Floyd Family Foundation
Floyd Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Palo Alto, California. Its 2025 filing reports 82 grants totaling $1,131,550 to charitable organizations, including organizations working in education, health, legal advocacy, community services, and conservation.
Floyd Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Floyd Family Foundation gave $1.1M across 82 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in California. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,131,550
- +19.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 82
- -3.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,799
- +23.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $250
- Total assets
- $7,150,466
- +8.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (10 of 82, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (78% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Floyd Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 620 Sand Hill Road 127D, Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone: (650) 323-0150
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Floyd Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was YMCA of Silicon Valley ($800K). Together the top 10 received $1.1M.
Grant Size Distribution
401 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 384 grants of 401 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 78% of grant dollars went to recipients in California and 18% to recipients in Massachusetts. Tennessee, Arizona, and Colorado each accounted for 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 82 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Floyd Family Foundation open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 82 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $14K. How we count
Medians: $500 first-time, $250 repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+16%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $717K (2020) to $1.1M (2023). In 2025 it made 82 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| YMCA of Silicon Valley San Jose, CA | Capital Campaing | $800,000 |
| Wayland Community Pool Inc Wayland, MA | Annual Fund | $110,000 |
| Home for Little Wanderers Boston, MA | Annual Fund | $75,000 |
| Pacific Legal Foundation Sacramento, CA | Annual Fund | $15,000 |
| Castilleja School Foundation Palo Alto, CA | Annual Fund | $12,750 |
| Hoover Institution Stanford, CA | Annual Fund | $10,000 |
| Valley Presbyterian Church Portola Valley, CA | Annual Fund | $10,000 |
| Yosemite Conservancy San Francisco, CA | Annual Fund | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Smokies Kodak, TN | Annual Fund | $7,500 |
| Stanford University Los Angeles, CA | Annual Fund | $6,300 |
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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 | $7,150,466 | $1,749,410 | $1,280,094 | $1,131,550 | 82 | $1,136,271 | $1,638,213 | $1,196,829 |
| 2024 | $6,565,650 | $1,568,696 | $1,066,192 | $949,500 | 85 | $951,840 | $1,468,263 | $1,105,027 |
| 2023 | $6,063,146 | $1,060,574 | $1,241,100 | $1,147,100 | 79 | $1,149,654 | $969,681 | $1,015,142 |
| 2022 | $6,243,672 | $1,045,848 | $1,113,036 | $977,800 | 74 | $980,768 | $937,692 | $1,123,661 |
| 2021 | $6,310,860 | $1,237,810 | $853,213 | $762,000 | 81 | — | $1,025,454 | $939,109 |
| 2020 | $5,926,263 | $267,997 | $800,228 | $717,200 | 74 | — | $227,791 | $776,672 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Floyd Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for organizations with varied missions. For example, Castilleja School Foundation says it educates young women to become confident thinkers and compassionate leaders; Arizona Cancer Foundation for Children says it provides social, emotional, and financial support to families managing pediatric cancer; and Avenidas says it helps older adults stay active, engaged, and healthy through services and programs.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 82 grants totaling $1,131,550. Grants ranged from $250 to $800,000, with a median of $250. The largest awards included $800,000 to YMCA of Silicon Valley for a capital campaign, $110,000 to Wayland Community Pool Inc. for its annual fund, and $75,000 to Home for Little Wanderers for its annual fund. Other listed grants included $15,000 to Pacific Legal Foundation and $12,750 to Castilleja School Foundation.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William S Floyd Jr as president and Jeanne Floyd Downs as vice president, secretary, and treasurer.
Floyd Family Foundation is led by William S. Floyd Jr., President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William S. Floyd Jr.
President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jeanne Floyd Downs
Vice President, Secretary & Trs
On filings since 2020
1 hr/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 Floyd Family Foundation
How much does Floyd Family Foundation give each year?
Floyd Family Foundation gave $1.1M across 82 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $950K across 85 grants.
What is Floyd Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Floyd Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $250, and its average grant was $13,799, across 82 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Floyd Family Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Floyd Family Foundation give grants?
Floyd Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 78% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (18%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (14 grants), Los Angeles, CA (5 grants), Boston, MA (4 grants) and Topeka, KS (4 grants).
Does Floyd Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 96% of Floyd Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (79 of 82) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Floyd Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Floyd Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include YMCA of Silicon Valley ($800,000), Wayland Community Pool Inc ($110,000) and Home for Little Wanderers ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 87% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Floyd Family Foundation?
Floyd Family Foundation reported $7.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (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 does Floyd Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its grants include support for organizations with varied missions. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Floyd Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Floyd Family Foundation's EIN?
Floyd Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3106119. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Floyd Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.
Data update history
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Floyd Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/floyd-family-foundation-morg_a89c89a1752e420aa364de9b01782f42
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