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Sejong Cultural Society

EIN 20-1530662 · Glenview, IL

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood79 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

BY REACHING OUT TO THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS THROUGH CONTEMPORARY CREATIVE AND FINE ARTS, THE SEJONG CULTURAL SOCIETY STRIVES TO ADVANCE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF KOREA'S HERITAGE AMONGST PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT, THROUGH THIS, THE RICH CULTURE BEHIND KOREA'S COLORFUL HISTORY WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO PEOPLE OF ANY ETHNICITY AND NATIONALITY WHILE BEING A UNIQUE PART OF THE LARGER, MORE FAMILIAR WESTERN CULTURE. BY BRIDGING ASIAN AND AMERICAN CULTURE WE TRY TO PROMOTE HARMONY AMONG THE MANY DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS IN THE UNITED STATES.

Income
$77,426
Spending
$113,070
Reserves
14.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 89%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 55% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 14.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 4% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    0 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 46% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (3)
  1. $27,421 spent. THE GOALS OF THE SEJONG WRITING COMPETITION ARE TO DISCOVER CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS TALENTED IN WRITING AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO LEARN AND WRITE ABOUT KOREA AND ITS CULTURE. THROUGH THIS WRITING COMPETITION WE HOPE TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF KOREA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE AMONGST THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS GROWING UP IN THE UNITED STATES.
  2. $16,373 spent. THE GOALS OF THE SEJONG MUSIC COMPETITION ARE TO DISCOVER TALENTED YOUNG MUSICIANS AND ENCOURAGE THEM IN THEIR STUDIES, AND TO ALSO INTRODUCE TRADITIONAL KOREAN MUSIC EXPRESSED THROUGH WESTERN MEDIA. THROUGH THIS COMPETITION WE HOPE TO INCREASE THE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF KOREA'S CULTURAL HERITAGE AMONGST THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS GROWING UP IN THE UNITED STATES SO AS TO PROMOTE HARMONY AMONG PEOPLE OF VARIOUS ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS AND BRIDGE ASIAN AND WESTERN CULTURES.
  3. $51,401 spent. THE SIJO IS A TRADITIONAL STRUCTURED THREE-LINE KOREAN POETIC FORM. IT HAS BEEN THE MOST POPULAR FORM OF LYRIC VERSE IN KOREA FOR OVER FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AND IS CONSIDERED A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF TRADITIONAL KOREAN FINE ARTS. THROUGH THE SIJO, STUDENTS MAY BE INTRODUCED TO NOT ONLY A UNIQUE, LESSER KNOWN FORM OF POETRY, BUT ALSO A CULTURE LITTLE EXPLORED. SEJONG CULTURAL SOCIETY HOSTS VARIOUS SIJO EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SIJO WORKSHOPS, LECTURES AND SEMINARS FOR ENGLISH TEACHERS, AND SIJO READING FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. SEJONG ALSO DEVELOPS AND DISTRIBUTES SIJO TEACHING RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS FREE OF CHARGE.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since September 2005.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.

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