Leestma Family Foundation
The Leestma Family Foundation is a private foundation based in San Rafael, California. In its 2025 filing, it reported giving $700,000 through 30 grants, all described as general financial support.
Leestma Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Leestma Family Foundation gave $700K across 30 grants in 2025 (avg $23K), mostly in California. 17% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $700,000
- +24.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 30
- +3.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $23,333
- +20.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $20,000
- Total assets
- $12,870,219
- -2.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 17% first-time grantees (5 of 30, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (73% 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 Leestma 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: 38 Lochinvar Rd, San Rafael, CA 94901
Phone: (415) 572-3416
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Leestma Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Canal Alliance ($90K). Together the top 10 received $430K.
Grant Size Distribution
140 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 136 grants of 140 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 73% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 14% to Michigan, 8% to Illinois, 3% to Maryland, and 3% to New York. Examples of 2025 recipients include San Rafael-based organizations in California and Holland-based organizations in Michigan.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 30 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Leestma Family Foundation open to new grantees?
17%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 30 grantees (17%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $19K; repeat grants $24K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $20K repeat.
- 83% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 101% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $396K (2021) to $700K (2025). In 2025 it made 30 grants totaling $700K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Canal Alliance San Rafael, CA | General Financial Support | $90,000 |
| Center for Domestic Peace San Rafael, CA | General Financial Support | $70,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Northern CA Concord, CA | General Financial Support | $40,000 |
| Mark Day School San Rafael, CA | General Financial Support | $40,000 |
| Jubilee Ministries Holland, MI | General Financial Support | $35,000 |
| Cabrillo College Foundation The Ses Aptos, CA | General Financial Support | $35,000 |
| Community Action Marin San Rafael, CA | General Financial Support | $35,000 |
| San Francisco-Marin Food Bank San Rafael, CA | General Financial Support | $30,000 |
| Community Action House Holland, MI | General Financial Support | $30,000 |
| The Salvation Army - San Rafael San Rafael, CA | General Financial Support | $25,000 |
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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 | $12,870,219 | $502,097 | $879,240 | $700,000 | 30 | $725,173 | $348,030 | $714,783 |
| 2024 | $13,247,122 | $731,563 | $704,305 | $560,500 | 29 | $582,240 | $616,705 | $651,698 |
| 2023 | $13,053,707 | $160,898 | $614,337 | $563,000 | 29 | $585,429 | $226,769 | $607,417 |
| 2022 | $13,393,188 | $380,898 | $785,144 | $550,000 | 28 | $572,062 | $343,455 | $598,669 |
| 2021 | $11,477,992 | $8,177,034 | $484,171 | $396,300 | 24 | $413,367 | $8,113,826 | $383,386 |
| 2020 | $3,799,237 | $281,866 | $546,340 | $467,500 | 28 | — | $240,627 | $491,588 |
| 2019 | $4,123,877 | $235,506 | $500,499 | $430,000 | 31 | — | $183,789 | $439,269 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Leestma Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $715K 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
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose work includes immigrant services, domestic violence prevention, education, housing, food and clothing assistance, and community well-being. For example, Canal Alliance says it serves Marin’s low-income immigrant community and works to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families. Center for Domestic Peace describes its work as advancing the movement to end domestic violence, while Mark Day School says it nurtures children’s curiosity and helps build caring and inclusive communities.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 30 grants totaling $700,000. Grants ranged from $5,000 to $90,000, with a median grant of $20,000. Notable grants included $90,000 to Canal Alliance, $70,000 to Center for Domestic Peace, and $40,000 each to Planned Parenthood of Northern CA and Mark Day School. Other grants included $35,000 each to Jubilee Ministries, Cabrillo College Foundation The Ses, and Community Action Marin, and $30,000 to Community Action House.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Johanna Leestma LaFleur as president and James LaFleur as treasurer.
Leestma Family Foundation is led by Johanna Leestma LaFleur, President since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Johanna Leestma LaFleur
President
Board Member → Treasurer, 2020
Treasurer → President, 2022
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James LaFleur
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (2)
- Former: Louise M Leestma (2019–2020) — President
- Former: Jan E Leestma (2019) — Secretary & Treasurer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Leestma Family Foundation
How much does Leestma Family Foundation give each year?
Leestma Family Foundation gave $700K across 30 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $561K across 29 grants.
What is Leestma Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Leestma Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $20,000, and its average grant was $23,333, across 30 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Leestma Family Foundation that year got $19K on average.
Where does Leestma Family Foundation give grants?
Leestma Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 73% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Michigan (14%) and Illinois (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Rafael, CA (11 grants), Holland, MI (3 grants), Chicago, IL (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does Leestma Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Leestma Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (30 of 30) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Leestma Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Leestma Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Canal Alliance ($90,000), Center for Domestic Peace ($70,000) and Planned Parenthood of Northern CA ($40,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 29% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Leestma Family Foundation?
Leestma Family Foundation reported $12.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $725K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $715K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Leestma Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations whose work includes immigrant services, domestic violence prevention, education, housing, food and clothing assistance, and community well-being. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Leestma 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 Leestma Family Foundation's EIN?
Leestma Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3701346. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Leestma 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 25, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 9, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 22, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 22, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Leestma Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/leestma-family-foundation-morg_ea61246724814bebbfef02f6e7fb0477
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