Downing Family Operating Foundation
Downing Family Operating Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. Net investment income was $25.
Downing Family Operating Foundation at a glance
- Revenue (2025)
- $6,025
- +134.1% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $25
- -66.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $7,885
- +143.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Downing Family Operating Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 2 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Downing Family Operating Foundation gives
- Giving fell 98% from 2020 to 2023. 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 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $131K (2020). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $2K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Balboa Park Cultural Partnership San Diego, CA | Unrestricted | $1,000 |
| San Diego Natural History Museum San Diego, CA | Purchase of CFJ Sailboat | $1,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | $6,025 | $7,885 | — | — | — | $25 |
| 2024 | $1,860 | $2,574 | $3,242 | — | — | — | $74 |
| 2023 | $2,528 | $63 | $5,757 | $2,000 | 2 | $2,000 | $63 |
| 2022 | $8,222 | $1 | $5,609 | — | — | $299 | $1 |
| 2021 | $13,830 | $40,000 | $27,389 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $1,219 | $128,000 | $137,385 | $131,330 | 3 | — | — |
| 2019 | $10,604 | $26,000 | $17,896 | $1,000 | 1 | — | — |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Downing Family Operating Foundation is led by John C Downing, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John C Downing
President
On filings since 2019
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Toni M Leadingham
Secretary
CFO → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Downing Family Operating Foundation
What is Downing Family Operating Foundation?
Downing Family Operating Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Diego, CA.
Where does Downing Family Operating Foundation operate?
Downing Family Operating Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Downing Family Operating Foundation's EIN?
Downing Family Operating Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0643597. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 16, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 27, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 22, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 26, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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