The William D Rhodes Foundation concentrates its small portfolio on high-impact humanitarian and child-focused causes, with the bulk of funding directed to global clean-water work and a smaller local investment in child and family development. Its giving is selective and concentrated, favoring repeat support to a single international nonprofit while also supporting specialized developmental services closer to home.
Highly concentrated — few grants overall with a large share directed to one recurring beneficiary (Charity: Water), plus occasional single grants to specialized local nonprofits; grants are relatively large per award given the small number of gifts.
Notable grantees: Charity: Water, St. David's Center for Child and Family Development
The William D Rhodes Foundation’s most visible pattern is repeated support for Charity Water, including grants of $25,000 in 2025 and 2023 and $20,000 in 2024. That concentration points to a funder that uses a small, selective portfolio to back global clean-drinking-water work while also making targeted awards in child and family development and behavioral health. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s giving ranges from $5,000 to $25,000 and includes organizations serving both international humanitarian needs and local family services. Alongside Charity Water, the foundation has backed St Davids Center for Child and Family Development, with awards of $13,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024. It also appears in a broader humanitarian lane through grants to Alight, Against Malaria Foundation, Give Directly, Evidence Action - Deworm the World, and Doctors Without Borders. The mix shows a preference for established nonprofits rather than a broad, open-ended portfolio. Recent support also reaches health-related and community-serving groups such as Planned Parenthood, American Red Cross, and Alzheimer’s Orange County.
Global health and humanitarian aid are central to the foundation’s recent giving. It awarded $10,000 to Against Malaria Foundation in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024, plus $10,000 to Evidence Action - Deworm the World in 2023. It also supported Give Directly with $10,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024, showing interest in direct-response humanitarian models. Child and family development is another clear thread. St Davids Center for Child and Family Development received $13,000 in 2025 and $10,000 in 2024, linking the foundation to behavioral health and developmental services. In health and safety, the foundation gave $10,000 to American Red Cross in 2024 and $5,000 in 2025, plus $5,000 to Doctors Without Borders in 2025 and 2024. It also supported Planned Parenthood with $5,000 in 2025 and Alzheimer’s Orange County with $5,000 in 2024.
The William D Rhodes Foundation’s recent grant sizes are modest and structured: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $5,000, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. Most awards cluster at $5,000 or $10,000, with occasional larger gifts of $20,000 and $25,000. The pattern is selective rather than broad, with repeated support to several of the same organizations across multiple years, including Charity Water, St Davids Center for Child and Family Development, Give Directly, Against Malaria Foundation, and Doctors Without Borders. The foundation is a private family foundation, gives only to organizations rather than individuals, and the grants are described as furtherance of exempt purpose, undesignated/general support, or unspecified program support.
$145K
$3.4M
$74K
$153K
Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Grant activity is national, and all recent recipients in the dataset are in the United States. The strongest state concentration is California, which accounts for 43% of grants. By recipient location, Washington, DC appears in the recent grants through Evidence Action - Deworm the World, while Minnesota shows up with St Davids Center for Child and Family Development, Alight, and The Constillation Fund. New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and New Jersey also appear among recipient locations, indicating a coast-to-coast giving footprint.
Its recent grants favor global humanitarian work and child-and-family services. Charity Water received multiple awards, and St Davids Center for Child and Family Development received grants in 2024 and 2025. The foundation also backed groups working in malaria prevention, direct cash assistance, and medical relief, including Against Malaria Foundation, Give Directly, and Doctors Without Borders.
The typical grant size is $1,000 at the 25th percentile, $5,000 at the median, and $10,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards in the list mostly fall at $5,000 or $10,000, with a few larger grants reaching $20,000 and $25,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Charity Water in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Give Directly in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Against Malaria Foundation in 2023, 2024, and 2025; St Davids Center for Child and Family Development in 2024 and 2025; and Doctors Without Borders in 2024 and 2025.
Giving is national, but the recipient base leans toward California. The dataset says 43% of grants go to recipients in California, while the top state by grant count is DC. Recent recipient locations also include Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Indiana, and New Jersey.
