Vanier Family Foundation

Invitation Only

San Diego, California · EIN 33-0882560 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$166K

Organizations funded4

Typical grant$550

Total assets$2.7M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $100 and $60,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Education3
Health1

Where it gives

25% of grants went outside California.

California3
Florida1

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Charles Schwab Charitable Fund	Orlando, FL	Charitable	$105,000
Miraglo Foundation	La Jolla, CA	Health and Education	$60,000
International House At UC Berkeley	Berkeley, CA	Educational	$550
Name withheld	Laguna Niguel, CA	Public Policy Taxation Education	$100

Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$165,650	4
2023	$105,200	3

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523189349104952
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 33-0882560
Profile updated Nov 10, 2026

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