Grants paid by Mbk Educational Foundation Inc
EIN 26-2987483 · New York, NY · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T20
Mbk Educational Foundation Inc of New York, NY (EIN 26-2987483) reported 24 grants paid totaling $15,378,333 to 12 recipients in tax years 2020–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. It also reported $34,116,667 approved for future payment, which is listed separately and not included in the total. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$15,378,333
24 grants
Recipients
12
distinct organizations
Tax years
2020–2024
5 filings in the corpus
Approved for future payment
$34,116,667
5 commitments · not included in grants paid
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | $560,000 | — |
| 2021 | 5 | $1,115,000 | — |
| 2022 | 3 | $1,450,000 | $500,000 |
| 2023 | 6 | $3,637,500 | $7,500,000 |
| 2024 | 7 | $8,615,833 | $26,116,667 |
Top recipients
The 12 recipients receiving the most from Mbk Educational Foundation Inc, by grants paid, out of 12 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art 13-1624086 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $5,130,000 | 2024 |
| Haverford College 23-1352646 | D | Haverford, PA | 2 | $4,650,000 | 2024 |
| Mbk Scholarship Foundation | U | Seoul | 2 | $1,600,000 | 2024 |
| Mbk Scholarship Foundation | U | Jongnoku, SEOUL | 2 | $1,425,000 | 2021 |
| New York Public Library Astor Lennox and Tilden Fdn 13-1887440 | C | New York, NY | 3 | $1,000,000 | 2024 |
| Mbk | U | Seoul | 1 | $850,000 | 2022 |
| The University of Chicago | U | Chicago, IL | 2 | $458,333 | 2024 |
| Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation 13-5562233 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $150,000 | 2024 |
| Harvard Business School | U | Boston, MA | 1 | $50,000 | 2021 |
| Grace Church School 11-3752853 | B | New York, NY | 3 | $30,000 | 2024 |
| Wellesley College | U | Wellesley, MA | 1 | $25,000 | 2023 |
| Grace Church School | U | New York, MA | 1 | $10,000 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 29 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | D | $20,400,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING FOR THE ETHICAL INQUIRY AND LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TO BE NAMED THE MICHAEL B. KIM INSTITUTE FOR ETHICAL INQUIRY AND LEADERSHIP (HEREINAFTER, "SPACE") AND ESTABLISHING THE MICHAEL B. KIM INSTITUTE FOR ETHICAL INQUIRY AND LEADERSHIP ENDOWED FUND (HEREINAFTER, "FUND") IN SUPPORT OF THE OPERATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE MICHAEL B. KIM INSTITUTE FOR ETHICAL INQUIRY AND LEADERSHIP (THE "INSTITUTE"). | 202542979349100614 |
| 2024 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | C | $5,000,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S PLANS IN THE AREA OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, PROGRAMMING, OR OTHER NEEDS OF A NEW OR RENOVATED MODERN WING (THE "NEW MODERN WING"), AND OTHER ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING THE MUSEUM AT THE FOREFRONT OF PRESENTING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART TO THE PUBLIC, AT THE MUSEUM'S SOLE DISCRETION. | 202542979349100614 |
| 2024 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | D | $4,600,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW BUILDING FOR THE ETHICAL INQUIRY AND LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE TO BE NAMED THE MICHAEL B. KIM INSTITUTE FOR ETHICAL INQUIRY AND LEADERSHIP (HEREINAFTER, "SPACE") AND ESTABLISHING THE MICHAEL B. KIM INSTITUTE FOR ETHICAL INQUIRY AND LEADERSHIP ENDOWED FUND (HEREINAFTER, "FUND") IN SUPPORT OF THE OPERATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE MICHAEL B. KIM INSTITUTE FOR ETHICAL INQUIRY AND LEADERSHIP (THE "INSTITUTE"). | 202542979349100614 |
| 2024 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | B | $2,550,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S PLANS IN THE AREA OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, PROGRAMMING, OR OTHER NEEDS OF A NEW OR RENOVATED MODERN WING (THE "NEW MODERN WING"), AND OTHER ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING THE MUSEUM AT THE FOREFRONT OF PRESENTING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART TO THE PUBLIC, AT THE MUSEUM'S SOLE DISCRETION. | 202542979349100614 |
| 2024 | Mbk Scholarship Foundation Seoul | U | $800,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT MBK SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION'S SCHOLARSHIP MAKING ACTIVITIES TO FINANCIALLY NEEDY STUDENTS IN KOREA. | 202542979349100614 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $716,667 | approved, future | THE GIFT SHALL BE EXPENDABLE AND SHALL BE USED TO CREATE AND SUPPORT AN EXPENDABLE FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE KIM AND PARK STUDY OF THE BOOK PROGRAM FUND THE ASSETS OF THE PROGRAM FUND SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY'S NEW STUDY OF THE BOOK PROGRAM. | 202542979349100614 |
| 2024 | University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $358,333 | paid | THE GIFT SHALL BE EXPENDABLE AND SHALL BE USED TO CREATE AND SUPPORT AN EXPENDABLE FUND TO BE KNOWN AS THE KIM AND PARK STUDY OF THE BOOK PROGRAM FUND THE ASSETS OF THE PROGRAM FUND SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE LIBRARY'S NEW STUDY OF THE BOOK PROGRAM. | 202542979349100614 |
| 2024 | New York Public Library Astor Lennox and Tilden Fdn New York, NY | C | $250,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT NEW TECHNOLOGY, COLLECTIONS, AND OVERALL REFRESH OF THE MUHLENBERG LIBRARY'S CHILDREN AND TEEN CENTER, AS WELL AS SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING NYPL AFTER SCHOOL AND ENHANCED TEEN PROGRAMMING. | 202542979349100614 |
