Warren Family Foundation
The Warren Family Foundation is a private foundation based in Rancho Santa Fe, California. It supports charitable organizations, with its 2025 grants including a major gift to the UC San Diego Foundation and grants to San Diego-area organizations working in areas such as health care, homelessness, and community services.
Warren Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Warren Family Foundation gave $3.2M across 27 grants in 2025 (avg $120K), mostly in California. 19% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $3,240,668
- +604.7% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 27
- -12.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $120,025
- +709.1% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $216,274
- -15.1% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 19% first-time grantees (5 of 27, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (99% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Warren Family Foundation
- How to Apply
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The foundation’s filing says to contact Tracy W St Amour and provide the charity’s name and address, the purpose of the request, and the charity’s status. The filing lists no restrictions on awards.
- Contact
Application contact: Tracy W St Amour
Mailing address: PO Box 915, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Phone: (858) 756-3711
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Warren Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Uc San Diego Foundation ($3.0M). Together the top 10 received $3.2M.
Grant Size Distribution
129 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 121 grants of 129 (94%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 99% of grant dollars went to recipients in California. The foundation also reported grants to recipients in Missouri, Arizona, New York, and Tennessee, each representing 0% of grant dollars in the reported state shares.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 27 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Warren Family Foundation open to new grantees?
19%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 5 of 27 grantees (19%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $654; repeat grants $147K. How we count
Medians: $518 first-time, $10K repeat.
- 78% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 894% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2021–2025). 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 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $281K (2021) to $3.2M (2025). In 2025 it made 27 grants totaling $3.2M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Uc San Diego Foundation La Jolla, CA | General Support | $3,000,000 |
| Community Resource Center Encinitas, CA | General Support | $50,000 |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| St Vincent De Paul Village San Diego, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| University of San Diego San Diego, CA | General Support | $25,000 |
| Group Relations International San Diego, CA | General Support | $15,000 |
| Country Friends Rancho Santa Fe, CA | General Support | $10,000 |
| Meals-on-Wheels Greater San Diego Inc San Diego, CA | General Support | $10,000 |
| PKD Foundation Kansas City, MO | General Support | $10,000 |
| Scripps Health Foundation La Jolla, CA | General Support | $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 | $216,274 | $3,212,382 | $3,250,833 | $3,240,668 | 27 | $3,248,799 | $7,948 | $41,844 |
| 2024 | $254,725 | $450,708 | $467,625 | $459,839 | 31 | $467,236 | $319 | $13,002 |
| 2023 | $271,641 | $1,401,081 | $1,282,989 | $1,279,100 | 25 | $1,282,797 | $887 | $11,276 |
| 2022 | $153,549 | $300,000 | $329,697 | $326,113 | 24 | $329,483 | — | $6,631 |
| 2021 | $183,246 | $771 | $285,079 | $280,700 | 22 | — | $208 | $13,985 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Warren Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $42K 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 grantees include organizations with varied missions. The UC San Diego Foundation says it raises private support for the university’s research, teaching, and public service mission. Community Resource Center says it helps people experiencing hunger, homelessness, and trauma with food, housing, and safe relationships. St. Vincent de Paul Village says it works to address homelessness and poverty through a continuum of care and programs. Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego says it works to improve children’s health and development through care, education, research, and advocacy.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 27 grants totaling $3,240,668. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $3,000,000, with a median of $5,000. Its largest reported grants included $3,000,000 to the UC San Diego Foundation for general support; $50,000 to Community Resource Center for general support; and $25,000 each to Rady Children’s Hospital - San Diego, St Vincent de Paul Village, and the University of San Diego, all for general support.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Tracy W St Amour as president; Bruce L Warren as executive vice president and secretary; and Joanne C Warren, Lisa W Campbell, and Carol L Warren as directors.
Warren Family Foundation is led by Tracy W. St Amour, President on every filing since 2021; none of the 5 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Tracy W. St Amour
President
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carol L. Warren
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joanne C. Warren
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lisa W. Campbell
Director
On filings since 2021
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bruce L. Warren
Executive V.p. & Secretary
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2021–2025. "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 Warren Family Foundation
How much does Warren Family Foundation give each year?
Warren Family Foundation gave $3.2M across 27 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $460K across 31 grants.
What is Warren Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Warren Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $120,025, across 27 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Warren Family Foundation that year got $654 on average.
Where does Warren Family Foundation give grants?
Warren Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 99% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (10 grants) and La Jolla, CA (3 grants).
Does Warren Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Warren Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (27 of 27) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Warren Family Foundation's largest grantees?
Warren Family Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Uc San Diego Foundation ($3,000,000), Community Resource Center ($50,000) and Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego ($25,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 95% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Warren Family Foundation?
Warren Family Foundation reported $216K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $3.2M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $42K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Warren Family Foundation fund?
No foundation mission statement is provided. Its 2025 grantees include organizations with varied missions. The UC San Diego Foundation says it raises private support for the university’s research, teaching, and public service mission. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Warren Family Foundation?
The foundation’s filing says to contact Tracy W St Amour and provide the charity’s name and address, the purpose of the request, and the charity’s status. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Warren Family Foundation's EIN?
Warren Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3201177. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2021–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 10, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 6, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS March 4, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS February 17, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025
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Grantable. (2026). Warren Family Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/warren-family-foundation-morg_7a154f1bbf3f46aa8f6fb09a6ab96330
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