Sordello Family Foundation
Sordello Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Los Angeles, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $8.5M in total assets. In 2025, it made $6K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $449K.
Sordello Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $8,545,458
- +16.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $473,809
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $5,792
- +2.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $35,301
- +13.6% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Sordello Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
10 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 10 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Sordello Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 154% from 2020 to 2023. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 2% 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
From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $415K (2020) to $2.1M (2022). In 2023 it made 3 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | Leavey Activities Center Renovation | $1,000,000 |
| Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA | Endowment Fund | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Silicon Valley Milpitas, CA | Unrestricted | $2,500 |
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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 | $8,545,458 | $473,809 | $35,301 | — | — | $5,792 | $449,426 | $380,342 |
| 2024 | $7,309,947 | $390,140 | $31,074 | — | — | $5,627 | $368,789 | $347,454 |
| 2023 | $6,802,591 | $316,010 | $1,081,941 | $1,052,500 | 3 | $1,057,941 | $294,708 | $346,729 |
| 2022 | $7,157,031 | $216,700 | $2,100,704 | $2,067,049 | 5 | $2,072,358 | $194,130 | $371,946 |
| 2021 | $10,114,365 | $441,716 | $551,451 | $515,495 | 2 | $520,628 | $415,507 | $503,031 |
| 2020 | $10,028,559 | $354,702 | $446,375 | $415,000 | 4 | — | $332,014 | $471,312 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sordello Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $380K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Sordello Family Foundation is led by Steven J. Sordello, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Steven J. Sordello
President & Director
On filings since 2020
No compensation reported
Susan L. Sordello
Secretary, Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2020
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 Sordello Family Foundation
How large is Sordello Family Foundation?
Sordello Family Foundation reported $8.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $380K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
Where does Sordello Family Foundation operate?
Sordello Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Florida.
What is Sordello Family Foundation's EIN?
Sordello Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4666065. 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
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 18, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 10, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
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