The Norby Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 46-1571598

The Norby Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $901K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 5 grants totaling $42K. Net investment income was $140K.

Key facts about The Norby Family Foundation

In short: The Norby Family Foundation gave $42K across 5 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
46-1571598
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$42,000
Grants made (2025)
5
Average grant
$8,400
Median grant
$6,000
Total assets
$901,388
Primary geography
Colorado (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$901K

+11.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$42K

+10.5% YoY

Grant Count

5

+25.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$8K

-11.6% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Norby Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $50K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

How The Norby Family Foundation gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+14%). Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 95% 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.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 5 itemized grants.

Cities

DenverFort CollinsLovelandSan Francisco

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K3 grants2019 3 grants2020 3 grants2021 4 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 5 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $24K (2019) to $42K (2025). In 2025 it made 5 grants totaling $42K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 5 recipients in 2025

Foothills Gateway Inc: $17KFoothills Gateway Inc$17KThinkhumanity Inc: $10KThinkhumanity Inc$10KBoys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc: $6KBoys and Girls Clubs of MetroDenver Inc$6KUniversity of Colorado Foundation: $5KUniversity of ColoradoFoundation$5KCenter for Humane Technology: $4KCenter for Humane Technology$4K

The largest 2025 recipient was Foothills Gateway Inc ($17K). Together the top 5 received $42K.

Grant Size Distribution

20 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 20 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Foothills Gateway Inc Fort Collins, COACS Respite, DD Waiver Program Therapies, and Person Center Training$17,000
Thinkhumanity Inc Loveland, COGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc Denver, COGeneral & Unrestricted$6,000
University of Colorado Foundation Denver, CODeJa Vu Event$5,000
Center for Humane Technology San Francisco, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$4,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$100K$200K$300K2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$901,388$810,660$789,493
Revenue$144,050$68,561$27,953
Expenses$53,322$47,394$45,648
Qualifying Distributions$47,344$43,214$42,588
Net Investment Income$139,972$64,731$25,162
Distributable Amount$49,811$47,106$42,848

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 14, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 7, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 25, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 25, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Norby Family Foundation is led by Ronald Norby, President, Director & Secretary on every filing since 2019; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ronald Norby

    President, Director & Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Vicki Norby

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wade A Norby

    Director & Vice President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/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 Norby Family Foundation

How much does The Norby Family Foundation give each year?

The Norby Family Foundation gave $42K across 5 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 4 grants.

What is The Norby Family Foundation's typical grant size?

The Norby Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $6,000, and its average grant was $8,400, across 5 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does The Norby Family Foundation give grants?

The Norby Family Foundation gives mostly in Colorado: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (10%). The most frequent recipient cities were Denver, CO (2 grants).

Does The Norby Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 60% of The Norby Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (3 of 5) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are The Norby Family Foundation's largest grantees?

The Norby Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Foothills Gateway Inc ($17,000), Thinkhumanity Inc ($10,000) and Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro Denver Inc ($6,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 79% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is The Norby Family Foundation?

The Norby Family Foundation reported $901K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $47K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $50K (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 is The Norby Family Foundation's EIN?

The Norby Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1571598. 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.

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