Myers Family Foundation
The Myers Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations including universities, a campus ministry, a parish, an animal center, and organizations serving people with special needs.
Myers Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Myers Family Foundation gave $878K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $55K), top state California. 44% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $877,500
- -7.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +77.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $54,844
- -48.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $17,500
- Total assets
- $2,930,160
- -21.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 44% first-time grantees (7 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (45% 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 Myers 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: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Myers Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Marquette University ($300K). Together the top 10 received $850K.
Grant Size Distribution
62 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 62 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, grant dollars by recipient state were reported as California 45%, Wisconsin 34%, Minnesota 11%, Ohio 7%, and Michigan 1%.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Myers Family Foundation open to new grantees?
44%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 16 grantees (44%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $57K; repeat grants $53K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 38% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 117% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 358% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
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 $383K (2020) to $2.4M (2023). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $878K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette University Milwaukee, WI | General & Unrestricted | $300,000 |
| Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego San Diego, CA | General & Unrestricted | $250,000 |
| Newman Catholic Campus Ministry Duluth, MN | General & Unrestricted | $100,000 |
| John Carroll University University HT, OH | Carroll Fund | $50,000 |
| Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego San Diego, CA | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| Pastor of Saint James Catholic Parish in Solana Be Solana Beach, CA | General & Unrestricted | $30,000 |
| Helen Woodward Animal Center Rancho Santa Fe, CA | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| Miracle League of San Diego San Diego, CA | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| St Joseph Parish Lake Orion Lake Orion, MI | St. Joseph School Fund | $10,000 |
| Villa Angela St Joseph High School Cleveland, OH | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
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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 | $2,930,160 | $106,446 | $929,139 | $877,500 | 16 | $899,736 | $102,726 | $251,354 |
| 2024 | $3,752,853 | $426,230 | $1,016,365 | $952,676 | 9 | $974,567 | $394,603 | $269,550 |
| 2023 | $4,342,988 | $695,320 | $2,510,882 | $2,441,088 | 15 | $2,464,548 | $579,540 | $307,959 |
| 2022 | $6,158,550 | $267,681 | $499,214 | $405,096 | 10 | $431,701 | $207,268 | $365,533 |
| 2021 | $6,345,491 | $801,126 | $1,000,352 | $895,500 | 12 | $923,347 | $729,321 | $419,615 |
| 2020 | $6,544,717 | $-221,041 | $471,461 | $383,000 | 12 | — | $326,314 | $374,701 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Myers Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $251K 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 included support for Marquette University and John Carroll University. Marquette describes its mission as a Catholic, Jesuit university’s work to search for truth, share knowledge, foster excellence, promote faith, and develop leadership expressed in service. John Carroll describes its mission as inspiring people to learn, lead, and serve, with a commitment to academic rigor, inclusive excellence, and care for the whole person.
Other 2025 grantees describe work in animal-human relationships, inclusive baseball for people with special needs, and biomedical research and education related to autism. These are the grantees’ stated missions, not a stated mission of the foundation.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 16 grants totaling $877,500. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $300,000, with a median grant of $17,500. The largest grants were $300,000 to Marquette University, $250,000 to the Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego, and $100,000 to Newman Catholic Campus Ministry. Other grants included $50,000 each to John Carroll University and the Roman Catholic Bishop of San Diego; $30,000 to the Pastor of Saint James Catholic Parish in Solana Beach; and $25,000 each to Helen Woodward Animal Center and Miracle League of San Diego.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists James Myers as director, president, secretary, and treasurer, and Josephine Myers as vice president.
Myers Family Foundation is led by James Myers, Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
James Myers
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Josephine Myers
Vice President
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
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 Myers Family Foundation
How much does Myers Family Foundation give each year?
Myers Family Foundation gave $878K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $953K across 9 grants.
What is Myers Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Myers Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $17,500, and its average grant was $54,844, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Myers Family Foundation that year got $57K on average.
Where does Myers Family Foundation give grants?
Myers Family Foundation's top state is California, with 45% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. The next largest states were Wisconsin (34%) and Minnesota (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (4 grants) and Solana Beach, CA (2 grants).
Does Myers Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 88% of Myers Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (14 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Myers Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Myers Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Marquette University ($300,000), Catholic Community Foundation of San Diego ($250,000) and Newman Catholic Campus Ministry ($100,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 74% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Myers Family Foundation?
Myers Family Foundation reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $900K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $251K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Myers Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants included support for Marquette University and John Carroll University. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Myers 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 Myers Family Foundation's EIN?
Myers Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-3972701. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Myers 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 3, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 25, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Myers Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/myers-family-foundation-morg_e1cc65b7a4bf495bb0e8513b243a47fd
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