The Green Oak Foundation
The Green Oak Foundation is a private foundation based in Sherman Oaks, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations working in areas including youth, health services, conservation education, homelessness, and cancer research.
The Green Oak Foundation at a glance
In short: The Green Oak Foundation gave $90K across 12 grants in 2025 (avg $7K), mostly in California. 42% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $89,646
- +4.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 12
- -7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $7,471
- +13.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Total assets
- $1,956,004
- -2.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 42% first-time grantees (5 of 12, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (60% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Green Oak Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations.
- Contact
Mailing address: 15230 Burbank Blvd 100, Sherman Oaks, CA 91411
Phone: (818) 787-8550
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Green Oak Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Future Communities Inc ($20K). Together the top 10 received $89K.
Grant Size Distribution
66 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 66 grants of 66 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The 2025 grant dollars were distributed among recipients in California (60%), Florida (22%), Washington (11%), New York (6%), and Massachusetts (1%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 12 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Green Oak Foundation open to new grantees?
42%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 12 grantees (42%) were first-time recipients. With only 12 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 8 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $7K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $5K repeat.
- 50% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 73% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). 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 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $15K (2019) to $92K (2022). In 2025 it made 12 grants totaling $90K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Future Communities Inc West Hollywood, CA | To Provide Support to Future Communities | $20,000 |
| Great Plains Foundation Jupiter, FL | To support conservation education camp for youth in kenya | $20,000 |
| TCC Family Health Long Beach, CA | To provide essential health services to those in need | $10,000 |
| Catholic Big Brothers and Sisters Los Angeles, CA | To provide youth of all beliefs and backgrounds with strong one on one relationships that change their lives for better | $10,000 |
| Gonzaga University Spokane, WA | To Support Gonzaga in Florence | $10,000 |
| St Monica Catholic Community Santa Monica, CA | To Support Operations of Catholic Church | $10,000 |
| Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research New York, NY | To Cure Parkinson's | $5,000 |
| St Vincent De Paul Society Glendale, CA | To support those in need regardless of their religion at no cost. | $2,000 |
| The People Concern Los Angeles, CA | To help provide comprehensive, wrap-around services to people experiencing homelessness in los angeles | $1,114 |
| The McCourt Foundation So Boston, MA | To support hiv/aids patients in dandora kenya through a food distribution program | $532 |
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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 | $1,956,004 | $66,216 | $121,516 | $89,646 | 12 | $91,571 | $52,030 | $125,200 |
| 2024 | $2,011,379 | $663,546 | $98,616 | $85,573 | 13 | $87,098 | $578,295 | $88,597 |
| 2023 | $1,506,647 | $21,125 | $98,777 | $86,450 | 12 | $87,975 | $21,176 | $83,952 |
| 2022 | $1,584,324 | $33,854 | $108,193 | $92,424 | 14 | $94,430 | $38,491 | $86,709 |
| 2021 | $1,658,662 | $241,895 | $84,293 | $71,075 | 15 | $71,075 | $228,712 | $93,100 |
| 2020 | $1,499,465 | $250,277 | $88,602 | $63,221 | 17 | — | $129,943 | $72,629 |
| 2019 | $1,447,317 | $639,943 | $27,018 | $14,926 | 7 | — | $428,821 | $60,603 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Green Oak Foundation reported a distributable amount of $125K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants’ stated purposes include supporting youth programs, conservation education, health services, a church’s operations, homelessness services, and research to cure Parkinson’s and childhood cancer.
Among the grantees, The People Concern describes its work as addressing homelessness, poverty, illness, abuse, and addiction, with the aim of helping people become housed, healthy, and safe. St. Vincent de Paul Society describes its mission as recognizing and responding to the needs of people in need. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation says it works to change the lives of children with cancer through research funding, awareness, family support, and efforts to cure childhood cancer. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own missions, not statements of the foundation’s mission.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation gave $89,646 through 12 grants. Grants ranged from $500 to $20,000, with a median grant of $7,500.
The largest grants included $20,000 each to Future Communities Inc. for support and Great Plains Foundation for a youth conservation education camp in Kenya. Other notable grants were $10,000 each to TCC Family Health for essential health services, Catholic Big Brothers and Sisters for youth relationships, Gonzaga University to support Gonzaga in Florence, and St Monica Catholic Community for church operations. The foundation also gave $5,000 to the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research.
Other 2025 grants included $2,000 to St Vincent de Paul Society, $1,114 to The People Concern, $532 to The McCourt Foundation, and $500 each to Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and The Good Shepherd Shelter. The filing lists purposes including assistance to people in need, homelessness services, food distribution for HIV/AIDS patients in Kenya, childhood cancer research, and shelter and treatment for battered women and children.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Annette C Sikand and David Boake as trustees.
The Green Oak Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Annette C. Sikand
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Boake
Trustee
On filings since 2019
5 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 The Green Oak Foundation
How much does The Green Oak Foundation give each year?
The Green Oak Foundation gave $90K across 12 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $86K across 13 grants.
What is The Green Oak Foundation's typical grant size?
The Green Oak Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $7,500, and its average grant was $7,471, across 12 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Green Oak Foundation that year got $8K on average.
Where does The Green Oak Foundation give grants?
The Green Oak Foundation gives mostly in California: 60% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Florida (22%) and Washington (11%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (3 grants).
Does The Green Oak Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 12 grants with a stated purpose on The Green Oak Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are The Green Oak Foundation's largest grantees?
The Green Oak Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Future Communities Inc ($20,000), Great Plains Foundation ($20,000) and TCC Family Health ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 56% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Green Oak Foundation?
The Green Oak Foundation reported $2.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $92K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $125K (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.
What does The Green Oak Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants’ stated purposes include supporting youth programs, conservation education, health services, a church’s operations, homelessness services, and research to cure Parkinson’s and childhood cancer. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Green Oak Foundation?
The foundation does not accept unsolicited requests for funds and makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Green Oak Foundation's EIN?
The Green Oak Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1902714. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Green Oak Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 5, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Cite this profile
Grantable. (2026). The Green Oak Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/the-green-oak-foundation-morg_23e0eb62364f4e27bdc7a6555b6c35a8
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