Ok to Be Different Foundation
Ok to Be Different Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Pleasanton, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $325K in total assets. In 2025, it made $14K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $112K.
Ok to Be Different Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $325,092
- +44.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $128,982
- +169.4% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $13,843
- +210.0% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $25,929
- +37.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Ok to Be Different Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How Ok to Be Different Foundation gives
- Giving grew 200% from 2019 to 2022. 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 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2019) to $6K (2021). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $3K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital Memphis, TN | Donation | $3,000 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $325,092 | $128,982 | $25,929 | — | — | $13,843 | $112,306 |
| 2024 | $225,501 | $47,886 | $18,871 | — | — | $4,465 | $30,831 |
| 2023 | $220,303 | $64,746 | $29,902 | — | — | $20,117 | $51,420 |
| 2022 | $224,483 | $41,674 | $48,264 | $3,000 | 1 | $38,662 | $19,378 |
| 2021 | $179,217 | $10,636 | $32,326 | $6,086 | 4 | — | $14,047 |
| 2020 | $200,922 | $154,908 | $7,559 | $2,313 | 2 | — | $152,808 |
| 2019 | $54,557 | $45,142 | $6,313 | $1,000 | 1 | — | $19,164 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Ok to Be Different Foundation is led by John Joseph Toole, CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Joseph Toole
CEO
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jing Li
CFO
On filings since 2019
5 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 Ok to Be Different Foundation
How large is Ok to Be Different Foundation?
Ok to Be Different Foundation reported $325K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $129K.
What is Ok to Be Different Foundation?
Ok to Be Different Foundation is a private foundation focused on Education, based in Pleasanton, CA. It holds $325K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Ok to Be Different Foundation operate?
Ok to Be Different Foundation has awarded grants in California, District of Columbia, Tennessee.
What is Ok to Be Different Foundation's EIN?
Ok to Be Different Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1545132. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 6, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 22, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 12, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 3, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 25, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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