Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011

Private foundation · Grantmaker Redwood City, CA EIN: 30-6284985

Grousbeck Family Foundation II is a private foundation based in Redwood City, California. Its 2024 filing reports grants to organizations in California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Tennessee, and Arizona.

Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 at a glance

In short: Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 gave $2.0M across 31 grants in 2025 (avg $66K), top state California. 16% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$2,050,000
+18.0% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
31
+6.9% vs 2024
Average grant
$66,129
+10.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$40,000
Total assets
$91,695,431
+66.9% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
16% first-time grantees (5 of 31, 2025)
Primary geography
California (49% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011

How to Apply

The 2023 filing lists H Irving Grousbeck, trustee, as the contact. It states that no formal application procedures or materials have been established. Grants are limited to purposes and charities defined under IRC Section 501(c)(3).

Review Cycle
The 2023 filing states that no deadlines had been established at that time.
Deadline
The 2023 filing states that no deadlines had been established at that time.
Contact

Application contact: H Irving Grousbeck Trustee
Mailing address: 3000 Sand Hill Rd Bldg 1 Ste 210, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 521-0383

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Smith College: $250KSmith College$250KPeninsula Open Space Trust: $200KPeninsula Open Space Trust$200KMeto Inc: $200KMeto Inc$200KProject Healthy Children: $160KProject Healthy Children$160KAmherst College: $150KAmherst College$150KStanford Graduate School of Business: $150KStanford Graduate School ofBusiness$150KKipp Public School Northern California: $100KKipp Public School NorthernCalifornia$100KThe Ashmere Project: $100KThe Ashmere Project$100KPeninsula Bridge: $65KPeninsula Bridge$65KVet's Rest Stop Inc: $60KVet's Rest Stop Inc$60K

The largest 2025 recipient was Smith College ($250K). Together the top 10 received $1.4M.

Grant Size Distribution

171 grants across all recorded years

104<$50K32$50–100K29$100–250K6$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 104 grants of 171 (61%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation’s 2024 grant dollars were reported as 59% to recipients in California, 20% in Hawaii, 18% in Massachusetts, and 1% each in Tennessee and Arizona.

Grant Distribution by State

12states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 31 itemized grants.

Cities

San FranciscoMenlo ParkBostonPalo AltoStanfordMountain ViewRedwood CityOaklandCambridgeMilpitasAmherstNashvilleSunnyvaleDeerfieldMelvin VillageSan CarlosAtheronIrvineLaguna HillsLos Angeles

Is Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 open to new grantees?

16%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 5 of 31 grantees (16%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $45K; repeat grants $70K. How we count

Medians: $40K first-time, $38K repeat.

  • 71% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 43% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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

$0$1M$2M$3M35 grants2020 41 grants2021 35 grants2022 35 grants2023 29 grants2024 31 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2024) to $2.3M (2021). In 2025 it made 31 grants totaling $2.0M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Smith College Boston, MAGeneral$250,000
Peninsula Open Space Trust Palo Alto, CAGeneral$200,000
Meto Inc Washington, DCGeneral$200,000
Project Healthy Children Cambridge, MAGeneral$160,000
Amherst College Amherst, MAGeneral$150,000
Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford, CAGeneral$150,000
Kipp Public School Northern California Oakland, CAGeneral$100,000
The Ashmere Project Brookline, MAGeneral$100,000
Peninsula Bridge Menlo Park, CAGeneral$65,000
Vet's Rest Stop Inc Lincoln, NHGeneral$60,000
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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$91,695,431$39,451,893$2,928,611$2,050,00031$2,164,325$26,038,050$5,023,668
2024$54,937,523$10,963,260$2,346,805$1,737,00029$1,828,340$10,469,694$3,067,800
2023$46,563,371$1,830,393$2,122,197$1,817,00035$1,896,162$1,517,802$2,498,234
2022$46,854,403$1,877,757$2,507,730$2,233,00035$2,277,638$1,058,683$2,530,251
2021$42,769,914$30,838,863$2,969,218$2,316,50041—$30,344,582$1,638,694
2020$14,483,682$956,073$2,907,382$2,298,00035—$742,942$1,284,901

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 reported a distributable amount of $5.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated October 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for varied organizations. For example, Peninsula Open Space Trust says it protects open space on the Peninsula and in the South Bay; All Five says its mission is to help families choose high-quality early childhood education; and the Alder Graduate School of Education says it aims to create opportunity for students by educating teachers and school leaders.

Grantmaking

In 2024, the foundation reported 29 grants totaling $1,737,000. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $334,000, with a median of $30,000. Its largest reported grants included $334,000 to Hawaiian Islands Land Trust, $200,000 to Peninsula Open Space Trust, $150,000 each to Amherst College, Smith College, and Stanford Graduate School of Business, and $100,000 to KIPP Public School Northern California. The listed grant purposes were “GENERAL.” Its 2025 filing, the latest on this page, reports 31 grants totaling $2 million.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2024 filing lists H Irving Grousbeck and Susanne Grousbeck as trustees.

Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • H. Irving Grousbeck

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Susanne Grousbeck

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    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 Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011

How much does Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 give each year?

Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 gave $2.0M across 31 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.7M across 29 grants.

What is Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011's typical grant size?

Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011's median grant in 2025 was $40,000, and its average grant was $66,129, across 31 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 that year got $45K on average.

Where does Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 give grants?

Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011's top state is California, with 49% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Massachusetts (34%) and District of Columbia (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Menlo Park, CA (3 grants), San Francisco, CA (3 grants), Boston, MA (2 grants) and Palo Alto, CA (2 grants).

Does Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (31 of 31) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011's largest grantees?

Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011's largest 2025 grantees include Smith College ($250,000), Peninsula Open Space Trust ($200,000) and Meto Inc ($200,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011?

Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 reported $91.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $5.0M (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 does Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 fund?

No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2024 grants show support for varied organizations. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011?

The 2023 filing lists H Irving Grousbeck, trustee, as the contact. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑

What is Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011's EIN?

Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 30-6284985. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated October 2026.

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 September 10, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Grantable. (2026). Grousbeck Family Foundation II Dated May 18 2011 funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/grousbeck-family-foundation-ii-dated-may-18-2011-morg_2565e801f7ec4894a00f710a3bd909da

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