Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund
Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund is a public charity based in Novato, California, formed in 2006. It supports social services, encourages innovation and equity in education and health, and seeks to foster transformation in community norms.
Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund at a glance
In short: Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund gave $10.9M across 51 grants in 2025 (avg $214K), mostly in California. 47% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,889,324
- -31.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 51
- -7.3% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $213,516
- -26.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $100,000
- Total assets
- $609,218,440
- -0.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 47% first-time grantees (24 of 51, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (90% 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 Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund
- Contact
Mailing address: 5 Hamilton Landing 200, Novato, CA 94949
Phone: (415) 464-2500
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Marin Community Foundation ($3.8M). Together the top 10 received $7.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
184 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 72 grants of 184 (39%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to California recipients and 8% to recipients in Washington, DC. The remaining reported shares were 1% each for North Carolina and Arizona, and 0% for Georgia.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 51 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund open to new grantees?
47%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 24 of 51 grantees (47%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $74K; repeat grants $338K. How we count
Medians: $88K first-time, $150K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4.4M (2021) to $16.0M (2024). In 2025 it made 51 grants totaling $10.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Marin Community Foundation Novato, CA | Provide General Operating Support | $3,765,760 |
| Stanford University Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior Univers Stanford, CA | Cancer Center Cutaneous Lymphoma Program | $860,160 |
| Petaluma River Park Foundation Inc Petaluma, CA | Operating Expenses, Park Programing | $600,000 |
| Protect Democracy Project Washington, DC | Provide Operating Support | $500,000 |
| Novato Unified School District Novato, CA | Support the Marin Oaks School to Careers Program | $358,250 |
| SD Foundation Washington, DC | Provide Operating Support | $350,000 |
| Secure Families Collaborative Santa Rosa, CA | Support capacity building for removal defense immigrant legal services in Sonoma county over two years | $300,000 |
| Raizes Collective Santa Rosa, CA | Support Promotora Cooperative Initiative | $235,000 |
| Youth Leadership Institute San Francisco, CA | Support the ongoing implementation of the healthy novato initiative strategic plan | $191,489 |
| 10000 Degrees San Rafael, CA | High School Career Education | $175,000 |
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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 | $609,218,440 | $14,010,921 | $19,623,249 | $10,889,324 | 51 | $14,010,921 |
| 2024 | $609,299,405 | $18,849,160 | $19,054,333 | $15,983,047 | 55 | $18,849,160 |
| 2023 | $484,344,267 | $12,991,696 | $7,081,618 | $6,622,853 | 32 | $12,991,696 |
| 2022 | $515,264,576 | $19,162,315 | $11,246,297 | $7,245,515 | 17 | $19,162,315 |
| 2021 | $808,590,793 | $46,211,721 | $3,747,021 | $4,439,158 | 29 | $46,211,721 |
| 2020 | $418,688,439 | $8,927,790 | $8,121,589 | $6,256,339 | 25 | $8,927,790 |
| 2019 | $613,940,265 | $43,650,947 | $4,902,186 | $4,516,785 | 21 | $43,650,947 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The fund’s stated mission is “mobilizing the power of community and the resources of philanthropy to advance equity for people, places and the planet.”
Its 2025 grants included support for education and career programs, cancer research, parks and community programming, immigrant legal services, arts, youth leadership, and democracy-related work. For example, Secure Families Collaborative describes its work as providing pro bono immigration legal services and connecting people to culturally responsive social services. 10,000 Degrees describes its mission as helping students from low-income backgrounds access and complete higher education. Protect Democracy Project says it works to strengthen checks and balances and prevent democratic decline.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the fund reported 51 grants totaling $10,889,324. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $3,765,760, with a median of $100,000.
The largest listed grant was $3,765,760 to Marin Community Foundation for general operating support. Other notable grants included $860,160 to Stanford University’s cutaneous lymphoma program; $600,000 to Petaluma River Park Foundation for operating expenses and park programming; $500,000 to Protect Democracy Project for operating support; and $358,250 to Novato Unified School District for the Marin Oaks School to Careers program. The fund also awarded $300,000 to Secure Families Collaborative for capacity building for immigrant legal services in Sonoma County over two years, and $235,000 to Raizes Collective for its Promotora Cooperative Initiative.
Grant qualification requires satisfying the fund’s due diligence requirements, including an independent investigation to establish eligibility. Grantees must have the capacity to fulfill grant terms and be willing to provide required evaluative reports; depending on a grant’s size and source, a written report may be required.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Rhea Suh as president and CEO; Ralph Lewin as executive director; Lauren McClelland as CFO; and Edward Wang and Janelle Cavanagh as directors. Roxanne Richards is listed as secretary, and Stephanie Martinez as program manager.
The fund’s filing states that it has two classes of directors: Marin Community Foundation (MCF) class directors and donor class directors appointed by Peter E. Haas Jr. MCF class directors hold a majority of board seats. The filing describes the current board as having two MCF class directors and one donor class director, and states that certain governance decisions, including bylaw amendments, also require approval by MCF’s governing body.
Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund is led by Rhea Suh, President & CEO on every filing since 2022; 2 of 10 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Rhea Suh
President & CEO
On filings since 2022
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ralph Lewin
Executive Director
Board Chair → Executive Director & Board Chair, 2023
Executive Director & Board Chair → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
37.5 hrs/week
$231K (2023) → $258K (2025)
Edward Wang
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Janelle Cavanagh
Director
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stephanie Martinez
Program Manager
On filings since 2023
37.5 hrs/week
$105K (2023) → $179K (2025)
Ashley Smith
Secretary
On filings since 2019
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sa Hartman
Former CFO
CFO → Former CFO, 2025
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Jonathan Logan
Former Director
Director → Former Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lauren McClelland
CFO
On filings since 2024
0.1 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Roxanne Richards
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (5)
- Former: Vikki Garrod (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Alexandra Derby (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Thomas Peters (2019–2022) — President & CEO
- Former: Don Jen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Veronica Reed (2019) — Board Chair
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $258K, to Ralph Lewin (Executive Director). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund
How much does Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund give each year?
Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund gave $10.9M across 51 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $16.0M across 55 grants.
What is Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund's typical grant size?
Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund's median grant in 2025 was $100,000, and its average grant was $213,516, across 51 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund that year got $74K on average.
Where does Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund give grants?
Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund gives mostly in California: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was District of Columbia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Rosa, CA (22 grants), Petaluma, CA (6 grants), Novato, CA (4 grants) and San Francisco, CA (3 grants).
Does Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund give general operating support?
Yes: 20% of Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (10 of 51) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990.
Who are Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund's largest grantees?
Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund's largest 2025 grantees include Marin Community Foundation ($3,765,760), Stanford University Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior Univers ($860,160) and Petaluma River Park Foundation Inc ($600,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 48% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund?
Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund reported $609.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $14.0M.
What does Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund fund?
The fund’s stated mission is “mobilizing the power of community and the resources of philanthropy to advance equity for people, places and the planet.” See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund?
Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund's EIN?
Peter E Haas Jr Family Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 14-1962681. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 6, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 9, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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