Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Rancho Santa Fe, CA EIN: 91-6499235

Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $40K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6K. Net investment income was $5K.

Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$6,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$6,000
+0.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$39,555
-8.6% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% 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 Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Home Start Inc: $6KHome Start Inc$6K

The largest 2025 recipient was Home Start Inc ($6K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

7<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

San DiegoDentonStevenson Ranch

How Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation gives

  • In 2025 it paid out 124% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$2K$4K$6K1 grant2021 0 grants2022 4 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2021) to $6K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Home Start Inc San Diego, CAGeneral Funds$6,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$39,555$4,986$8,629$6,0001$6,000$4,986$4,841
2024$43,267$8,531$8,564$6,0001$6,000$8,531$4,727
2023$43,419$6,281$7,399$5,1004$5,100$6,281$4,827
2022$44,624$8,073$7,084———$8,073$4,506
2021$43,747$2,531$7,010$5,0001—$2,522$4,229

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Eric Hood

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

  • Paulette Hood

    Trustee

    On filings since 2021

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation

How much does Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation give each year?

Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation gave $6K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 1 grant.

How large is Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation?

Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation reported $40K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation operate?

Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Texas.

What is Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation's EIN?

Eric & Paulette Hood Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-6499235. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(1)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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