Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation
Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $55K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K.
Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation at a glance
In short: Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- +42.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +185.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $55,439
- -15.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- North Carolina (100% 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 Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Samaritans Purse ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 11 grants of 13 (85%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation gives
- Giving fell 85% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 717% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2024) to $300K (2021). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Samaritans Purse Boone, NC | General Support | $10,000 |
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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 | $55,439 | $1,576 | $11,567 | $10,000 | 1 | $21,348 | — | $2,976 |
| 2024 | $65,430 | $1,458 | $8,445 | $7,000 | 2 | $15,199 | — | $3,394 |
| 2023 | $81,415 | $2,668 | $42,650 | $40,000 | 3 | $42,486 | — | $4,551 |
| 2022 | $121,397 | $24 | $65,600 | $65,600 | 3 | $65,600 | $24 | $7,372 |
| 2021 | $186,973 | $446,581 | $301,550 | $300,000 | 4 | $301,550 | $31 | $5,630 |
| 2020 | $41,942 | $52,010 | $30,000 | $30,000 | 2 | — | $10 | $1,516 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation reported a distributable amount of $3K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation is led by Chip Ingram, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Chip Ingram
President & Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Theresa Ingram
Vice President & Director
On filings since 2020
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 Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation
How much does Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation give each year?
Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 2 grants.
How large is Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation?
Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation reported $55K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $21K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $3K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
Where does Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation operate?
Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation has awarded grants in California, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas.
What is Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation's EIN?
Chip and Theresa Ingram Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-2006513. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 3, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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