The Etheridge Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Palm Desert, CA EIN: 20-8097726

The Etheridge Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Palm Desert, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $52K. Net investment income was $93K.

The Etheridge Family Foundation at a glance

In short: The Etheridge Family Foundation gave $52K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $52K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$51,700
+957.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$51,700
+957.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$51,700
Total assets
$1,140,709
+4.3% 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 Etheridge Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Various Donations: $52KVarious Donations$52K

The largest 2025 recipient was Various Donations ($52K).

Grant Size Distribution

19 grants across all recorded years

18<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 18 grants of 19 (95%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

Cities

Palm DesertHendersonLoma LindaRancho MirageDuarteIncline VillageIndioLong BeachLos AngelesMemphis

How The Etheridge Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−8%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 90% 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

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K6 grants2019 8 grants2020 5 grants2021 5 grants2022 7 grants2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2024) to $88K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $52K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Various Donations Palm Desert, CAVarious$51,700
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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$1,140,709$115,748$68,608$51,7001$51,700$92,713$57,459
2024$1,093,569$55,342$18,513$4,8901$4,890$30,051$61,960
2023$1,112,088$27,923$81,596$68,9897$68,989$6,476$54,588
2022$1,155,452$27,326$69,036$56,3755$56,375$7,425$56,938
2021$1,183,833$55,020$58,328$45,5505$45,550$36,123$62,501
2020$1,230,124$28,193$100,290$88,4818—$9,548$60,901
2019$1,259,103$139,673$59,395$47,5096—$18,399$58,075

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Etheridge Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $57K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Etheridge Family Foundation is led by David Etheridge, Director on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • David Etheridge

    Director

    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 The Etheridge Family Foundation

How much does The Etheridge Family Foundation give each year?

The Etheridge Family Foundation gave $52K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 1 grant.

How large is The Etheridge Family Foundation?

The Etheridge Family Foundation reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $52K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $57K (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 The Etheridge Family Foundation operate?

The Etheridge Family Foundation has awarded grants in California, Nevada, Tennessee.

What is The Etheridge Family Foundation's EIN?

The Etheridge Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-8097726. 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 August 4, 2025)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 18, 2020)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 13, 2021)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 28, 2023)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)

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