The Rouse Family Foundation
The Rouse Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Wilmington, DE. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3K in total assets. In 2025, it made $6K in qualifying distributions. Net investment income was $27.
The Rouse Family Foundation at a glance
- Total assets
- $3,387
- -26.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,027
- +64.3% vs 2024
- Qualifying distributions (2025)
- $6,252
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $6,252
- +2.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who The Rouse Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
9 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 7 grants of 9 (78%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How The Rouse Family 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
From 2019 to 2021, annual grant giving ranged from $205K (2021) to $736K (2019). In 2021 it made 9 grants totaling $205K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Highland Park United Methodist Church Dallas, TX | General & Unrestricted | $75,000 |
| Lees-McRae College Incorporated Banner Elk, NC | General & Unrestricted | $50,000 |
| H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Tampa, FL | General & Unrestricted | $25,000 |
| High Country Charitable Foundation Inc Banner Elk, NC | General & Unrestricted | $21,000 |
| Senior Citizens of Greater Dallas Inc Dallas, TX | General & Unrestricted | $20,000 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain Inc Winterville, NC | General & Unrestricted | $10,000 |
| Mommies in Need Inc Dallas, TX | General & Unrestricted | $1,500 |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO | Charitable Event | $1,000 |
| Lees-McRae College Incorporated Banner Elk, NC | Philip and Julia Myers Endowed Scholarship fund | $1,000 |
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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 | $3,387 | $5,027 | $6,252 | — | — | $6,252 | $27 | $171 |
| 2024 | $4,612 | $3,059 | $6,100 | — | — | $6,100 | $34 | $334 |
| 2023 | $7,653 | $5,551 | $5,525 | — | — | $5,525 | $26 | $376 |
| 2022 | $7,627 | $5,035 | $5,025 | — | — | $5,025 | $10 | $375 |
| 2021 | $7,617 | $209,535 | $209,535 | $204,500 | 9 | $209,525 | — | $575 |
| 2020 | $7,617 | $338,039 | $338,027 | $333,000 | 10 | — | $14 | $432 |
| 2019 | $7,605 | $741,192 | $741,109 | $736,083 | 18 | — | $83 | $517 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Rouse Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $171 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
The Rouse Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sandra K Rouse
Co-Pres & Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Rouse
Co-Pres, Director & Secretary
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 Rouse Family Foundation
How large is The Rouse Family Foundation?
The Rouse Family Foundation reported $3K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $171 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is The Rouse Family Foundation?
The Rouse Family Foundation is a private foundation focused on Community Improvement & Capacity Building, based in Wilmington, DE. It holds $3K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does The Rouse Family Foundation operate?
The Rouse Family Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado, Florida, North Carolina, Texas.
What is The Rouse Family Foundation's EIN?
The Rouse Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-3820882. 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
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 21, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 28, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 20, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 3, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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