Fors Family Foundation

Foundation · Grantmaker Clarence, NY EIN: 20-6382589

Fors Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Clarence, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $244K.

Key facts about Fors Family Foundation

EIN
20-6382589
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Total assets
$2,641,778

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$2.6M

+13.8% YoY

Revenue

$264K

+62.7% YoY

Qualifying Distributions

$2K

-99.2% YoY

Expenses

$22K

-91.7% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fors Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $118K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How Fors Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (−9%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 2% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

BuffaloIthacaNaples

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K4 grants20193 grants20205 grants20212 grants20222 grants20233 grants20240 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 0 recipients in 2025

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$500K$1M$1.5M2019202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$2,641,778$2,321,243$2,193,142
Revenue$263,854$162,198$84,143
Expenses$21,706$261,682$257,688
Qualifying Distributions$2,000$244,800$241,700
Net Investment Income$244,148$145,316$62,944
Distributable Amount$117,987$108,849$99,986

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 19, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 23, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 5, 2026)
  8. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
  9. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 15, 2021)
  10. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
  11. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 19, 2023)
  12. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fors Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Andrew Fors

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christopher Fors

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Fors III

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Patricia Fors (2019–2020) — Trustee

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Fors Family Foundation

How large is Fors Family Foundation?

Fors Family Foundation reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $118K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Fors Family Foundation?

Fors Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in Clarence, NY. It holds $2.6M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Fors Family Foundation operate?

Fors Family Foundation has awarded grants in Florida, New York.

What is Fors Family Foundation's EIN?

Fors Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-6382589. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

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