Leathers Family Foundation
The Leathers Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Ross, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants to organizations for cultural, educational, religious, musical, public recreation, medical, and public safety purposes.
Leathers Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Leathers Family Foundation gave $52K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. 40% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $52,390
- +15.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- +42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,239
- -19.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $3,750
- Total assets
- $3,323,388
- +16.2% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 40% first-time grantees (4 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Leathers Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 1186, Ross, CA 94957
Phone: (415) 453-1448
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Leathers Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Marin Art & Garden ($20K). Together the top 10 received $52K.
Grant Size Distribution
39 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 39 grants of 39 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to recipients in California and 10% to recipients in Washington.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Leathers Family Foundation open to new grantees?
40%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 10 grantees (40%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $2K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $2K first-time, $5K repeat.
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
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2020) to $52K (2025). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $52K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marin Art & Garden Ross, CA | Cultural | $20,000 |
| Corte Madera Community Center Corte Madera, CA | Cultural | $8,890 |
| Ross School Foundation Ross, CA | Educational | $5,000 |
| Spirit Rock Meditation Woodacre, CA | Religious | $5,000 |
| Midsummer Musical Retreat Port Townsend, WA | Musical | $5,000 |
| Ross Property Owners Assoc Ross, CA | Public Recreation | $2,500 |
| Rotacare Bay Area Sunnyvale, CA | Medical | $2,500 |
| Ross Police Officers Association Ross, CA | Public Safety | $2,000 |
| Marin Symphony San Rafael, CA | Musical | $1,000 |
| Marin Rose Society Ross, CA | Cultural | $500 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,323,388 | $165,343 | $83,599 | $52,390 | 10 | $52,390 | $44,626 |
| 2024 | $2,860,570 | $112,713 | $74,091 | $45,500 | 7 | $45,500 | $45,974 |
| 2023 | $2,819,140 | $-48,945 | $66,253 | $37,300 | 6 | $37,300 | $47,659 |
| 2022 | $2,699,728 | $-51,518 | $67,175 | $35,200 | 9 | $35,200 | $43,663 |
| 2021 | $3,444,725 | $421,984 | $69,821 | $33,300 | 7 | $33,300 | $385,463 |
| 2020 | $3,183,505 | $128,054 | $33,316 | $7,650 | 6 | — | $102,388 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for cultural organizations such as Marin Art & Garden and Corte Madera Community Center, as well as organizations with educational, religious, musical, public recreation, medical, and public safety purposes.
Among the grantees, RotaCare Bay Area describes its mission as bringing free medical care to relieve pain and suffering for people most in need and with the least access to medical care.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 10 grants totaling $52,390. Grant amounts ranged from $500 to $20,000, with a median of $3,750.
The largest grants included $20,000 to Marin Art & Garden, $8,890 to Corte Madera Community Center, $5,000 each to Ross School Foundation, Spirit Rock Meditation, and Midsummer Musical Retreat, and $2,500 each to Ross Property Owners Association and RotaCare Bay Area.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Robert Leathers as president and Jennifer Leathers as secretary.
Leathers Family Foundation is led by Robert Leathers, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Robert Leathers
President
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Jennifer Leathers
Secretary
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 Leathers Family Foundation
How much does Leathers Family Foundation give each year?
Leathers Family Foundation gave $52K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $46K across 7 grants.
What is Leathers Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Leathers Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,750, and its average grant was $5,239, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Leathers Family Foundation that year got $2K on average.
Where does Leathers Family Foundation give grants?
Leathers Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Washington (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Ross, CA (5 grants).
Does Leathers Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Leathers Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Cultural" (3 grants).
Who are Leathers Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Leathers Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Marin Art & Garden ($20,000), Corte Madera Community Center ($8,890) and Ross School Foundation ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 65% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Leathers Family Foundation?
Leathers Family Foundation reported $3.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $165K.
What does Leathers Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for cultural organizations such as Marin Art & Garden and Corte Madera Community Center, as well as organizations with educational, religious, musical, public recreation, medical, and public safety purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Leathers Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Leathers Family Foundation's EIN?
Leathers Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-1135081. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Leathers 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Leathers Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/leathers-family-foundation-morg_0075b25bfbe34697b67ce254c06e87db
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