Friends of Vista Hill Foundation
To provide support to vista hill foundation, a 501(c)3 public charity organization, by conducting fundraising activities to assist the foundation with its mission of providing quality behavioral programs for children, adolescents, and adults in need throughout san diego.
Friends of Vista Hill Foundation at a glance
In short: Friends of Vista Hill Foundation gave $707K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $707K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $706,718
- -55.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $706,718
- -55.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $706,718
- Total assets
- $20,026,082
- +9.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Friends of Vista Hill Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Vista Hill Foundation ($707K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Friends of Vista Hill Foundation gives
- Giving grew 46% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $421K (2021) to $1.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $707K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Vista Hill Foundation San Diego, CA | Program Support | $706,718 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $20,026,082 | $2,312,004 | $1,425,760 | $706,718 | 1 | $1,045,787 |
| 2024 | $18,367,280 | $2,894,864 | $2,273,078 | $1,589,177 | 1 | $1,223,472 |
| 2023 | $15,330,042 | $2,154,234 | $1,937,666 | $1,298,277 | 1 | $521,391 |
| 2022 | $14,029,027 | $3,221,224 | $1,134,716 | $482,981 | 1 | $591,051 |
| 2021 | $16,959,088 | $2,592,732 | $1,076,691 | $421,222 | 1 | $1,315,328 |
| 2020 | $12,887,694 | $1,943,462 | $1,458,761 | $829,467 | 1 | $572,497 |
| 2019 | $11,677,320 | $1,884,401 | $955,475 | $519,227 | 1 | $370,829 |
About Friends of Vista Hill Foundation
Based on IRS filings
Friends of Vista Hill Foundation is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $707K. Net investment income was $1.0M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Friends of Vista Hill Foundation is led by Robert E. Dean, CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 21 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert E. Dean
CEO
Trustee & CEO of Vista Hill → CEO, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rachel A. Peniche
Executive Director
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$123K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Victoria L. Hamilton
Chair
Chair → Chairman, 2022
Chairman → Chair, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ann Mound
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Barbara Crew
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane R. Keltner
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heidi M. Dorman
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Margaret A. Jackson
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Epstein
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Pam Palmer-Lowe
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheila Belinsky
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Susan R. Straub
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Valerie S. Cooper
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Diane Zeps
Director
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Anewalt
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Bollota
Director
Trustee → Director, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kimberly Brady Rubidoux
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debra L. McGinty-Poteet
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Faith Stagg
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patti Holmes
Co-Vice Chair
Trustee → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Co-Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard Rushton
CFO
Defacto & CFO Vista Hill Fo → Defacto & CFO Vista Hill Foundation, 2020
Defacto & CFO Vista Hill Foundation → CFO, 2022
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (10)
- Former: Renee S. Bannasch (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Tamara S. Strauss (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: J. Thomas Allen (2021–2023) — Vice Chair
- Former: Barbara Foster (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Robin F. Gitman (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Stacy Kittrell (2019–2022) — Trustee
- Former: Joni Alaura (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Mark Eevans (2019–2020) — Vice Chairman
- Former: Richard B. Gulley (2019–2020) — Trustee
- Former: Susan Roth (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.
Compensation Overview
From 2021 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2021 filing was $126K, to Rachel a Peniche (Executive Director).
Frequently asked questions about Friends of Vista Hill Foundation
How much does Friends of Vista Hill Foundation give each year?
Friends of Vista Hill Foundation gave $707K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.6M across 1 grant.
How large is Friends of Vista Hill Foundation?
Friends of Vista Hill Foundation reported $20.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.3M.
What is Friends of Vista Hill Foundation?
Friends of Vista Hill Foundation is a public charity focused on Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $20.0M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Friends of Vista Hill Foundation operate?
Friends of Vista Hill Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is Friends of Vista Hill Foundation's EIN?
Friends of Vista Hill Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0174451. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 24, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 4, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 31, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 16, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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