The Ord Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Palo Alto, CA EIN: 20-7531434

The Ord Foundation is a private foundation, based in Palo Alto, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it made $3K in qualifying distributions.

The Ord Foundation at a glance

Total assets
$2,040
+3.0% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$4,877
+27.2% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$3,221
+28.1% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$4,818
+28.1% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Ord Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Colorado SpringsColorado Spring

How The Ord Foundation gives

  • In 2025 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

$0$25$50$75$1000 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 1 grant2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $69 (2021) to $100 (2023). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $100.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
New Horizons Foundation Colorado Spring, CONew Hope Healing Homes China.$100
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$2,040$4,877$4,818——$3,221—$99
2024$1,981$3,834$3,760——$2,515—$96
2023$1,907$189$125$1001$125$89$91
2022$1,843$22$125$1001$125$22$94
2021$1,946$1$69$691$69$1$99
2020$2,014$11$10———$11$99
2019$2,013$2,023$10———$23$66

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Ord Foundation reported a distributable amount of $99 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Ord Foundation's 2025 filing lists 3 officers; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Caroline W Treadwell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Langka V Domberger

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    No compensation reported

  • Zachary F Treadwell

    Trustee

    On filings since 2019

    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 Ord Foundation

How large is The Ord Foundation?

The Ord Foundation reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $99 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Ord Foundation operate?

The Ord Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is The Ord Foundation's EIN?

The Ord Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-7531434. 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

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 12, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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