Happy Paradise Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Fremont, CA EIN: 47-2498460

Happy Paradise Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Fremont, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $239K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $16K. Net investment income was $19K.

Happy Paradise Foundation at a glance

In short: Happy Paradise Foundation gave $16K across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Nevada. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,000
-25.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
6
+50.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$2,667
-50.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$2,500
Total assets
$238,696
-28.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
Nevada (56% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Happy Paradise Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

Sports Champions Alliance Foundation: $8K across 2 grantsSports Champions AllianceFoundation$8K · 2 grantsPing Pong Community: $7K across 3 grantsPing Pong Community$7K · 3 grantsSports Champions Alliance Foundatio: $1KSports Champions AllianceFoundatio$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was Sports Champions Alliance Foundation ($8K across 2 grants). Together the top 3 received $16K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

Cities

Santa ClaraRenoRosemeadColorado SpringsApexFort WorthSan Antonio

How Happy Paradise Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K3 grants2020 5 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 4 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2023) to $22K (2024). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $16K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Ping Pong Community Santa Clara, CASupport development of junior table tennis programs and outreach.$5,000
Sports Champions Alliance Foundation Reno, NVPromote and support Junior table tennis development and outreach.$4,000
Sports Champions Alliance Foundation Reno, NVSupport development of table tennis programs and outreach in the community.$4,000
Ping Pong Community Santa Clara, CASupport development of table tennis programs and outreach$1,000
Sports Champions Alliance Foundatio Reno, NVPromote and support Junior table tennis sports development.$1,000
Ping Pong Community Santa Clara, CASupport junior table tennis program development and outreach.$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$238,696$19,473$16,622$16,0006$16,337$19,473
2024$335,315$77$22,591$21,5004$21,500$77
2023$385,149$214$7,619$7,0002$7,000$214
2022$257,965$21,353$14,294$14,0003$14,274$21,353
2021$520,823$2,981$21,082$20,5405—$2,981
2020$387,005$14,227$15,133$15,0003—$14,227

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Happy Paradise Foundation is led by Paul L. Moyland, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paul L. Moyland

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shaohsin Chen

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Happy Paradise Foundation

How much does Happy Paradise Foundation give each year?

Happy Paradise Foundation gave $16K across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $22K across 4 grants.

What is Happy Paradise Foundation's typical grant size?

Happy Paradise Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,667, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Happy Paradise Foundation give grants?

Happy Paradise Foundation gives mostly in Nevada: 56% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (44%). The most frequent recipient cities were Reno, NV (3 grants) and Santa Clara, CA (3 grants).

Does Happy Paradise Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Happy Paradise Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

Who are Happy Paradise Foundation's largest grantees?

Happy Paradise Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Sports Champions Alliance Foundation ($8,000 across 2 grants), Ping Pong Community ($7,000 across 3 grants) and Sports Champions Alliance Foundatio ($1,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Happy Paradise Foundation?

Happy Paradise Foundation reported $239K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $19K.

What is Happy Paradise Foundation?

Happy Paradise Foundation is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Fremont, CA. It holds $239K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Happy Paradise Foundation's EIN?

Happy Paradise Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-2498460. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 14, 2026)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 14, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 21, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 14, 2025)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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