California · Private foundation
Rys Family Foundation
Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $20k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 2
- Grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 100%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $10,300
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $10,300
- Organizations funded a year
- 1 to 5
- FY2023 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $396k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 100% of the organizations Rys Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 100% of its grant dollars.
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 2 | $20k | 100% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $29k | 100% |
| FY2023 | 1 | $1k | n/a |
88% classified
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2023 to 2025.
Health$15kAnimals$12kPublic Safety & Disaster$10kHuman Services$10kOther$0
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2023 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation | $10,300 | 1 | 2% |
| Firefighteraid Fka San Diego Firefighters Benevolent Fund | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation | $7,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Humane World for Animals Inc | $6,000 | 1 | 0% |
| Zoological Society of San Diego | $5,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 3 recipients with no EIN on record ($12k), not named here.
About Rys Family Foundation
- How much does Rys Family Foundation give?
- Rys Family Foundation reported 2 grants totaling $20,300 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 1 and 5 organizations a year over FY2023 to FY2024.
- What does Rys Family Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2023 to FY2025, its largest causes are Health (30%), Animals (24%), Public Safety & Disaster (20%).
- Who are Rys Family Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2023 to FY2025: San Diego Fire-Rescue Foundation ($10k), Firefighteraid Fka San Diego Firefighters Benevolent Fund ($10k), Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation ($7k).
- Does Rys Family Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 100% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Rys Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Where is Rys Family Foundation based?
- Rys Family Foundation is based in CA.
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