Lipin Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Diego, CA EIN: 33-0774004

Lipin Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025.

Key facts about Lipin Family Foundation

EIN
33-0774004
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025

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

How Lipin Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 78% from 2020 to 2023. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 29% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

San DiegoLos Angeles

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K4 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2022) to $250K (2021). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $11K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

4 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets—$698,475$528,104
Revenue—$175,441$22,599
Expenses—$5,070$16,020
Qualifying Distributions——$11,000
Net Investment Income—$167,890$14,338
Distributable Amount—$49,246$38,150

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Lipin Family Foundation is led by Sheila Lipin, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Sheila Lipin

    President

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vincent Cohn

    Vice President, CFO & Secretary

    On filings since 2024

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Todd Cohn (2020–2023) — Vice President, CFO & Secretary

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 Lipin Family Foundation

Where does Lipin Family Foundation operate?

Lipin Family Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Lipin Family Foundation's EIN?

Lipin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0774004. 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.

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