Margaret E Haas Fund
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Margaret E Haas Fund at a glance
In short: Margaret E Haas Fund gave $6.3M across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $6.3M), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $6,311,734
- +40.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $6,311,734
- +40.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $6,311,734
- Total assets
- $134,648,720
- -5.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Margaret E Haas Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Presidio Theatre ($6.3M).
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Margaret E Haas Fund gives
- Giving grew 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $833K (2019) to $11.3M (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $6.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Presidio Theatre Novato, CA | To Support the Operations of Presidio Theatre | $6,311,734 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $134,648,720 | $3,881,839 | $6,491,530 | $6,311,734 | 1 | $3,881,839 |
| 2024 | $142,848,544 | $6,219,217 | $4,629,790 | $4,500,000 | 1 | $6,219,217 |
| 2023 | $108,535,119 | $3,589,053 | $3,635,634 | $3,550,000 | 2 | $3,589,053 |
| 2022 | $122,219,507 | $5,420,715 | $5,124,152 | $5,000,000 | 1 | $5,361,052 |
| 2021 | $211,768,662 | $14,119,697 | $3,718,448 | $3,210,000 | 1 | $13,698,129 |
| 2020 | $111,998,504 | $2,978,480 | $11,797,492 | $11,258,914 | 1 | $2,520,980 |
| 2019 | $179,623,597 | $16,668,064 | $1,227,024 | $833,329 | 1 | $16,311,674 |
About Margaret E Haas Fund
Based on IRS filings
Margaret E Haas Fund is a public charity, based in Novato, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $134.6M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $6.3M. Net investment income was $3.9M.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Margaret E Haas Fund is led by Rhea Suh, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; none of the 8 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rhea Suh
President & CEO
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Margaret Haas
Chairperson
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vikki Garrod
Director
On filings since 2022
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janelle Cavanagh
Director
On filings since 2024
0.2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ashley Smith
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sa Hartman
Former CFO
CFO → Former CFO, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Lauren McClelland
CFO
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roxanne Richards
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Lani Alo (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Alexandra Derby (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Thomas Peters (2019–2022) — President & CEO
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 Margaret E Haas Fund
How much does Margaret E Haas Fund give each year?
Margaret E Haas Fund gave $6.3M across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $4.5M across 1 grant.
How large is Margaret E Haas Fund?
Margaret E Haas Fund reported $134.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $3.9M.
Where does Margaret E Haas Fund operate?
Margaret E Haas Fund has awarded grants in California.
What is Margaret E Haas Fund's EIN?
Margaret E Haas Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0533111. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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