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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-7214164

Max and Karel Guefen Foundation

A private foundation in Culver City, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 6 grants and $340,000 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), 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

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $340,000

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $7,578,636

  • Tax year 2024

    $293,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $6,821,303

  • Tax year 2023

    $256,950

    Grants listed
    6
    Assets, end of year
    $5,871,210

  • Tax year 2022

    $233,180

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $4,947,583

  • Tax year 2021

    $215,117

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $4,861,478

  • Tax year 2020

    $70,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $4,098,353

  • Tax year 2019

    $120,000

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $3,244,902

  • Tax year 2018

    $112,385

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $2,538,688

Grants paid in 2025

6 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. College MatchLos Angeles, CA

    College match is a leading college access organization that helps high-achieving students from low-income backgrounds

    $105,000
  2. My Friend's PlaceLos Angeles, CA

    Assisting and inspiring homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives.

    $100,000
  3. Community Effort Animal RescueLittlerock, CA

    Animal rescue

    $75,000
  4. National Veterans NetworkTorrance, CA

    Mission is to educate current and future generations about the extraordinary legacy of american wwii soldiers of japanese ancestry in order to promote equality and justice.

    $25,000
  5. Saints of the WestSparks, NV

    We are a saint bernard rescue & adoption facility.

    $20,000
  6. Compton Paw PatrolCompton, CA

    Rescuing and caring for abandoned and abused dogs in compton takes resources

    $15,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education1 grant $105,00084% of the total
  2. Animals1 grant $20,00016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California5 grants $320,000
  2. Nevada1 grant $20,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

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

  • Eric GuefenTRUSTEE Hours 5Pay $0

The return

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