The Family Giving Tree
By inspiring community kindness, generosity, and volunteerism. The Family Giving Tree fulfills exact holiday wishes and provides backpacks filled with school supplies to those in need.
The Family Giving Tree at a glance
In short: The Family Giving Tree gave $1.3M across 132 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. 35% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,336,630
- +16.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 132
- +13.8% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,126
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,267
- Total assets
- $3,226,575
- -3.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 35% first-time grantees (44 of 127, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (94% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
Who The Family Giving Tree funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Mobilize Love ($61K across 2 grants). Together the top 10 received $377K.
Grant Size Distribution
511 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 489 grants of 511 (96%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 132 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Family Giving Tree open to new grantees?
35%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 44 of 127 grantees (35%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $6K first-time, $7K repeat.
- 57% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2021–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.1M (2024) to $1.7M (2021). In 2025 it made 132 grants totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Central Valley Project Turlock, CA | Meet an Unserved Need | $44,331 |
| Bay Area Deputy Sheriffs Charitable Foundation (Badscf) San Francisco, CA | Meet an Unserved Need | $41,654 |
| City Team Ministries San Jose San Jose, CA | Meet an Unserved Need | $41,308 |
| Mobilize Love San Francisco, CA | Meet an Unserved Need | $41,278 |
| Ecumenical Hunger Program East Palo Alto, CA | Meet an Unserved Need | $39,244 |
| Foundation for Tigard Tualatin School Tualatin, OR | Meet an Unserved Need | $30,991 |
| Glide Memorial Church San Francisco, CA | Meet an Unserved Need | $29,651 |
| Cops That Care (Mountain View Police) Mountain View, CA | Meet an Unserved Need | $29,069 |
| San Francisco City Impact San Francisco, CA | Meet an Unserved Need | $29,069 |
| Los Banos Unified School District Los Banos, CA | Meet an Unserved Need | $24,992 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,226,575 | $5,552,801 | $5,749,428 | $1,336,630 | 132 | $58,946 |
| 2024 | $3,325,467 | $5,208,668 | $5,204,883 | $1,145,991 | 116 | $82,024 |
| 2023 | $3,395,513 | $5,320,415 | $5,452,113 | $1,563,559 | 101 | $7,927 |
| 2022 | $3,442,090 | $4,973,575 | $4,869,572 | $1,271,409 | 80 | $7,960 |
| 2021 | $3,376,168 | $6,292,095 | $4,707,051 | $1,742,126 | 82 | $6,729 |
About The Family Giving Tree
Based on IRS filings
The Family Giving Tree is a public charity, based in Santa Clara, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2021 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 132 grants totaling $1.3M. Net investment income was $59K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Family Giving Tree is led by Jill Mitsch, CEO since 2025 (on filings since 2022); 4 of 12 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jill Mitsch
CEO
Development Director → Deputy Director, 2024
Deputy Director → CEO, 2025
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$115K (2022) → $150K (2025)
Joanne Peters
Chair
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlotte Wood
Director Marketing & Communications
Director of Marketing & Development → Director Marketing & Development, 2024
Director Marketing & Development → Director Marketing & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$102K (2023) → $119K (2025)
Sachi Patel
Director
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joelle Hurlston
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lee Du
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Malcolm Humphrey
Director
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Proulx
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Cullenbine-Pietrasik
Former Executive Director
Executive Director → Former Executive Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$256K (2021) → $106K (2025)
Jess Gutierrez
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2021
32 hrs/week
$112K (2021) → $156K (2025)
Johns Mansperger
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Brenda Swiney
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (14)
- Former: Andrea Borch (2021–2024) — Chair
- Former: Dominic Mills (2021–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Shielene Huey-Booker (2021–2024) — Secretary
- Former: Gaghon Sekhon (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Alfonso Galan (2021–2023) — Director of Operations
- Former: Andrea Gray (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Jane Hext (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Karen Lenowski (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Mona Taylor (2021–2022) — Chair
- Former: Robert Reed (2022) — Director
- Former: Joyce Allegro (2021) — Retired
- Former: Kamini Sandhu (2021)
- Former: Paul Feng (2021)
- Former: Taya Zhou (2021) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $156K, to Jess Gutierrez (Chief Financial Officer). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about The Family Giving Tree
How much does The Family Giving Tree give each year?
The Family Giving Tree gave $1.3M across 132 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 116 grants.
What is The Family Giving Tree's typical grant size?
The Family Giving Tree's median grant in 2025 was $7,267, and its average grant was $10,126, across 132 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Family Giving Tree that year got $8K on average.
Where does The Family Giving Tree give grants?
The Family Giving Tree gives mostly in California: 94% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Jose, CA (49 grants), San Francisco, CA (16 grants), Oakland, CA (11 grants) and East Palo Alto, CA (4 grants).
Does The Family Giving Tree give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 132 grants with a stated purpose on The Family Giving Tree's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Meet an Unserved Need" (132 grants).
Who are The Family Giving Tree's largest grantees?
The Family Giving Tree's largest 2025 grantees include Mobilize Love ($61,230 across 2 grants), Central Valley Project ($44,331) and Bay Area Deputy Sheriffs Charitable Foundation (Badscf) ($41,654), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 11% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Family Giving Tree?
The Family Giving Tree reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.6M.
What is The Family Giving Tree's EIN?
The Family Giving Tree's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0284682. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 21, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS December 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS October 9, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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