The Wayne Clark Family Foundation
The Wayne Clark Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Novato, California. In filing year 2025, it reported 14 grants totaling $71,575, supporting charitable organizations working in areas including youth services, health, human services, land, and ocean conservation.
The Wayne Clark Family Foundation at a glance
In short: The Wayne Clark Family Foundation gave $72K across 14 grants in 2025 (avg $5K), mostly in California. 7% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $71,575
- +2.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 14
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $5,113
- -5.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $1,500
- Total assets
- $1,841,311
- -0.6% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 7% first-time grantees (1 of 14, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to The Wayne Clark Family Foundation
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 68 Leveroni Court Suite 200, Novato, CA 94949-5769
Phone: (415) 475-4160
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who The Wayne Clark Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Stars & Stripes Childrens Foundation ($45K). Together the top 10 received $67K.
Grant Size Distribution
76 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 76 grants of 76 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 7% to Nevada, 2% to Tennessee, and 1% to Florida.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 14 itemized grants.
Cities
Is The Wayne Clark Family Foundation open to new grantees?
7%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 1 of 14 grantees (7%) were first-time recipients. With only 14 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 7 points. First grants averaged $1K; repeat grants $5K. How we count
Medians: $1K first-time, $2K repeat.
- 93% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−6%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 77% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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 $70K (2024) to $87K (2020). In 2025 it made 14 grants totaling $72K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Stars & Stripes Childrens Foundation Laguna Niguel, CA | Youth Services | $45,075 |
| Keep Memory Alive Las Vegas, NV | HEALTH | $5,000 |
| Wheelchair Foundation San Mateo, CA | Human Services | $4,000 |
| St Anthony's San Francisco, CA | Human Services | $3,000 |
| Disabled American Veterans Oakland, CA | Human Services | $2,000 |
| Marin Food Bank Novato, CA | Human Services | $2,000 |
| Glide San Francisco, CA | Human Services | $1,500 |
| Marin Agricultural Land Trust Point Reyes Station, CA | LAND | $1,500 |
| Rotoplast International San Francisco, CA | HEALTH | $1,500 |
| Saint Jude Children's Hospital Memphis, TN | HEALTH | $1,500 |
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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 | $1,841,311 | $60,787 | $72,709 | $71,575 | 14 | $71,575 | $60,787 | $92,501 |
| 2024 | $1,853,233 | $450,520 | $76,279 | $70,000 | 13 | $70,000 | $74,420 | $74,804 |
| 2023 | $1,478,992 | $72,712 | $85,204 | $83,750 | 13 | $83,750 | $72,712 | $73,731 |
| 2022 | $1,491,484 | $22,426 | $79,902 | $76,125 | 16 | $76,125 | $22,426 | $75,789 |
| 2021 | $1,548,960 | $179 | $84,485 | $84,375 | 20 | $84,375 | $179 | $80,051 |
| 2020 | $1,633,266 | $7,899 | $87,472 | $87,054 | 13 | — | $7,899 | $84,171 |
| 2019 | $1,712,839 | $36,347 | $91,872 | $85,046 | 16 | — | $36,347 | $87,054 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, The Wayne Clark Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $93K 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 foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations in youth services, health, human services, land, and ocean conservation.
Among its grantees, the Marine Mammal Center says it advances global ocean conservation through marine mammal rescue and rehabilitation, scientific research, and education. Marin Agricultural Land Trust says its mission is to permanently protect Marin’s agricultural land for agricultural use. Disabled American Veterans describes its mission as fulfilling promises to the men and women who served.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation gave $71,575 through 14 grants. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $45,075, with a median grant of $1,500.
The largest listed grants included $45,075 to STARS & STRIPES CHILDRENS FOUNDATION for youth services, $5,000 to KEEP MEMORY ALIVE for health, and $4,000 to WHEELCHAIR FOUNDATION for human services. Other listed grants included $3,000 to ST ANTHONY’S and $2,000 each to DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS and MARIN FOOD BANK.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists WAYNE M CLARK as president and J MARK SAWYER, JARED C CLARK, and RICHARD M BARNEY JR as directors.
The Wayne Clark Family Foundation is led by Wayne M. Clark, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Wayne M. Clark
President
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
J. Mark Sawyer
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jared C. Clark
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard M. Barney Jr.
Director
On filings since 2019
0.5 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 Wayne Clark Family Foundation
How much does The Wayne Clark Family Foundation give each year?
The Wayne Clark Family Foundation gave $72K across 14 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $70K across 13 grants.
What is The Wayne Clark Family Foundation's typical grant size?
The Wayne Clark Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $1,500, and its average grant was $5,113, across 14 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from The Wayne Clark Family Foundation that year got $1K on average.
Where does The Wayne Clark Family Foundation give grants?
The Wayne Clark Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Nevada (7%). The most frequent recipient cities were San Francisco, CA (3 grants) and Novato, CA (2 grants).
Does The Wayne Clark Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 14 grants with a stated purpose on The Wayne Clark Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Human Services" (6 grants) and "Health" (4 grants).
Who are The Wayne Clark Family Foundation's largest grantees?
The Wayne Clark Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Stars & Stripes Childrens Foundation ($45,075), Keep Memory Alive ($5,000) and Wheelchair Foundation ($4,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is The Wayne Clark Family Foundation?
The Wayne Clark Family Foundation reported $1.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $72K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $93K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What does The Wayne Clark Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grants show support for organizations in youth services, health, human services, land, and ocean conservation. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from The Wayne Clark Family Foundation?
The foundation makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is The Wayne Clark Family Foundation's EIN?
The Wayne Clark Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-1623018. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does The Wayne Clark Family Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
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 12, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS March 1, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS February 8, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 18, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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