Ralls Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Diamond Bar, CA EIN: 33-0872463

Ralls Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Diamond Bar, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $259K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 9 grants totaling $47K. Net investment income was $15K.

Ralls Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Ralls Family Foundation gave $47K across 9 grants in 2024 (avg $5K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2024)
$47,400
+48.1% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
9
+0.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$5,267
+48.1% vs 2023
Median grant
$2,000
Total assets
$258,645
-25.8% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (96% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who Ralls Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 9 recipients in 2024

Mission Hills Church: $16KMission Hills Church$16KOrange Lutheran High School: $13KOrange Lutheran High School$13KSt Johns Lutheran School: $8KSt Johns Lutheran School$8KCalvary Chapel Chino Hills: $5KCalvary Chapel Chino Hills$5KSalvation Army: $2KSalvation Army$2KHarvest Crusade: $1KHarvest Crusade$1KSt Jude Childrens Research Hospital: $1KSt Jude Childrens ResearchHospital$1KSamaritan's Purse: $1KSamaritan's Purse$1KRotary Club of Claremont Foundation: $800Rotary Club of ClaremontFoundation$800

The largest 2024 recipient was Mission Hills Church ($16K). Together the top 9 received $47K.

Grant Size Distribution

51 grants across all recorded years

51<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 51 grants of 51 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

Cities

OrangeCarsonMemphisMission ViejoRiversideBrentwoodGlendoraSan DiegoChinoWhittierEadsPomonaBooneClaremont

How Ralls Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2021 to 2024 (+15%). Method
  • In 2024 it paid out 88% 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

$0$20K$40K$60K12 grants2020 12 grants2021 9 grants2022 9 grants2023 9 grants2024

From 2020 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $32K (2023) to $47K (2024). In 2024 it made 9 grants totaling $47K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mission Hills Church Mission Viejo, CADonation Toward Religious Outreach P$15,800
Orange Lutheran High School Orange, CADonation Toward Educational Purposes$12,900
St Johns Lutheran School Orange, CADonation Toward Educational Purposes$7,900
Calvary Chapel Chino Hills Chino, CADonation Toward Religious Outreach P$5,000
Salvation Army Carson, CADonation for Adult Rehabilitation$2,000
Harvest Crusade Riverside, CADonation Toward Religious Outreach P$1,000
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital Memphis, TNDonation Toward Medical Research/Sup$1,000
Samaritan's Purse Boone, NCDisaster Relief$1,000
Rotary Club of Claremont Foundation Claremont, CAYouth Services$800
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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
2024$258,645$-40,172$49,649$47,4009$47,400$15,216$54,023
2023$348,466$19,343$33,658$32,0009$32,000$13,120$47,504
2022$377,081$33,655$38,218$36,1009$36,100$13,620$48,308
2021$391,394$14,912$43,006$41,25012$41,250$13,156$52,937
2020$418,688$14,524$41,268$39,35012—$12,606$41,233

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ralls Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $54K for 2024 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ralls Family Foundation is led by Donald P. Ralls, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Donald P. Ralls

    President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas J. Ralls

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Janet E. Miklos

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

  • Susan C. Wirth

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "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 Ralls Family Foundation

How much does Ralls Family Foundation give each year?

Ralls Family Foundation gave $47K across 9 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2023 it gave $32K across 9 grants.

What is Ralls Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Ralls Family Foundation's median grant in 2024 was $2,000, and its average grant was $5,267, across 9 grants on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Ralls Family Foundation give grants?

Ralls Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 96% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Orange, CA (2 grants).

Does Ralls Family Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2024: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Ralls Family Foundation's 2024 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation Toward Religious Outreach P" (3 grants).

Who are Ralls Family Foundation's largest grantees?

Ralls Family Foundation's largest 2024 grantees include Mission Hills Church ($15,800), Orange Lutheran High School ($12,900) and St Johns Lutheran School ($7,900), according to its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 77% of its itemized 2024 grant dollars.

How large is Ralls Family Foundation?

Ralls Family Foundation reported $259K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $47K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $54K (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 Ralls Family Foundation?

Ralls Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Medical Research, based in Diamond Bar, CA. It holds $259K in total assets as of 2024.

What is Ralls Family Foundation's EIN?

Ralls Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0872463. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

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

Data update history

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When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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