Elias Family Foundation
Elias Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Hampton, NH. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $208K. Net investment income was $252K.
Elias Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Elias Family Foundation gave $208K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $104K), mostly in Texas. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $208,333
- +27.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -33.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $104,167
- +90.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $104,167
- Total assets
- $3,300,921
- +1.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Texas (60% 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 Elias Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center ($125K). Together the top 2 received $208K.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 27 (67%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
Cities
How Elias Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 37% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 96% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $111K (2020) to $208K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $208K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston, TX | To Support the Mission of the Organization. | $125,000 |
| National Brain Tumor Society Newton, MA | To Support the Mission of the Organization | $83,333 |
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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 | $3,300,921 | $282,478 | $242,700 | $208,333 | 2 | $208,403 | $252,183 | $216,719 |
| 2024 | $3,261,143 | $421,405 | $200,467 | $163,750 | 3 | $163,785 | $384,723 | $203,689 |
| 2023 | $3,040,205 | $419,415 | $167,534 | $118,915 | 4 | $119,040 | $385,421 | $163,875 |
| 2022 | $2,788,324 | $1,010,652 | $199,751 | $152,500 | 11 | $152,500 | $761,683 | $147,465 |
| 2021 | $2,147,344 | $597,413 | $170,187 | $132,500 | 7 | $135,285 | $563,780 | $156,983 |
| 2020 | $1,721,243 | $157,997 | $139,176 | $111,000 | 4 | — | $128,257 | $119,653 |
| 2019 | $1,701,689 | $540,715 | $30,496 | — | — | — | $10,079 | $99,849 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Elias Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $217K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Elias Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Susan Elias
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Wesley S. Karger
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
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 Elias Family Foundation
How much does Elias Family Foundation give each year?
Elias Family Foundation gave $208K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $164K across 3 grants.
How large is Elias Family Foundation?
Elias Family Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $208K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $217K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Elias Family Foundation operate?
Elias Family Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Washington.
What is Elias Family Foundation's EIN?
Elias Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 83-2723664. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 7, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 30, 2024)
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