It is a private family foundation with annual grants of $371,027 and total assets of $2,765,650 on the latest 990 year on file. It does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. The grants are described as furtherance of exempt purpose, undesignated/general support, or unspecified program support.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHARITY WATER | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $20,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $15,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ST DAVIDS CENTER FOR CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT | MINNETONKA, MN | $13,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION | IRVINE, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GIVE WELL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GIVE DIRECTLY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ALIGHT | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE CONSTILLATION FUND | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2026 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $5,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ALZHEIMER'S ORANGE COUNTY | IRVINE, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| NORTHEASTERN MN FOR WILDERNESS | ELY, MN | $5,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ANAHEIM, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | SANTA ANA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CARING CONTACT | WESTFIELD, NJ | $4,000 | 2026 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MOMI BIOME | LA JOLLA, CA | $3,000 | 2026 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ALZ NATIONAL | CHICAGO, IL | $2,500 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE GRACEFUL WARRIOR PROJECT | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $2,500 | 2026 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FOOD WAVES | MILWAUKEE, DC | $1,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UCSD FOOD PANTRY | LA JOLLA, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BLACK HILLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RAPID CITY, SD | $1,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SIERRA CLUB | OAKLAND, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ADVOCATE CHARITY UCSD FOUNDATION | LA JOLLA, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHARITY WATER | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ST DAVIDS CENTER FOR CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT | MINNETONKA, MN | $13,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $10,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GIVE DIRECTLY | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| GIVE WELL | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE CONSTILLATION FUND | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2025 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $5,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN RED CROSS | SANTA ANA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| PLANNED PARENTHOOD | ANAHEIM, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ALIGHT | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN HEARTH ASSOCIATION | IRVINE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| AMERICAN LUNCG ASS CO ELLEN SHERWOOD | SAN DIEGO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CARING CONTACT | WESTFIELD, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ALZHEIMER'S ORANGE COUNTY | IRVINE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CTI BOUNTIFIELD INTERNATIONAL | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $5,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| THE GRACEFUL WARRIOR PROJECT | SCOTTSDALE, AZ | $2,500 | 2025 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| INDIANA KELLY SCHOOL | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $2,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| MOMI BIOME | LA JOLLA, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $1,027 | 2025 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| SIERRA CLUB | OAKLAND, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| BLACK HILLS AREA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | RAPID CITY, SD | $1,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| UCSD FOOD PANTRY | LA JOLLA, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| FOOD WAVES | MILWAUKEE, DC | $1,000 | 2025 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| CHARITY WATER | HAGERSTOWN, MD | $20,000 | 2024 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| ALIGHT | MINNEAPOLIS, MN | $10,000 | 2024 | FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| INDIANA KELLY SCHOOL | BLOOMINGTON, IN | $10,000 | 2024 | FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE |
FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
$10,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
GIVE WELL
$10,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE CONSTILLATION FUND
$10,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
NORTHEASTERN MN FOR WILDERNESS
$5,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$5,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
CARING CONTACT
$4,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
MOMI BIOME
$3,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
ALZ NATIONAL
$2,500FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE GRACEFUL WARRIOR PROJECT
$2,500FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
FOOD WAVES
$1,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
UCSD FOOD PANTRY
$1,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
ADVOCATE CHARITY UCSD FOUNDATION
$1,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
ST DAVIDS CENTER FOR CHILD AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
$13,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
AGAINST MALARIA FOUNDATION
$10,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
GIVE WELL
$10,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE CONSTILLATION FUND
$10,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICAN RED CROSS
$5,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICAN HEARTH ASSOCIATION
$5,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
AMERICAN LUNCG ASS CO ELLEN SHERWOOD
$5,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
CARING CONTACT
$5,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
CTI BOUNTIFIELD INTERNATIONAL
$5,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
THE GRACEFUL WARRIOR PROJECT
$2,500FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
INDIANA KELLY SCHOOL
$2,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
MOMI BIOME
$2,000FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
$1,027FURTHERMORE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
UCSD FOOD PANTRY
$1,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
FOOD WAVES
$1,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE
INDIANA KELLY SCHOOL
$10,000FURTHERANCE OF EXEMPT PURPOSE