The Natter Family Foundation concentrates its giving on health-related causes, chiefly medical research into neurological disease and direct support for services serving people with disabilities. Most dollars have gone to a single researched-focused national nonprofit (the Michael J. Fox Foundation) with a separate large gift to a local disability service provider in Hawaii, indicating an interest in both research and hands-on care.
A $50,000 grant to Arc of Kona stands out in the Natter Family Foundation’s recent giving because it paired a disability-service provider in Hawaii with a broader pattern of health-centered support. The foundation’s largest recurring commitments also went to the Michael J Fox Foundation, including $36,000 in 2025, $30,000 in 2024, and $28,500 in 2023 for research activities. That combination points to a funder that supports both medical research and direct services, especially where health needs are specific and program-focused. The foundation’s portfolio also reaches beyond neurological disease. It has supported organizations working on childhood illness, hunger relief, rehabilitation for military families, abuse prevention, and postsecondary education. Several grants repeat across multiple years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The grant descriptions are consistently narrow in scope, tying each award to a defined purpose such as research activities, care for disabled children, or treatment of children. With annual grants of $580,000 and total assets of $3,414,837, Natter Family Foundation gives at a modest scale, but with a clear emphasis on targeted support for health and human services.
Health-related giving is the clearest pattern in the foundation’s recent grants. It gave $12,200 in 2025 to Fisher Center for Alzheimers Research to assist with research activities, and the same amount in 2024 and 2023, showing a repeated commitment to Alzheimer’s research. Pediatric health is another defined area. The foundation awarded $9,800 in 2025 to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital to support research into the treatment and cure of childhood diseases, and it gave $5,200 to Childrens' Hospital of La for medical care and treatment of children in 2025, 2024, and 2023. It also funds services for vulnerable families. Richstone Center received $6,500 in 2025 for the prevention and treatment of child and domestic abuse, following $6,500 in 2024 and $5,500 in 2023. In education, Loyola Univ Chicago-jfrc received $9,500 in each of 2025, 2024, and 2023 for post secondary and graduate education.
Typical grants are small: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $4,000, and the 75th percentile is $7,000. The distribution includes a handful of larger awards, but most grants sit below $10,000. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including repeated gifts to the Michael J Fox Foundation, Fisher Center for Alzheimers Research, Richstone Center, Childrens' Hospital of La, and Semper Fi Fund-injured Marin Es. The foundation’s philosophy tag points to direct service support, research funding, and program-specific grants. It does not fund individuals and makes no program-related investments.
$185K
$3.4M
$615K
$347K
Most grants fall between $2K and $7K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$7K
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Highly concentrated giving: a very small number of relatively large grants, with repeated support to a single national research charity and occasional sizable gifts to disability service providers; not broadly distributed.
Notable grantees: Michael J. Fox Foundation, Arc of Kona
Giving is national, but California receives the largest share of grants by count, and 52% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of California. Recent California recipients include Kealakekua, San Jose, Camp Pendleton, Hawthorne, Los Angeles, and San Mateo. Outside California, recurring grants also land in New York, Chicago, Memphis, Spokane, and Saline, with all reported recipient grants in the United States.
Its recent grants focus on health and human services: Parkinson’s and neurological disease research, Alzheimer’s research, childhood disease research, direct services for disabled children, hunger relief, military family rehabilitation, child and domestic abuse prevention, and postsecondary or graduate education.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is centered on smaller awards: the 25th percentile is $2,000, the median is $4,000, and the 75th percentile is $7,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Michael J Fox Foundation, Fisher Center for Alzheimers Research, Richstone Center, Childrens' Hospital of La, and Semper Fi Fund-injured Marin Es.
California is the top state by grant count, with 52% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state of California. Recent California recipients include San Jose, Camp Pendleton, Hawthorne, Los Angeles, and San Mateo.
