Grieve Family Foundation
Grieve Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in La Jolla, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $306K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $14K. Net investment income was $12K.
Grieve Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Grieve Family Foundation gave $14K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in Pennsylvania. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $14,000
- +133.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- -25.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,667
- +211.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Total assets
- $305,785
- +7.4% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Pennsylvania (71% 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 Grieve Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Lafayette College ($10K). Together the top 3 received $14K.
Grant Size Distribution
19 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 19 grants of 19 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Grieve Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 133% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 100% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $16K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $14K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette College Easton, PA | Bring the Roar Campaign | $10,000 |
| The Bishop's School La Jolla, CA | Annual Fund | $3,000 |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | Gregory Esch Journalism Scholarship Fund | $1,000 |
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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 | $305,785 | $12,604 | $14,382 | $14,000 | 3 | $14,025 | $12,410 | $13,986 |
| 2024 | $284,643 | $12,083 | $6,479 | $6,000 | 4 | $6,000 | $11,760 | $12,447 |
| 2023 | $246,407 | $11,452 | $8,833 | $8,500 | 4 | $8,500 | $11,236 | $10,969 |
| 2022 | $224,820 | $8,405 | $6,283 | $6,000 | 3 | $6,025 | $8,405 | $12,265 |
| 2021 | $252,565 | $24,611 | $15,658 | $15,500 | 5 | $15,500 | $18,549 | $11,072 |
| 2020 | $207,523 | $9,876 | $8,210 | $8,000 | 3 | — | $6,819 | $10,680 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Grieve Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $14K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Grieve Family Foundation is led by Kathryn B. Grieve, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kathryn B. Grieve
President
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Benjamin Grieve
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bode Grieve
Secretary - Treasurer
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 Grieve Family Foundation
How much does Grieve Family Foundation give each year?
Grieve Family Foundation gave $14K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $6K across 4 grants.
What is Grieve Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Grieve Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,000, and its average grant was $4,667, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Grieve Family Foundation give grants?
Grieve Family Foundation gives mostly in Pennsylvania: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were California (21%) and Texas (7%).
Does Grieve Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 33% of Grieve Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Grieve Family Foundation?
Grieve Family Foundation reported $306K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $14K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $14K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Grieve Family Foundation's EIN?
Grieve Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 42-1688672. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- 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 August 11, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 2, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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