Change Happens Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 20-5222620
Foundation Overview
Based in Urbandale, IA, Change Happens Foundation has awarded 213 grants totaling $5,694,330 to organizations in District of Columbia, California and 28 other states across the US. Individual grants range from $14 to $205,000, with a median award of $10,000.
Latest Tax Year
2024
Total Giving (all years)
$5,694,330
Total Assets
$17,817,687
Median Grant (all grants)
$10,000
Latest Form 990-PF Snapshot
Total Grants
12
Median Grant
$17,500
% Median Grant Growth
+75%
(vs previous year)
Data extracted from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Last filing year:
February 2026
Foundation Intelligence
Advanced analytics and strategic insights to help nonprofit organizations assess grant opportunities and optimize their application strategies
New Applicant Friendliness
Highly Accessible: 100%
12 of 12 recipients (100%) were new grantees. Foundation prioritizes discovering new partners. Most funding supports first-time applicants with compelling missions.
Geographic Focus
California
Grants are geographically diversified with 36% in California and funding distributed across 30 total locations. This foundation values broad geographic impact and diverse community partnerships. Within California, funding concentrates in San Francisco (16%), San Diego (13%), Oakland (9%).
Funding Trajectory
-62%
Declining funding trend with 62% decrease over 8 years may indicate reduced grant opportunities or shifting foundation priorities. This trajectory suggests more competitive application environment.
Program Areas
General Purposes + 4 others
Diversified giving across multiple program areas with primary emphasis on general purposes (49%). This broad approach suggests openness to various causes and innovative cross-sector solutions.
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Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Change Happens Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigid Alliance | $30,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Coalitions & Collaboratives | $25,000 | Denver, CO, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Community Education Partnerships | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Let's Go Compost | $10,000 | Scottsdale, AZ, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Openaq | $15,000 | Washinghton, DC, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Resource Area For Teaching | $20,000 | San Jose, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Science Buddies | $50,000 | Milpitas, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Smithsonian Institute | $15,000 | Washinghton, DC, US | Stars Educational Program | 2024 |
| Solar Sister Inc | $40,000 | Great Falls, VA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Toxic-free Future | $250 | Seattle, WA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| Urban Corps Of San Diego County | $5,000 | San Diego, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| White Pony Express | $35,000 | Concord, CA, US | General Support | 2024 |
| America Scores Bay Area | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Soccer And Poetry For Bay Area Youth | 2023 |
| American Constitution Society For Law And Policy | $35,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Of San Diego County | $5,000 | San Diego, CA, US | Community Mentoring Program | 2023 |
| Boysgrow Corp | $10,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Animal Program Expansion | 2023 |
| California Academy Of Sciences | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Breakfast Before Conservation | 2023 |
| California Ocean Science Trust | $5,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| City Harvest | $63,333 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Electric Fleet Conversion And Mobile Markets | 2023 |
| Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation | $50,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Troxel Equipment And Technology Fund | 2023 |
| Earthcorps | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Leadership Development And Green-jobs Training | 2023 |
| Ecorise Youth Innovations | $10,000 | Austin, TX, US | National Student Innovation Fund | 2023 |
| Everybody Solar Inc | $20,000 | Temecula, CA, US | Adventure Science Center | 2023 |
| Global Forest Generation | $20,000 | North Hero, VT, US | Accion Andina Ecosystem Restoration | 2023 |
| Global Press Institute | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Providing Tech Resources To Local Women Reporters Around The World | 2023 |
| Hawaii Land Trust | $5,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | Kukuau Community Forest Stewardship | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement Of San Diego County | $5,000 | San Diego, CA, US | Finance Park | 2023 |
| Lawyers For Good Government | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Climate Change Program | 2023 |
| Multiplying Good Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Ocean Alliance Inc | $10,000 | Gloucester, MA, US | Tagging Whales With Drone | 2023 |
