Tom Ford Family Foundation
Tom Ford Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Palm Beach, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $20.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $789K.
Tom Ford Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Tom Ford Family Foundation gave $1.1M across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $180K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $1,080,000
- +2.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +50.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $180,000
- -31.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $130,000
- Total assets
- $20,189,878
- -1.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- New York (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Tom Ford Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 5 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was God's Love We Deliver ($510K). Together the top 5 received $880K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($200,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
11 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 4 grants of 11 (36%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
Cities
How Tom Ford Family Foundation gives
- In 2025 it paid out 104% of 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 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $50K (2023) to $1.1M (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $1.1M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| God's Love We Deliver New York, NY | To improve the health and well-being of people living with hiv/aids, cancer and other serious illnesses by alleviating hunger and malnutrition. | $510,000 |
| The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York, NY | Annual funding for the metropolitan museum of art department's exhibitions, acquisitions, and capital improvements. | $250,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $200,000 |
| Women's Cancer Research Fund of BCRF Pasadena, CA | Supports the advancement research directed at the development of innovative approaches to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship and metastasis of breast cancer of breast cancer | $60,000 |
| American Friends of St James's Piccadilly Newton Highlands, MA | Nonprofit dedicated to supporting and advancing the religious, educational, historic, cultural, and community programs of st james's church, | $50,000 |
| Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation New York, NY | Is a nonprofit organization dedicated to rapidly accelerating the discovery and development of innovative drugs to prevent, treat, and cure alzheimer's disease, related dementias, and cognitive aging. | $10,000 |
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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 | $20,189,878 | $789,087 | $1,100,873 | $1,080,000 | 6 | $1,080,000 | $789,087 | $1,038,131 |
| 2024 | $20,501,664 | $2,421,384 | $1,066,788 | $1,052,500 | 4 | $1,052,500 | $921,384 | $978,901 |
| 2023 | $19,968,263 | $20,018,263 | $50,000 | $50,000 | 1 | $50,000 | — | $13,469 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tom Ford Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1.0M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Tom Ford Family Foundation is led by Thomas Ford, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 3 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Thomas Ford
President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Charles Shapiro
Secretary & Treasurer
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Joel Erb
Vice President
On filings since 2023
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "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 Tom Ford Family Foundation
How much does Tom Ford Family Foundation give each year?
Tom Ford Family Foundation gave $1.1M across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $1.1M across 4 grants.
What is Tom Ford Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Tom Ford Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $130,000, and its average grant was $180,000, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Tom Ford Family Foundation give grants?
Tom Ford Family Foundation gives mostly in New York: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was California (24%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants).
Does Tom Ford Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Tom Ford Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Tom Ford Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Tom Ford Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include God's Love We Deliver ($510,000), The Metropolitan Museum of Art ($250,000) and Women's Cancer Research Fund of BCRF ($60,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($200,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 76% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Tom Ford Family Foundation?
Tom Ford Family Foundation reported $20.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.1M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1.0M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Tom Ford Family Foundation's EIN?
Tom Ford Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 93-4531870. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 8, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024
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