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The Helen Diller Family Foundation
The Helen Diller Family Foundation reported $11.8 million in revenue and $15.1 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $98.84 went to program services, $1.16 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 99.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $772,970 (TREASURER, DIRECTOR). Revenue rose 25% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $15MFor context, the median across 1,001 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.65 programs, $6.50 management, $1.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 98.8% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 99.1% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $772,970 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 5.11% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 0.4 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 3 of 4 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe foundation made grants in support of the charitable, educational, scientific or religious purposes of the jewish community federation of san francisco, the peninsula, marin and sonoma counties
The foundation incurred expenses running an international leadership development program for jewish teens. The program provides a unique model for experiencing jewish pluralism and peoplehood. The program has graduated over 6,000 alumni - leaders actively engaged in improving the future of their communities, israel, and the jewish people
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TREASURER, DIRECTOR Director/trustee, officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $716,370 | $56,600 | $772,970 |
| EXEC DIR HDFF PROGRAMS Key employee, 37.50 hrs/week | $0 | $327,108 | $27,083 | $354,191 |
| ASSISTANT TREASURER (TO MAR 7) Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $311,255 | $39,630 | $350,885 |
| ASSISTANT TREASURER Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $300,750 | $42,589 | $343,339 |
| ASSISTANT TREASURER Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $312,174 | $11,542 | $323,716 |
| ASSISTANT TREASURER Officer, 1.00 hrs/week | $0 | $198,709 | $23,952 | $222,661 |
0 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The Helen Diller Family Foundation (Part VII, line 2).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b4 · 3 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aNo
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 50
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| THE ISRAEL EXPERIENCE Israel program coordination | $2,912,300 |
| DARKROOM ENTERPRISES LLC Video production | $150,835 |
| PRARIE DESIGN Website management | $145,320 |
| WEST END STRATEGY TEAM Public relations | $108,000 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 4 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
1 private foundation reported grants to The Helen Diller Family Foundation totaling $10M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from The Helen Diller Family Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The Helen Diller Family Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 The Helen Diller Family Foundation spent in FY2025, $98.84 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of The Helen Diller Family Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, The Helen Diller Family Foundation reported that 98.8% of its $15.1 million in expenses went to program services, 1.2% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does The Helen Diller Family Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation The Helen Diller Family Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $772,970, for the role of TREASURER, DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does The Helen Diller Family Foundation get its money?
Of $11.8 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 99.1% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is The Helen Diller Family Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 31-1655715 as a 501(c)(3) organization (supporting organization (509(a)(3))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202641349349310894 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202541339349309654 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401019349302400 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202310959349300301 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202231299349304258 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202111329349304221 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 31-1655715: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.