Yes. Loyola Univ Chicago-jfrc received $9,500 in 2025, 2024, and 2023 for post secondary and graduate education, and Gonzaga University received $7,000 in 2025 to carry out its educational objectives.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION | NEW YOUR, NY | $36,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES |
| SEMPER FI FUND-INJURED MARIN ES | CAMP PENDLETON, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR REHABILITATION |
| FISHER CENTER FOR ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $12,200 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS RESEACH ACTIVITIES |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $9,800 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS RESEARCH INTO THE TREATMENT AND CURE OF CHILDHOOD DISEASES |
| LOYOLA UNIV CHICAGO-JFRC | CHICAGO, IL | $9,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN PROVIDING POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE EDUCATION |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | SAN JOSE, CA | $8,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS EFFORTS TO MITIGATE HUNGER OF THE POOR |
| CHAD TOUGH DEFEAT DIPG FOUNDATION | SALINE, MI | $8,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN MEETING THEIR HEALTHCARE GOALS |
| GONZAGA UNIVERSITY | SPOKANE, WA | $7,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
| RICHSTONE CENTER | HAWTHORNE, CA | $6,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD AND DOMESTIC ABUSE |
| CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL OF LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,200 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE HOSPITAL WITH ITS MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN |
| ONE LIFE COUNSELING CENTER | SAN CARLOS, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING ON ITS THERAPY RESOURCES |
| SEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
| JIMMY MILLER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | MANHATTAN BEACVH, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF MENTAL ILLNESS |
| HEAL THE BAY | SANTA MONICA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $4,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $4,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION OF HONORING FITST RESPONDERS |
| FOOD ALLERGY RESEARCH | MCLEAN, VA | $4,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS RESEARCH OF FOOD ALLERGIES |
| JONATHAN JACQUES CHILDREN | LOMG BEACH, CA | $3,800 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS OBJECTIVE OF PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT |
| GOLDEN HEART RANCH | HERMOSA BEACH, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN MEETING ITS SOCIETY IMPROVEMENT OBJECTIVES |
| ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE FOUNDATION IN CARRYING ON ITS ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES |
| CORNERSTONE SERVICE | JOLIET, IL | $2,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION |
| HEAR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS | GLENVIEW, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN HELPING COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED |
| MSA COALITION | AUSTIN, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS RESEACH ACTIVITIES |
| MIKE ROWE WORKS FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS PUBLIC CHARITY ACTIVITIES |
| SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY | SANTA CLARA, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
| CURE RARE FOUNDATION | MANHATTAN BEACH, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION |
| FRIENDS OF ST LAWRENCE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS OBJECTIVE OF OPERATING AND EXPANDING A YOUTH CENTER IN WATTS |
| RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE AT MARIA FARERI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL INC | VALHALLA, NY | $1,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH PROVIDING SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE |
| OPEN HEART MAGIC | CHICAGO, IL | $1,500 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS EFFORT TO ASSIST CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE |
| CHAPPAQUA SCHOOLS FOUNDATION | CHAPPAQUA, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
| NATIONAL KIDNEY FOUNDATION | STREET, NY | $1,000 | 2025 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND CURES OF KIDNEY DISEASE |
| MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION | NEW YOUR, NY | $30,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES |
| SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK | SAN JOSE, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS EFFORTS TO MITIGATE HUNGER OF THE POOR |
| CHAD TOUGH DEFEAT DIPG FOUNDATION | SALINE, MI | $17,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN MEETING THEIR HEALTHCARE GOALS |
| FISHER CENTER FOR ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH | NEW YORK, NY | $12,200 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS RESEACH ACTIVITIES |
| LOYOLA UNIV CHICAGO-JFRC | CHICAGO, IL | $9,500 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN PROVIDING POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE EDUCATION |
| SEMPER FI FUND-INJURED MARIN ES | CAMP PENDLETON, CA | $8,500 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR REHABILITATION |
| ST JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL | MEMPHIS, TN | $7,800 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS RESEARCH INTO THE TREATMENT AND CURE OF CHILDHOOD DISEASES |
| RICHSTONE CENTER | HAWTHORNE, CA | $6,500 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD AND DOMESTIC ABUSE |
| CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL OF LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,200 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE HOSPITAL WITH ITS MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN |
| SEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
| HEAL THE BAY | SANTA MONICA, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS ENVIRONMENTAL OBJECTIVES |