| Ocean Discovery Institute | $15,000 | San Diego, CA, US | In-school Programs | 2023 |
| Pollinator Partnership | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Bee Friendly Farming | 2023 |
| Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility Inc | $8,000 | Silver Spring, MD, US | Technology System Upgrades | 2023 |
| Pursuit Transformation Company Inc | $10,000 | Long Island City, NY, US | Core Expansion | 2023 |
| See Turtles | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | Sea Turtles & Plastic | 2023 |
| Stem Teachers Of Nyc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Stem In Parks | 2023 |
| Streetcode Academy | $5,000 | E Palo Alto, CA, US | Building Skills Program | 2023 |
| Team Read | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Year-round Reading Program | 2023 |
| The Read To Me Project | $5,000 | Salinas, CA, US | Read To Me Project | 2023 |
| Upstream | $5,000 | Damariscotta, ME, US | School Partnership | 2023 |
| America Scores Bay Area | $10,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Soccer And Poetry For Bay Area Youth | 2023 |
| American Constitution Society For Law And Policy | $35,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Of San Diego County | $5,000 | San Diego, CA, US | Community Mentoring Program | 2023 |
| Boysgrow Corp | $10,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Animal Program Expansion | 2023 |
| California Academy Of Sciences | $20,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Breakfast Before Conservation | 2023 |
| California Ocean Science Trust | $5,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | General Support | 2023 |
| City Harvest | $63,333 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Electric Fleet Conversion And Mobile Markets | 2023 |
| Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital Foundation | $50,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Troxel Equipment And Technology Fund | 2023 |
| Earthcorps | $10,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Leadership Development And Green-jobs Training | 2023 |
| Ecorise Youth Innovations | $10,000 | Austin, TX, US | National Student Innovation Fund | 2023 |
| Everybody Solar Inc | $20,000 | Temecula, CA, US | Adventure Science Center | 2023 |
| Global Forest Generation | $20,000 | North Hero, VT, US | Accion Andina Ecosystem Restoration | 2023 |
| Global Press Institute | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Providing Tech Resources To Local Women Reporters Around The World | 2023 |
| Hawaii Land Trust | $5,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | Kukuau Community Forest Stewardship | 2023 |
| Junior Achievement Of San Diego County | $5,000 | San Diego, CA, US | Finance Park | 2023 |
| Lawyers For Good Government | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Climate Change Program | 2023 |
| Multiplying Good Inc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | General Support | 2023 |
| Ocean Alliance Inc | $10,000 | Gloucester, MA, US | Tagging Whales With Drone | 2023 |
| Ocean Discovery Institute | $15,000 | San Diego, CA, US | In-school Programs | 2023 |
| Pollinator Partnership | $5,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Bee Friendly Farming | 2023 |
| Public Employees For Environmental Responsibility Inc | $8,000 | Silver Spring, MD, US | Technology System Upgrades | 2023 |
| Pursuit Transformation Company Inc | $10,000 | Long Island City, NY, US | Core Expansion | 2023 |
| See Turtles | $10,000 | Portland, OR, US | Sea Turtles & Plastic | 2023 |
| Stem Teachers Of Nyc | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Stem In Parks | 2023 |
| Streetcode Academy | $5,000 | E Palo Alto, CA, US | Building Skills Program | 2023 |
| Team Read | $5,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Year-round Reading Program | 2023 |
| The Read To Me Project | $5,000 | Salinas, CA, US | Read To Me Project | 2023 |
| Upstream | $5,000 | Damariscotta, ME, US | School Partnership | 2023 |
| City Harvest | $30,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Mobile Markets And Harvest Express | 2022 |
| Everybody Solar Inc | $20,000 | Temecula, CA, US | Sulzbacher Village Solar Project | 2022 |
| Girls Who Code Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Pipeline Of Female Tech Talent | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $60,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Venus Mission 2023 | 2022 |
| Media Matters For America | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Exposing And Thwarting Misinformation | 2022 |
| Ps Science | $10,000 | Inglewood, CA, US | Science Education | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | $20,000 | Brooklyn Park, MN, US | Produce Strategy | 2022 |
| Streetcode Academy | $5,000 | E Palo Alto, CA, US | Building Skills Program | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | Climate Disaster Fund / Ukraine Refugee Crisis | 2022 |
| San Francisco Food Bank | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Pantry Network | 2022 |
