INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL ON KOREAN STUDIES INC

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2015 · Form 990EZ · revenue $61K · expenses $28K · assets $33K

EIN
47-4144572
Address
5508 CHESTERMILL DR, FAIRFAX, VA 22030-7248
Website
www.icks.org
NTEE code
V35
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
December 2015 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
WON EOG KIM (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO PROMOTE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF KOREAN STUDIES AND EXPLORE ISSUES OF THE KOREAN REUNIFICATION AMONG THE PROFESSIONALS AND THE NEW GENERATION OF KOREANS AND KOREAN AMERICANS.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 21 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

21 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Soon Paik CHAIRMAN/BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Jai P Ryu VICE CHAIRMAN/BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Gordon G Chang BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
James F Durand BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
George A Hutchinson BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Dong-Keun Jeong BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Hugo W Kim BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Woong B Lee BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Tara O BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Inhwan Oh BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Hong-Kyu Park BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Yoon-Shik Park BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Jong O Ra BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Hang Yul Rhee BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Terence J Roehrig BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Greg Scarlatoiu BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Bruce E Bechtoljr PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Richard T Shin VICE PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
David S Maxwell ED CHIEF/BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Won E Kim TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER2015 2 $0 reported 1
Yop Pak AUDITOR2015 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2015 · 21 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SOON PAIK CHAIRMAN/BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
JAI P RYU VICE CHAIRMAN/BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
GORDON G CHANG BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
JAMES F DURAND BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
GEORGE A HUTCHINSON BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
DONG-KEUN JEONG BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
HUGO W KIM BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
WOONG B LEE BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
TARA O BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
INHWAN OH BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
HONG-KYU PARK BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
YOON-SHIK PARK BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
JONG O RA BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
HANG YUL RHEE BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
TERENCE J ROEHRIG BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
GREG SCARLATOIU BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
BRUCE E BECHTOLJR PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
RICHARD T SHIN VICE PRESIDENT/BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
DAVID S MAXWELL ED CHIEF/BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
WON E KIM TREASURER/BOARD MEMBER2 $0-- $01
YOP PAK AUDITOR2 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,046$27,558 $33,488$33,488 $58,156$0 ---

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $27,558 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $22,714 82.4%
Printing, publications, postage $2,799 10.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,045 7.4%
Total$27,558100%

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