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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 37-1896360

Voices to Be Heard

A private foundation in Fremont, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $3,482 paid in grants.

Tax year 2025 (period ending Feb 28, 2026), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $3,482

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $318,649
  • Tax year 2024

    $5,693

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $302,106
  • Tax year 2023

    $5,105

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $165,969
  • Tax year 2022

    $2,781

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $157,929
  • Tax year 2021

    $3,368

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $114,583
  • Tax year 2020

    $2,360

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $92,388
  • Tax year 2019

    $2,173

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $58,887

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Alley Cat AlliesBethesda, MD

    To transform and develop communities to protect and improve the lives of cats.

    $2,604
  2. American Red CrossWashington, DC

    To prevent and alleviate human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing volunteers and donors.

    $513
  3. ShiFang Buddhist Culture FoundationTaipei, Taiwan

    For committed to charity, Buddhist education, tea culture, and helping human spiritual life.

    $307
  4. Individual

    To promote [individual] stability and inclusion for the underprivileged, future generations, new immigrants, and those who are financially vulnerable.

    $58

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Animals1 grant $2,60484% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $51316% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Maryland1 grant $2,604
  2. District of Columbia1 grant $513

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Kuang-Yu ShihCEO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Wan-Na ChenSecretary Hours 2Pay $0

The return

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