The Randall and Deborah Tobias

Private foundation · Grantmaker Carmel, IN EIN: 82-3829669

The Randall and Deborah Tobias is a private foundation, based in Carmel, IN. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $848 in total assets. In 2025, it made $2K in qualifying distributions.

The Randall and Deborah Tobias at a glance

Total assets
$848
-67.0% vs 2024
Qualifying distributions (2025)
$1,700
+0.0% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,723
-3.7% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

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

Who The Randall and Deborah Tobias funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

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

The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

Fort WayneEllenton

How The Randall and Deborah Tobias gives

  • Giving grew 100% from 2019 to 2022. Method
  • 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$250$500$750$1K1 grant2019 1 grant2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $500 (2019) to $1K (2022). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $1K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Face Autism Ellenton, FLOperating$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$848—$1,723——$1,700$78
2024$2,571—$1,790——$1,700$166
2023$4,361$4,000$1,837——$1,622$157
2022$2,198$2,500$2,608$1,0001$2,540$96
2021$2,306—$1,373———$146
2020$3,679—$1,867$5001—$216
2019$5,546—$1,873$5001—$321

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Randall and Deborah Tobias reported a distributable amount of $78 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Randall and Deborah Tobias is led by Paige N. Tobias-Button, President on every filing since 2022; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Paige N. Tobias-Button

    President

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randall L. Tobias

    Chairman

    Chair → Chairman, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Tobias

    Chairman

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deborah Flanagan Tobias

    Secretary

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Meg Linden

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2019

    2 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 Randall and Deborah Tobias

How large is The Randall and Deborah Tobias?

The Randall and Deborah Tobias reported $848 in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $78 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

Where does The Randall and Deborah Tobias operate?

The Randall and Deborah Tobias has awarded grants in Florida, Indiana.

What is The Randall and Deborah Tobias's EIN?

The Randall and Deborah Tobias's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 82-3829669. 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

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 5, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 5, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 28, 2025)
  7. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 2, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

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