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Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors

Public charity · Grantmaker Poway, CA EIN: 51-0183384 Website

The Organizations mission is to provide an environment for our senior community where they know they are genuinely cared about, respected, appreciated, and welcomed through offering a variety of programming, activities, a shared meal, and a warm smile.

Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors at a glance

Total assets
$1,050,996
-4.6% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$720,873
+1.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$24,675
+246650.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$703,998
-5.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

2 grants across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 2 grants of 2 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Poway

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

From 2022 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $110K (2024) to $179K (2022). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $110K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Poway Poway, CAFor senior services$110,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,050,996$720,873$703,998——$24,675
2024$1,101,714$707,846$746,263$110,0001$10
2023$1,202,302$707,898$580,510——$84
2022$764,290$454,171$466,512$178,5281$30
2021$668,203$291,118$187,419——$9,598
2020$563,248$801,392$482,071——$-74
2019$258,409$364,425$640,805——$-30,747

About Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors

Based on IRS filings

Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Poway, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $25K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors is led by Manpreet Takhar, Executive Director on every filing since 2023; 1 of 8 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Manpreet Takhar

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $28K (2024) → $62K (2025)

  • Cynthia Elizondo

    President

    On filings since 2019

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Caraway

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cheryl Brandt

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dorothy Courtney

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mary Mitchell

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Reed

    Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Janet Kane

    Vice President

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (14)
  • Former: Liz Papineau (2019–2023) — Executive Director
  • Former: Jan Kane (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Dawna Warren (2021–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Dianne Smith (2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Abby Boretto (2019–2022) — Former Vice President · Filing note: Thru 6212022
  • Former: Pat Schultz (2019–2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Vy Wieher (2019–2022) — Director · Filing note: Thru 31922
  • Former: Dianne Smith Vp (2022) — Vice President · Filing note: As of 62122
  • Former: Diane Robie (2019–2021) — Secretary · Filing note: Thru 53121
  • Former: Belinda Romero (2021) — City Liaison · Filing note: Thru 53121
  • Former: Leslie Hoffman (2019–2020) — Executive Director
  • Former: Wendy Kaserman (2020) — Director
  • Former: Brenda Sylvia (2019) — Director
  • Former: Sharon Peterson-Wexler (2019) — Director

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Manpreet Takhar — Executive Dir.: $62KManpreet TakharExecutive Dir.$62K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $62K, to Manpreet Takhar (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors

How large is Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors?

Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $721K.

What is Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors?

Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Poway, CA. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors operate?

Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors has awarded grants in California.

What is Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors's EIN?

Poway Valley Senior Citizens Corp DBA Friends of Poway Seniors's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0183384. 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

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 21, 2020)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)

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