The Gray Family Foundation
The Gray Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Woodland, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $33K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $8K.
The Gray Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Gray Family Foundation gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $3K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $7,500
- Grants made (2025)
- 3
- Average grant
- $2,500
- Median grant
- $2,500
- Total assets
- $32,880
- +15.7% 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 Gray Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 3 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Dignity Group ($3K). Together the top 3 received $8K.
Grant Size Distribution
7 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 7 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How The Gray Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 150% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2021 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $24K (2019). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Dignity Group Ontario, CA | General Support for assisting people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities and their families | $2,500 |
| Aidans Army Riverside, CA | General Assistance to support employment services for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities including Autism | $2,500 |
| Autism Society Inland Empire Corona, CA | General Support for individuals with Autism - sponsor Preparing for Autism-Related Behavioral Emergencies symposium. | $2,500 |
Ready to take the next step with The Gray Family Foundation?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $32,880 | $12,000 | $7,530 | $7,500 | 3 | $7,500 | — |
| 2024 | $28,410 | $24,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2023 | $4,410 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | $4,410 | — | $267 | $3,000 | 2 | $3,000 | — |
| 2021 | $7,677 | — | $4,890 | $3,000 | 2 | $10,676 | $378 |
| 2020 | $2,067 | $5,000 | $19,868 | $11,000 | 5 | — | $102 |
| 2019 | $11,935 | $30,000 | $39,879 | $24,200 | 12 | — | $1,578 |
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Gray Family Foundation is led by Vicki L Smith, CEO on every filing since 2021; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Vicki L Smith
CEO
On filings since 2021
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Diane Ambrose
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christa Stepanian
CFO
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elizabeth Burt
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (4)
- Former: Carrie Alotis (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Rosalie J Smith (2019–2024) — CFO, Secretary & Trustee
- Former: Roxana A Fry (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Shirley Gray (2019–2020) — CEO
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 Gray Family Foundation
How much does The Gray Family Foundation give each year?
The Gray Family Foundation gave $8K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
What is The Gray Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Gray Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,500, and its average grant was $2,500, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does The Gray Family Foundation give grants?
The Gray Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does The Gray Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of The Gray Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 3) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is The Gray Family Foundation?
The Gray Family Foundation reported $33K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Its revenue that year was $12K.
What is The Gray Family Foundation's EIN?
The Gray Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-4860833. 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
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 3, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 6, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in The Gray Family Foundation's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders with grantees in common
The Ursini Family Foundation
San Antonio, TX
Assets
$4K
Grants
2
Total Given
$28K
Orval and Susie Stewart Foundation
San Diego, CA
Assets
$347K
Grants
2
Total Given
$7K
The Greenelight Foundation
Burbank, CA
Assets
$951K
Grants
5
Total Given
$45K
Amvets Ladies National Auxiliary
Hyattsville, MD
To attend to veteran affairs and rehabiliation, the care and protection of the children of veterans, and to preserve the memories and incidents of participation in the great wars.
Assets
$1.7M
Grants
6
Total Given
$267K
The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation
San Francisco, CA
The Walt and Lilly Disney Foundation funds arts and arts education, education, eye research, hearing-loss services, and history, with nearly all of its 2024 grant dollars going to California organizations. Its 2024 grants had a median of $200,000 and ranged from $10,000 to $7,513,075. It gives only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited funding requests.
Assets
$154.4M
Grants
9
Total Given
$9.2M
The Beverly and Frank Arnstein
Beverly Hills, CA
Assets
$4.1M
Grants
9
Total Given
$150K
More similar funders
More Funders in California
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from The Gray Family Foundation's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
The Gray Family Foundation down — hundreds of funders to go?