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The Eric and Lulu Roberts Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only San Mateo, California · EIN 260271567

The Eric and Lulu Roberts Family Foundation is a private foundation in San Mateo, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $736,503 in 12 grants; the typical grant was $37,480 and the largest $200,356. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $1.2 million the year before.

17% 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$935,40314$1.1 million
2024$1.2 million16$23,502
2025$736,50312$223,565

How to apply

The Eric and Lulu Roberts Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Eric and Lulu Roberts Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California12$736,503

Grants paid in 2025

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Joy Culture Foundation
Menlo Park, CA
General operations (1,233 shs procter & gamble co.)$200,356
San Francisco SPCA
San Francisco, CA
General operations (1,169 shs procter & gamble co.)$194,152
Dunn School
Los Olivos, CA
General operations (677 shs procter & gamble co.)$100,424
Silicon Valley International School
Palo Alto, CA
General operations (319 shs procter & gamble co.)$50,556
Redf
San Francisco, CA
General operations (309 shs procter & gamble co.)$49,894
Tipping Point
San Francisco, CA
General operations (309 shs procter & gamble co.)$49,743
Sacred Heart Schools
Atherton, CA
General operations (170 shs procter & gamble co.)$25,218
Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula
Menlo Park, CA
General operations (133 shs procter & gamble co.)$20,254
10000 Degrees
San Rafael, CA
General operation ( 94 shs procter & gamble co.)$15,387
Marine Mammal Center
Sausalito, CA
General operations (63 shs procter & gamble co.)$10,173
Conservation Earth Inc DBA Wildlife Associates
Half Moon Bay, CA
General operations (63 shs procter & gamble co.)$10,173
Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA
Burlingame, CA
General operations (63 shs procter & gamble co.)$10,173

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Eric and Lulu Roberts Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does The Eric and Lulu Roberts Family Foundation give?

$736,503 in tax year 2025, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $37,480.

Who runs The Eric and Lulu Roberts Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Eric B Roberts (Trustee) and Huei Ju Roberts (Trustee).

What does The Eric and Lulu Roberts Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly animals, education and environment and conservation.

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