Resource Partners Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Diego, CA EIN: 20-5885806

Resource Partners Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $55.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $3.3M.

Resource Partners Foundation at a glance

In short: Resource Partners Foundation gave $1.1M across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $550K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$1,100,000
+10.6% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
2
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$550,000
+10.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$550,000
Total assets
$55,145,312
+10.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% 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 Resource Partners Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2025

San Diego Humane Society: $1.0MSan Diego Humane Society$1.0MFace Foundation: $100KFace Foundation$100K

The largest 2025 recipient was San Diego Humane Society ($1.0M). Together the top 2 received $1.1M.

Grant Size Distribution

10 grants across all recorded years

<$50K3$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M4$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 4 grants of 10 (40%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

San Diego

How Resource Partners Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 64% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2021 it paid out 72% 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$1M$2M$3M$4M1 grant2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 2 grants2024 2 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $807K (2020) to $3.1M (2022). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $1.1M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
San Diego Humane Society San Diego, CATo Support Animal Adoption Program$1,000,000
Face Foundation San Diego, CATo Support Animal Care Program$100,000
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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
2025$55,145,312$6,291,956$1,118,059$1,100,0002$1,100,000$3,291,956—
2024$49,971,415$5,266,523$1,014,299$995,0002$995,000$2,713,073—
2023$45,719,191$4,294,375$2,394,350$2,383,8502$2,383,850$2,177,375—
2022$43,819,166$3,971,041$3,165,414$3,083,2002$3,083,200$719,816—
2021$43,013,539$27,589,680$1,173,624$1,100,0002$1,100,000$3,264,854$1,518,727
2020$16,597,483$2,328,450$826,396$806,9331—$1,638,450$875,341

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Resource Partners Foundation is led by Jean Shea, President & CFO on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Jean Shea

    President & CFO

    On filings since 2020

    2 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 Resource Partners Foundation

How much does Resource Partners Foundation give each year?

Resource Partners Foundation gave $1.1M across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $995K across 2 grants.

How large is Resource Partners Foundation?

Resource Partners Foundation reported $55.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $6.3M.

Where does Resource Partners Foundation operate?

Resource Partners Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Resource Partners Foundation's EIN?

Resource Partners Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5885806. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 30, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS October 11, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 27, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 22, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 12, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 23, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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