| ST CHARLES PARISH | SAN CARLOS, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE PARISH WITH ITS RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES |
| ONE LIFE COUNSELING CENTER | SAN CARLOS, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING ON ITS THERAPY RESOURCES |
| JIMMY MILLER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION | MANHATTAN BEACVH, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF MENTAL ILLNESS |
| FOOD ALLERGY RESEARCH | MCLEAN, VA | $4,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS RESEARCH OF FOOD ALLERGIES |
| JONATHAN JACQUES CHILDREN | LOMG BEACH, CA | $3,800 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS OBJECTIVE OF PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT |
| ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $3,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE FOUNDATION IN CARRYING ON ITS ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES |
| GOLDEN HEART RANCH | HERMOSA BEACH, CA | $3,000 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN MEETING ITS SOCIETY IMPROVEMENT OBJECTIVES |
| UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES |
MICHAEL J FOX FOUNDATION
$36,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
SEMPER FI FUND-INJURED MARIN ES
$20,000TO ASSIST THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR REHABILITATION
FISHER CENTER FOR ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH
$12,200TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS RESEACH ACTIVITIES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS RESEARCH INTO THE TREATMENT AND CURE OF CHILDHOOD DISEASES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN PROVIDING POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE EDUCATION
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS EFFORTS TO MITIGATE HUNGER OF THE POOR
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN MEETING THEIR HEALTHCARE GOALS
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
$7,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD AND DOMESTIC ABUSE
CHILDRENS' HOSPITAL OF LA
$5,200TO ASSIST THE HOSPITAL WITH ITS MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING ON ITS THERAPY RESOURCES
SEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$5,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF MENTAL ILLNESS
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
$4,500TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION OF HONORING FITST RESPONDERS
FOOD ALLERGY RESEARCH
$4,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS RESEARCH OF FOOD ALLERGIES
JONATHAN JACQUES CHILDREN
$3,800TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS OBJECTIVE OF PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT
GOLDEN HEART RANCH
$3,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN MEETING ITS SOCIETY IMPROVEMENT OBJECTIVES
TO ASSIST THE FOUNDATION IN CARRYING ON ITS ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
CORNERSTONE SERVICE
$2,500TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION
HEAR FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
$2,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN HELPING COLLEGE-BOUND STUDENTS WITH FINANCIAL NEED
MSA COALITION
$2,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS RESEACH ACTIVITIES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS PUBLIC CHARITY ACTIVITIES
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
$2,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
CURE RARE FOUNDATION
$2,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS MISSION
FRIENDS OF ST LAWRENCE
$2,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS OBJECTIVE OF OPERATING AND EXPANDING A YOUTH CENTER IN WATTS
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE AT MARIA FARERI CHILDRENS HOSPITAL INC
$1,500TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH PROVIDING SERVICES TO FAMILIES AND CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE
OPEN HEART MAGIC
$1,500TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS EFFORT TO ASSIST CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAL CARE
CHAPPAQUA SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
$1,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND CURES OF KIDNEY DISEASE
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS EFFORTS TO MITIGATE HUNGER OF THE POOR
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN MEETING THEIR HEALTHCARE GOALS
FISHER CENTER FOR ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH
$12,200TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION WITH ITS RESEACH ACTIVITIES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN PROVIDING POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE EDUCATION
SEMPER FI FUND-INJURED MARIN ES
$8,500TO ASSIST THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THEIR REHABILITATION
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS RESEARCH INTO THE TREATMENT AND CURE OF CHILDHOOD DISEASES
RICHSTONE CENTER
$6,500TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF CHILD AND DOMESTIC ABUSE
TO ASSIST THE HOSPITAL WITH ITS MEDICAL CARE AND TREATMENT OF CHILDREN
SEQUOIA HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
$5,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
ST CHARLES PARISH
$5,000TO ASSIST THE PARISH WITH ITS RELIGIOUS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING ON ITS THERAPY RESOURCES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF MENTAL ILLNESS
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS RESEARCH OF FOOD ALLERGIES
JONATHAN JACQUES CHILDREN
$3,800TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN ITS OBJECTIVE OF PEDIATRIC CANCER TREATMENT
TO ASSIST THE FOUNDATION IN CARRYING ON ITS ALZHEIMERS RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
GOLDEN HEART RANCH
$3,000TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN MEETING ITS SOCIETY IMPROVEMENT OBJECTIVES
TO ASSIST THE ORGANIZATION IN CARRYING OUT ITS POST SECONDARY AND GRADUATE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES