Grain Family Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Sarasota, FL EIN: 84-4933973

Grain Family Foundation Inc is a private foundation, based in Sarasota, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $200K in total assets. In 2025, it made $10K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $4.

Grain Family Foundation Inc at a glance

Total assets
$199,802
-3.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,089
-98.5% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$10,478
-97.7% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$10,478
-97.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Grain Family Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

8 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K1$50–100K1$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 8 (63%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

4states

Cities

ChicagoPrincetonArlingtonEast LongmeadowVineyard HavenWest Tisbury

How Grain Family Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 3991% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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

$0$200K$400K$600K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $11K (2021) to $450K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $450K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, ILTo aid the organization's mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. They seek to build an active democratic culture where people are equipped and motivated to make changes.$250,000
The Barack Obama Foundation Chicago, ILTo aid the organization's mission is to inspire, empower, and connect people to change their world. They seek to build an active democratic culture where people are equipped and motivated to make changes.$200,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$199,802$4,089$10,478——$10,478$4$937
2024$206,191$273,389$461,234$450,0002$461,234—$1,049
2023$394,036$227,299$82,955$60,0002$82,955$186,467—
2022$250,368$129,466$44,003$35,0002$96,005$159$2,261
2021$165,783$128,999$13,777$11,0002$102,015—$249
2020$50,561$66,452$15,891————$200

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Grain Family Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $937 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Grain Family Foundation Inc is led by David Grain, Director & Chairman on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Grain

    Director & Chairman

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chris Rothstein

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lisa Grain

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/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 Grain Family Foundation Inc

How large is Grain Family Foundation Inc?

Grain Family Foundation Inc reported $200K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $10K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $937 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does Grain Family Foundation Inc operate?

Grain Family Foundation Inc has awarded grants in Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia.

What is Grain Family Foundation Inc's EIN?

Grain Family Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-4933973. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(2)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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