Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley
The organization's mission is to create a strong start for California children and build a better future in a child's first years by creating a pathway for donors to ensure their dollars make a difference in the lives of our children through investing in innovative early educational programming.
Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley at a glance
In short: Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley gave $309K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $155K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $309,100
- -48.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $154,550
- -22.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $154,550
- Total assets
- $1,085,389
- -28.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County ($250K). Together the top 2 received $309K.
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 10 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $78K (2019) to $599K (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $309K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County San Jose, CA | Operations Support | $250,000 |
| Santa Clara County Office of Education San Jose, CA | Operations Support | $59,100 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,085,389 | $106,137 | $463,557 | $309,100 | 2 | $521 |
| 2024 | $1,509,470 | $1,789,953 | $3,014,064 | $598,760 | 3 | $18 |
| 2023 | $2,825,381 | $1,336,510 | $1,952,313 | $111,595 | 1 | $4,256 |
| 2022 | $3,432,652 | $2,730,970 | $1,789,663 | $261,047 | 1 | $380 |
| 2021 | $2,293,571 | $1,437,815 | $11,417,666 | $375,704 | 3 | $140,467 |
| 2020 | $12,371,089 | $2,141,596 | $1,553,956 | $174,069 | 3 | $145,027 |
| 2019 | $11,826,552 | $758,059 | $1,403,625 | $78,088 | 3 | $146,666 |
About Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $309K. Net investment income was $521.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley is led by Michael Burke, Chair since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Michael Burke
Chair
Governance Board Member → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeff Sunshine
Governance Board Member
Secretary → Chair, 2021
Chair → Governance Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christine Thorsteinson
Secretary
Governance Board Member → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Greg Kepferle (2019–2024) — Governance Board Member
- Former: Juan Cruz (2019–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Mary Ann Dewan (2019–2024) — Chair
- Former: Shawn Gerth (2020–2024) — Executive Director
- Former: Darcie Green (2022–2024) — Governance Board Member
- Former: Danielle Webb (2024) — Director of Partnerships & Program
- Former: Khydeeja Alam (2022–2023) — Governance Board Member
- Former: Scott Moore (2019–2022) — Governance Board Member
- Former: Shannon Hunt-Scott (2019–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Patricia Villegas (2021–2022) — Governance Board Member
- Former: Andrew Giles (2019–2021) — Site Director
- Former: Camille Maben (2019–2020) — Governance Board Member
- Former: Chris Funk (2019–2020) — Governance Board Member
- Former: Joe Herrity (2019–2020) — Interim Executive Director
- Former: Jolene Smith (2019–2020) — Governance Board Member
- Former: Meera Mani (2019–2020) — Governance Board Member
- Former: Eva Lester (2019) — Governance Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley
How much does Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley give each year?
Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley gave $309K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $599K across 3 grants.
How large is Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley?
Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $106K.
What is Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley?
Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Jose, CA. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley operate?
Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley has awarded grants in Alabama, California.
What is Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley's EIN?
Friends of Educare California at Silicon Valley's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5147937. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 19, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 12, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 19, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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