Giustina Forest Foundation
Giustina Forest Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Eugene, OR. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.6M in total assets. In 2025, it made $4K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $249K.
Giustina Forest Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $2,602,035
- +10.0% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $251,277
- -22.6% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $4,376
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $14,656
- +112.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Giustina Forest Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Giustina Forest Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2020 to 2023 (+0%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 3% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $700K (2019) to $700K (2023). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $700K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Oregon Foundation Eugene, OR | Scholarship Funds | $500,000 |
| CSU - Chico Foundation Chico, CA | Scholarship Funds | $200,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,602,035 | $251,277 | $14,656 | — | — | $4,376 | $249,218 | $141,435 |
| 2024 | $2,365,414 | $324,783 | $6,899 | — | — | $4,480 | $322,690 | $126,012 |
| 2023 | $2,047,530 | $36,055 | $710,879 | $700,000 | 2 | $706,795 | $33,189 | $146,305 |
| 2022 | $2,722,854 | $834,839 | $769,061 | $700,000 | 2 | $747,612 | $118,400 | $143,268 |
| 2021 | $2,657,076 | $894,329 | $710,513 | $700,000 | 2 | $707,025 | $191,388 | $142,421 |
| 2020 | $2,473,260 | $721,525 | $707,546 | $700,000 | 2 | — | $19,321 | $118,023 |
| 2019 | $2,459,281 | $809,413 | $710,740 | $700,000 | 2 | — | $107,528 | $118,273 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Giustina Forest Foundation reported a distributable amount of $141K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Giustina Forest Foundation's 2025 filing lists 4 officers; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
E. Danell Giustina
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Giancarlo Giustina
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Anthony Giustina
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Teresa Giustina
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: David Davini (2019–2021) — 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.
Frequently asked questions about Giustina Forest Foundation
How large is Giustina Forest Foundation?
Giustina Forest Foundation reported $2.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $4K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $141K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Giustina Forest Foundation?
Giustina Forest Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Eugene, OR. It holds $2.6M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Giustina Forest Foundation operate?
Giustina Forest Foundation has awarded grants in California, Oregon.
What is Giustina Forest Foundation's EIN?
Giustina Forest Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 37-6573149. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 23, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 5, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 23, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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