Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust

Private foundation · Grantmaker Tampa, FL EIN: 81-4690534

Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust is a private foundation, based in Tampa, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3K in total assets. Net investment income was $1.

Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust at a glance

Total assets
$3,426
+0.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1
Net investment income (2025)
$1
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

12 grants across all recorded years

8<$50K2$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 12 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

TampaOdessaGainesvilleGainsvilleBrandonLithiaBentonBrooksvilleLakelandLakewood RanchLand O LakeLand of LakesTallahasseeWoodland Hills

How Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust gives

  • Giving fell 98% from 2019 to 2022. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 585% 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

$0$100K$200K$300K$400K17 grants2019 6 grants2020 11 grants2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2023) to $393K (2021). In 2023 it reported $1K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Camp Idlewild of Florida Inc Land O Lake, FLDonation$5,000
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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$3,426$1————$1$169
2024$3,425——————$169
2023$3,425$3$1,000$1,000Total only$1,000$3$171
2022$4,422$4$5,000$5,0001$5,000$4$269
2021$9,418$400,035$393,115$393,11511—$35$4,288
2020$2,498$125,010$149,241$149,2406—$10$1,177
2019$26,729$250,078$302,336$302,32017—$78$2,038

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $169 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Frank P Ripa

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • J Christian LaFace

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

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 Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust

How large is Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust?

Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $1.

Where does Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust operate?

Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust has awarded grants in California, Florida, Louisiana.

How much is Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust required to give away each year?

Private foundations must generally distribute about 5% of their assets annually. For 2025, Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust reported a distributable amount of $169 on its IRS Form 990-PF — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

What is Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust's EIN?

Ripa LaFace Foundation Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4690534. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 31, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 4, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 10, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 19, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 29, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 24, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 6, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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