Kinh 5 Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE ARE A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ASSISTING THE UNDERPRIVILEGED AND IMPOVERISHED PEOPLE OF THE KINH 5 REGION IN VIETNAM. OUR SERVICES ARE AIMED AT, BUT NOT LIMITED TO ORPHANS,THE ELDERLY, THE POOR, AND INDIVIDUALS WITH INSURABLE DISEASES. OUR ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROMOTE SELF AUTOMOMY, WE HOPE TO PLANT THE SEED THAT FOSTERS INDEPENDENCE SO THAT EVERY PERSON CAN BE EQUIPPED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-CONFIDENCE TO HELP THEMSELVES AND IN RETURN CREATE A BETTER WORLD FOR EVERYONE AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO COME.
- Income
- $789,569
- Spending
- $705,395
- Spent on programs
- 99%
- Reserves
- 2.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 0
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 11% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 80% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1599% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 52 out of 100. Higher than 22% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
18 of 253 of 3 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (4)
- $165,000 spent. LM LE VAN DUONG (CV BUI CHU) NORTH VIETNAM: THIS SPECIAL PROJECT IS LEADING BY A PRIEST NAMED LM LE VAN DOUNG ALONG WITH 27 STUDENTS TO SUPPORT THE POOR AND POVERTY IN THE CITY OF BUI CHU, NORTH VIETNAM. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES ASSISTANCE TO DIFFERENT PROGRAMS, HERE ARE A COUPLE IN 2025.THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO MORE THAN 100 POOR HONOR STUDENTS IN LOWER EDUCTATION. HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS DO NOT RECEIVED ANY SUPPORT DUE TO THE LACK OF FUNDS.THE PROJECT IS TRYING TO RAISE FUNDS TO SUPPORT HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS.THE PURPOSEIS CHANCE TO ACHIVE A HIGHER EDUCATION AND HAVE THEM COME BACK TO HELP THEIR COMMUNNITY.EVERY WEEKEND VOLUNTEERS COOK FOOD, PACK IT AND DISTRIBUTE IT IN-PATIENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE WAITING FOR THEIR APPOINTMENT. IN VIETNAM, HOSPITALS ARE PACKED WITH PATIENTS. BEDS AND SHELTERS ARE NEVER ENOUGH. MOST OF THE TIME, PATIENTS ARE WAITING FOR HOURS, EVEN DAYS TO BE SEE A DOCTOR. HOSPITAL ROOMS ARE CROWDED WITH MULTIPLE PATIENTS.THIS PROJECT HAS BENEFITED THOUSANDS OF PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES PER YEAR.
- $123,400 spent. K5 PASSING LANE & BRIDGES, 2025 SOUTH VIETNAM. THIS PROJECT IS DIRECTED BY QUAN SAN (PROJECT MANAGEMENT) AT KINH 5 REGIME IN SOUTH VIETNAM. THE PROJECT IS GEARED TO FIX TWO MAIN PROBLEMS IN THIS STREET. 1. THE MAIN CEMENT SURFACE STREET OF KINH 5 IS ONLY 3 FEET WIDE AND ABOUT 15 KILOMETERS RUNNING ALONG THE KINH RIVER. IF TWO CARS ARE DRIVING ALONG IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SPACE FOR ONE OF THE CARS TO YIELD AND ALLOW THE OTHER CAR TO PASS.THIS PROJECT PAID FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF MORE THAN 50 PASSING LANES ALONG THE RIVER BY WIDENING AND CEMENT THE STREE REDUCING THE ABOVE PROBLEM. KINH5 FOUNDATION HAS BUILT 5 BRIDGES OVER 15 KILOMETER ALONG KINH RIVER IN ORDER TO CONECT CREEKS AND THE RIVER, THESE BRIDGES HAD HELP THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS TO DRIVE OVER THE BRIDGES INSTEAD WALKING INSIDE THE CREEKS CARRYING THEIR BICYCLES AND MOTOR CYCLES.
- $50,460 spent. HUE CENTRAL VN FLOODED STORM 2025 RESCUE MISSION CENTRAL VIETNAM. THE HUE CITY LOCATED IN CENTRAL VIETNAM IS USUALLY AFFECTED BY HEAVY STORMY RAINS AND TORNADOS. IN 2025 DUE TO THE HEAVY STORMS THE DAMS NEAR BY THE CITY GOT OVERFLOODED AND THE LOCAL GOVERMENT DECIDED TO REALEASE WATER.THE EXCESS WATER FLOODED THE CITY, HUNDREDS WERE KILLED, MISSING AND HOMELESS. KINH5 FOUNDATION CONDUCTED RESCUE MISSIONS ALONG WITH HUE CITY LOCAL VOLUNTEERS, TEACHERS AND CHURCHES FROM THE AREA. KINH5 FOUNDATION PROVIDED FOOD, BLANKETS, CLOTHS AND DAILY NEEDS FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, ELDERLY, VETERANS AND THOSE IN NEED. THIS PROJECT HAS BENEFITEDHUNDREDS OF FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.
- $362,487 spent. OTHER PROJECTS:BEN TRE $37001, EDUCATION $10,000, EMERGENCY RELIEF 2025 10,000, FLOODED MIEN TRUNG $4400, FOOD FOR THE ORPHAN $10,100, FUNERAL FOR POOR $9000, HIGHLAND LEPPER $18,800, HOANG XUAN QUANG, DA NANG PJ $40,000, HOMELESS CHILDREN $12,000, K5 BIOGAS $31,400,K5 SCHOOLS RESTROOMS $50,000, LM CHUYEN NORTH VN $19,000, LM LUAN/THAN/CHU/LUNG $10,000, LM MAI VAN BAO $16,500, LM PHAN XUAN HIEU $47,000, LM VU BA LINH 2025 $6000,LM VU VIET HA $2470, NHA MAY DU HIEU $6000, SR MEND AND ST PAUL SISTERS $22000.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since May 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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.
Could it be confused with another charity? Worth knowing.
A much larger organization has a similar name: Kipp Foundation (San Francisco, CA), EIN 94-3362724. If that is the one you meant, check the EIN before giving.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
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