Tullie Family Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker La Jolla, CA EIN: 47-1883617

Tullie Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in La Jolla, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $184K. Net investment income was $580K.

Tullie Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Tullie Family Foundation gave $184K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $46K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$183,671
+18.1% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-60.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$45,918
+195.2% vs 2024
Median grant
$3,800
Total assets
$3,004,976
+14.8% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (98% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Tullie Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology: $175KLa Jolla Institute for Allergy& Immunology$175KDel Mar Community Connections: $5KDel Mar Community Connections$5KMs Gift Donor Advised Fund: $3KMs Gift Donor Advised Fund$3KRebeckha Lynn Whitefield Foundation Inc: $1KRebeckha Lynn WhitefieldFoundation Inc$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology ($175K). Together the top 4 received $184K.

Grant Size Distribution

51 grants across all recorded years

45<$50K2$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 51 (88%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

13states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

San DiegoLa JollaNew YorkDel MarSolana BeachWashingtonAttleboroLos AngelesIndianapolisNewtownNorth HollywoodAmherstChicagoCLE ElumDecaturHarrisvilleHurleyNeedhamNew Hyde ParkNorth Attleboro

How Tullie Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 21% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 88% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K15 grants2019 9 grants2020 21 grants2021 4 grants2022 12 grants2023 10 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $71K (2019) to $184K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $184K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
La Jolla Institute for Allergy & Immunology La Jolla, CAGeneral$175,000
Del Mar Community Connections Del Mar, CAGeneral$5,000
Ms Gift Donor Advised Fund Indianapolis, INGeneral$2,600
Rebeckha Lynn Whitefield Foundation Inc Attleboro, MAGeneral$1,071
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$3,004,976$627,207$239,458$183,6714$192,106$579,830$217,252
2024$2,617,227$14,976$174,139$155,55810$163,169$37,249$207,505
2023$2,727,795$220,406$158,175$137,68512$142,627$206,592$153,217
2022$2,665,564$231,283$176,609$152,0004$157,892$200,490$149,098
2021$2,610,890$366,038$110,151$85,07521$89,215$274,324$151,057
2020$2,355,003$286,803$130,508$106,8759—$272,386$110,205
2019$2,198,708$407,776$96,298$70,75015—$400,384$99,278

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Tullie Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $217K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Tullie Family Foundation is led by Thomas Tullie, President & CEO on every filing since 2019; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Thomas Tullie

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anna Tullie

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jacqueline Tullie

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Samantha Tullie

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Judith Tullie

    Secretary & Treasurer

    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 Tullie Family Foundation

How much does Tullie Family Foundation give each year?

Tullie Family Foundation gave $184K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $156K across 10 grants.

What is Tullie Family Foundation's typical grant size?

Tullie Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $3,800, and its average grant was $45,918, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Tullie Family Foundation give grants?

Tullie Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Tullie Family Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Tullie Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Tullie Family Foundation?

Tullie Family Foundation reported $3.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $192K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $217K (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 is Tullie Family Foundation's EIN?

Tullie Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1883617. 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.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 5, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 11, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 11, 2022)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 3, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  7. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 24, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024

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