The David & Janyce Hoyt Family Foundation concentrates its giving on child-focused humanitarian relief and local Bay Area community support. They fund a mix of large international relief/child-protection organizations and targeted local institutions — including health systems, family-stabilization services, Jewish community services, and community infrastructure. Recipients tend to receive sizable, repeat awards rather than many small one-off grants.
Concentrated, high-dollar grants to a small set of priority organizations, with several repeat multi-grant relationships; portfolio mixes large international relief gifts with targeted regional investments rather than broad dispersed giving.
The David & Janyce Hoyt Family Foundation shows a clear pattern of large, repeated program-support grants to a small set of child-centered and community-serving organizations. Its recent awards include five- and six-figure commitments to Kids Save International, World Vision Inc, and Compass Family Services, alongside support for local health, family, and civic institutions in California and Montana. The foundation also appears to favor multi-year relationships: several recipients return across multiple grant years, often at similar or increased levels. Child-focused humanitarian aid sits at the center of the portfolio. The foundation backed Kids Save International with multiple substantial grants, including a $550,000 award in 2023 and additional support in 2024 and 2025, while World Vision Inc received recurring grants across 2023 through 2025. Local giving is also visible in the Bay Area, where Compass Family Services, Jewish Family Community Services, and John Muir Health Foundation received support for program work. Beyond those core areas, the foundation funded veterans’ family support, special needs athletics, and community infrastructure, indicating a broad but still selective approach to grantmaking.
A defining thread in the foundation’s grantmaking is child protection and humanitarian relief. Kids Save International received $550,000 in 2023, then another $225,000 in 2024 and $200,000 in 2025 for program support. World Vision Inc also appeared repeatedly, with grants of $250,000 in 2023 and $400,000 in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation also supports family-stabilization services in the Bay Area. Compass Family Services was awarded $100,000 in 2023, $100,000 in 2024, and $100,000 in 2025. Jewish Family Community Services received $100,000 in 2024. Health and community-based support show up as well. John Muir Health Foundation received $500,000 in 2025, while local community infrastructure appeared through support for Madison County Fairgrounds Improvement Foundation in 2023.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the mid-five- to low-six-figure range: the 25th percentile is $45,000, the median is $87,500, and the 75th percentile is $187,500. The recent record also shows a pattern of repeat awards rather than isolated gifts, with several recipients appearing in multiple years and some grant levels increasing over time. The foundation is a family foundation and does not fund individuals. Its grants are listed as program support, including restricted-use and direct program funding.
$1.4M
$24.7M
$1M
$1.5M
Most grants fall between $45K and $188K, with a median of $88K.
25th Percentile
$45K
Median
$88K
75th Percentile
$188K
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Notable grantees: World Vision Inc, Kids Save International, John Muir Health Foundation, Compass Family Services, Semper Fi & America's Fund
Grantmaking is concentrated in California, which accounts for 62% of grants and is also the top state by count. Recent California recipients include Walnut Creek, San Francisco, Berkeley, Oceanside, Pleasant Hill, Chula Vista, Thousand Oaks, and Culver City. Outside California, the foundation also granted to organizations in Montana, including Twin Bridges, Sheridan, Billings, and Great Falls. All recent grants in the data went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation supports child-focused humanitarian relief, child protection and rescue, Bay Area family-stabilization and homeless-family services, regional healthcare philanthropy, community infrastructure, military and veterans’ family support, and special needs athletics. Recent grants include program support to organizations in each of those areas.
Recent grants cluster around a median of $87,500, with the middle half falling between $45,000 and $187,500. The foundation’s recent awards include both smaller $15,000–$30,000 grants and larger commitments in the $200,000–$550,000 range.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years. Compass Family Services received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; World Vision Inc received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and Kids Save International received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
California is the top state by grant count, with 62% of grants going to recipients in the state. Recent California recipient cities include San Francisco, Walnut Creek, Berkeley, Oceanside, Pleasant Hill, Chula Vista, Thousand Oaks, and Culver City.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. The grants in the recent record are listed as program support.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN MUIR HEALTH FOUNDATION | WALNUT CREEK, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WORLD VISION INC | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $400,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KIDS SAVE INTERNATIONAL | CULVER CITY, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SEMPER FI AND AMERICA'S FUND | OCEANSIDE, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMPASS FAMILY SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | PLEASANT HILL, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BILLINGS FOUNDATION & ALUMNI | BILLINGS, MT | $20,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS MONTANA | GREAT FALLS, MT | $15,000 | 2025 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WORLD VISION INC | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $400,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KIDS SAVE INTERNATIONAL | CULVER CITY, CA | $225,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JEWISH FAMILY COMMUNITY SERVICES | BERKELEY, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMPASS FAMILY SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| RUBY VALLEY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | SHERIDAN, MT | $75,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SEMPER FI AND AMERICA'S FUND | OCEANSIDE, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ST PATRICK'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY BILLINGS FOUNDATION & ALUMNI | BILLINGS, MT | $20,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| OPEN ARMS CHILDCARE MINISTRIES | CHULA VISTA, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| KIDS SAVE INTERNATIONAL | CULVER CITY, CA | $550,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| WORLD VISION INC | FEDERAL WAY, WA | $250,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| MADISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION | TWIN BRIDGES, MT | $175,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| COMPASS FAMILY SERVICES | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| BARTH SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC | LARCHMONT, NY | $50,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| SEMPER FI AND AMERICA'S FUND | OCEANSIDE, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| ST PATRICK'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL | THOUSAND OAKS, CA | $30,000 | 2023 | PROGRAM SUPPORT |
WORLD VISION INC
$400,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
KIDS SAVE INTERNATIONAL
$200,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
PROGRAM SUPPORT
WORLD VISION INC
$400,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
KIDS SAVE INTERNATIONAL
$225,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
RUBY VALLEY HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
$75,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
SEMPER FI AND AMERICA'S FUND
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ST PATRICK'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
OPEN ARMS CHILDCARE MINISTRIES
$20,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
KIDS SAVE INTERNATIONAL
$550,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
MADISON COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IMPROVEMENT FOUNDATION
$175,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
BARTH SYNDROME FOUNDATION INC
$50,000PROGRAM SUPPORT
ST PATRICK'S EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL
$30,000PROGRAM SUPPORT