Dingman Family Foundation
The Dingman Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Santa Barbara, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations in California and Florida, with most grant dollars going to California recipients.
Dingman Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Dingman Family Foundation gave $206K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $19K), mostly in California. 64% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $206,000
- -15.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- -31.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $18,727
- +23.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $3,589,629
- +18.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 64% first-time grantees (7 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (95% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Dingman Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 794 Senda Verde, Santa Barbara, CA 93105-5536
Phone: (805) 450-4657
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Dingman Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Transition Home ($63K). Together the top 10 received $201K.
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
In 2025, 95% of grant dollars went to recipients in California and 5% went to recipients in Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Dingman Family Foundation open to new grantees?
64%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 11 grantees (64%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $20K; repeat grants $16K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 36% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 72% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 116% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $60K (2020) to $243K (2024). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $206K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Transition Home Santa Barbara, CA | General Support | $63,000 |
| Santa Barbara Rescue Mission Santa Barbara, CA | General Support | $28,000 |
| Direct Relief Socal Wildfire Santa Barbara, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Salvation Army Santa Barbara, CA | General Support | $20,000 |
| The Land Trust of SB Santa Barbara, CA | General Support | $20,000 |
| Ensemble Theatre Company Santa Barbara, CA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Human Good Foundation Duarte, CA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Feeding Tampa Bay Tampa, FL | General Support | $10,000 |
| Santa Barbara Symphony Santa Barbara, CA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Ojai Raptor Center Ojai, CA | General Support | $5,000 |
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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 | $3,589,629 | $793,935 | $229,379 | $206,000 | 11 | $207,577 | $579,577 | $179,639 |
| 2024 | $3,025,073 | $424,916 | $265,256 | $242,700 | 16 | $245,250 | $252,377 | $161,502 |
| 2023 | $2,865,413 | $328,635 | $105,032 | $88,200 | 11 | $89,388 | $178,597 | $130,910 |
| 2022 | $2,641,810 | $81,697 | $150,560 | $119,500 | 15 | $122,265 | $64,453 | $135,924 |
| 2021 | $2,710,673 | $946,764 | $107,937 | $80,200 | 11 | $82,653 | $622,385 | $121,083 |
| 2020 | $1,871,846 | $750,738 | $71,310 | $60,000 | 9 | — | $458,618 | $78,477 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Dingman Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $180K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including homelessness and addiction services, theatre, wildlife care and education, and support for people with disabilities. These descriptions reflect the grantees’ own missions: Santa Barbara Rescue Mission describes its work as bringing physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual resources to people struggling with homelessness and addiction; Ensemble Theatre Company describes its commitment to professional theatrical events; Ojai Raptor Center describes its wildlife rehabilitation, protection, and education work; and Hillside House describes providing a home that supports residents’ independence and well-being.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $206,000 through 11 grants. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $63,000, with a median grant of $10,000. All listed grant purposes were general support. The largest grants were $63,000 to Transition Home, $28,000 to Santa Barbara Rescue Mission, $25,000 to Direct Relief SoCal Wildfire, and $20,000 each to Salvation Army and The Land Trust of SB. Other recipients included Ensemble Theatre Company, Human Good Foundation, Feeding Tampa Bay, Santa Barbara Symphony, Ojai Raptor Center, and Hillside House.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Raymond B Dingman and Susan Vogel Dingman as trustees.
Dingman Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Raymond B. Dingman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Vogel Dingman
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/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 Dingman Family Foundation
How much does Dingman Family Foundation give each year?
Dingman Family Foundation gave $206K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $243K across 16 grants.
What is Dingman Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Dingman Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $18,727, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Dingman Family Foundation that year got $20K on average.
Where does Dingman Family Foundation give grants?
Dingman Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Barbara, CA (8 grants).
Does Dingman Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Dingman Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (11 of 11) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Dingman Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Dingman Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Transition Home ($63,000), Santa Barbara Rescue Mission ($28,000) and Direct Relief Socal Wildfire ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Dingman Family Foundation?
Dingman Family Foundation reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $208K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $180K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Dingman Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations working in areas including homelessness and addiction services, theatre, wildlife care and education, and support for people with disabilities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Dingman Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Dingman Family Foundation's EIN?
Dingman Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-1915595. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Dingman Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Dingman Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/dingman-family-foundation-morg_613655051bc64f59a3481a3df55fb78e
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