Cova Family Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Santa Maria, CA EIN: 82-2122526

Cova Family Inc is a private foundation, based in Santa Maria, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $825K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $74K. Net investment income was $57K.

Cova Family Inc at a glance

In short: Cova Family Inc gave $74K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $37K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$73,775
+7.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$36,888
+60.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$36,888
Total assets
$825,130
+3.3% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (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 Cova Family Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

Saint Joseph High School: $54KSaint Joseph High School$54KSaint Mary's of the Assumption Scho: $20KSaint Mary's of the AssumptionScho$20K

The largest 2025 recipient was Saint Joseph High School ($54K). Together the top 2 received $74K.

Grant Size Distribution

11 grants across all recorded years

10<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 10 grants of 11 (91%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Santa MariaRiverside

How Cova Family Inc gives

  • Giving grew 47% from 2022 to 2025. 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

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 3 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $49K (2021) to $74K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $74K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Joseph High School Santa Maria, CATo Further Educational Purposes$54,000
Saint Mary's of the Assumption Scho Santa Maria, CATo Further Educational Purposes$19,775
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment Income
2025$825,130$150,349$99,040$73,7752$73,775$56,703
2024$798,884$49,906$84,257$68,8853$68,885$49,906
2023$833,077$32,938$66,962$56,4952$56,495$25,478
2022$867,095$11,248$71,746$50,1602$50,160$16,628
2021$927,765$338,858$58,319$48,6002$48,600$31,711
2020$647,414$173,744$69,796$55,8452—$23,744

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cova Family Inc is led by Marie E Cova, CEO on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marie E Cova

    CEO

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Charles J Cova

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Allison L Cova

    CFO

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew F Cova

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    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 Cova Family Inc

How much does Cova Family Inc give each year?

Cova Family Inc gave $74K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $69K across 3 grants.

How large is Cova Family Inc?

Cova Family Inc reported $825K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $150K.

Where does Cova Family Inc operate?

Cova Family Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Cova Family Inc's EIN?

Cova Family Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2122526. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 23, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 17, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 26, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 16, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)

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