| The Mosaic Project | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Upstream | $20,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | Our Future Is Indisposable | 2022 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | $15,000 | San Gregorio, CA, US | Environmental Outdoor Education | 2022 |
| Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Brady Legal | 2022 |
| Center For Renewable Energy And Appropriate Technology For The Environment | $5,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Creating Resilient And Sustainable Communities In Rural Senegal | 2022 |
| Earth Law Center | $5,000 | Durango, CO, US | Mainstreaming The Rights Of Nature In Mexico | 2022 |
| Earthecho International | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Earthecho Water Challenge | 2022 |
| Rainforest Connection | $75,000 | Katy, TX, US | Continued Development Of Biodiversity Insights Platform And Further Protection Of Ecosystems Worldwide | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium | $10,000 | Westminster, CO, US | Beehive Fencing To Mitigate Human-elephant Conflict | 2022 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | $25,000 | Newtown, CT, US | Know The Signs National Expansion Initiative | 2022 |
| Stem From Dance Inc | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Empowering Girls In Stem Through Dance | 2022 |
| Trees That Feed Foundation | $5,000 | Winnetka, IL, US | Fruit Trees And Their Value | 2022 |
| Voteamerica Inc | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Corporate Partnerships For Large Scale Voter Registration | 2022 |
| Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation | $100,000 | Goleta, CA, US | K-12 Enrichment | 2022 |
| Green America | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Climate Victory Gardens & End Child Labor In Cocoa | 2022 |
| William J Brennan Jr Center For Justice Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | Democracy Program | 2022 |
| City Harvest | $30,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Mobile Markets And Harvest Express | 2022 |
| Everybody Solar Inc | $20,000 | Temecula, CA, US | Sulzbacher Village Solar Project | 2022 |
| Girls Who Code Inc | $10,000 | New York, NY, US | Pipeline Of Female Tech Talent | 2022 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $60,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Venus Mission 2023 | 2022 |
| Media Matters For America | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Exposing And Thwarting Misinformation | 2022 |
| Ps Science | $10,000 | Inglewood, CA, US | Science Education | 2022 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | $20,000 | Brooklyn Park, MN, US | Produce Strategy | 2022 |
| Streetcode Academy | $5,000 | E Palo Alto, CA, US | Building Skills Program | 2022 |
| World Central Kitchen | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | Climate Disaster Fund / Ukraine Refugee Crisis | 2022 |
| San Francisco Food Bank | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Pantry Network | 2022 |
| The Mosaic Project | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | General Operating Support | 2022 |
| Upstream | $20,000 | Pittsburgh, PA, US | Our Future Is Indisposable | 2022 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | $15,000 | San Gregorio, CA, US | Environmental Outdoor Education | 2022 |
| Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence | $25,000 | Washington, DC, US | Brady Legal | 2022 |
| Center For Renewable Energy And Appropriate Technology For The Environment | $5,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Creating Resilient And Sustainable Communities In Rural Senegal | 2022 |
| Earth Law Center | $5,000 | Durango, CO, US | Mainstreaming The Rights Of Nature In Mexico | 2022 |
| Earthecho International | $5,000 | Washington, DC, US | Earthecho Water Challenge | 2022 |
| Rainforest Connection | $75,000 | Katy, TX, US | Continued Development Of Biodiversity Insights Platform And Further Protection Of Ecosystems Worldwide | 2022 |
| Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium | $10,000 | Westminster, CO, US | Beehive Fencing To Mitigate Human-elephant Conflict | 2022 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | $25,000 | Newtown, CT, US | Know The Signs National Expansion Initiative | 2022 |
| Stem From Dance Inc | $5,000 | Brooklyn, NY, US | Empowering Girls In Stem Through Dance | 2022 |
| Trees That Feed Foundation | $5,000 | Winnetka, IL, US | Fruit Trees And Their Value | 2022 |
| Voteamerica Inc | $50,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Corporate Partnerships For Large Scale Voter Registration | 2022 |
| Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation | $100,000 | Goleta, CA, US | K-12 Enrichment | 2022 |
| Green America | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Climate Victory Gardens & End Child Labor In Cocoa | 2022 |
| William J Brennan Jr Center For Justice Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | Democracy Program | 2022 |
| Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violence | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | Brady Legal | 2021 |
