27.3M | $697K | 44 |
| 2023 | $1.8M | $32.8M | $2.8M | 56 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 212 grants on record
Minimum
$2K
25th Pctl
$3K
Median
$3K
Average
$25K
75th Pctl
$3K
Maximum
$1.6M
Geographic Distribution
Officers & Directors
TL
Taeho Lim
7+ yrs
Sec, Dir, President
Leadership
JL
Jae S Lim
7+ yrs
Dir
TL
Taeho Lim
7+ yrs
Sec, Dir, President
Leadership
JL
Jae S Lim
7+ yrs
Dir
TL
Taeho Lim
7+ yrs
Sec, Dir, President**
Leadership
JL
Jae S Lim
7+ yrs
Dir, President*
Leadership
JL
Jae S Lim
7+ yrs
President, Dir
Leadership
TL
Taeho Lim
7+ yrs
Sec, Dir
JL
Jae S Lim
7+ yrs
President, Dir
Leadership
TL
Taeho Lim
7+ yrs
Sec, Dir
JL
Jae S Lim
7+ yrs
President, Dir
Leadership
TL
Taeho Lim
7+ yrs
Sec
JL
Jae S Lim
7+ yrs
President / Dir
Leadership
TL
Taeho Lim
7+ yrs
Sec
Grants Awarded (212 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund | Boston, MA | $1,550,000 | Lim Family Fund | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $750,000 | Jae S. Lim Korea Fund | 2018 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 | Music Building Construction Fund | 2020 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 | Jae S. Lim College of Computing Professorship Fund | 2022 |
| MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHnology | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 | Jae S. Lim Professorship Fund | 2018 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $250,000 | Jae S. Lim Korea Fund | 2020 |
| The University of Toledo Foundation | Toledo, OH | $250,000 | Jeen Su Lim Student Innovative Support Fund and Jeen Su Lim Faculty Innovative Support Fund | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Tech | Cambridge, MA | $250,000 | Jae S. Lim Graduate Fellowship Fund | 2017 |
| Georgia Tech Foundation Inc | Atlanta, GA | $24,000 | Project ENGAGES student stipends | 2020 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Childrens Health | Palo Alto, CA | $24,000 | Pediatrics Internship Program at Stanford | 2023 |
| Washington & Lee University | Lexington, VA | $20,000 | W&L Law School clinics | 2023 |
| Stanford University | Redwood City, CA | $15,000 | 2023 Stanford PIPS | 2023 |
| University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporate | Durham, NH | $10,000 | 2023 HighTech Bound Intern Wages | 2023 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Tech | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | MIT SEED Program | 2016 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $10,000 | Stanford RISE Summer Internship 2018 Program | 2017 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $8,500 | Summer 2022 Aspirnaut Student Stipends | 2022 |
| Woburn Council of Social Concern Inc | Woburn, MA | $8,000 | TO purchase food for the food pantry | 2022 |
| Town of Falmouth | Falmouth, MA | $6,000 | Falmouth High School STEM Lab | 2022 |
| University of Illinois Foundation | Chicago, IL | $6,000 | 2022 WYSE Summer Research Internships | 2022 |
| University of New Hampshire Foundation Incorporate | Durham, NH | $6,000 | 2022 HighTech Bound Intern Wages | 2022 |
| Regents of the University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | $6,000 | Summer 2023 Aspirnaut Student Stipends | 2023 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $5,500 | 2022 KEYS Research Internship | 2022 |
| University of Arizona Foundation | Tucson, AZ | $5,500 | 2023 KEYS Research Internship | 2023 |
| Arlington Eats Inc | Arlington, MA | $5,000 | To purchase Food | 2022 |
| Mahwah High School | Mahwah, NJ | $5,000 | Kurt Kuehn Mathematics Fund | 2022 |