Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund

Public charity · Grantmaker Rancho Santa Fe, CA EIN: 32-0194805

The corporation shall support the charitable aspects of the mission of the rancho santa fe foundation. The organization will accept title to and manage real estate and related or auxiliar personal, and other personal property (whether tangible or intangible), contributed by donors for purposes of furthering its charitable purpose.

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund at a glance

Total assets
$735,495
+0.0% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.

Who Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Rancho Santa Fe

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$250K$500K$750K$1M0 grants2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $104K (2020) to $925K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $925K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Rancho Santa Fe, CADonor Advised Fund$925,413
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$735,495—————
2024$735,495$74,250$2,448———
2023$660,646$458,640$4———
2022$202,010$1,196,480$998,466$925,4131$-5,000
2021$82—$3,399———
2020$219$-870$108,813$104,3951$-870
2019$1,403,474$1,403,474$25,340———

About Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund

Based on IRS filings

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund is a public charity, based in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $735K in total assets.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund is led by Ben Moraga, President & CEO on every filing since 2024; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ben Moraga

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2024

    10 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Don Oliphant

    Chairman

    Secretary → Chair, 2022

    Chair → Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregory Hillgren

    Director

    Board Chair & CEO → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ron Kimura

    Director

    Vice President & Treasurer → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Frager

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Montano

    Board Liaison

    Director → Board Liaison, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Chris Sichel (2021–2023) — President & CEO
  • Former: Christina P. Wilson (2019–2021) — Executive Director
  • Former: Charles Kendall (2019) — Director

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 Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund

How large is Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund?

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund reported $735K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund operate?

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund has awarded grants in California.

What is Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund's EIN?

Rancho Santa Fe Foundation Charitable Special Assets Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 32-0194805. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 2, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 27, 2023)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 18, 2026)

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