The Shanbrom Family Foundation
The Shanbrom Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Ojai, California. Its 2025 grants supported organizations working in areas including conservation, medical education, the performing arts, research, and health.
The Shanbrom Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Shanbrom Family Foundation gave $1.3M across 53 grants in 2025 (avg $25K), mostly in California. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,342,000
- +24.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 53
- -3.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $25,321
- +29.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $14,849,790
- +65.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 12% first-time grantees (6 of 50, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (65% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Shanbrom Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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Send a letter to William J Shanbrom. The foundation’s filing states that it does not restrict giving to preselected organizations and lists no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: William J Shanbrom
Mailing address: 603 W Ojai Ave Suite A, Ojai, CA 93023
Phone: (805) 208-5722
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Shanbrom Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Ojai Valley Land Conservancy ($250K). Together the top 10 received $741K.
Grant Size Distribution
272 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 240 grants of 272 (88%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, California organizations received 65% of grant dollars, followed by organizations in Arizona (8%), Minnesota (7%), Washington (4%), and Connecticut (4%).
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 53 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is The Shanbrom Family Foundation open to new grantees?
12%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 6 of 50 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $21K; repeat grants $24K. How we count
Medians: $15K first-time, $15K repeat.
- 86% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 33% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 111% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $895K (2020) to $1.3M (2025). In 2025 it made 53 grants totaling $1.3M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Ojai Valley Land Conservancy Ojai, CA | Conservation and Restoration | $250,000 |
| Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN | Medical School Scholarships | $100,000 |
| Anaheim Ballet Anaheim, CA | Education and Outreach | $75,000 |
| Ojai Festivals Ltd Ojai, CA | Support of Music Performances | $56,000 |
| Friends of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Inc Stamford, CT | Avian Research | $50,000 |
| University of California Irvine Foundation (UCI) Irvine, CA | Medical Schoolscholarships | $50,000 |
| University of California Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures Santa Barbara, CA | Ucsb Arts and Lectures | $50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara Ventura & San Luis Obispo Counties Inc Santa Barbara, CA | Support of Women's Health | $40,000 |
| The Turtle Conservancy Ojai, CA | Sespe/Cienega Restoration | $40,000 |
| Community Memorial Health System Ventura, CA | Diversity Scholarships | $30,000 |
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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 | $14,849,790 | $7,259,406 | $1,409,131 | $1,342,000 | 53 | $1,346,525 | $7,254,710 | $1,217,243 |
| 2024 | $8,999,504 | $1,381,509 | $1,122,116 | $1,075,000 | 55 | $1,079,250 | $1,377,105 | $1,217,073 |
| 2023 | $8,740,111 | $1,073,464 | $1,084,291 | $1,028,000 | 59 | $1,036,202 | $1,039,352 | $1,097,746 |
| 2022 | $8,750,938 | $1,249,729 | $1,088,007 | $1,010,000 | 53 | $1,019,625 | $1,213,119 | $1,119,528 |
| 2021 | $8,589,216 | $2,310,848 | $1,131,449 | $1,075,000 | 52 | $1,075,000 | $2,260,393 | $1,232,242 |
| 2020 | $7,409,807 | $1,302,701 | $931,694 | $895,000 | 57 | — | $1,279,469 | $974,411 |
| 2019 | $7,038,760 | $948,615 | $961,903 | $928,000 | 56 | — | $930,674 | $916,150 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Shanbrom Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.2M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for conservation and restoration, medical-school and diversity scholarships, arts education and performances, women’s health, and research.
Among the organizations it funded, Mayo Clinic describes its mission as providing patient care, education, and research to support health and well-being. Anaheim Ballet says it educates and trains people in dance and the performing arts. Ojai Festivals Ltd describes the Ojai Music Festival as a creative music laboratory that champions adventurous programming and works with emerging artists. The Center for Biological Diversity says it works to protect species and the lands, waters, and climate they need to survive.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation awarded 53 grants totaling $1,342,000. Grants ranged from $2,000 to $250,000, with a median of $15,000. Among the largest awards were $250,000 to Ojai Valley Land Conservancy for conservation and restoration; $100,000 to Mayo Clinic for medical-school scholarships; $75,000 to Anaheim Ballet for education and outreach; and $56,000 to Ojai Festivals Ltd for music performances. Other notable grants included $50,000 each to Friends of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for avian research, the University of California Irvine Foundation for medical-school scholarships, and University of California Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists William J Shanbrom as president and Susan F Krabbe as secretary.
The Shanbrom Family Foundation is led by William J. Shanbrom, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William J. Shanbrom
President
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan F. Krabbe
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 Shanbrom Family Foundation
How much does The Shanbrom Family Foundation give each year?
The Shanbrom Family Foundation gave $1.3M across 53 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 55 grants.
What is The Shanbrom Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Shanbrom Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $25,321, across 53 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Shanbrom Family Foundation that year got $21K on average.
Where does The Shanbrom Family Foundation give grants?
The Shanbrom Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 65% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Arizona (8%) and Minnesota (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Luis Obispo, CA (9 grants), Ojai, CA (6 grants), Santa Barbara, CA (4 grants) and Phoenix, AZ (3 grants).
Does The Shanbrom Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 53 grants with a stated purpose on The Shanbrom Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Support of Music Performances" (4 grants).
Who are The Shanbrom Family Foundation's largest grantees?
The Shanbrom Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Ojai Valley Land Conservancy ($250,000), Mayo Clinic ($100,000) and Anaheim Ballet ($75,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 32% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Shanbrom Family Foundation?
The Shanbrom Family Foundation reported $14.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.3M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.2M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does The Shanbrom Family Foundation fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for conservation and restoration, medical-school and diversity scholarships, arts education and performances, women’s health, and research. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Shanbrom Family Foundation?
Send a letter to William J Shanbrom. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Shanbrom Family Foundation's EIN?
The Shanbrom Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0518326. 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. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 18, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 27, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
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