Rankin Family Foundation
Rankin Family Foundation is a private foundation based in San Francisco, California. Its 2025 filing reports 14 grants totaling $144,146 to charitable organizations, including recipients with community, education, public health, animal welfare, and conservation purposes.
Rankin Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Rankin Family Foundation gave $144K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. 36% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $144,146
- +76.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,296
- +63.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $4,390
- Total assets
- $2,480,429
- +0.3% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 36% first-time grantees (5 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Rankin Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 1 Embarcadero Ctr 2410, San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: (415) 439-1144
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Rankin Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was TGR Foundation ($43K). Together the top 10 received $136K.
Grant Size Distribution
62 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 62 grants of 62 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to recipients in California. The remaining grant dollars went to recipients in Colorado (3%), Washington (3%), Florida (2%), and Washington, DC (2%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Rankin Family Foundation open to new grantees?
36%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 14 grantees (36%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $12K; repeat grants $9K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $4K repeat.
- 64% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 117% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $35K (2021) to $144K (2025). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $144K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| TGR Foundation Irvine, CA | Community | $42,500 |
| The Rock Church Danville, CA | Community | $30,000 |
| Monte Vista Academic Boosters Danville, CA | Education | $28,216 |
| Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation Truckee, CA | Community | $11,000 |
| Path International Westminister, CO | Education | $5,000 |
| UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Foundation Oakland, CA | Public Health | $5,000 |
| Monte Vista Choir Danville, CA | Education | $5,000 |
| World Vision Federal Way, WA | Community | $3,780 |
| East Bay SPCA Oakland, CA | Animal Welfare | $3,000 |
| Great Plains Foundation Jupiter, FL | Conservation | $3,000 |
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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 | $2,480,429 | $159,296 | $151,240 | $144,146 | 14 | $147,689 | $155,745 | $125,694 |
| 2024 | $2,472,373 | $133,906 | $96,889 | $81,780 | 13 | $82,517 | $133,164 | $122,610 |
| 2023 | $2,434,976 | $601,253 | $111,583 | $94,748 | 12 | $95,222 | $600,954 | $110,043 |
| 2022 | $1,945,306 | $1,641,408 | $110,190 | $93,545 | 15 | $95,070 | $1,639,883 | $53,899 |
| 2021 | $414,088 | $449,113 | $35,025 | $35,000 | 8 | $35,000 | $449,088 | $92,374 |
| 2020 | — | $11,030 | $11,030 | — | — | — | — | $46,348 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Rankin Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $126K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for education, community, public health, animal welfare, and conservation purposes. Among its grantees, Monte Vista Academic Boosters says it provides academic enrichment and recognizes student achievement; Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation says it works to nurture a resilient community and environment; and East Bay SPCA says its mission is to enrich the human-animal bond by transforming the lives of cats and dogs.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave 14 grants totaling $144,146. Grants ranged from $1,150 to $42,500, with a median of $4,390. Larger grants included $42,500 to TGR Foundation, $30,000 to The Rock Church, $28,216 to Monte Vista Academic Boosters, and $11,000 to Tahoe Truckee Community Foundation. Other listed recipients included PATH International and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Foundation ($5,000 each), Monte Vista Choir ($5,000), World Vision ($3,780), East Bay SPCA and Great Plains Foundation ($3,000 each), World Wildlife ($2,500), and Movember Foundation ($2,000). Social Good Fund received $2,000 in 2025.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Aubrey Rankin and Luanne Rankin as trustees.
Rankin Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Aubrey Rankin
Trustee
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Luanne Rankin
Trustee
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 Rankin Family Foundation
How much does Rankin Family Foundation give each year?
Rankin Family Foundation gave $144K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $82K across 13 grants.
What is Rankin Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Rankin Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $4,390, and its average grant was $10,296, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Rankin Family Foundation that year got $12K on average.
Where does Rankin Family Foundation give grants?
Rankin Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Danville, CA (3 grants) and Oakland, CA (2 grants).
Does Rankin Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on Rankin Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Education" (5 grants) and "Community" (5 grants).
Who are Rankin Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Rankin Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include TGR Foundation ($42,500), The Rock Church ($30,000) and Monte Vista Academic Boosters ($28,216), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 70% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Rankin Family Foundation?
Rankin Family Foundation reported $2.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $148K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $126K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Rankin Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants include support for education, community, public health, animal welfare, and conservation purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Rankin Family Foundation?
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Rankin Family Foundation's EIN?
Rankin Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0868209. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does Rankin Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 8, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 8, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). Rankin Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 5, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/rankin-family-foundation-morg_447e2c82543e4f55906c865de88aa14d
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