Returning Home Foundation
Returning Home Foundation is a private foundation focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Laguna Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2018 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $194K. Net investment income was $18K.
Returning Home Foundation at a glance
In short: Returning Home Foundation gave $194K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $22K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $194,193
- -27.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 9
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $21,577
- +44.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $1,063,536
- +19.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (95% 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 Returning Home Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was United Way OC ($100K). Together the top 9 received $194K.
Grant Size Distribution
67 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 63 grants of 67 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.
Cities
How Returning Home Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+9%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 115% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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
From 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $40K (2018) to $269K (2024). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $194K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| United Way OC Irvine, CA | Mission Purpose | $100,000 |
| Others Under 500 Each Laguna Beach, CA | Mission Support | $28,193 |
| ACLU Foundation of So CA Los Angeles, CA | Mission Purpose | $20,000 |
| Orangewood Foundation Santa Ana, CA | Mission Support | $11,000 |
| Prison Policy Initiative PPI Easthampton, MA | Mission Support | $10,000 |
| Charitable Ventures CO Hire Santa Ana, CA | Mission Support | $10,000 |
| Office of Restorative Justice Garden Grove, CA | Mission Support | $5,000 |
| Laguna Beach Food Pantry Laguna Beach, CA | Mission Purpose | $5,000 |
| CSPC Culver City, CA | Mission Purpose | $5,000 |
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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 | $1,063,536 | $465,720 | $202,557 | $194,193 | 9 | $196,976 | $18,356 | $171,798 |
| 2024 | $893,289 | $125,579 | $285,322 | $268,901 | 18 | $279,007 | $25,633 | $127,932 |
| 2023 | $1,057,590 | $125,532 | $183,908 | $170,188 | 11 | $179,484 | $31,451 | $127,048 |
| 2022 | $1,115,254 | $462,783 | $187,610 | $178,546 | 15 | $183,675 | $19,285 | $104,833 |
| 2021 | $840,081 | $87,504 | $142,934 | $136,407 | 14 | $139,989 | $17,599 | $115,468 |
| 2020 | $896,599 | $156,926 | $275,357 | $268,787 | 19 | — | $18,751 | $94,550 |
| 2019 | $1,013,942 | $120,588 | $82,372 | $69,373 | 19 | — | $20,413 | $67,648 |
| 2018 | $975,726 | $550,270 | $63,298 | $40,335 | 16 | — | $291,882 | $47,707 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Returning Home Foundation reported a distributable amount of $172K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Returning Home Foundation is led by Carole Urie, Founder & CEO on filings since 2018; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Carole Urie
Founder & CEO
On filings since 2018
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Chickering
CFO
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meg Waters
Officer
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Karen Williams (2021–2022) — Secretary
- Former: Carole Urie-Chickering (2019–2021) — Founder & CEO
- Former: Barbara Brooks (2018–2020) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Returning Home Foundation
How much does Returning Home Foundation give each year?
Returning Home Foundation gave $194K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $269K across 18 grants.
What is Returning Home Foundation's typical grant size?
Returning Home Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $21,577, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Returning Home Foundation give grants?
Returning Home Foundation gives mostly in California: 95% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Massachusetts (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Laguna Beach, CA (2 grants) and Santa Ana, CA (2 grants).
Does Returning Home Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on Returning Home Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Mission Support" (5 grants) and "Mission Purpose" (4 grants).
Who are Returning Home Foundation's largest grantees?
Returning Home Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include United Way OC ($100,000), Others Under 500 Each ($28,193) and ACLU Foundation of So CA ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Returning Home Foundation?
Returning Home Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $197K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $172K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Returning Home Foundation?
Returning Home Foundation is a private foundation focused on Crime & Legal Related, based in Laguna Beach, CA. It holds $1.1M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Returning Home Foundation's EIN?
Returning Home Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8123356. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS May 15, 2019)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 26, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
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