| 2024 | Soloman R Guggenheim Foundation New York, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT OF GUGGENHEIM EDUCATION PROGRAMS 2024-25 | 202542979349100614 |
| 2024 | Grace Church School New York, NY | B | $7,500 | paid | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | 202542979349100614 |
| 2023 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | C | $7,500,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S PLANS IN THE AREA OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, PROGRAMMING, OR OTHER NEEDS OF A NEW OR RENOVATED MODERN WING (THE "NEW MODERN WING"), AND OTHER ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING THE MUSEUM AT THE FOREFRONT OF PRESENTING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART TO THE PUBLIC, AT THE MUSEUM'S SOLE DISCRETION. | 202423119349102262 |
| 2023 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | B | $2,500,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S PLANS IN THE AREA OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART SPECIFICALLY FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, OPERATIONS, PROGRAMMING, OR OTHER NEEDS OF A NEW OR RENOVATED MODERN WING (THE "NEW MODERN WING"), AND OTHER ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN WITH THE GOAL OF KEEPING THE MUSEUM AT THE FOREFRONT OF PRESENTING MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART TO THE PUBLIC, AT THE MUSEUM'S SOLE DISCRETION. | 202423119349102262 |
| 2023 | Mbk Scholarship Foundation Seoul | U | $800,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT MBK SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION'S SCHOLARSHIP MAKING ACTIVITIES TO FINANCIALLY NEEDY STUDENTS IN KOREA. | 202423119349102262 |
| 2023 | New York Public Library Astor Lennox and Tilden Fdn New York, NY | C | $250,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT NEW TECHNOLOGY, COLLECTIONS, AND OVERALL REFRESH OF THE MUHLENBERG LIBRARY'S CHILDREN AND TEEN CENTER, AS WELL AS SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING NYPL AFTER SCHOOL AND ENHANCED TEEN PROGRAMMING. | 202423119349102262 |
| 2023 | Soloman R Guggenheim Foundation New York, NY | C | $50,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT OF GUGGENHEIM EDUCATION PROGRAMS 2023 -24 | 202423119349102262 |
| 2023 | Wellesley College Wellesley, MA | U | $25,000 | paid | SUPPORT FOR A FACULTY OFFICE IN THE SCIENCE CENTER | 202423119349102262 |
| 2023 | Grace Church School New York, NY | B | $12,500 | paid | GENERAL EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT | 202423119349102262 |
| 2022 | Mbk Seoul | U | $850,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT MBK SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION'S SCHOLARSHIP MAKING ACTIVITIES TO FINANCIALLY NEEDY STUDENTS IN KOREA. | 202303059349101135 |
| 2022 | New York Public Library Astor Lennox and Tilden Fdn New York, NY | C | $500,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT NEW TECHNOLOGY, COLLECTIONS, AND OVERALL REFRESH OF THE MUHLENBERG LIBRARY'S CHILDREN AND TEEN CENTER, AS WELL AS SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING NYPL AFTER SCHOOL AND ENHANCED TEEN PROGRAMMING. | 202303059349101135 |
| 2022 | New York Public Library Astor Lennox and Tilden Fdn New York, NY | C | $500,000 | approved, future | TO SUPPORT NEW TECHNOLOGY, COLLECTIONS, AND OVERALL REFRESH OF THE MUHLENBERG LIBRARY'S CHILDREN AND TEEN CENTER, AS WELL AS SUPPORT YOUTH EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES, INCLUDING NYPL AFTER SCHOOL AND ENHANCED TEEN PROGRAMMING. | 202303059349101135 |
| 2022 | The University of Chicago Chicago, IL | U | $100,000 | paid | TO PROVIDE EXPENDABLE SUPPORT TO THE ODYSSEY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | 202303059349101135 |
| 2021 | Mbk Scholarship Foundation Jongnoku, SEOUL | U | $925,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT MBK SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION'S SCHOLARSHIP MAKING ACTIVITIES | 202232709349100408 |
| 2021 | The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | B | $80,000 | paid | WOMEN'S EVENT; TRUSTEE FUND | 202232709349100408 |
| 2021 | Solomon R Guggenheim Foundation New York, NY | B | $50,000 | paid | IN SUPPORT OF THE AVANT-GARDE: EXPERIMENTAL ART IN SOUTH KOREA, IN 1967S-1975S EXHIBITION | 202232709349100408 |
| 2021 | Harvard Business School Boston, MA | U | $50,000 | paid | TO ESTABLISH THE ENDOWED MICHAEL B. KIM ASSOCIATE PROFESSORSHIP OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. DISTRIBUTIONS OF INCOME FROM SUCH ENDOWMENT FUND WILL BE USED TO COVER SALARY AND BENEFITS, INCLUDING RESEARCH EXPENSES, OF THE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR. | 202232709349100408 |
| 2021 | Grace Church School New York, NY | B | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202232709349100408 |
| 2020 | Mbk Scholarship Foundation Jongnoku, SEOUL | U | $500,000 | paid | TO SUPPORT MBK SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION'S SCHOLARSHIP MAKING ACTIVITIES. | 202132889349101613 |
| 2020 | Haverford College Haverford, PA | D | $50,000 | paid | FOR HAVERFORD'S ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN | 202132889349101613 |
| 2020 | Grace Church School New York, MA | U | $10,000 | paid | GENERAL SUPPORT | 202132889349101613 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.2 | 202542979349100614 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.1 | 202423119349102262 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202303059349101135 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-12-31 | not stated | 2021v4.2 | 202232709349100408 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202132889349101613 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/262987483.json.
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