Wescombe Family Foundation
Wescombe Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Newport Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $52K. Net investment income was $196K.
Wescombe Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Wescombe Family Foundation gave $52K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $13K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $52,000
- +37.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -42.9% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $13,000
- +141.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $15,000
- Total assets
- $1,169,435
- +14.9% 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 Wescombe Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was The Life Center ($21K). Together the top 4 received $52K.
Grant Size Distribution
23 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 23 grants of 23 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Wescombe Family Foundation gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+19%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 113% 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 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $14K (2021) to $52K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $52K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| The Life Center Santa Ana, CA | Educaiton assistance for Kids | $21,000 |
| Interval House Long Beach, CA | Home for battered women with children | $20,000 |
| Foster Love Brea, CA | Assistace to children in foster care | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross Washington, DC | Assist North Carolina hurricane victims | $1,000 |
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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 | $1,169,435 | $212,393 | $61,069 | $52,000 | 4 | $57,650 | $195,898 | $51,145 |
| 2024 | $1,018,111 | $111,095 | $45,757 | $37,700 | 7 | $43,443 | $99,478 | $66,982 |
| 2023 | $952,773 | $48,655 | $39,086 | $34,200 | 4 | $37,087 | $26,931 | $47,368 |
| 2022 | $943,204 | $31,183 | $49,399 | $43,700 | 5 | $46,543 | $25,829 | $47,565 |
| 2021 | $961,420 | $68,990 | $18,463 | $13,500 | 3 | $16,502 | $64,163 | $52,430 |
| 2020 | $910,893 | $20,466 | $38,031 | $17,600 | 5 | — | $18,979 | $45,167 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Wescombe Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $51K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wescombe Family Foundation is led by Patricia Wescombe, Chief Executive Officer & Director on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Patricia Wescombe
Chief Executive Officer & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gary Wescombe
President & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Hoppe
Secretary & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joy Stephens
Vice President of Programs & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Natalie Griswold
Treasurer & Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Nichole Howard
Vice Predident of Governance & Director
Vice President of Governance & Director → Vice Predident of Governance & Director, 2024
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.
Frequently asked questions about Wescombe Family Foundation
How much does Wescombe Family Foundation give each year?
Wescombe Family Foundation gave $52K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $38K across 7 grants.
What is Wescombe Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Wescombe Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $15,000, and its average grant was $13,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Wescombe Family Foundation give grants?
Wescombe Family Foundation gives mostly in California: 98% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.
Does Wescombe Family Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Wescombe Family Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Wescombe Family Foundation?
Wescombe Family Foundation reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $58K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $51K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Wescombe Family Foundation's EIN?
Wescombe Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-2652195. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 8, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
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