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Payne Family Foundation

Accepts applications San Francisco, California · EIN 943207544

Payne Family Foundation is a private foundation in San Francisco, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $243,003 in 19 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $200,670. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $83,448 the year before.

32% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$61,50017$0
2024$83,44822$1.3 million
2025$243,00319$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactRoslyn B Payne
3616 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Phone or email(415) 981-2810
What to submitLetter form

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Payne Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California14$230,503
Iowa1$5,000
Ohio1$5,000
Arizona1$1,000
Illinois1$1,000
Florida1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 19 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Tides Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$200,670
UCSF Exec Health Program
San Francisco, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$5,047
American Techion Society
Beverly Hills, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$5,036
Cal Baseball Foundation
Walnut Creek, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$5,000
Health Network Foundation
Cleveland, OH
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$5,000
One Mind
Rutherford, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$5,000
TRHS Foundation
Des Moines, IA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$5,000
CPMC Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$2,000
Shine Togetherteen Success
Milpitas, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$2,000
All May See Foundation
San Francisco, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$1,000
Beta Phi Educational Foundation
Tucson, AZ
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$1,000
Eastside College Prep School
East Palo Alto, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$1,000
Michael Harris Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$1,000
San Francisco Day School
San Francisco, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$1,000
St Ignatius College Prep
Chicago, IL
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$1,000
University High School
San Francisco, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$1,000
Ica Cristo Rey Academy
San Francisco, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$500
Icu Baby
Key Biscayne, FL
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$500
Salesian Boy and Girls Club
San Francisco, CA
Unrestricted for general and charitable uses and purposes$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Payne Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Payne Family Foundation give?

$243,003 in tax year 2025, across 19 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Payne Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Roslyn B Payne (President/Tre), Andrew Payne (Vp/Secretary) and Matthew Payne (Vp/Programs).

What does Payne Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health and education.

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