RAR Family Foundation
RAR Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Los Angeles, California. In 2025, it reported 16 grants totaling $665,000, all listed as general support; recipients included charitable organizations in California and New York.
RAR Family Foundation at a glance
In short: RAR Family Foundation gave $665K across 16 grants in 2025 (avg $42K), mostly in California. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $665,000
- +14.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 16
- +23.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $41,563
- -6.7% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $45,000
- Total assets
- $8,228,101
- -3.7% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (3 of 16, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (81% 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 RAR Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2049 Century Pk E 1400, Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: (310) 315-6200
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who RAR Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation at UCLA ($100K). Together the top 10 received $545K.
Grant Size Distribution
79 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 54 grants of 79 (68%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 81% of grant dollars went to recipients in California and 19% to recipients in New York.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 16 itemized grants.
Cities
Is RAR Family Foundation open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 3 of 16 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. With only 16 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $15K; repeat grants $48K. How we count
Medians: $20K first-time, $45K repeat.
- 56% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving fell 27% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 154% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $579K (2024) to $908K (2022). In 2025 it made 16 grants totaling $665K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation at UCLA Los Angeles, CA | General Support | $100,000 |
| Elizabeth House Pasadena, CA | General Support | $60,000 |
| Saban Community Clinic Los Angeles, CA | General Support | $60,000 |
| Campbell Hall North Hollywood, CA | General Support | $50,000 |
| Safe Place for Youth Venice, CA | General Support | $50,000 |
| American-Italian Cancer Foundation New York, NY | General Support | $45,000 |
| Astoriaqueens Share-Ing and Care-Ing Astoria, NY | General Support | $45,000 |
| Children's Institute Los Angeles, CA | General Support | $45,000 |
| Open Paths Counseling Center Culver City, CA | General Support | $45,000 |
| Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services Los Angeles, CA | General Support | $45,000 |
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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 | $8,228,101 | $471,007 | $790,173 | $665,000 | 16 | $746,362 | $427,196 | $484,083 |
| 2024 | $8,547,271 | $320,266 | $697,744 | $579,000 | 13 | $657,859 | $275,381 | $482,651 |
| 2023 | $8,926,541 | $378,530 | $749,963 | $631,500 | 16 | $709,927 | $230,821 | $440,524 |
| 2022 | $9,316,303 | $2,000,959 | $1,015,435 | $907,600 | 16 | $984,946 | $227,582 | $386,462 |
| 2021 | $8,341,817 | $1,780,466 | $804,830 | $675,542 | 18 | $755,556 | $284,322 | $384,155 |
| 2020 | $7,536,181 | $1,933,225 | $799,755 | $692,475 | 25 | — | $706,309 | $309,703 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, RAR Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $484K 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 foundation mission statement or specific funding focus is stated in the available information. Its 2025 grantees included organizations working in areas such as youth homelessness, child and family services, cancer support, mental health, housing, and healthcare. These are grantee missions, not stated foundation priorities: Safe Place for Youth says it works to prevent and end youth homelessness; Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services describes providing family-centered social, educational, and behavioral health services; and Open Paths Counseling Center describes offering counseling, free therapy programs for at-risk children and youth, and therapist training. Other grantees include AstoriaQueens Share-ing and Care-ing, which describes supporting people living with cancer, and Valley Community Healthcare, which describes providing primary and comprehensive healthcare to people regardless of ability to pay.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation made 16 grants totaling $665,000. Grant amounts ranged from $5,000 to $100,000, with a median of $45,000. The largest listed grants included $100,000 to Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation at UCLA; $60,000 each to Elizabeth House and Saban Community Clinic; and $50,000 each to Campbell Hall and Safe Place for Youth. Other grants included $45,000 each to American-Italian Cancer Foundation, AstoriaQueens Share-ing and Care-ing, Children’s Institute, Open Paths Counseling Center, and Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services; $40,000 to Harvest Home; and $30,000 to SCO Family of Services. The listed purposes for these grants were general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Anna Romano as president; Raymond Romano as vice president and secretary; and Gary Satin and Alexandra Romano as directors.
RAR Family Foundation is led by Anna Romano, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Anna Romano
President
On filings since 2020
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Alexandra Romano
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Satin
Director
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Raymond Romano
Vice President & Secretary
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/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 RAR Family Foundation
How much does RAR Family Foundation give each year?
RAR Family Foundation gave $665K across 16 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $579K across 13 grants.
What is RAR Family Foundation's typical grant size?
RAR Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $45,000, and its average grant was $41,563, across 16 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from RAR Family Foundation that year got $15K on average.
Where does RAR Family Foundation give grants?
RAR Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 81% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (19%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (6 grants), North Hollywood, CA (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).
Does RAR Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of RAR Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (16 of 16) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are RAR Family Foundation's largest grantees?
RAR Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation at UCLA ($100,000), Elizabeth House ($60,000) and Saban Community Clinic ($60,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 33% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is RAR Family Foundation?
RAR Family Foundation reported $8.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $746K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $484K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does RAR Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement or specific funding focus is stated in the available information. Its 2025 grantees included organizations working in areas such as youth homelessness, child and family services, cancer support, mental health, housing, and healthcare. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from RAR Family Foundation?
The foundation 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 RAR Family Foundation's EIN?
RAR Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-4347026. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Does RAR 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 May 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS June 21, 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 12, 2026)
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Grantable. (2026). RAR Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/rar-family-foundation-morg_daa3533a60dd4b138bd0ec66fac6ca48
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