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Steve & Desiree Ralph Family Foundation

Accepts applications Pleasanton, California · EIN 680440935

Steve & Desiree Ralph Family Foundation is a private foundation in Pleasanton, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $16,034 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $3,000. 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 $16,000 the year before.

78% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$16,18011$0
2024$16,0008$0
2025$16,03413$0

How to apply

ContactSteve Desiree Ralph
7150 Foothill Road, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Phone or email(408) 394-3860

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Steve & Desiree Ralph Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California12$15,034
Tennessee1$1,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Homeless$3,000
The Bank Head Both Well
Livermoe, CA
Environemental$3,000
Alameda County Food Bank
Alameda, CA
Food bank$2,000
99 Pledges
Palo Alto, CA
Homeless$1,650
Food Bank Contra Costa Solano
Consord, CA
fOOD$1,061
Festival of Arts
San Francisco, CA
Art$1,000
Individual
TN
Medical$1,000
Individual
CA
Shelter$1,000
Individual
CA
$1,000
League to Save Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Environemental$518
Make A Wish Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Child welfare$500
Childrens Health Guild
Lafayette, CA
Philanthropy, voluntarism, and grantmaking$185
Alzheimers Assoc
Pleasanton, CA
Alzheimers research$120

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Steve & Desiree Ralph Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Steve & Desiree Ralph Family Foundation give?

$16,034 in tax year 2025, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Steve & Desiree Ralph Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Steve Ralph (Trustee) and Desiree Ralph (Trustee).

What does Steve & Desiree Ralph Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly housing and homelessness, food and hunger and health.

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