Paraklete Foundation
Historical FunderSunol, California · EIN 94-3374734 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2025)$49K
Organizations funded8
Typical grant$5,810
Total assets$692K
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $6,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2025):
| Contact | Judie Smith |
|---|---|
| Address | P O Box 137, Sunol CA 94568 |
| Phone | 9254615053 |
| paraklete@pacbell.net | |
| Form and materials | The Paraklete Board reviews grants twice a year focusing on requests that match our vision of supporting those in need of education training or experience in life skills spiritual nature and or Christian service in lower economic communities. The Parklete Foundation is a small family foundation with limited resources and our approval process is guided by a few key principles. We focus primarily but not exclusively on organizations and workers who share our faith and world view. Our preference is to support short term projects or the startup of specified new activities by an established organization. Specific projects allow us to exercise our passion to come alongside and participate with the people and the project through prayer with the pleasure of hearing feedback on personal stories activities and progress. We also are eager to provide for new projects and workers recognizing that start up organizations often need extra assistance. We do scrutinize new works to be sure the |
| Deadlines | July31 and December 31 each year |
| Restrictions | The Paraklete Foundation proclaims demonstrates and expresses Gods love by supporting those in need of education training or experience in life skills spiritual nurture and or Christian service in lower economic communities. The Paraklete Foundation is composed of individuals who are unabashedly followers of Jesus Christ and who desire to come along side those who are in need of the following: 1. Education or training for life skills or financial independence. 2. Increased knowledge or experience necessary for a Christ-honoring life. 3. Assistance in education or training to enable Christian work within a lower economic community local or foreign. 4. Encourage those with special talents and abilities to utilize those gifts in Christ-honoring or Christ-proclaiming ways. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
50% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child Hope International | Santa Barbara, CA | Support work to reunite orphans with family members in Haiti | $9,720 |
| Hope Horizon | East Palo Alto, CA | Spiritual summer camp for underprivileged children | $6,000 |
| Go On The Mission | Silverdale, WA | Support for building a classroom in Senegal | $6,000 |
| The Gem Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | Support for a special needs school in Uganda | $6,000 |
| East Africa Village Outreach | Elk Grove, CA | Primary school construction and furnishings | $5,810 |
| Asia Leadership Development | Elk Grove, CA | Supply yurt living units for Mongolia through the Mercy Network | $5,000 |
| The Mom Community | Atlanta, GA | Supporting needy mothers with basic necessities | $5,000 |
| Oaks of Righteousness | Humble, TX | Counseling for inmates in Texas prison | $5,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $48,530 | 8 |
| 2024 | $45,500 | 5 |
| 2023 | $20,000 | 3 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Feb 20, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202620549349100202
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 94-3374734
- Profile updated Nov 7, 2026
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