About Primax

Mission.

We believe life is a gift, and with it, the invitation to serve.

Primax Foundation was established in 2006 to serve our neighbors facing poverty, disease, oppression, and neglect. Education has become our most powerful way to pass that legacy forward.

Through scholarships, programs, and partnerships, we empower the next generation to grow as faithful, generous servants - not just for their own success, but for the flourishing of their communities.

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Values.

Transparency

We install accounting systems for churches and nonprofits because we believe transparent financial practices matter.

Relationship

People matter more than programs. Many of our volunteers become lifelong friends with those we serve.

Faithfulness

We stay small on purpose because we believe small acts of faithfulness can spark generational change.

Generosity

We model what it means to give freely, believing that's the culture we want to see in the world.

How we work.

Our team is entirely volunteer-based, committed to transparency, and inspired by the principle of "giving while living."

We seek God's wisdom as we steward what's been entrusted to us, believing that love for God must always lead to love for our neighbor.

We don't have a structural organization with lengthy decision-making processes. This allows us to be flexible and prompt when urgent needs arise. We believe that's how it should be.

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Gene Hong, President

Our Team.

Gene Hong, President
Gene founded Primax Foundation in 2006 with a dream to empower young people through education and relationships.

A businessman and former US Army veteran, Gene believes that everything we have is entrusted to us to be used for the good of others.

Annie Suh, Administrator
Annie manages Primax's day-to-day operations and coordinates programs across multiple countries.

Our Volunteers
Primax is powered by volunteers who give their time, homes, and hearts to serve students and families around the world.

Our Story.

Our founder grew up among orphans and refugees in post-war Korea. Shaped by a family that believed that every resource, however small, should be shared with others, he learned early what generosity looks like in practice.

His mother taught him at age 11: "If you have a little, share a little. So when you have more, you could share more. But if you wait until you have enough, you may never share with others."

Every evening without exception, his family kept a "holy rice jar" - setting aside one-tenth of their rice for neighbors who could only afford one meal a day. Beggars came to the door at dinnertime, and they were welcomed. Orphans from different orphanages came to their church every Sunday, and the congregation cared for them.

These early experiences shaped a conviction:

We live off whatever is given by God. Nothing belongs to us.

If so, we should follow the Giver's intention and use it accordingly - whether it's our health, our experience, or our material resources.

That philosophy became the foundation of Primax.