The California Boys & Girls State Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Rohnert Park, CA EIN: 33-0740182

The California Boys & Girls State Foundation is a private foundation, based in Rohnert Park, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $527K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 9 grants totaling $8K. Net investment income was $26K.

The California Boys & Girls State Foundation at a glance

In short: The California Boys & Girls State Foundation gave $8K across 9 grants in 2025 (avg $888.889), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,000
+88.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
9
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$889
+88.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$527,309
-35.9% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (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 The California Boys & Girls State Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

37 grants across all recorded years

37<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 37 grants of 37 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 9 itemized grants.

States

Cities

BrentwoodChula VistaClovisIrvineKingsburgMaderaManhattan BeachMenifeePalos Verdes PeninsulaPhelanRedondo BeachRialtoRohnert ParkSacramentoSan DiegoTorranceTwentynine PalmsVacavilleValenciaWindsor

How The California Boys & Girls State Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 300% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2023 it paid out 479% 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$2K$4K$6K$8K1 grant2020 4 grants2021 6 grants2022 9 grants2023 9 grants2024 9 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2020) to $8K (2025). In 2025 it made 9 grants totaling $8K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
9 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$8,000
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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$527,309$103,015$184,323$8,0009$154,831$26,118—
2024$822,241$428,434$50,941$4,2509$28,836$2,474—
2023$189,424$53,567$48,264$3,2509$38,721—$8,090
2022$161,082$33,626$79,575$2,0006$70,000—$7,933
2021$245,734$47,815$9,663$1,0004$18,826—$10,175
2020$190,865$22,241$6,629$5001——$1,216

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The California Boys & Girls State Foundation is led by Gary Leach PRESIDENT, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Gary Leach PRESIDENT

    President

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Theodore Hillyer SECRETARY

    Secretary

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Denson CFO

    CFO

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (3)
  • Former: Gary Leach (2020) — President
  • Former: Theodore Hillyer (2020) — Secretary
  • Former: William Denson (2020) — CFO

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 The California Boys & Girls State Foundation

How much does The California Boys & Girls State Foundation give each year?

The California Boys & Girls State Foundation gave $8K across 9 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $4K across 9 grants.

What is The California Boys & Girls State Foundation's typical grant size?

The California Boys & Girls State Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $889, across 9 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The California Boys & Girls State Foundation give grants?

The California Boys & Girls State Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does The California Boys & Girls State Foundation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 9 grants with a stated purpose on The California Boys & Girls State Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (9 grants).

How large is The California Boys & Girls State Foundation?

The California Boys & Girls State Foundation reported $527K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $103K.

What is The California Boys & Girls State Foundation's EIN?

The California Boys & Girls State Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0740182. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 21, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 17, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 11, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)

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