Napa Institute Foundation
Napa Institute Foundation is a public charity based in Irvine, California. It supports Catholic organizations and institutions, including independent and Church-affiliated organizations whose work promotes the teachings of Jesus Christ in accordance with the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church.
Napa Institute Foundation at a glance
In short: Napa Institute Foundation gave $1.8M across 29 grants in 2025 (avg $62K), top state California. 28% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,806,173
- -22.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 29
- -6.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $62,282
- -16.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $25,000
- Total assets
- $2,900,323
- -38.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 28% first-time grantees (8 of 29, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (41% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Napa Institute Foundation
- How to Apply
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The Foundation’s website provides a grant application process for eligible organizations. It reviews applications on a rolling basis; the stated eligibility criteria and application materials are described above.
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Contact
Mailing address: 2532 Dupont Drive, Irvine, CA 92612
Phone: (949) 474-7368
Website: https://napainstitutefoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Napa Institute Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Napa Institute ($373K). Together the top 10 received $1.4M.
Grant Size Distribution
131 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 78 grants of 131 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s 2025 grant dollars went primarily to recipients in California (41%) and the District of Columbia (33%), followed by Indiana (9%), Virginia (6%), and Michigan (5%). Its website says it will consider international requests that meet its mission and eligibility criteria.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 29 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Napa Institute Foundation open to new grantees?
28%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 8 of 29 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $39K; repeat grants $71K. How we count
Medians: $27K first-time, $25K repeat.
- 59% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+2%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 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 $1.4M (2020) to $4.5M (2021). In 2025 it made 29 grants totaling $1.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Napa Institute Irvine, CA | Program Support | $373,000 |
| Catholic University of America Washington, DC | Program Support | $200,000 |
| Napa Institute Legal Foundation Washington, DC | Program Support | $164,500 |
| University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN | Program Support | $150,000 |
| Ethics and Public Policy Center Washington, DC | Program Support | $120,000 |
| Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo, CA | Program Support | $100,000 |
| Saint Dominics Monastery Linden, VA | Program Support | $100,000 |
| Magis Institute Garden Grove, CA | Program Support | $70,000 |
| St Michael's Abbey Silverado, CA | Program Support | $60,000 |
| Focus Golden, CO | Program Support | $57,000 |
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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 | $2,900,323 | $462,859 | $2,176,610 | $1,806,173 | 29 | $-1,930,177 |
| 2024 | $4,679,074 | $-812,519 | $2,683,065 | $2,320,315 | 31 | $-1,020,194 |
| 2023 | $6,046,786 | $417,062 | $2,272,874 | $1,929,378 | 25 | $191,506 |
| 2022 | $7,874,024 | $-9,335,741 | $2,124,641 | $1,764,895 | 28 | $-9,589,790 |
| 2021 | $19,458,182 | $17,196,018 | $4,729,202 | $4,548,313 | 18 | $10,357,873 |
| 2020 | $5,829,623 | $1,071,941 | $1,538,748 | $1,434,610 | 11 | $149,567 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s stated mission is to support independent and Church-affiliated organizations that promote Catholic teaching, promote priests and professed religious life, spread the Gospel, and promote the Catholic faith. Its website describes priorities that include Catholic and Church-affiliated educational, religious, and apostolic initiatives; support for priests, seminarians, and professed religious; Catholic leadership formation; and projects that strengthen the Church’s long-term institutional presence. It says it focuses primarily on smaller private enterprises and participates in governance or leadership for larger investments.
The Foundation’s website says eligible applicants must be organizations whose work and mission are in full accordance with the Magisterium of the Roman Catholic Church. It excludes, among other things, individuals, individual scholarships, events primarily promotional in nature, retroactive requests, and general operating deficits or unrestricted expenses without a defined project or measurable impact.
Examples of grantees’ own stated missions illustrate the kinds of organizations supported. The Napa Institute says it empowers Catholic leaders to defend, renew, and advance the Church and transform culture. The Napa Institute Legal Foundation describes its work as providing legal and financial education to protect Catholic-aligned nonprofits. The Ethics and Public Policy Center says it applies the Judeo-Christian moral tradition to public policy issues. Cristo Rey Orange County describes a Catholic college-preparatory education integrating academics with professional work experience for students with limited economic resources.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation reported 29 grants totaling $1,806,173. Grants ranged from $5,400 to $373,000, with a median of $25,000. The largest reported grants included $373,000 to the Napa Institute, $200,000 to Catholic University of America, $164,500 to Napa Institute Legal Foundation, $150,000 to the University of Notre Dame, and $120,000 to the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Each was reported for program support.
The Foundation’s website says it reviews applications on a rolling basis and that grant size varies; applicants are asked to describe their request with a budget. Applications are reviewed by Foundation staff and presented for final approval under its governance process. Applicants should prepare an organizational overview, leadership information, a project description or institutional need, a budget overview, and supporting documents such as tax filings or endorsement letters. Organizations are encouraged to submit a single, well-developed proposal. Funded organizations may be asked to provide a brief report on use of funds and impact.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Timothy R. Busch as president and director; Stephan L. Busch as secretary and director; Lynne Jilot, John Ford, Leonard A. Leo, and Robert Neal as board members; and Gregory A. Busch as treasurer.
Napa Institute Foundation is led by Timothy R. Busch, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Timothy R. Busch
President & Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephan L. Busch
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gregory A. Busch
Treasurer
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Ford
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Leonard A. Leo
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynne Jilot
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2022
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Neal
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (1)
- Former: Dennis Jilot (2020–2021) — Director
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 Napa Institute Foundation
How much does Napa Institute Foundation give each year?
Napa Institute Foundation gave $1.8M across 29 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.3M across 31 grants.
What is Napa Institute Foundation's typical grant size?
Napa Institute Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $25,000, and its average grant was $62,282, across 29 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Napa Institute Foundation that year got $39K on average.
Where does Napa Institute Foundation give grants?
Napa Institute Foundation's top state is California, with 41% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990. The next largest states were District of Columbia (33%) and Indiana (9%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (7 grants), Mission Viejo, CA (2 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does Napa Institute Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 29 grants with a stated purpose on Napa Institute Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Program Support" (26 grants).
Who are Napa Institute Foundation's largest grantees?
Napa Institute Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Napa Institute ($373,000), Catholic University of America ($200,000) and Napa Institute Legal Foundation ($164,500), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 41% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Napa Institute Foundation?
Napa Institute Foundation reported $2.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $463K.
What does Napa Institute Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s stated mission is to support independent and Church-affiliated organizations that promote Catholic teaching, promote priests and professed religious life, spread the Gospel, and promote the Catholic faith. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Napa Institute Foundation?
The Foundation’s website provides a grant application process for eligible organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Napa Institute Foundation's EIN?
Napa Institute Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-1190021. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 2, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 30, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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