Planet Home Charitable Foundation
Planet Home Charitable Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.4M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $245K. Net investment income was $70K.
Planet Home Charitable Foundation at a glance
In short: Planet Home Charitable Foundation gave $245K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $49K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $245,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 5
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $49,000
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $3,369,840
- -9.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (96% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Planet Home Charitable Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio ($225K across 2 grants). Together the top 4 received $245K.
Grant Size Distribution
40 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 36 grants of 40 (90%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.
Cities
How Planet Home Charitable Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−4%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 84% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $240K (2023) to $255K (2022). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $245K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio Stanford, CA | Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment - the REIP Fund | $200,000 |
| The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio Stanford, CA | GSB Sustainability Fund - Award GEJET | $25,000 |
| Environmental Working Group Washington, DC | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| As You Sow El Cerrito, CA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
| Earthjustice San Francisco, CA | General & Unrestricted | $5,000 |
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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 | $3,369,840 | $-60,742 | $296,092 | $245,000 | 5 | $269,242 | $69,735 | $321,561 |
| 2024 | $3,726,674 | $149,145 | $292,515 | $245,000 | 5 | $267,579 | $128,405 | $285,802 |
| 2023 | $3,870,044 | $-70,305 | $283,348 | $240,000 | 5 | $261,217 | $90,627 | $249,133 |
| 2022 | $4,223,697 | $124,100 | $302,403 | $255,000 | 7 | $276,870 | $104,120 | $257,838 |
| 2021 | $4,402,000 | $-110,802 | $297,070 | $250,000 | 18 | $272,272 | $85,390 | $281,147 |
| 2020 | $4,809,872 | $222,313 | $297,343 | $250,000 | 3 | — | $667,096 | $267,125 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Planet Home Charitable Foundation reported a distributable amount of $322K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Planet Home Charitable Foundation is led by Gabrielle Hull, Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Gabrielle Hull
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer
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 Planet Home Charitable Foundation
How much does Planet Home Charitable Foundation give each year?
Planet Home Charitable Foundation gave $245K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $245K across 5 grants.
What is Planet Home Charitable Foundation's typical grant size?
Planet Home Charitable Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $49,000, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Planet Home Charitable Foundation give grants?
Planet Home Charitable Foundation gives mostly in California: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Stanford, CA (2 grants).
Does Planet Home Charitable Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 60% of Planet Home Charitable Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Planet Home Charitable Foundation's largest grantees?
Planet Home Charitable Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junio ($225,000 across 2 grants), Environmental Working Group ($10,000) and As You Sow ($5,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 98% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Planet Home Charitable Foundation?
Planet Home Charitable Foundation reported $3.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $269K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $322K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Planet Home Charitable Foundation's EIN?
Planet Home Charitable Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4613870. 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
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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