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The Tyler's Tribe Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Carlsbad, CA EIN: 88-1033897 Website

Funding for als research and patients

The Tyler's Tribe Foundation at a glance

In short: The Tyler's Tribe Foundation gave $27K across 2 grants in 2024 (avg $14K), mostly in California. Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2024)
$27,178
+171.8% vs 2023
Grants made (2024)
2
+100.0% vs 2023
Average grant
$13,589
+35.9% vs 2023
Median grant
$13,589
Total assets
$176,386
+35.3% vs 2023
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2024 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Who The Tyler's Tribe Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 2 recipients in 2024

UCI Foundation: $20KUCI Foundation$20KAdapt Movement Inc: $7KAdapt Movement Inc$7K

The largest 2024 recipient was UCI Foundation ($20K). Together the top 2 received $27K.

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

Share of 2024 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.

States

Cities

CalsbadIrvine

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K0 grants2022 1 grant2023 2 grants2024

From 2023 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2023) to $27K (2024). In 2024 it made 2 grants totaling $27K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
UCI Foundation Irvine, CAEndowment Fellowship for Research of ALS$20,000
Adapt Movement Inc Calsbad, CAMedical Equipment$7,178
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2024$176,386$182,400$137,169$27,1782
2023$130,382$144,398$46,412$10,0001
2022$32,252$41,705$9,453——

About The Tyler's Tribe Foundation

Based on IRS filings

The Tyler's Tribe Foundation is a public charity, based in Carlsbad, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2022 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $176K in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 2 grants totaling $27K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

The Tyler's Tribe Foundation is led by Meghan Decker, CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 4 officers listed in 2024 is compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Meghan Decker

    CEO

    Chief Executive Officer → Chief Executive, 2023

    Chief Executive → CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    10 hrs/week

    $6K (2024)

  • Gregory Murphy

    Secretary

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Decker

    Vice President & Treasurer

    Vice President → Vice President & Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marissa Norys

    Vice President

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (2)
  • Former: Julie Pennell (2023) — Key Board Me
  • Former: Christina Russ (2022) — Chief Financial Officer

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2022–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Meghan Decker — CEO: $6KMeghan DeckerCEO$6K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $6K, to Meghan Decker (CEO).

Frequently asked questions about The Tyler's Tribe Foundation

How much does The Tyler's Tribe Foundation give each year?

The Tyler's Tribe Foundation gave $27K across 2 grants in 2024, according to its 2024 IRS Form 990. In 2023 it gave $10K across 1 grant.

How large is The Tyler's Tribe Foundation?

The Tyler's Tribe Foundation reported $176K in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $182K.

Where does The Tyler's Tribe Foundation operate?

The Tyler's Tribe Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is The Tyler's Tribe Foundation's EIN?

The Tyler's Tribe Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 88-1033897. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2022–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS October 8, 2025)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2022–2024

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