Christopher Ranch Foundation
Christopher Ranch Foundation is a private foundation focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Gilroy, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $16K in total assets. In 2025, it made $5K in qualifying distributions.
Christopher Ranch Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $15,518
- -50.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,018
- -99.0% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $4,500
- -98.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $16,756
- -96.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Christopher Ranch Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
64 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 64 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Christopher Ranch Foundation gives
- Giving grew 380% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 349% 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2020) to $401K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $401K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Gilroy Foundation Gilroy, CA | Opening the Christopher Foundation Fund | $400,000 |
| Rebekah Children's Services Gilroy, CA | Community Donation | $1,300 |
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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 | $15,518 | $1,018 | $16,756 | — | — | $4,500 | — | $1,291 |
| 2024 | $31,256 | $101,054 | $435,424 | $401,300 | 2 | $427,149 | $230,698 | — |
| 2023 | $365,626 | $114,572 | $343,128 | $137,778 | 25 | $281,562 | $251,556 | $19,935 |
| 2022 | $594,182 | $785,077 | $212,361 | $89,587 | 20 | $163,211 | $255,430 | $3,570 |
| 2021 | $21,466 | $203,182 | $426,080 | $83,601 | 17 | $422,573 | $109,719 | $9,000 |
| 2020 | $244,363 | $804 | $124,840 | $24,500 | 5 | — | — | $13,679 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Christopher Ranch Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Christopher Ranch Foundation's 2025 filing lists 5 officers; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tim Ahlin
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
$45K (2022) → $0 (2025)
Aric Christopher
Director
On filings since 2018
No compensation reported
Harald Vaernes
Director
On filings since 2018
No compensation reported
Jaclyn Agnitsch
Director
On filings since 2018
No compensation reported
Ken Christopher
Director
On filings since 2018
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Veronica Vaernes (2018–2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2023 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2023 filing was $50K, to Tim Ahlin (Director).
Frequently asked questions about Christopher Ranch Foundation
How large is Christopher Ranch Foundation?
Christopher Ranch Foundation reported $16K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $5K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Christopher Ranch Foundation?
Christopher Ranch Foundation is a private foundation focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Gilroy, CA. It holds $16K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Christopher Ranch Foundation operate?
Christopher Ranch Foundation has awarded grants in California, Indiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington.
What is Christopher Ranch Foundation's EIN?
Christopher Ranch Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2788440. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
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 November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 1, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2018–2025
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