Me & Korea Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
352491158
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2014–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2013
Location
San Ramon, CA, USA
Phone
4086169481
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Cultural, Ethnic Awareness

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$140,011
Expenses
$109,807
Assets
$285,096

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Minyoung Kim (Executive Dir.)
  • Mary Schlafman (Director)
  • Kyutaeg Oh (CFO & Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Me & Korea, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established to create a bridge between the Korean community and Korean adoptees. We foster cultural unity by providing opportunities for adoptees to learn about Korean culture and history, assisting with birth family searches, and helping the Korean community embrace the unique experiences of the adoptee community.

What it reported doing in 2025

In 2025, Me and Korea, Inc. carried out cultural, educational, and community-support programs serving Korean adoptees and their families. Key activities included: 1. Omma Poom Memorial Park & Dedication Ceremony: Partnered with the City of Paju to open Omma Poom, the first memorial park honoring Korean adoptees and birth families. Coordinated the June 2025 dedication events and provided lodging and meal support for international attendees. 2. Mosaic Tours & Heritage Travel: Continued heritage travel programs offering cultural immersion, regional tours, and birth family search support. Provided additional guidance during regulatory changes involving the National Center for the Rights of the Child (NCRC). 3. WINGS Program: Managed the WINGS initiative, distributing 100% of designated donations to Angels Haven and Ae Ran Won Mothers and Baby Home to support vulnerable children and families in Korea. 4. Education & Outreach: Operated Me & Korean, a free online Korean language and culture program for adoptees and their families, and conducted the Ninth Annual Ten for $10 fundraiser to support core services.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Program spending has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 70
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 67
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 63.5%; rating input score 64
  • Program expense ratio: 81%; rating input score 81

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.6%; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2.6; rating input score 86; 86th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -1% per year; rating input score 0; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.2% per year; rating input score 100; 35th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 18.3% per year; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 63.5% of revenue deployed · 81% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $89K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 12 filing years from 2014 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.