Sullivan Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Boca Grande, FL EIN: 13-7553616

Sullivan Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Boca Grande, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $111K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $111K.

Sullivan Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Sullivan Family Foundation gave $111K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$111,011
+384.8% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-66.7% vs 2024
Average grant
$27,753
+1354.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$5,500
Total assets
$110,674
-10.0% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (99% 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 Sullivan Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Friends of Boca Grande: $100KFriends of Boca Grande$100KGasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association: $10KGasparilla Island Conservationand Improvement Association$10KWalloon Lake Country Club Foundation: $1KWalloon Lake Country ClubFoundation$1KBoca Grande Women's Club: $11Boca Grande Women's Club$11

The largest 2025 recipient was Friends of Boca Grande ($100K). Together the top 4 received $111K.

Grant Size Distribution

53 grants across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 50 grants of 53 (94%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

9states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

Boca GrandeAvonEdwardsNew HavenWalloon LakeGrand RapidsNew YorkPetoskeyVailBrooklynEnglewoodBentonvilleBooneCaledoniaLong Island CityNANorwalkRotunda WestSarasotaSt Petersburg

How Sullivan Family Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 54% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out well above 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$400K10 grants2019 10 grants2020 16 grants2021 8 grants2022 13 grants2023 12 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $23K (2024) to $371K (2021). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $111K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Friends of Boca Grande Boca Grande, FLGeneral Purpose$100,000
Gasparilla Island Conservation and Improvement Association Boca Grande, FLGeneral Purpose$10,000
Walloon Lake Country Club Foundation Petoskey, MIGeneral Purpose$1,000
Boca Grande Women's Club Boca Grande, FLGeneral Purpose$11
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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$110,674$100,860$113,214$111,0114$112,011—$1,684
2024$123,028$127,156$24,990$22,89912$23,874$1,040$2,422
2023$20,862$1,797$50,028$46,78913$49,724$1,797$1,942
2022$69,093$63,742$250,259$243,9128$246,742$136,498$2,243
2021$255,610$472,800$374,533$371,09116$373,556$120,597$797
2020$157,343$220,178$101,643$99,50010—$69,034$637
2019$38,808$1,822$117,564$115,38510—$1,822$4,561

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Sullivan Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Sullivan Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Hugh D. Sullivan

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Julie H. Sullivan

    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 Sullivan Family Foundation

How much does Sullivan Family Foundation give each year?

Sullivan Family Foundation gave $111K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $23K across 12 grants.

What is Sullivan Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Sullivan Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,500, and its average grant was $27,753, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Sullivan Family Foundation give grants?

Sullivan Family Foundation gives mostly in Florida: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boca Grande, FL (3 grants).

Does Sullivan Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Sullivan Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Sullivan Family Foundation?

Sullivan Family Foundation reported $111K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $112K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Sullivan Family Foundation's EIN?

Sullivan Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 13-7553616. 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

(7)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 19, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 1, 2024)

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