KOREAN LITERATURE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
EIN 20-8592467 · Printing & Publishing (A33)
What they do
Korean Literature Lectures Are Provided Regularly. One Summer Literature Camp is Organized to Promote Korean Literature.
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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.
They explain their jobThe charity tells us what it is trying to do.
They name their leaders51 people are listed in the latest report.
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Leadership and board
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Board and leadership roster (51)
SUSAN M CHOIDIRECTOR
KYU H YUNDIRECTOR
KYUNG H CHOIDIRECTOR
LAWRENCE KIMDIRECTOR
MIN HEE LYUDIRECTOR
MOON CHOIDIRECTOR
NAE SOO KIMDIRECTOR
SABRINA BAEDIRECTOR
SANG M JEONDIRECTOR
SARAH JIDIRECTOR
SHELLY KWAKDIRECTOR
SINJAI PARKDIRECTOR
SUN YOUNG PAEKDIRECTOR
KUM S MOONDIRECTOR
T S CHUNGDIRECTOR
TANYA H KODIRECTOR
THOMSA KIMDIRECTOR
WOL RAN LEEDIRECTOR
YEON HEE OHDIRECTOR
YONG C CHONGDIRECTOR
YONG SUK PARKDIRECTOR
YOO H LEEDIRECTOR
YOUNG CHUL JOEDIRECTOR
YOUNG LA CHUNGDIRECTOR
YOUNG M KIMDIRECTOR
YUNG J KEEDIRECTOR
IRVING CHUNGDIRECTOR
BOKSUE PARKDIRECTOR
CHANG Y LEEDIRECTOR
CHUNG H CHODIRECTOR
DAJIN KODIRECTOR
DONG HI LEEDIRECTOR
ELENA PARKCFO
ERIC JEONGDIRECTOR
GRACE HYANG KIMSECRETARY
HACK HEE YANGDIRECTOR
HELEN H SEUNGDIRECTOR
HWI Y YUNDIRECTOR
IN K MOONDIRECTOR
ANN YOUNGAI KIMDIRECTOR
JAE MOO BYUNDIRECTOR
JEANNETTE CHANGDIRECTOR
JEE Y BAEKDIRECTOR
JIEUN JHONDIRECTOR
JIN SOO CHOIDIRECTOR
JOHN J KIMDIRECTOR
JOOHEE LEEDIRECTOR
JUN C KIMDIRECTOR
KENNETH PARKDIRECTOR
KESANG PARKDIRECTOR
KIYOON LEEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2009
- Location
- 680 WILSHIRE PL STE 410, LOS ANGELES, CA 90005-4064
- County
- Los Angeles
- In care of
- % TONG CHAN KIM
- Primary officer
- JUN C KIM, PRESIDENT
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- KSS ACCOUNTANCY CORPORATION
- NTEE classification
- Printing & Publishing (A33)
- IRS tax category
- Printing & Publishing