Paden Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Monkey Island, OK EIN: 87-0730788

Paden Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Monkey Island, OK. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $178K in total assets. Net investment income was $4K.

Paden Family Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$178,134
+10.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$17,305
+97.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$4,437
-11.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$911
-94.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Paden Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

TulsaGrovePittsburg

How Paden Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 70% from 2021 to 2024. Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 174% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K3 grants2020 3 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $7K (2022) to $17K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $17K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma Tulsa, OKFOOD$15,000
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$2,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$178,134$17,305$911———$4,437$10,175
2024$161,740$8,779$17,617$17,0002$17,000$4,987$9,774
2023$170,578$30,197$12,555$12,0002$12,000$6,196$8,184
2022$152,936$-349$7,636$7,0002$7,000$2,470$8,052
2021$160,921$18,146$10,395$10,0003$10,000$13,000$8,131
2020$153,170$19,476$15,375$15,0003——$7,113

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Paden Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Paden Family Foundation is led by Mark T Paden, President & Treasurer on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Mark T Paden

    President & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erica E Roberts

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicholas T Paden

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth E Paden

    Vice President & Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    2.5 hrs/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 Paden Family Foundation

How large is Paden Family Foundation?

Paden Family Foundation reported $178K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $17K.

Where does Paden Family Foundation operate?

Paden Family Foundation has awarded grants in Kansas, Oklahoma.

How much is Paden Family Foundation required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Paden Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $10K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Paden Family Foundation's EIN?

Paden Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 87-0730788. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 10, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 11, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 16, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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