Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc
The mission of the Garden Grove Community Foundation is to contribute leadership and resources to enhance community life in Garden Grove.
Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc at a glance
In short: Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc reported $29K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $29,200 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +66.9% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $1,144,117
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $174,038
- -34.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $44,100
- -47.8% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $98,684
- +4.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc gives
- Giving fell 81% from 2021 to 2024. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $94K (2021). In 2025 it reported $29K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Garden Garden Grove, CA | Revitalization and expansion of Woodbury Park | $10,000 |
| Trovao and Associates The Christmas Light Guy Stanton, CA | To install Christmas tree decorations tor the Citys Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony | $7,500 |
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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 | $1,144,117 | $174,038 | $98,684 | $29,200 | Total only | $44,100 |
| 2024 | $1,078,194 | $266,601 | $94,603 | $17,500 | 2 | $84,467 |
| 2023 | $963,931 | $214,871 | $96,164 | $14,280 | Total only | $52,220 |
| 2022 | $874,261 | $509,444 | $487,585 | $10,000 | 1 | $-49,245 |
| 2021 | $1,199,214 | $228,311 | $138,217 | $94,171 | 4 | $48,779 |
| 2020 | $660,889 | $89,922 | $51,551 | $10,000 | 1 | $12,380 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc
Based on IRS filings
Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc is a public charity, based in Garden Grove, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $29K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $44K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc is led by Stephanie Klopfenstein, President since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stephanie Klopfenstein
President
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2020
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Efrain Davalos
Board Member
Vice President → President, 2022
President → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Farid Kalantar
Vice President
Director → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Vice President, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Jones
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vacant
Treasurer & Secretary
Secretary → Treasurer & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Goody Agahi
Board Member
Director Alternate → Alternate Board Member, 2022
Alternate Board Member → Board Member, 2023
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jesse Cho
Alternate-At-Large
Alternate Board Member → Alternate at Large, 2023
Alternate at Large → Alternate-At-Large, 2025
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Nguyen-Yu
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
True McMahan
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Johnson
Board Member
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Amir El-Farra
Board Member
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jeffrey Brown
Board Member
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Carlos Jimenez
Alternate-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Nguyen
Alternate-At-Large
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (11)
- Former: Eric Williams (2020–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Vascant (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Alex Sanchez (2021–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Jeremy Lehman (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tom DaRe (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Ric Lerma (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Richard Rowe (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Tam Nguyen (2020–2021) — President
- Former: David Nadelman (2020) — Director
- Former: Mark McGee (2020) — Director
- Former: Pamela Scherer (2020) — Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc
How much does Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc give each year?
Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc reported $29K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $18K across 2 grants.
How large is Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc?
Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $174K.
Where does Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc operate?
Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California.
What is Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc's EIN?
Garden Grove Community Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0793607. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS December 1, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 2, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 9, 2025)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 1, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 20, 2022)
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