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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 84-4451959

Efa Foundation

A private foundation in Los Altos, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 5 grants and $650,184 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

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

  • Tax year 2025

    $650,184

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,395,404

  • Tax year 2024

    $249,104

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $961,863

  • Tax year 2023

    $136,000

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $619,155

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $356,491

  • Tax year 2021

    $100,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $291,246

  • Tax year 2020

    $85,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $182,676

Grants paid in 2025

5 grants, largest first

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

  1. The King's AcademySunnyvale, CA

    For a Christ-centered school that inspires academic excellence, servant leadership, and enduring relationships.

    $497,234
  2. Home School Legal Defense AssociatiPurcellville, VA

    To make homeschooling possible. We know that homeschooling isnt the best fit for everyone, and thats okay. Whats important is that every family, regardless of ethnicity, religious background, or economic status, has the freedom to choose how their children are educatedand the support they need to help their children flourish.

    $100,000
  3. The King's AcademySunnyvale, CA

    For a Christ-centered school that inspires academic excellence, servant leadership, and enduring relationships.

    $50,000
  4. Individual

    To believe a daily rhythm of seeking intimacy with God has the power to transform lives. Thats why YouVersion creates biblically centered, culturally relevant experiences that encourage and challenge people to seek God throughout each day. Its through these experiences we create opportunities fit for anyones daily routine, ultimately helping them form a spiritually-rich rhythm of seeking God intimately.

    $1,750
  5. Individual

    To produce and license culturally relevant and engaging media that leads people into a relationship with our Creator. Translate the media into the top languages of the World alongside global ministry partners. Distribute the media, making it freely available to the missionary.

    $1,200

Where the money goes

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

  1. Education2 grants $547,234100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California2 grants $547,234
  2. Virginia1 grant $100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

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

  • Daniel ChangSecretary & CFO Hours 1Pay $0
  • Helena LinCEO Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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