Fabris Family Charitable Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Capitola, CA EIN: 77-0472489

Fabris Family Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Capitola, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $786K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $78K. Net investment income was $486K.

Fabris Family Charitable Foundation at a glance

In short: Fabris Family Charitable Foundation gave $78K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $78K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$78,274
+2.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$78,274
+2.0% vs 2024
Median grant
$78,274
Total assets
$785,967
+78.5% 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 Fabris Family Charitable Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

23 grants across all recorded years

21<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 21 grants of 23 (91%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

18states

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

Cities

San FranciscoWashingtonCapitolaSan Luis ObispoCharlotteSalemSanta CruzMountain ViewNew YorkSLOWatsonvilleBeldenBellinghamBendBerkeleyBoulderCaliforniaChicagoColorado SpringsCorvallis

How Fabris Family Charitable Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 100% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 414% 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$20K$40K$60K$80K50 grants2020 19 grants2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2021) to $78K (2025). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $78K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Various 501C Orgs Capitola, CASee Attached Schedule$78,274
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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$785,967$982,940$100,404$78,2741$93,769$486,286$22,640
2024$440,408$78,169$96,129$76,7681$88,028$71,160$27,343
2023$378,082$33,145$62,376$41,0631$54,344$25,113$25,419
2022$410,213$52,986$82,691$39,2341$72,512$42,807$26,711
2021$435,303$47,663$86,283$36,23019$75,553$36,933$32,963
2020$473,923$54,245$109,340$43,68250—$7,140$30,054

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fabris Family Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $23K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fabris Family Charitable Foundation is led by Joseph Fabris, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joseph Fabris

    Director & President

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $10K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Lori J. Fabris

    Director, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer

    Director, V.p., Secretary & Treasurer → Director, Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $10K (2020) → $0 (2025)

  • Erin Whitney Fabris

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    No compensation reported

  • Jensen Marie Fabris

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    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.

Compensation Overview

No officer or director reported compensation in the available filings.

Frequently asked questions about Fabris Family Charitable Foundation

How much does Fabris Family Charitable Foundation give each year?

Fabris Family Charitable Foundation gave $78K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $77K across 1 grant.

How large is Fabris Family Charitable Foundation?

Fabris Family Charitable Foundation reported $786K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $94K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $23K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Fabris Family Charitable Foundation operate?

Fabris Family Charitable Foundation has awarded grants in Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Washington.

What is Fabris Family Charitable Foundation's EIN?

Fabris Family Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0472489. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 11, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 21, 2026)

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