Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2024 filing reports grants to charitable organizations, with the largest share of grant dollars going to recipients in California.
Giant's Causeway at a glance
In short: Giant's Causeway gave $191K across 27 grants in 2024 (avg $7K), mostly in California. 22% of 2024 grantees were new. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2024)
- $191,000
- -2.5% vs 2023
- Grants made (2024)
- 27
- +12.5% vs 2023
- Average grant
- $7,074
- -13.3% vs 2023
- Median grant
- $9,000
- Total assets
- $2,227,203
- -6.1% vs 2023
- New grantees (estimate)
- 22% first-time grantees (6 of 27, 2024)
- Primary geography
- California (60% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Giant's Causeway
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Giant's Causeway funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2024
The largest 2024 recipient was Alianza Coachella Valley ($9K). Together the top 10 received $90K.
Grant Size Distribution
104 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 104 grants of 104 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2024, California received 60% of grant dollars, followed by the District of Columbia at 16%, New York at 15%, North Carolina at 5%, and Maryland at 3%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Giant's Causeway open to new grantees?
22%
first-time grantees, 2024
In 2024, 6 of 27 grantees (22%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $9K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 78% of 2024 grantees were also funded in 2023. Method
- Giving grew 20% from 2021 to 2024. Method
- In 2024 it paid out 174% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2024). 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 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $64K (2020) to $230K (2022). In 2024 it made 27 grants totaling $191K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Alianza Coachella Valley Coachella, CA | General & Unrestricted | $9,000 |
| Asian Pacific Environmental Network Oakland, CA | General & Unrestricted | $9,000 |
| Campaign for Southern Equality Asheville, NC | General & Unrestricted | $9,000 |
| Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Ec Ventura, CA | General & Unrestricted | $9,000 |
| Communities for a Better Environment Huntington Park, CA | General & Unrestricted | $9,000 |
| Community Water Center Visalia, CA | General & Unrestricted | $9,000 |
| Environmental Health Coalition National City, CA | General & Unrestricted | $9,000 |
| Food for People Inc Eureka, CA | General & Unrestricted | $9,000 |
| Foodlink for Tulare County Inc Exeter, CA | General & Unrestricted | $9,000 |
| Groundwork USA Inc Yonkers, NY | General & Unrestricted | $9,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,227,203 | $76,298 | $222,088 | $191,000 | 27 | $206,295 | $55,668 | $118,666 |
| 2023 | $2,372,993 | $-14,759 | $220,919 | $195,800 | 24 | $210,027 | $42,933 | $120,377 |
| 2022 | $2,608,671 | $-54,588 | $292,716 | $230,350 | 23 | $282,639 | $21,166 | $131,613 |
| 2021 | $3,093,223 | $171,351 | $162,364 | $158,800 | 17 | $162,742 | $172,128 | $154,537 |
| 2020 | $3,176,651 | $3,072,362 | $85,631 | $63,969 | 13 | — | $63,051 | $74,822 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Giant's Causeway reported a distributable amount of $119K for 2024 — 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 available. Its 2024 grants include organizations working on issues such as environmental health and justice, access to safe drinking water, food access, immigrant women’s social and economic justice, transgender rights, and journalism. These are grantees’ stated missions and illustrate the range of organizations it supported; they do not establish a stated mission for the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2024, Giant's Causeway made 27 grants totaling $191,000. Grants ranged from $4,500 to $9,000, with a median of $9,000. The listed largest grants were $9,000 each and included Alianza Coachella Valley, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, Campaign for Southern Equality, Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, Communities for a Better Environment, Community Water Center, Food for People, Foodlink for Tulare County, Groundwork USA, Imperial Valley Food Bank, Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Solutions Journalism Network, and Transgender Law Center. The stated purpose for the listed largest grants is “General & Unrestricted.”
Grantee descriptions show varied work. For example, Community Water Center states that it promotes access to safe, clean, and affordable drinking water, particularly for low-income communities. Foodlink for Tulare County says it works to end hunger through food and nutrition education, while Mujeres Unidas y Activas describes its mission as building Latina and Indigenous immigrant women’s personal and community power toward social and economic justice.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2024 filing lists Kelly Ryer as director and president; Sean Safreed as director, secretary, and treasurer; and Debbie Slobe as director.
Giant's Causeway is led by Kelly Ryer, Director & President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Kelly Ryer
Director & President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Slobe
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Safreed
Director, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Giant's Causeway
How much does Giant's Causeway give each year?
Giant's Causeway gave $191K across 27 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $196K across 24 grants.
What is Giant's Causeway's typical grant size?
Giant's Causeway's median grant in 2024 was $9,000, and its average grant was $7,074, across 27 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Giant's Causeway that year got $8K on average.
Where does Giant's Causeway give grants?
Giant's Causeway gives mostly in California: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were District of Columbia (16%) and New York (15%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (6 grants), New York, NY (3 grants), San Francisco, CA (2 grants) and Oakland, CA (2 grants).
Does Giant's Causeway give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Giant's Causeway's 2024 grants with a stated purpose (27 of 27) were for general or operating support, per its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Giant's Causeway's largest grantees?
Giant's Causeway's largest 2024 grantees include Alianza Coachella Valley ($9,000), Asian Pacific Environmental Network ($9,000) and Campaign for Southern Equality ($9,000), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 14% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.
How large is Giant's Causeway?
Giant's Causeway reported $2.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $206K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $119K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Giant's Causeway fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is available. Its 2024 grants include organizations working on issues such as environmental health and justice, access to safe drinking water, food access, immigrant women’s social and economic justice, transgender rights, and journalism. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Giant's Causeway?
The foundation 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 Giant's Causeway's EIN?
Giant's Causeway's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-1829159. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.
Does Giant's Causeway 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Giant's Causeway funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/giant-s-causeway-morg_ba708bbedb884633a7c3f1caf001b89f
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