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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 94-3289689

Oates Family Foundation

A private foundation in Wilmington, DE. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 37 grants and $1.9 million paid in grants.

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

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2025

    $1,885,620

    Grants listed
    37
    Assets, end of year
    $1,864,501
  • Tax year 2024

    $1,744,300

    Grants listed
    27
    Assets, end of year
    $2,503,826
  • Tax year 2023

    $3,016,575

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $2,104,981
  • Tax year 2022

    $1,247,270

    Grants listed
    30
    Assets, end of year
    $3,209,015
  • Tax year 2021

    $167,170

    Grants listed
    18
    Assets, end of year
    $2,954,844
  • Tax year 2020

    $437,170

    Grants listed
    23
    Assets, end of year
    $19,504
  • Tax year 2019

    $650,980

    Grants listed
    26
    Assets, end of year
    $18,023

Grants paid in 2025

37 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Destiny Christian Church Assembly of GodRocklin, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,265,500
  2. Alliance for Compassion and Educational DevelopmenSacramento, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $137,250
  3. Battlefields to BallfieldsSacramento, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $77,000
  4. Building Blocks Non ProfitMinneapolis, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $50,000
  5. University Foundation at Sacramento StateSacramento, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $27,000
  6. Sacramento Area Youth Golf AssociationSacramento, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $26,500
  7. Agape International MissionsRoseville, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,500
  8. Cook FoundationRncho Cordova, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  9. Stonier Scholarship IncTowson, MD

    General & Unrestricted

    $25,000
  10. Harold Pump FoundationSherman Oaks, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  11. Mikuni Charitable OrganizationMcClellan, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $20,000
  12. Kyles Family FoundationWoodland HLS, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $16,336
  13. Driving Out Cancer IncHuntingtn BCH, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  14. Hammack FoundationRoseville, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  15. Western States FellowshipOakland, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  16. Yes Young Enough to ServeScotts Valley, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $15,000
  17. Anderson Family FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $14,480
  18. City Mission MinistriesHighland, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  19. Podium Society IncWest Hollywood, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000
  20. Bayside Covenant Church Granite Bay Roseville CaGranite Bay, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $8,804
  21. Anrak Charitable FoundationSacramento, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  22. Boys & Girls Club of Tracy IncTracy, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  23. Down 2 Earth Christian FellowshipAdelanto, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  24. Family Promise of the Midlands IncColumbia, SC

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  25. Invited FoundationIrving, TX

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  26. Los Rios FoundationSacramento, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  27. Marcus Allen FoundationLa Jolla, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  28. Play GloballSaint Paul, MN

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  29. PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & StudSherman Oaks, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  30. PTA Colorado CongressNorthglenn, CO

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  31. Youth Basketball AcademyRocklin, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $5,000
  32. Dreamchasers United IncLexington, KY

    General & Unrestricted

    $4,500
  33. Ladylike FoundationLos Angeles, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $3,000
  34. Pacific Justice InstituteSacramento, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $2,500
  35. Homes for FamiliesWoodland HLS, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  36. Sierra College FoundationRocklin, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $1,000
  37. Donovan Creason Memorial Trust FundFolsom, CA

    General & Unrestricted

    $250

Where the money goes

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

  1. Philanthropy and grantmaking9 grants $124,73030% of the total
  2. Human services2 grants $82,00020% of the total
  3. Housing and shelter2 grants $51,00012% of the total
  4. Youth development5 grants $35,8369% of the total
  5. Education2 grants $28,0007% of the total
  6. Sports and recreation1 grant $26,5006% of the total
  7. 6 other causes7 grants $65,50016% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California30 grants $1,786,120
  2. Minnesota2 grants $55,000
  3. Maryland1 grant $25,000
  4. Colorado1 grant $5,000
  5. South Carolina1 grant $5,000
  6. Texas1 grant $5,000
  7. Kentucky1 grant $4,500

Officers, directors and trustees

4 people as filed

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

  • Matt OatesChief Financial Officer Hours 1Pay $0
  • Philip D OatesDir, Pres Hours 1Pay $0
  • Courtney Oates-ReedSec, Dir Hours 1Pay $0
  • Michael ReedTreas Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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