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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 81-0872813

El Faro Ephraim Foundation

A private foundation in Evanston, IL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 2 grants and $233,900 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

    $233,900

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $656,787

  • Tax year 2024

    $208,000

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $646,546

  • Tax year 2023

    $120,460

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $620,105

  • Tax year 2022

    $272,380

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $557,332

  • Tax year 2021

    $453,780

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $554,492

  • Tax year 2020

    $538,444

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $740,156

  • Tax year 2019

    $555,380

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $781,110

  • Tax year 2018

    $412,055

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $996,225

Grants paid in 2025

2 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Mission ImpactMadison, WI

    Mission work in guatemala

    $133,900
  2. Cityline Bible ChurchNiles, IL

    Church offering

    $100,000

Where the money goes

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

  1. Religion2 grants $233,900100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Wisconsin1 grant $133,900
  2. Illinois1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

5 people as filed

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

  • Philip EphraimPRESIDENT AND TREASURER Hours 2Pay $0
  • Nikki EphraimV.P. AND SECRETARY Hours 2Pay $0
  • James McCallDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Meagan EphraimDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0
  • Robert SmithDIRECTOR Hours 0.5Pay $0

The return

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