The Linfield Foundation
To raise and administer funds and other assets donated for the benefit of the linfield christian school, a 501(c)(3) organization.
The Linfield Foundation at a glance
In short: The Linfield Foundation gave $932K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $932K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $931,770
- +13.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $931,770
- +13.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $931,770
- Total assets
- $4,708,412
- -8.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Linfield Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Linfield Christian School ($932K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $500K–1M range: 2 grants of 5 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How The Linfield Foundation gives
- Giving fell 26% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 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 $362K (2019) to $1.3M (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $932K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Linfield Christian School Temecula, CA | Donor Designated Program | $931,770 |
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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 | $4,708,412 | $992,507 | $1,691,498 | $931,770 | 1 | $160,743 |
| 2024 | $5,130,901 | $937,763 | $1,539,935 | $821,864 | 1 | $141,650 |
| 2023 | $4,287,454 | $870,728 | $1,715,857 | $1,102,947 | 1 | $69,931 |
| 2022 | $3,519,764 | $1,272,454 | $1,749,659 | $1,251,523 | 1 | $59,699 |
| 2021 | $2,709,821 | $712,322 | $940,448 | $419,949 | 1 | $46,527 |
| 2020 | $2,082,499 | $623,887 | $952,964 | $405,680 | 1 | $37,703 |
| 2019 | $1,280,811 | $607,488 | $842,422 | $361,531 | 1 | $30,706 |
About The Linfield Foundation
Based on IRS filings
The Linfield Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Temecula, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $932K. Net investment income was $161K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Linfield Foundation is led by Bryce Myers, Chairman since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 1 of 11 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bryce Myers
Chairman
Trustee → Chairman, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ari Petersen
Director of Development
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$176K (2020) → $219K (2025)
Elise Wakefield
Trustee
Director → Trustee, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Pledger
Trustee
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Casey Crawford
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Philip Lawrence
Trustee
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dennis Hollingsworth
Vice Chairman
Director → Vice Chairman, 2020
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terry Cutter
Cfoo
CFO & COO → Cfoo, 2022
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deanna Elliano
Secretary
Trustee → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Secretary, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Horton
Head of School
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terri Lee Delhamer
Treasurer
Chairwoman → Treasurer, 2023
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (9)
- Former: Victoria Bush (2019–2023) — Trustee
- Former: Rhett Branin (2019–2021) — Trustee
- Former: Ken Crawford (2021) — Trustee
- Former: William Bohmer (2019–2020) — Treasurer
- Former: Dave Brown (2020) — Trustee
- Former: Conor Loushin (2019) — Treasurer
- Former: Darrin Medley (2019) — Director
- Former: Steve Scheele part year (2019) — Executive Director Strategic Advancement
- Former: Steve Swartz (2019) — Interim Head of School
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $219K, to Ari Petersen (Director of Development).
Frequently asked questions about The Linfield Foundation
How much does The Linfield Foundation give each year?
The Linfield Foundation gave $932K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $822K across 1 grant.
How large is The Linfield Foundation?
The Linfield Foundation reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $993K.
What is The Linfield Foundation?
The Linfield Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Temecula, CA. It holds $4.7M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Linfield Foundation operate?
The Linfield Foundation has awarded grants in California.
What is The Linfield Foundation's EIN?
The Linfield Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0863521. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 27, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 11, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 17, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 28, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 24, 2026)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 21, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS March 28, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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