Elizabeths Heart Foundation
Elizabeths Heart Foundation is a private foundation, based in Ramona, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $53K. Net investment income was $65K.
Elizabeths Heart Foundation at a glance
In short: Elizabeths Heart Foundation gave $53K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $53,000
- +17.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- -60.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $26,500
- +194.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $26,500
- Total assets
- $4,374,260
- +270.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (62% 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 Elizabeths Heart Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Just In Time for Foster Youth ($33K). Together the top 2 received $53K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Elizabeths Heart Foundation gives
- Giving grew 253% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 58% 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 $10K (2021) to $53K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $53K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Just In Time for Foster Youth San Diego, CA | Support for teens aging out of foster care | $33,000 |
| Howards Heart Portland, OR | help for teens in foster care | $20,000 |
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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 | $4,374,260 | $2,970,216 | $53,516 | $53,000 | 2 | $53,000 | $64,585 | $90,618 |
| 2024 | $1,180,759 | $105,345 | $46,573 | $45,050 | 5 | $45,050 | $38,113 | $52,043 |
| 2023 | $1,004,321 | $64,638 | $51,493 | $38,000 | 3 | $38,000 | $64,632 | $47,547 |
| 2022 | $991,532 | $927,161 | $16,332 | $15,000 | 2 | $15,435 | $727,682 | $34,863 |
| 2021 | $637,412 | $239,933 | $10,621 | $10,000 | 1 | $10,620 | $40,998 | $20,093 |
| 2020 | $360,551 | $102,092 | $11,246 | $10,700 | 1 | — | $24,501 | $11,916 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Elizabeths Heart Foundation reported a distributable amount of $91K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Elizabeths Heart Foundation is led by Judith Rower, President Secretary since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Judith Rower
President Secretary
President & Secretary → President, 2022
President → President Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
James Rower
Trustee Treasurer
Trustee & Treasurer → Trustee Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 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 Elizabeths Heart Foundation
How much does Elizabeths Heart Foundation give each year?
Elizabeths Heart Foundation gave $53K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $45K across 5 grants.
How large is Elizabeths Heart Foundation?
Elizabeths Heart Foundation reported $4.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $53K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $91K (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 Elizabeths Heart Foundation operate?
Elizabeths Heart Foundation has awarded grants in California, Oregon, Pennsylvania.
What is Elizabeths Heart Foundation's EIN?
Elizabeths Heart Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-1856868. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 23, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 16, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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