Fox Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Naples, FL EIN: 20-1789061

Fox Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Naples, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $422K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $374K. Net investment income was $354K.

Fox Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Fox Family Foundation gave $374K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $75K), mostly in Virginia. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$374,000
+6.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
5
+25.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$74,800
-14.8% vs 2024
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$421,516
-40.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
Virginia (54% 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 Fox Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Brunswick School: $167KBrunswick School$167KNavy Seal Foundation: $150KNavy Seal Foundation$150KVirginia Atheletics Foundation: $50KVirginia Atheletics Foundation$50KCovenant House Sleep Out: $5KCovenant House Sleep Out$5KNavy League Foundation (Conneticut Council): $2KNavy League Foundation(Conneticut Council)$2K

The largest 2025 recipient was Brunswick School ($167K). Together the top 5 received $374K.

Grant Size Distribution

25 grants across all recorded years

17<$50K3$50–100K5$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 17 grants of 25 (68%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

6states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

New YorkVirginia BeachCharlottesvilleArlingtonBridgeportMiddleburyNorthfieldBronxChicagoGreenwichLawrencevilleNorwalk

How Fox Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 116% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$100K$200K$300K$400K2 grants2020 8 grants2021 5 grants2022 3 grants2023 4 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2020) to $374K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $374K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Brunswick School Greenwich, CTAnnual Fund Current Parent$167,000
Navy Seal Foundation Virginia Beach, VAGeneral Funding$150,000
Virginia Atheletics Foundation Charlottesville, VAGeneral Funding$50,000
Covenant House Sleep Out New York, NYGeneral Funding$5,000
Navy League Foundation (Conneticut Council) Arlington, VASupport the Sea Cadet and Seal Rdac Program$2,000
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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$421,516$88,101$380,121$374,0005$376,938$353,908$26,722
2024$713,536$24,370$365,653$351,3504$355,268$13,985$45,682
2023$1,054,819$1,025,731$44,896$42,0003$43,448$435,112—
2022$73,984$495$176,500$173,5005$175,000—$7,830
2021$249,989$56$61,920$59,0258$60,472—$13,493
2020$311,853$585$16,326$10,5002——$15,760

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Fox Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $27K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Fox Family Foundation is led by Rodman Fox, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Rodman Fox

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Darby Fox

    Treasurer & Secretary

    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 Fox Family Foundation

How much does Fox Family Foundation give each year?

Fox Family Foundation gave $374K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $351K across 4 grants.

What is Fox Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Fox Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $50,000, and its average grant was $74,800, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Fox Family Foundation give grants?

Fox Family Foundation gives mostly in Virginia: 54% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Connecticut (45%).

Does Fox Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 80% of Fox Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Fox Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Fox Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Brunswick School ($167,000), Navy Seal Foundation ($150,000) and Virginia Atheletics Foundation ($50,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 98% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Fox Family Foundation?

Fox Family Foundation reported $422K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $377K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $27K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Fox Family Foundation's EIN?

Fox Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-1789061. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 25, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 26, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 1, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 23, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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