The David and Julie Hnatek Family Foundation made a single, sizable gift in the reporting period to a donor-advised vehicle rather than to programmatic nonprofits, indicating the foundation is currently using a DAF to hold or stage charitable assets. There is no evidence yet of issue-specific grantmaking or repeat funding to operating organizations; their practice appears to be centralized giving via intermediary financial platforms. Based in Carlsbad, CA, the foundation’s public record suggests flexible, unspecified philanthropic intent rather than targeted program support at this time.
Concentrated single large transfer to a donor-advised fund — no evidence of direct, issue-specific or repeat grants; likely staging funds for future targeted giving.
A single 2025 transfer of $1,696,864 to Charles Schwab Daf shows the David and Julie Hnatek Family Foundation using a donor-advised vehicle as the main channel for its charitable assets. That pattern matters because it puts intermediary stewardship at the center of the public record, rather than direct operating support alone. Alongside that large charitable-purpose grant, the foundation’s smaller awards show a mix of church, youth, and relief-oriented giving across California and beyond. The foundation’s record includes repeated support for Hope Leadership Academy in San Diego, plus grants to Mission Church in Carlsbad and Barnabas Group in Corona. It has also backed Refuge for Women in San Diego, Living Soul Foundation in Del Mar, and Switchfoot Bro-am Foundation in Pasadena, suggesting a blend of community-based, faith-linked, and service-oriented recipients. While the reported dollars are highly concentrated at the top, the visible grant list includes both sizable program support awards and much smaller gifts, including a 2025 flood-relief grant. The overall pattern is one of discretionary family-directed philanthropy rather than a single narrow program area.
Program support appears across several distinct recipient types. In San Diego, the foundation gave $20,000 to Refuge for Women for program support and another $20,000 to Living Soul Foundation in Del Mar for program support, showing support for local service organizations. Youth and education also appear in the record. Hope Leadership Academy in San Diego received $10,000 for program support in 2023 and $10,000 again in 2024, then a smaller $1,000 flood-relief grant in 2025. Faith-based organizations are another visible theme. Mission Church in Carlsbad received $12,000 for program support, and Barnabas Group in Corona received $12,000 for program support. The foundation also gave $8,000 to Switchfoot Bro-am Foundation in Pasadena for program support, alongside gifts to Antioch Fort Worth and Antioch Ministries Intl Fort Worth.
The median recent grant is $10,000, with a lower quartile of $1,500 and an upper quartile of $13,500. The giving record is uneven: one very large DAF transfer in 2025 sits above a cluster of smaller operating and program-support gifts, including repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years. Hope Leadership Academy appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Impact City Fc appears twice in 2023; Beautiful Redemption appears in both 2023 and 2024; and Antioch Fort Worth appears in 2024 and 2025. That suggests ongoing, discretionary support rather than a one-time approach. The foundation is family-directed and uses a donor-advised fund structure in the public record.
$1.8M
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$292K
$1.8M
Most grants fall between $2K and $14K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$14K
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Notable grantees: Charles Schwab DAF (donor-advised fund)
Giving is regional, with 51% of grants going to recipients in California. San Diego is especially visible, with multiple grants to organizations there, and Carlsbad, Del Mar, Corona, and Poway also appear in the recipient list. Outside California, the foundation has also given to organizations in Fort Worth, Palm Beach, Kansas City, and Colorado Springs. All recorded grants in the recent list went to U.S. recipients.
In the recent record, the middle grant size is $10,000, with a 25th percentile of $1,500 and a 75th percentile of $13,500. The list includes both much smaller awards, such as $500 and $585, and a very large 2025 transfer of $1,696,864 to a donor-advised fund vehicle.
Yes. Hope Leadership Academy appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Impact City Fc appears twice in 2023, Beautiful Redemption appears in 2023 and 2024, and Antioch Fort Worth appears in 2024 and 2025. That pattern points to recurring support for some recipients.
The recent grants include churches, youth-focused groups, family and relief organizations, and other program-support recipients. Examples include Mission Church in Carlsbad, Refuge for Women in San Diego, Switchfoot Bro-am Foundation in Pasadena, and Hope Leadership Academy in San Diego.
