Tevanian Family Foundation
Tevanian Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Menlo Park, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $7.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $300K. Net investment income was $423K.
Tevanian Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Tevanian Family Foundation gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $300K), mostly in Ohio. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $300,000
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- -50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $300,000
- +84.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $300,000
- Total assets
- $7,335,162
- +1.7% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Ohio (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 Tevanian Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund ($300K).
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 4 grants of 9 (44%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
Cities
How Tevanian Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 83% 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $247K (2019) to $325K (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $300K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund Cincinnati, OH | General | $300,000 |
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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 | $7,335,162 | $500,415 | $377,424 | $300,000 | 1 | $377,424 | $422,991 | $457,437 |
| 2024 | $7,215,025 | $572,950 | $400,437 | $325,000 | 2 | $400,437 | $369,083 | $424,282 |
| 2023 | $7,057,668 | $533,930 | $393,962 | $325,000 | 1 | $393,962 | $533,905 | $357,576 |
| 2022 | $6,917,700 | $-561,696 | $448,959 | $325,000 | 2 | $448,959 | — | $385,124 |
| 2021 | $7,924,413 | $3,018,572 | $355,962 | $251,996 | 3 | $355,962 | $2,914,606 | $433,217 |
| 2020 | $5,241,941 | $378,957 | $326,813 | $256,000 | 11 | — | $314,693 | $348,910 |
| 2019 | $5,189,797 | $710,158 | $304,832 | $247,000 | 11 | — | $652,653 | $320,959 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tevanian Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $457K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tevanian Family Foundation is led by Avadis Tevanian Jr., President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Avadis Tevanian Jr.
President
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy J. Tevanian
Secretary, Treasurer & CFO
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
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 Tevanian Family Foundation
How much does Tevanian Family Foundation give each year?
Tevanian Family Foundation gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $325K across 2 grants.
How large is Tevanian Family Foundation?
Tevanian Family Foundation reported $7.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $377K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $457K (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 Tevanian Family Foundation operate?
Tevanian Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Maine, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania.
What is Tevanian Family Foundation's EIN?
Tevanian Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5944439. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 20, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 12, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
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