| California Institute Of Technology | $100,000 | Pasadena, CA, US | Rapid Ir Spectrometer Breath Analysis (scherer) Environmentally Degradable Plastics (agapie) | 2021 |
| Common Cause Education Fund | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | Reclaiming Our Democracy In The Citizens United Era | 2021 |
| Denver Kids Inc | $10,000 | Denver, CO, US | Educational Counseling Program | 2021 |
| Earth Law Center | $10,000 | Boulder, CO, US | Legal Rights Of Rivers In Mexico | 2021 |
| East Cooper Habitat For Humanity | $5,000 | Mount Pleasant, SC, US | 79th Home Building Project | 2021 |
| Fairytale Town Inc | $10,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | Story Center Building | 2021 |
| Sandy Hook Promise Foundation | $50,000 | Newtown, CT, US | Know The Signs National Expansion Initiative | 2021 |
| The Envirolution Inc | $10,000 | Reno, NV, US | Project Recharge Expansion | 2021 |
| Thorn | $50,000 | Manhattan Beach, CA, US | Technology Against Child Abuse | 2021 |
| Wholives | $6,000 | South Jordan, UT, US | Subsidized Community Funded Well | 2021 |
| The Uc Santa Barbara Foundation | $40,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Ucsb-community Food Security Initiative | 2021 |
| American Constitution Society For Law And Policy | $50,000 | Washington, DC, US | General Support | 2021 |
| Bat Conservation International | $10,000 | Austin, TX, US | Bat Walks Program | 2021 |
| Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Foundation | $175,000 | Goleta, CA, US | Exhibit Development And Elementary Students | 2021 |
| Girl Scouts Of Hawaii | $50,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | Stem Center For Excellence | 2021 |
| Green America | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Climate Victory Gardens & End Child Labor In Cocoa | 2021 |
| Rain For The Sahel And Sahara Inc | $10,000 | Portsmouth, NH, US | Agadez Learning Center Construction | 2021 |
| Rgisc Inc | $10,000 | Laredo, TX, US | Defund The Wall, Fund Our Future | 2021 |
| Sarsef Southern Arizona Research Science & Engineering Foundation | $10,000 | Tucson, AZ, US | What Do You Wonder? | 2021 |
| William J Brennan Jr Center For Justice Inc | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | Democracy Program | 2021 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters Of San Diego County | $10,000 | San Diego, CA, US | Community Mentoring Program | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Great Northwest Hawaii Alaska Indiana Kentucky | $100,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Patient Financial Assistance | 2021 |
| California Ocean Science Trust | $10,000 | Sacramento, CA, US | Legislative Science Services | 2021 |
| Civil Liberties Defense Center | $15,000 | Eugene, OR, US | Justice In Action Program | 2021 |
| Common Threads | $20,000 | Bellingham, WA, US | Digital Education Initiative In Chicago | 2021 |
| Community Action Works | $15,000 | Boston, MA, US | Mass Power Forward Campaign | 2021 |
| Get Inspired | $9,000 | Garden Grove, CA, US | Catalina Science Careers Initiative | 2021 |
| Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement | $15,000 | Des Moines, IA, US | Clean Water Now! Project | 2021 |
| Ispace Inc | $5,000 | Cincinnati, OH, US | Girls In Stem Lab | 2021 |
| Museum Of Designatlanta Inc | $5,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Free Stem Workshops | 2021 |
| Ocean Discovery Institute | $15,000 | San Diego, CA, US | In-school Programs | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara High School Computer Science Academy Foundation | $10,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Computer Science Academy | 2021 |
| The Da Vinci Discovery Center Of Science And Technology Inc | $10,000 | Allentown, PA, US | Women In Science And Engineering Initiative | 2021 |
| Washington State University Foundation | $10,000 | Pullman, WA, US | Breeding For Diversity, Baking For Good | 2021 |
| Coastal Roots Farm | $10,000 | Encinitas, CA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Spoons Across America | $5,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Iowa Citizens For Community Improvement | $20,000 | Des Moines, IA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | $150,000 | Cambridge, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Media Matters For America | $100,000 | Washington, DC, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood Of The Great Northwest And The Hawaiian Islands | $100,000 | Seattle, WA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Rainforest Connection | $150,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | $20,000 | Brooklyn Park, MN, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital | $28,400 | Lake City, IA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Community Action Works | $15,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | $15,000 | San Gregorio, CA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Words Alive | $5,000 | San Diego, CA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| City Harvest | $40,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| World Central Kitchen | $200,000 | Washington, DC, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Common Threads | $30,000 | Austin, TX, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Everybody Solar Inc | $30,000 | Temecula, CA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| San Francisco Food Bank | $25,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| 350org | $10,000 | Boston, MA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Discovery Center Of Idaho | $5,000 | Boise, ID, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Kansas City Community Gardens | $10,000 | Kansas City, MO, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| The Mosaic Project | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Two Bit Circus Foundation | $5,000 | Gardena, CA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| University Of Hawaii Foundation | $20,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Upstream | $10,000 | Damariscotta, ME, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Voteorg | $100,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Charitable | 2020 |
| Teach For America | $8,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | Teachers On The Big Island To Alleviate The Achievement Gap Problem | 2016 |
| Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy Fnd | $205,000 | Goleta, CA, US | Charitable. | 2016 |
| Pesticide Action Network | $10,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Charitable. | 2016 |
| Algalita Marine Research Foundation | $10,000 | Long Beach, CA, US | Charitable. | 2016 |
| Iowa Citizens For Community Improve | $15,000 | Des Moines, IA, US | Charitable. | 2016 |
| United Anglers Of Casa Grande Inc | $7,500 | Petaluma, CA, US | Charitable. | 2016 |
| Spark | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Charitable. | 2016 |
| Santa Barbara School Of Squash | $8,000 | Santa Barbara, CA, US | Charitable. | 2016 |
| Trees For Future | $35,000 | Silver Spring, MD, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| John Tracy Clinic | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| City Harvest | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Caravan To Class | $10,000 | Sausalito, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Point Reyes National Seashore Assoc | $6,000 | Point Reyes Station, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Denver Kids | $15,000 | Denver, CO, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters | $5,000 | Tampa, FL, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Vida Verde Nature Education | $100,000 | San Gregorio, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Brady Center To Prevent Gun Violenc | $20,000 | Washington, DC, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| West Hawaii Community Health Center | $20,000 | Kailuakona, HI, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Boys And Girls Club | $5,000 | Atlanta, GA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Drug Policy Alliance | $15,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Brennan Center For Justice | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Delaware Aerospace Education Founda | $20,000 | Smyrna, DE, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| From K-1 | $14 | Honualoa, HI, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Power My Learning | $20,000 | New York, NY, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Inquiring Systems Inc | $5,000 | Sonoma, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Friends Of The National Zoo | $10,000 | Washington, DC, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| The Regents Of The University Of Ca | $5,000 | Oakland, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Wild Plum Center For Young Children | $3,500 | Longmont, CO, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Get In The Act Arts In Action | $5,000 | Stateline, NV, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Indiana Forest Alliance Inc | $5,000 | Indianapolis, IN, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Hawaii Center For Food Safety | $5,000 | Honolulu, HI, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| Communities In School Of Los Angele | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
| My Friend's Place | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | Charitable | 2016 |
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Contact Information
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| EIN | 20-5222620 |
| Website | http://www.changehappensfoundation.org |
| Address | PO BOX 3681 Urbandale, IA 50323-0681 |
Key People (6)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Change Happens Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Board Member, President And Ceo | Douglas Troxel |
|---|---|
| Board Director, Co-exec Director, Cfo | Kristin Nong |
| Board Director, Co-exec Director, Cso | Serge Troxel |
| Board Member | Deborah Troxel |
| Board Director | Richard Woo |
Forms 990-PF
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February 2026
based on IRS Form 990-PF filings. Foundation information reflects most recent available tax year data.