Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Portola Valley, CA EIN: 27-0815321

The mission of the fire foundation is to augment wfpd's budget for up-to-date equipment, facilities, fire prevention and training. The fire foundation will enable wfpd to provide the most advanced and efficient form of all-risk emergency responsive services.

Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc gave $545K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $545K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$544,881
-94.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$544,881
-94.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$544,881
Total assets
$1,252,552
-12.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Woodside Fire Protection District: $545KWoodside Fire ProtectionDistrict$545K

The largest 2025 recipient was Woodside Fire Protection District ($545K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K2$100–250K$250–500K1$500K–1M$1–5M1$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 7 (29%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Portola ValleyLa HondaWoodside

How Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving grew 179% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M0 grants2019 1 grant2021 3 grants2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $92K (2021) to $10.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $545K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Woodside Fire Protection District Portola Valley, CASee Part III, Line 4(A) on Form 990$544,881
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,252,552$413,030$598,275$544,8811$31,178
2024$1,435,437$727,564$10,632,744$10,584,1111$195,693
2023$11,209,107$10,384,288$195,192$114,5511$85,176
2022$984,690$344,109$215,166$195,1283$1,407
2021$856,609$450,612$181,423$92,0001$12
2019$638,604$309,819$225,695———

About Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc

Based on IRS filings

Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Portola Valley, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $545K. Net investment income was $31K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc is led by Patrick Green, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Patrick Green

    President

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Weiss

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Bianchini

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Johnson

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Craig London

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dan Ghiorso

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Adolfo Rosekrans

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Douglas Keyston

    Vice President

    Director → See Sch O, 2023

    See Sch O → Vice President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roubert Douthit

    Treasurer

    See Sch O → Treasurer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Sherman

    Secretary

    See Sch O → Secretary, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (5)
  • Former: Adolph Rosekrans (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Mike Putterman (2019–2023) — Vice President
  • Former: Doretta Bonner (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Trewhitt (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: William Butler (2019–2022) — Director

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 Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc

How much does Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc give each year?

Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc gave $545K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $10.6M across 1 grant.

How large is Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc?

Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $413K.

What is Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc?

Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc is a public charity focused on Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief, based in Portola Valley, CA. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc operate?

Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc has awarded grants in California.

What is Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc's EIN?

Woodside-Portola Valley Fire Protection Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-0815321. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 10, 2020)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS January 12, 2023)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2021–2025

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