Mendez Family Foundation
Mendez Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Genoa, NV. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $188K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $10K. Net investment income was $40K.
Mendez Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Mendez Family Foundation gave $10K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in Utah. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- -9.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $3,333
- -39.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $187,650
- +18.0% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Utah (50% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Mendez Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Our Rescue ($5K). Together the top 3 received $10K.
Grant Size Distribution
13 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 13 grants of 13 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
Cities
How Mendez Family Foundation gives
- Giving fell 50% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 134% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF 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 $250 (2019) to $23K (2021). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $10K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Our Rescue Salt Lake City, UT | General Contribution | $5,000 |
| Humane Society Silicon Valley Milpitas, GA | General Contribution | $2,500 |
| Wet Noses Rescue Snoqualmie, WA | General Contribution | $2,500 |
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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 | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $187,650 | $41,793 | $13,116 | $10,000 | 3 | $11,419 | $40,424 | $8,523 |
| 2024 | $158,973 | $24,938 | $13,669 | $11,000 | 2 | $12,306 | $23,631 | $7,939 |
| 2023 | $147,704 | $6,204 | $15,828 | $15,000 | 2 | $15,426 | $5,802 | $7,957 |
| 2022 | $157,328 | $13,270 | $21,391 | $20,000 | 2 | $20,695 | $102 | $8,779 |
| 2021 | $177,755 | $19 | $24,517 | $23,000 | 4 | — | — | $10,913 |
| 2020 | $202,253 | $140,792 | $1,200 | — | — | — | $21,621 | $8,689 |
| 2019 | $63,340 | $2,389 | $1,300 | $250 | 1 | — | $1,864 | $7,802 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Mendez Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $9K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Mendez Family Foundation is led by Cathy Mendez, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Cathy Mendez
President
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alex Mendez
Vice President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Mendez Family Foundation
How much does Mendez Family Foundation give each year?
Mendez Family Foundation gave $10K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $11K across 2 grants.
What is Mendez Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Mendez Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $3,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Mendez Family Foundation give grants?
Mendez Family Foundation gives mostly in Utah: 50% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Georgia (25%) and Washington (25%).
Does Mendez Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Mendez Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Mendez Family Foundation?
Mendez Family Foundation reported $188K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $11K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $9K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Mendez Family Foundation's EIN?
Mendez Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3269573. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 24, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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