Full Circle Charitable Foundation
Full Circle Charitable Foundation is a private foundation based in Davis, California. Its 2025 filing lists grants to charitable organizations addressing community needs, health care, animal rescue, youth programs, and library programming.
Full Circle Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Full Circle Charitable Foundation gave $89K across 11 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in California. 55% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $88,500
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 11
- +37.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $8,045
- -26.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,810,208
- -0.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 55% first-time grantees (6 of 11, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (85% 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 Full Circle Charitable 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: 1107 Kennedy Pl Ste 5, Davis, CA 95616
Phone: (925) 588-4840
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Full Circle Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was St Vincent De Paul - Winters Chapte ($20K). Together the top 10 received $85K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($3,500), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
46 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 46 grants of 46 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 filing shows that 85% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 11% to recipients in Ohio, and 4% to recipients in Texas.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 11 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Full Circle Charitable Foundation open to new grantees?
55%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 11 grantees (55%) were first-time recipients. With only 11 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 9 points. First grants averaged $4K; repeat grants $13K. How we count
Medians: $4K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 45% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $44K (2020) to $92K (2022). In 2025 it made 11 grants totaling $89K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Vincent De Paul - Winters Chapte Winters, CA | To Serve the Needy in Winters, CA. | $20,000 |
| Scotties Gift Foundation Pleasanton, CA | To provide newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients with tablets. | $20,000 |
| Aid 4 Others Coleville, CA | To Help the Needy in the Community. | $15,000 |
| Hart - Homeless Animal Rescue Team Cincinnati, OH | To rescue homeless animals, save from euthanization, abandonment and abuse with the goal of placing them in forever homes. | $10,000 |
| Community Care Car Woodland, CA | To Provide Transportation to Senior Citizens. | $5,000 |
| Seneca Healthcare Foundation Chester, CA | Senaca Hospital New Build Campaign. | $5,000 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children Sacramento, CA | To Help Children with Medical Expenses. | $3,500 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $3,500 |
| California Water Fowl Roseville, CA | To Fund Youth Programs | $2,500 |
| Friends of the Yolo Branch Library Yolo, CA | Yolo Branch Library Programming | $2,500 |
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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 | $1,810,208 | $96,343 | $104,307 | $88,500 | 11 | $90,300 | $82,336 | $90,219 |
| 2024 | $1,817,106 | $134,573 | $114,799 | $87,000 | 8 | $90,263 | $111,838 | $89,949 |
| 2023 | $1,791,389 | $90,380 | $124,006 | $88,000 | 8 | $90,606 | $58,300 | $89,422 |
| 2022 | $1,823,398 | $82,711 | $119,237 | $92,000 | 10 | $94,918 | $54,589 | $91,719 |
| 2021 | $1,862,075 | $64,688 | $105,225 | $79,000 | 9 | $81,790 | $42,035 | $94,055 |
| 2020 | $1,902,637 | $281,383 | $78,233 | $43,500 | 5 | — | $50,147 | $84,083 |
| 2019 | $1,659,804 | $407,569 | $124,932 | $44,000 | 6 | — | $179,556 | $45,236 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Full Circle Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $90K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 11 grants totaling $88,500. Grants ranged from $1,500 to $20,000, with a median grant of $5,000. Among the listed awards were $20,000 to St Vincent de Paul - Winters Chapte to serve people in need in Winters, California; $20,000 to Scotties Gift Foundation to provide tablets to newly diagnosed pediatric cancer patients; and $15,000 to Aid 4 Others to help people in its community. Other grants included $10,000 to Hart - Homeless Animal Rescue Team for homeless-animal rescue and placement, and $5,000 to Community Care Car to provide transportation to senior citizens.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Timothy Cusick as president and Gayle Cusick as secretary/treasurer.
Full Circle Charitable Foundation is led by Timothy Cusick, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Timothy Cusick
President
President & Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gayle Cusick
Secretary & Treasurer
Secretary, Treasurer & Director → Secretary & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Full Circle Charitable Foundation
How much does Full Circle Charitable Foundation give each year?
Full Circle Charitable Foundation gave $89K across 11 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $87K across 8 grants.
What is Full Circle Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Full Circle Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $8,045, across 11 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Full Circle Charitable Foundation that year got $4K on average.
Where does Full Circle Charitable Foundation give grants?
Full Circle Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 85% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Ohio (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Winters, CA (2 grants).
Does Full Circle Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 11 grants with a stated purpose on Full Circle Charitable Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Full Circle Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Full Circle Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include St Vincent De Paul - Winters Chapte ($20,000), Scotties Gift Foundation ($20,000) and Aid 4 Others ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($3,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 62% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Full Circle Charitable Foundation?
Full Circle Charitable Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $90K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $90K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
How do I apply for a grant from Full Circle Charitable 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 Full Circle Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Full Circle Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1474331. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Full Circle Charitable 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 September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 4, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 7, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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