Goggio Family Foundation
The Goggio Family Foundation is a private foundation based in San Rafael, California. Its mission is to transform lives and strengthen communities by fostering innovation, creating knowledge, and promoting social progress.
Goggio Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Goggio Family Foundation gave $125K across 20 grants in 2025 (avg $6K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $125,000
- +55.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 20
- +150.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,250
- -37.9% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $1,242,621
- -6.8% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (92% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
How to apply to Goggio Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- Invitation Only
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests at this time, according to its website, which says it is considering organizations by invitation only and will not review or respond to LOIs submitted in 2026 or for…
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests at this time, according to its website, which says it is considering organizations by invitation only and will not review or respond to LOIs submitted in 2026 or for the foreseeable future. Its 2025 filing separately described an LOI process with a September 1 deadline and full applications by invitation, due November 1; those dates are past as of September 28, 2026.
- Review Cycle
- No open application deadline is stated on the website. The September 1, 2025 filing deadline for LOIs has passed.
- Deadline
- No open application deadline is stated on the website.
- Contact
Application contact: Goggio Family Foundation
Mailing address: 685 Barberry Lane, San Rafael, CA 94903
Phone: (510) 207-7480
Email: grants@goggiofoundation.org
Website: https://www.goggiofoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Goggio Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Grateful Gatherings ($10K). Together the top 10 received $75K.
Grant Size Distribution
63 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 63 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in California (92%), Washington, D.C. (4%), and Ohio (4%). Examples of California recipients include organizations in the Bay Area and elsewhere in the state. The website’s prior LOI instructions refer to qualified U.S. nonprofits and say that projects outside the United States require a well-known U.S.-based organization for due diligence.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 20 itemized grants.
Cities
How Goggio Family Foundation gives
- 25% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 52% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 243% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $36K (2021) to $125K (2025). In 2025 it made 20 grants totaling $125K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grateful Gatherings Berkeley, CA | Social change to transition families in crisis from homelessness. | $10,000 |
| Science Journal for Kids San Carlos, CA | Education | $10,000 |
| Contra Costa Foster Friends Pleasant Hill, CA | Ccontra Costa Foster Friends providing foster families in Contra Costa County with essential items needed to care for their foster children. | $10,000 |
| Make It Home San Rafael, CA | The mission of Make It Home is to help Bay Area families and individuals transitioning out of crisis. They recycle, repurpose, and curate gently-used, donated furnishings to transform empty spaces into homes. Make It Home vision is to end furniture poverty while protecting the environment. | $10,000 |
| Science Is Elementary Mountain View, CA | Empower the next generation to better the world through science and scientific thinking. | $10,000 |
| Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Carlsbad, CA | Charitable medical benefits providing specialized reconstructive plastic surgery to disadvantaged children. | $5,000 |
| Council for Court Excellence Washington, DC | Social Justice | $5,000 |
| The Berkeley Food Network Berkeley, CA | Community Health to Combat Food Insecurities | $5,000 |
| SF-Marin Food Bank San Francisco, CA | Community Health to Combat Food Insecurities | $5,000 |
| Stagewrite San Francisco, CA | Stagewrite uses theatre to build literacy skills, community, and self-esteem with elementary school children. | $5,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
In 2025, the foundation reported 20 grants; in 2024, 8; and in 2023, 9.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,242,621 | $111,084 | $198,789 | $125,000 | 20 | $165,162 | $74,463 | $68,106 |
| 2024 | $1,332,828 | $76,759 | $132,685 | $80,500 | 8 | $98,816 | $41,395 | $68,992 |
| 2023 | $1,392,685 | $27,795 | $141,765 | $91,700 | 9 | $104,200 | — | $69,826 |
| 2022 | $1,510,350 | $97,165 | $106,317 | $82,500 | 22 | $82,500 | $71,348 | $77,637 |
| 2021 | $1,510,850 | $227,209 | $58,531 | $36,000 | 4 | $36,000 | $203,651 | $81,565 |
| 2020 | $1,395,449 | $197,903 | $78,591 | $57,250 | 18 | — | $174,512 | $73,254 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Goggio Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $68K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The foundation’s stated program areas are Community Development and Social Change, Environmental Preservation, and Education. Its website describes interests that include community empowerment and economic development; science, health, arts, and technology; environmental innovation and ecosystem protection; and learning opportunities, leadership skills, and academic excellence, particularly for underserved communities and at-risk or disenfranchised youth.
Its 2025 grantees illustrate a range of work. Science Is Elementary describes its mission as providing high-quality science experiences to preschool and elementary school children who need them most. Grateful Gatherings says it provides furniture and household goods to low-income people transitioning out of homelessness, crisis, and poverty. Contra Costa Foster Friends says it supports foster children and their caregivers in Contra Costa County. Other 2025 grantees include food banks and organizations working in education, health, and community support.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 20 grants totaling $125,000. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $10,000, with a median of $5,000. Notable awards included $10,000 each to Grateful Gatherings, Science Journal for Kids, Contra Costa Foster Friends, Make It Home, and Science Is Elementary. Among the $5,000 grants were awards to the Alameda County Community Food Bank, the Berkeley Food Network, and the Council for Court Excellence.
The website describes its prior process as accepting LOIs from qualified U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofits during June and July, followed by invitations to selected organizations to submit full applications. It says requests should be for specific projects with detailed budgets, not general support; it usually does not fund conferences or camps. The full application instructions call for a narrative of no more than 2,000 words, budgets, financial statements, and proof of 501(c)(3) status, among other organizational and project information. The website also says grants may range from $1,000 to $20,000, that recipients must reapply each year, and that interim and final reports are required after an award.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Cristina Goggio Banks, PhD, as President and CEO; Merrian C. Goggio Borgeson as Secretary; Raymond S. Banks as Treasurer; and Gina Banks Daly, Jennifer C. Fuller, MD, Alfred Fuller, PhD, Benjamin Goggio Cohn, and Robert B. Hamilton, PhD, as trustees.
Goggio Family Foundation is led by Cristina Goggio Banks PhD, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cristina Goggio Banks PhD
President & CEO
Treasurer → CEO, 2022
CEO → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alfred Fuller PhD
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Goggio Cohn
Trustee
Trustee → Vice President, 2024
Vice President → Trustee, 2025
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gina Banks Daly
Trustee
President → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Trustee, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer C. Fuller MD
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Robert B. Hamilton PhD
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Merrian C. Goggio Borgeson
Secretary
Secretary → Trustee, 2022
Trustee → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Raymond S. Banks
Treasurer
Trustee → Treasurer, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Goggio Family Foundation
How much does Goggio Family Foundation give each year?
Goggio Family Foundation gave $125K across 20 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $81K across 8 grants.
What is Goggio Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Goggio Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $6,250, across 20 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Goggio Family Foundation give grants?
Goggio Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 92% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (3 grants), Berkeley, CA (2 grants) and Concord, CA (2 grants).
Does Goggio Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 20 grants with a stated purpose on Goggio Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Community Health to Combat Food Insecurities" (6 grants).
Who are Goggio Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Goggio Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Grateful Gatherings ($10,000), Science Journal for Kids ($10,000) and Contra Costa Foster Friends ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 24% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Goggio Family Foundation?
Goggio Family Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $165K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $68K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Goggio Family Foundation fund?
The foundation’s stated program areas are Community Development and Social Change, Environmental Preservation, and Education. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Goggio Family Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests at this time, according to its website, which says it is considering organizations by invitation only and will not review or respond to LOIs submitted in 2026 or for… Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Goggio Family Foundation's EIN?
Goggio Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-3924816. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Goggio Family 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
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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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