Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker Wilmington, DE EIN: 46-0742207

The Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation is a private foundation based in Wilmington, Delaware. Its 2025 filing reports 36 grants totaling $1,003,250, including grants to educational institutions, youth and family service organizations, and environmental organizations.

Key facts about Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation

In short: Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation gave $1.0M across 36 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in California. 12% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

EIN
46-0742207
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,003,250
Grants made (2025)
36
Average grant
$27,868
Median grant
$10,000
New grantees (estimate)
12% first-time grantees (4 of 34, 2025)
Total assets
$3,550,196
Primary geography
California (90% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Accepts unsolicited proposals
No
How to apply
The foundation states that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Full details ↓

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology). Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$3.6M

-18.2% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.0M

+152.4% YoY

Grant Count

36

+300.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$28K

-36.9% YoY

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation reported a distributable amount of $189K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Is Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation open to new grantees?

12%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 4 of 34 grantees (12%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $11K; repeat grants $32K. How we count

Medians: $6K first-time, $10K repeat.

  • 18% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving fell 32% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 543% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

No mission statement is provided in the available information. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in several areas. For example, Storyteller Children’s Center says it provides early childhood education and family support services for homeless and at-risk children. Wilderness Youth Project says it fosters young people’s confidence, health, and love of learning through outdoor experiences and mentoring. Environmental Defense Fund says it works to preserve natural systems and address environmental problems. These are the grantees’ descriptions of their own work.

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, the foundation awarded 36 grants totaling $1,003,250. Grants ranged from $1,000 to $250,000, with a median of $10,000. The largest grants were $250,000 each to Claremont McKenna College for its RDSC Pledge fund and Thacher School for general and unrestricted purposes. Other notable grants included $55,000 to Storyteller Children’s Center, $50,000 each to MAPS and The Nature Conservancy, and $40,000 each to CharitySmith Nonprofit Foundation and Wilderness Youth Project.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

In 2025, 90% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 5% to Florida, 3% to New York, 1% to Washington, D.C., and less than 1% to Virginia.

Grant Distribution by State

8states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 36 itemized grants.

Cities

Santa BarbaraNew YorkClaremontWashingtonOjaiCarpinteriaArlingtonTruckeeBerkeleyBaltimoreDallasFrederickGoletaHagerstownPasadenaRestonSanta ClaritaThousand OaksWinter ParkKansas City

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M54 grants2020 59 grants2021 55 grants2022 29 grants2023 9 grants2024 36 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $398K (2024) to $1.6M (2020). In 2025 it made 36 grants totaling $1.0M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Claremont McKenna College: $250KClaremont McKenna College$250KThacher School Inc: $250KThacher School Inc$250KStoryteller Childrens Center Inc: $55KStoryteller Childrens CenterInc$55KMaps: $50KMaps$50KThe Nature Conservancy: $50KThe Nature Conservancy$50KCharitysmith Nonprofit Foundation: $40KCharitysmith NonprofitFoundation$40KWilderness Youth Project Incorporated: $40KWilderness Youth ProjectIncorporated$40KAha Attitude Harmony Achievement: $36KAha Attitude HarmonyAchievement$36KEnvironmental Defense Fund Incorporated: $30KEnvironmental Defense FundIncorporated$30KMontecito Ideas Forum: $25KMontecito Ideas Forum$25K

The largest 2025 recipient was Claremont McKenna College ($250K). Together the top 10 received $826K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($2,500), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

188 grants across all recorded years

160<$50K16$50–100K7$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 160 grants of 188 (85%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CARDSC Pledge fund$250,000
Thacher School Inc Ojai, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$250,000
Storyteller Childrens Center Inc Santa Barbara, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$55,000
Maps Pasadena, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$50,000
The Nature Conservancy Winter Park, FLGeneral & Unrestricted$50,000
Charitysmith Nonprofit Foundation Truckee, CAJordan Lindsey's Gentle Soul Fund$40,000
Wilderness Youth Project Incorporated Santa Barbara, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$40,000
Aha Attitude Harmony Achievement Santa Barbara, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$36,000
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated New York, NYGeneral & Unrestricted$30,000
Montecito Ideas Forum Santa Barbara, CAGeneral & Unrestricted$25,000

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Filing year Assets Revenue Expenses Grants
2025 $3,550,196 $256,009 $1,046,516 $1,003,250
2024 $4,340,703 $363,527 $437,671 $397,500
2023 $4,414,847 -$54,311 $859,892 $821,250
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$3,550,196$4,340,703$4,414,847
Revenue$256,009$363,527$-54,311
Expenses$1,046,516$437,671$859,892
Qualifying Distributions$1,028,553$423,033$845,361
Net Investment Income$242,878$349,889$69,747
Distributable Amount$189,265$204,125$206,024

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 16, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 6, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 24, 2024)
  5. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 15, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2023

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Kyra Rogers as president and director, and Anthony Rogers as secretary.

Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation is led by Kyra Rogers, President & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Kyra Rogers

    President & Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anthony Rogers

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Contact

Mailing address: Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd, Wilmington, DE 19809-1377
Phone: (800) 839-1754

Frequently asked questions about Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation

How much does Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation give each year?

Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation gave $1.0M across 36 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $398K across 9 grants.

What is Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation's typical grant size?

Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $27,868, across 36 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation that year got $11K on average.

Where does Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation give grants?

Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation gives mostly in California: 90% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Santa Barbara, CA (19 grants), Claremont, CA (2 grants) and New York, NY (2 grants).

Does Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 83% of Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (30 of 36) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Who are Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation's largest grantees?

Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Claremont McKenna College ($250,000), Thacher School Inc ($250,000) and Storyteller Childrens Center Inc ($55,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($2,500), which are not listed by name. Together they received 55% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation?

Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation reported $3.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $1.0M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $189K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What does Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation fund?

No mission statement is provided in the available information. Its 2025 grants include support for organizations working in several areas. For example, Storyteller Children’s Center says it provides early childhood education and family support services for homeless and at-risk children. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation?

The foundation states that it 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 Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation's EIN?

Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-0742207. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Does Tony and Kyra Rogers Foundation accept unsolicited proposals?

No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

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