Foster Charitable Trust
Foster Charitable Trust is a private foundation based in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. Its 2025 filing reports 18 grants totaling $780,212 to charitable organizations.
Foster Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Foster Charitable Trust gave $780K across 18 grants in 2025 (avg $43K), mostly in California. 28% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $780,212
- +38.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 18
- +28.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $43,345
- +7.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,634
- Total assets
- $20,097,469
- +22.5% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 28% first-time grantees (5 of 18, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (98% 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 Foster Charitable Trust
- 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: 6100 Via Subida, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275
Phone: (310) 831-2160
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Foster Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Loyola High School ($265K). Together the top 10 received $752K.
Grant Size Distribution
72 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 59 grants of 72 (82%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing reports that 98% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 2% to recipients in Michigan, and less than 1% to recipients in Washington.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 18 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Foster Charitable Trust open to new grantees?
28%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 18 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. With only 18 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $59K. How we count
Medians: $3K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 61% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 20% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 87% 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 $240K (2023) to $780K (2025). In 2025 it made 18 grants totaling $780K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Loyola High School Los Angeles, CA | Gen Exempt | $265,000 |
| Holy Trinity Church San Pedro, CA | Gen Exempt | $172,000 |
| Mary Star of the Sea High School San Pedro, CA | Gen Exempt | $150,000 |
| Holy Trinity School San Pedro, CA | Gen Exempt | $100,000 |
| Notre Dame Los Angeles, CA | Gen Exempt | $18,000 |
| University of Riverside Riverside, CA | Gen Exempt | $15,989 |
| Groundcover News Ann Arbor, MI | Gen Exempt | $10,000 |
| Uc Regents Oakland, CA | Gen Exempt | $8,000 |
| Alma Backyard Farms Compton, CA | Gen Exempt | $7,500 |
| Curts Kitchen San Pedro, CA | Gen Exempt | $5,767 |
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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 | $20,097,469 | $4,506,720 | $797,800 | $780,212 | 18 | $780,212 | $475,370 | $892,185 |
| 2024 | $16,400,464 | $15,442,049 | $580,968 | $565,303 | 14 | $565,303 | $425,384 | $397,266 |
| 2023 | $1,539,218 | $19,503 | $273,611 | $239,840 | 11 | $239,840 | $3,676 | $35,110 |
| 2022 | $1,793,543 | $11,894 | $679,214 | $648,967 | 13 | $648,967 | — | $55,817 |
| 2021 | $2,460,863 | $163 | $343,528 | $300,970 | 16 | $300,970 | — | $82,523 |
| 2020 | $2,804,514 | $757,435 | $588,701 | $541,123 | 20 | — | — | $111,918 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Foster Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $892K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including schools, a church, a university, and other organizations. Calvin University, which received $5,000, describes its mission as equipping students “to think deeply, to act justly, and to live wholeheartedly as Christ's agents of renewal in the world”; this is Calvin University's mission, not the foundation's.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation made 18 grants totaling $780,212. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $265,000, with a median of $6,634.
Among the largest 2025 grants were $265,000 to Loyola High School in Los Angeles, $172,000 to Holy Trinity Church in San Pedro, $150,000 to Mary Star of the Sea High School in San Pedro, and $100,000 to Holy Trinity School in San Pedro. Each was reported for general exempt purposes.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert Foster and Gina Foster as trustees.
Foster Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gina Foster
Trustee
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Robert Foster
Trustee
On filings since 2020
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 Foster Charitable Trust
How much does Foster Charitable Trust give each year?
Foster Charitable Trust gave $780K across 18 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $565K across 14 grants.
What is Foster Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Foster Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $6,634, and its average grant was $43,345, across 18 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Foster Charitable Trust that year got $4K on average.
Where does Foster Charitable Trust give grants?
Foster Charitable Trust gives mostly in California: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Pedro, CA (5 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Who are Foster Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Foster Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include Loyola High School ($265,000), Holy Trinity Church ($172,000) and Mary Star of the Sea High School ($150,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 75% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Foster Charitable Trust?
Foster Charitable Trust reported $20.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $780K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $892K (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 Foster Charitable Trust fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations including schools, a church, a university, and other organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Foster Charitable Trust?
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 Foster Charitable Trust's EIN?
Foster Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-6195828. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Foster Charitable Trust 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 21, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). Foster Charitable Trust funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/foster-charitable-trust-morg_a1aba187be334c67bb7c5bbbf146a646
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