The D.K. Kim Foundation is an international organization.
If you want your mind to grow, you must first plant a seed. – D.K. Kim, Founder
Our Work Throughout The Years
We are committed to investing in and enabling global equality through education. Individuals are empowered, communities are transformed, and our world is changed when sustainable solutions are discovered, developed and implemented.
2003
○ DK Kim Foundation is established as a private non-profit 501(c)(3)
2004
○ UC Berkeley Executive Classroom completed at Haas School of Business
○ UC Berkeley Revolving Grant program offered to MBA students at Haas School of Business
2006
○ Westminster Seminary California Scholarship created
2008
○ UC Berkeley International Business Development (IBD) teams conduct feasibility studies in Cambodia
○ D.K. Kim Cambodia Foundation is established in the Kingdom of Cambodia
2009
○ Palos Verdes Peninsula Rotary Club High School Scholarship created
○ Azusa Pacific University graduate students conduct feasibility study in Cambodia
2011
○ D.K. Kim Cambodia Foundation signed Education Cooperation Agreement
2012
○ D.K. Kim Fellowship Endowment Fund established at UC Berkeley – $500,000
2013
○ Asia America Symphony Association Scholarship Fund created
2016
○ Additional $800,000 donated to the D.K. Kim Fellowship Endowment Fund at UC Berkeley
○ First group of students hosted at USC for D.K. Kim Int’l Service Fund & D.K. Kim Summer Scholars Program
2017
○ DK Kim Korea and “Smile for Children” provide free surgical operations in Cambodia to correct cleft lips & palates
○ USC Kim Integrated Health Management Initiative (KIHMI) begins a 5-year feasibility study in Colombia
○ Asia America Youth Symphony conducts joint concert in Los Angeles, CA – “Seoul to Soul”
○ D.K. Kim Korea donates 3,000 dental hygiene products to the residents in Preah Vihear, Cambodia
○ Loyola Marymount University launches the D.K. Kim Lecture Series and Movie Screenings
○ D.K. Kim Korea supplies pediatric furniture and wheelchairs to the National Pediatric Hospital in Cambodia
○ D.K. Kim Korea supplies soccer uniforms and balls for students in Congo, Kenya, and Zambia
○ D.K. Kim Korea sponsors Seoul City Street Festival with Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture
○ D.K. Kim Korea provides scholarships for African students studying at Daegu University in Korea.
2018
○ D.K. Kim International Center for Regulatory Science $5 million Endowment Fund created at USC
○ Sponsored students from Yonsei University to participate in USC’s Regulatory Science 2018 Summer Program
○ Asia America Youth Symphony joint concert in Seoul, Korea – “Play the Dream”
2019
○ Co. Act Scholarship funded by D.K. Kim Foundation
○ Sponsored Google CSSIx summer program at Loyola Marymount University
○ Sponsored students from Yonsei University to participate in USC’s Regulatory Science 2019 Summer Program
○ Korean American Special Education Center receives a donation for educational programs
○ Supported students to participate in Summer Opportunity for Advanced Research (SOAR) at LMU
○ Good Lab Established at LMU College of Business
○ Korea-America Finance Association Eminent Scholar Award established
2021
○ January – TGR Foundation Agreement signed
○ March – Colombian cohort of educators begin virtual STEM training with TGR Foundation team
○ December – Universidad de Magdalena, Colombia MOU signed