Gaspare Family Foundation
Gaspare Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Solana Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 7 grants totaling $168K. Net investment income was $49K.
Gaspare Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Gaspare Family Foundation gave $168K across 7 grants in 2025 (avg $24K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $167,500
- +221.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 7
- +16.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,929
- +175.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $1,713,866
- +28.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (99% 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 Gaspare Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Scripps Health Foundation ($100K across 2 grants). Together the top 5 received $143K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($25,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
27 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 25 grants of 27 (93%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 7 itemized grants.
Cities
How Gaspare Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 570% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 254% of 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $25K (2022) to $168K (2025). In 2025 it made 7 grants totaling $168K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scripps Health Foundation San Diego, CA | Medical Research | $50,000 |
| Scripps Health Foundation San Diego, CA | Medical Research | $50,000 |
| Church of the Nativity Rancho Santa Fe, CA | Assistance with Community Needs | $25,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $25,000 |
| St Brigid Parish San Diego, CA | Assistance with Community Needs | $10,000 |
| Mountain Shadows Foundation San Marcos, CA | Support for People with Intellectual Disabilities | $5,000 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Dallas, TX | Cancer Research | $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 | $1,713,866 | $549,321 | $169,443 | $167,500 | 7 | $169,032 | $49,321 | $66,677 |
| 2024 | $1,333,988 | $293,944 | $53,818 | $52,110 | 6 | $52,160 | $43,944 | $55,370 |
| 2023 | $1,093,862 | $58,847 | $69,944 | $68,750 | 6 | $69,845 | $58,847 | $54,131 |
| 2022 | $1,104,959 | $7,104 | $26,301 | $25,000 | 4 | $26,275 | $7,104 | $47,747 |
| 2021 | $1,124,156 | $103 | $57,757 | $57,500 | 4 | $57,757 | $103 | $57,274 |
| 2020 | $1,181,810 | $18,533 | $66,243 | $65,000 | 4 | — | $18,513 | $59,669 |
| 2019 | $1,229,520 | $11,382 | $92,175 | $90,000 | 4 | — | $11,382 | $63,408 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gaspare Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $67K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gaspare Family Foundation is led by Mirna Gaspare, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mirna Gaspare
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Keirstin Gaspare
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Martin Gaspare
Vice President & CFO
On filings since 2019
0.5 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 Gaspare Family Foundation
How much does Gaspare Family Foundation give each year?
Gaspare Family Foundation gave $168K across 7 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $52K across 6 grants.
What is Gaspare Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Gaspare Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $23,929, across 7 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Gaspare Family Foundation give grants?
Gaspare Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (3 grants).
Does Gaspare Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 7 grants with a stated purpose on Gaspare Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Gaspare Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Gaspare Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Scripps Health Foundation ($100,000 across 2 grants), Church of the Nativity ($25,000) and St Brigid Parish ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($25,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 81% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Gaspare Family Foundation?
Gaspare Family Foundation reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $169K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $67K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Gaspare Family Foundation's EIN?
Gaspare Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0732872. 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.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 19, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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