Canfield Family Foundation
Canfield Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $15.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $4.4M. Net investment income was $5.0M.
Canfield Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Canfield Family Foundation gave $4.4M across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $739K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $4,434,000
- +6.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $739,000
- -47.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $992,000
- Total assets
- $15,562,542
- +66.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (91% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Canfield Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Breakthrough ($1.1M). Together the top 6 received $4.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
18 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 11 grants of 18 (61%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Canfield Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 701% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.3M (2023) to $6.8M (2021). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $4.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Breakthrough Austin, TX | Best Use | $1,050,000 |
| Mobile Loaves and Fishes Austin, TX | Best Use | $1,000,000 |
| Waterloo Greenway Austin, TX | Best Use | $1,000,000 |
| University of Texas Austin, TX | Best Use | $984,000 |
| Miami University Oxford, OH | Best Use | $200,000 |
| Vail Valley Foundation Avon, CO | Best Use | $200,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15,562,542 | $15,050,326 | $4,478,074 | $4,434,000 | 6 | $4,437,000 | $4,979,987 | $633,081 |
| 2024 | $9,374,201 | $11,237,790 | $4,215,109 | $4,179,977 | 3 | $4,189,146 | $4,173,473 | $257,033 |
| 2023 | $6,277,627 | $6,428,843 | $3,360,198 | $3,331,333 | 3 | $3,357,740 | $1,472,009 | $236,181 |
| 2022 | $4,536,802 | $7,524,660 | $4,291,243 | $4,233,000 | 4 | $4,291,243 | $2,486,465 | $233,047 |
| 2021 | $4,029,217 | $166,419 | $6,823,914 | $6,800,000 | 2 | $6,823,914 | $162,465 | $515,803 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Canfield Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $633K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Canfield Family Foundation is led by Philip Canfield, Trustee on every filing since 2021 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Philip Canfield
Trustee
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Canfield Family Foundation
How much does Canfield Family Foundation give each year?
Canfield Family Foundation gave $4.4M across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4.2M across 3 grants.
What is Canfield Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Canfield Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $992,000, and its average grant was $739,000, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Canfield Family Foundation give grants?
Canfield Family Foundation gives mostly in Texas: 91% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Austin, TX (4 grants).
Does Canfield Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Canfield Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Best Use" (6 grants).
Who are Canfield Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Canfield Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Breakthrough ($1,050,000), Mobile Loaves and Fishes ($1,000,000) and Waterloo Greenway ($1,000,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Canfield Family Foundation?
Canfield Family Foundation reported $15.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4.4M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $633K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Canfield Family Foundation?
Canfield Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Austin, TX. It holds $15.6M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Canfield Family Foundation's EIN?
Canfield Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-6346588. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 25, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2024
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