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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-0715670

Rady Foundation

A private foundation in San Diego, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 15 grants and $4.1 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $4,088,122

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $93,650,425

  • Tax year 2024

    $3,943,100

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $81,370,040

  • Tax year 2023

    $2,943,250

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $85,519,700

  • Tax year 2022

    $2,534,035

    Grants listed
    24
    Assets, end of year
    $68,205,605

  • Tax year 2021

    $23,632,268

    Grants listed
    19
    Assets, end of year
    $60,636,136

  • Tax year 2020

    $48,840

    Grants listed
    8
    Assets, end of year
    $74,196,894

Grants paid in 2025

15 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Rady Children's Hospital FoundationSan Diego, CA

    Rady Children's Health

    $2,000,000
  2. Individual

    General Fund

    $974,597
  3. Individual

    General Fund

    $500,000
  4. University of CA San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    Sullivan Center-Entrepreneurship & Innovation Current Fund

    $200,000
  5. Congregation Beth IsraelSan Diego, CA

    Building Campaign

    $200,000
  6. Kindness InitiativeLa Jolla, CA

    General Fund

    $100,000
  7. University of CA San DiegoLa Jolla, CA

    Evelyn & Ernest Rady Graduate Fellowship Fund

    $100,000
  8. San Diego Automotive MuseumSan Diego, CA

    General Fund

    $5,000
  9. San Diego Food BankSan Diego, CA

    General Fund

    $2,000
  10. San Diego Police FoundationSan Diego, CA

    General Fund

    $2,000
  11. Nice Guys IncSan Diego, CA

    General Fund

    $1,875
  12. Friends of United HatzalahNew York, NY

    General Fund

    $1,000
  13. Cygnet Theatre CompanySan Diego, CA

    General Fund

    $1,000
  14. Rancho Coastal Humane SocietyEncinitas, CA

    General Fund

    $500
  15. Clarion ProjectRichardson, TX

    General Fund

    $150

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking1 grant $2,000,00095% of the total
  2. Human services1 grant $100,0005% of the total
  3. Arts and culture4 grants $7,150<1% of the total
  4. Crime and legal aid1 grant $2,000<1% of the total
  5. Animals1 grant $500<1% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California11 grants $2,612,375
  2. New York1 grant $1,000
  3. Texas1 grant $150

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Ernest S RadyTrustee Hours 10Pay $0
  • Min ZhengCFO Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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