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Rancho Santa Fe Foundation
Rancho Santa Fe Foundation reported $18.0 million in revenue and $18.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $94.25 went to program services, $4.04 to management and general costs and $1.71 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 56.1% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $307,292 (PRESIDENT & CEO). 2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 47% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18MFor 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
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $18MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 94.2% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 4.0% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.03 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 56.1% | 79.9% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 2.3% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $307,292 | $325,675 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.69% | 1.56% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 98.3 | 56.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 15 of 15 | 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
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Rancho Santa fe foundation supports a wide variety of causes every year through grants made from its donor advised funds and unrestricted endowment funds. Grants that are funded from donor advised funds are based on donor-advisor recommendations and those from unrestricted endowment funds are at the discretion of the organization's grants and initiatives committee
Supporting our heroes (formerly the patriots connection,) a program of the Rancho Santa fe foundation, strives to raise the awareness of and provide funding for the needs of the military through nonprofit service providers in san diego county. San diego has the largest concentration of militrary active & retired personnel in the nation. In 2025, active duty, veterans and their dependents benefitted from grants to 5 different organizations for a total of $103,500
Rancho Santa fe foundation's homelessness prevention program for 2025 is focused on stabilizing seniors, who are the quickest growing population of unhoused in san diego county, through small but impactful financial support to prevent the far greater personal and public costs of homelessness.in 2025, 1 organization benefitted from a $100,000 grant
Highest reported compensation
2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CEO Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $285,000 | $0 | $22,292 | $307,292 |
| VP OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $154,223 | $0 | $7,711 | $161,934 |
| DIR. OF PHILANTHROPY (LEFT 3/7/25) Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $39,189 | $0 | $1,959 | $41,148 |
| COO (LEFT 2/19/25) Officer, 30.00 hrs/week | $12,745 | $0 | $979 | $13,724 |
2 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Rancho Santa Fe Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $469K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · 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–1b15 · 15 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 15aYes
- 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 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 511
- Volunteers Part I, line 620
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Rancho Santa Fe Foundation totaling $181K 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 Rancho Santa Fe 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 Rancho Santa Fe Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Rancho Santa Fe Foundation spent in 2025, $94.25 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Rancho Santa Fe Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Rancho Santa Fe Foundation reported that 94.2% of its $18.2 million in expenses went to program services, 4.0% to management and general and 1.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Rancho Santa Fe Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Rancho Santa Fe Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $307,292, for the role of PRESIDENT & CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Rancho Santa Fe Foundation get its money?
Of $18.0 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 56.1% came from contributions and grants and 2.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Rancho Santa Fe Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 95-3709639 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642619349301019 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202523019349301567 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202442699349301754 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202322759349302307 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242739349301324 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142109349300529 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012239349301421 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 95-3709639: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.