California receives 51% of the grants by recipient location. San Diego shows up multiple times, and other California recipient cities include Carlsbad, Del Mar, Corona, Pasadena, and Poway. Outside California, the foundation also gives to recipients in Texas, Florida, Kansas City, Colorado, Delaware, Alabama, Illinois, and North Carolina.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARLES SCHWAB DAF | CARLSBAD, CA | $1,696,864 | 2025 | CHARITABLE PURPOSES |
| FAMILIES SET FREE | CLAYMONT, DE | $57,667 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | BRISCOE FAMILY RENT |
| YOUNG LIFE | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $5,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | FLOOD RELIEF |
| ANTIOCH FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $585 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ISABELLA AVALOS | SAN DIEGO, CA | $500 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LLC FOUNDATION | CARLSBAD, CA | $40 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| IMPACT CITY FC | PALM BEACH, FL | $45,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ANTIOCH FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $20,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SWITCHFOOT BRO-AM FOUNDATION | PASADENA, CA | $8,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| TEULE KENYA | LISLE, IL | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES | KANSAS CITY, MO | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BEAUTIFUL REDEMPTION | PALMER LAKE, CO | $5,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ANTIOCH MINISTRIES INTL FORT WORTH | FORT WORTH, TX | $3,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SHYNE SD AND HEALING HAVEN | POWAY, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| FILTER OF HOPE REDEEMER SAMFORD | TUSCALOOSA, AL | $1,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GO FUND ME MICHELLE NEWELL | ENCINITAS, CA | $500 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| UNBOUND NOW | WACO, TX | $315 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ALABASTER JAR PROJECT | SAN DIEGO, CA | $245 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| AMIGOS DE LAS AMERICAS SAN DIEGO CHAPTER | SAN DIEGO, CA | $100 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| IMPACT CITY FC | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| IMPACT CITY FC | PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL | $25,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LIVING SOUL FOUNDATION | DEL MAR, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| REFUGE FOR WOMEN | SAN DIEGO, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BARNABAS GROUP | CORONA, CA | $12,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MISSION CHURCH | CARLSBAD, CA | $12,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SAMARITANS PURSE | BOONE, NC | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| CAPS PREGNANCY CLINICS | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| GLOBAL ORPHAN PROJECT | KANSAS CITY, MO | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ACTION INTERNATIONAL | MOUNTLAKE TERRACE, WA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| LOVE DOES | SAN DIEGO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BEAUTIFUL REDEMPTION | PALMER LAKE, CO | $5,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
CHARLES SCHWAB DAF
$1,696,864CHARITABLE PURPOSES
FAMILIES SET FREE
$57,667PROGRAM SUPPORT
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
$15,000BRISCOE FAMILY RENT
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
$1,000FLOOD RELIEF
ANTIOCH FORT WORTH
$585PROGRAM SUPPORT
ISABELLA AVALOS
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
LLC FOUNDATION
$40PROGRAM SUPPORT
IMPACT CITY FC
$45,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ANTIOCH FORT WORTH
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SWITCHFOOT BRO-AM FOUNDATION
$8,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
TEULE KENYA
$5,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ANTIOCH MINISTRIES INTL FORT WORTH
$3,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SHYNE SD AND HEALING HAVEN
$2,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
FILTER OF HOPE REDEEMER SAMFORD
$1,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
GO FUND ME MICHELLE NEWELL
$500PROGRAM SUPPORT
ALABASTER JAR PROJECT
$245PROGRAM SUPPORT
AMIGOS DE LAS AMERICAS SAN DIEGO CHAPTER
$100PROGRAM SUPPORT
IMPACT CITY FC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
IMPACT CITY FC
$25,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
LIVING SOUL FOUNDATION
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
REFUGE FOR WOMEN
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BARNABAS GROUP
$12,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
MISSION CHURCH
$12,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
CAPS PREGNANCY CLINICS
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
HOPE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ACTION INTERNATIONAL
$10,000PROGRAM SUPPORT