Quantum Design Foundation
Quantum Design Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $177K. Net investment income was $498.
Quantum Design Foundation at a glance
In short: Quantum Design Foundation gave $177K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $89K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $177,260
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- Average grant
- $88,630
- Median grant
- $88,630
- Primary geography
- California (72% 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 Quantum Design Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Uc San Diego Foundation ($128K). Together the top 2 received $177K.
Grant Size Distribution
2 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 2 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Quantum Design Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out well above 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2019) to $177K (2025). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $177K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Uc San Diego Foundation La Jolla, CA | General & Unrestricted | $128,000 |
| Haven Bozeman, MT | General & Unrestricted | $49,260 |
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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 | — | $673 | $190,477 | $177,260 | 2 | $190,202 | $498 | $4,968 |
| 2024 | $189,804 | $150,239 | $8,108 | — | — | $7,933 | $64 | $2,462 |
| 2023 | $47,673 | $25,061 | $7,877 | — | — | $7,702 | — | $1,347 |
| 2022 | $30,489 | $10,033 | $7,789 | — | — | $7,614 | — | $1,486 |
| 2021 | $28,245 | $22 | $7,799 | — | — | $7,624 | — | $1,553 |
| 2020 | $36,022 | $86 | $7,825 | — | — | — | — | $1,959 |
| 2019 | $43,761 | $259 | $108,068 | $100,000 | 1 | — | $84 | $3,751 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Quantum Design Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Quantum Design Foundation is led by Ronald E Sager, Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Ronald E Sager
Director, President, Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
David Wayne Cox
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael B Simmonds
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/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 Quantum Design Foundation
How much does Quantum Design Foundation give each year?
Quantum Design Foundation gave $177K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Quantum Design Foundation operate?
Quantum Design Foundation has awarded grants in California, Montana.
How much is Quantum Design Foundation required to give away each year?
Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Quantum Design Foundation reported a distributable amount of $5K on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
What is Quantum Design Foundation's EIN?
Quantum Design Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-2685242. 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
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 18, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 17, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 21, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 23, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 27, 2024)
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