Enberg Family Charitable Foundation
Enberg Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $711K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $17K. Net investment income was $126K.
Enberg Family Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Enberg Family Charitable Foundation gave $17K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $16,700
- -83.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -66.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,567
- -50.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $710,604
- +15.9% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (94% 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 Enberg Family Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was La Jolla Music Society ($11K). Together the top 3 received $17K.
Grant Size Distribution
37 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 37 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Enberg Family Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving fell 61% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 31% 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 $17K (2025) to $101K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $17K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| La Jolla Music Society La Jolla, CA | To enhance cultural life and engagement by presenting and producing a wide range of programming of the highest artistic quality, and to make the conrad prebys performing arts center a vibrant and inclusive hub. | $10,700 |
| The Salk Institute La Jolla, CA | Basic research in the following: molecular biology and genetics, neuroscience, and plant biology | $5,000 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Tampa, FL | To Support Programs for Youth | $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 | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $710,604 | $135,550 | $37,895 | $16,700 | 3 | $22,605 | $126,126 | $73,036 |
| 2024 | $612,949 | $117,996 | $119,309 | $100,500 | 9 | $106,116 | $18,917 | $61,310 |
| 2023 | $614,262 | $135,073 | $67,326 | $50,700 | 8 | $55,765 | $33,502 | $48,652 |
| 2022 | $546,515 | $102,952 | $57,625 | $43,000 | 7 | $46,211 | $35,401 | $56,463 |
| 2021 | $501,178 | $56,216 | $43,577 | $39,050 | 10 | — | $4,012 | $46,551 |
| 2020 | $488,539 | $50,952 | $48,160 | $44,250 | 6 | — | — | $38,940 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Enberg Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $73K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Enberg Family Charitable Foundation is led by Barbara A. Enberg, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Barbara A. Enberg
Trustee
On filings since 2020
0.3 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 Enberg Family Charitable Foundation
How much does Enberg Family Charitable Foundation give each year?
Enberg Family Charitable Foundation gave $17K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $101K across 9 grants.
What is Enberg Family Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Enberg Family Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $5,567, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Enberg Family Charitable Foundation give grants?
Enberg Family Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Florida (6%). The most frequent recipient cities were La Jolla, CA (2 grants).
Does Enberg Family Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Enberg Family Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Enberg Family Charitable Foundation?
Enberg Family Charitable Foundation reported $711K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $23K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $73K (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.
What is Enberg Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Enberg Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-7027924. 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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