The Hodes Family Foundation concentrates on funding mission-driven direct service and education programs, with a clear emphasis on animal welfare (particularly equine-related organizations), rescue and anti‑trafficking operations, and environmental/watershed education. They make relatively large, program-focused awards to organizations delivering hands-on services and educational support rather than small general operating grants. Recipients are a mix of regional service providers and national rescue/relief groups.
A defining feature of Hodes Family Foundation Inc is its repeated support for equine-related organizations alongside rescue, anti-trafficking, and environmental education work. The foundation’s recent grants show a strong preference for program-focused awards to direct-service groups rather than broad general support. Rescue Ranch Inc received $175,000 in 2024 and another $50,000 in 2025, while Humanity for Horses was awarded $150,000 in 2024. Those gifts sit alongside funding for The Exodus Road Inc, an anti-trafficking organization, and Save the Rain, which appears multiple times in the grant list. The pattern points to a funder that backs hands-on services, education programs, and local implementation. Their portfolio also includes Sharing Ww Inc, extending the same emphasis on practical program delivery. With annual grants of $891,000 and assets of $303,767, the foundation operates at a modest asset base relative to its annual giving, but its awards are sizable within the recipient set. The grant list is concentrated in a few recurring relationships, especially in California-based organizations and Mount Shasta-area initiatives.
Equine rescue and horse-centered programming are a consistent thread. In 2024, the foundation gave $175,000 to Rescue Ranch Inc for educational support, and it also awarded $150,000 to Humanity for Horses for the same purpose. Environmental education is another visible area: Save the Rain received $121,000 in 2024, then another $100,000 in 2023 and $100,000 in 2025, all listed as educational support. Rescue and victim-support work appears as well, including a $150,000 grant in 2025 to The Exodus Road Inc. Smaller awards also went to Sharing Ww Inc in 2023 and 2024, showing that the foundation supports both larger anchor grants and continuing program relationships.
The median grant size is $110,500, with a lower quartile of $47,500 and an upper quartile of $142,750. That places the foundation’s giving in a relatively high-per-grant range, even as the annual grant total remains under $1 million. The recent record also shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years, including Save the Rain, Rescue Ranch Inc, and Sharing Ww Inc. Grants are program-focused and listed as educational support in the recent data. The foundation does not fund individuals and is not listed as making program-related investments.
$300K
$304K
$39K
$323K
Most grants fall between $48K and $143K, with a median of $111K.
25th Percentile
$48K
Median
$111K
75th Percentile
$143K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
ROBERT HODES
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Concentrated, relatively large grants (multiple six‑figure awards) across a small portfolio of grantees; tendency to repeat-fund selected organizations rather than disperse many small grants.
Notable grantees: Save the Rain, Rescue Ranch Inc, Humanity for Horses, The Exodus Road Inc, Sharing WW Inc
Grant recipients are all in the US, and the giving pattern is regional rather than national. California receives the most grants by count, with several awards going to Yreka and Mount Shasta. Colorado Springs also appears in the recent list through The Exodus Road Inc. The foundation gives nothing to recipients in New York, despite its headquarters in White Plains, NY. The recipient map is therefore concentrated in a small set of West Coast and western U.S. locations.
The recent grants point to direct-service and education-oriented organizations, especially equine rescue and horse-related programs, anti-trafficking rescue work, and environmental or watershed education. Named recipients include Rescue Ranch Inc, Humanity for Horses, The Exodus Road Inc, Save the Rain, and Sharing Ww Inc.
Yes. Save the Rain appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Rescue Ranch Inc appears in 2024 and 2025. Sharing Ww Inc also appears in both 2023 and 2024, which suggests recurring relationships rather than one-time awards only.
The typical grant size is $110,500 at the median. The 25th percentile is $47,500 and the 75th percentile is $142,750, so many awards fall in a fairly substantial mid-six-figure range for the foundation’s recent giving pattern.
California is the top state by grant count. The recent grants include multiple recipients in Yreka and Mount Shasta, plus one in Colorado Springs. No recent grants went to recipients in New York.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE EXODUS ROAD INC | COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | $150,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| SAVE THE RAIN | MOUNT SHASTA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RESCUE RANCH INC | YREKA, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| RESCUE RANCH INC | YREKA, CA | $175,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| HUMANITY FOR HORSES | MOUNT SHASTA, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| SAVE THE RAIN | MOUNT SHASTA, CA | $121,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| SHARING WW INC | MOUNT SHASTA, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| SAVE THE RAIN | MOUNT SHASTA, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
| SHARING WW INC | MOUNT SHASTA, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT |
SAVE THE RAIN
$100,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
HUMANITY FOR HORSES
$150,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
SAVE THE RAIN
$121,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
SHARING WW INC
$15,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
SAVE THE RAIN
$100,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
SHARING WW INC
$30,000EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT