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Allison and Robert Price Family

LA JOLLA, CA EIN: 45-4408737 Website

The Allison and Robert Price Family Foundation is a private family foundation based in La Jolla, California. The foundation continues the philanthropic legacy established by Sol Price, a retail entrepreneur and philanthropist, and his wife Helen. Today, Sol and Helen Price's son Robert and daughter-in-law Allison Price lead the foundation's work.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

Annual Giving

$1.6M

+1276.3% YoY

Grant Count

16

+60.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$102K

+760.2% YoY

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated April 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

The foundation's mission is to improve life opportunities for underserved youth and families, and their communities.

Primary funding areas include:

  • Education
  • Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking
  • Human Services

The foundation focuses its grantmaking primarily in California and New York.

Grantmaking

The foundation maintains an active grantmaking program with multiple annual distributions.

Grant Range

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

The foundation's grantmaking is concentrated in California and New York, with particular emphasis on San Diego and the broader California region.

Grant Distribution by State

17states
+9 more states

Cities

AGAWAMARLINGTONAVALONBOOTHBAY HBRCAMP PENDLETONCARDIFFCHULA VISTACLAREMONTDEL MARDENVERELLISVILLEENCINITASESCONDIDOGLEN ECHOJACKSONJOHNSTOWNLA JOLLALINWOODLOS ANGELESMEDINA

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

  • Total Assets: $15,632
  • Total Giving: $1,624,000 (2024)
  • Tax-Exempt Status: 501(c)(3) organization, tax-exempt since April 2012
  • EIN: 45-4408737
  • Staff: 1 employee
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$0.275$0.55$0.8250000000000001$1.120202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets
Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$437K$874K$1M$2M76 grants20205 grants202194 grants202210 grants202316 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

UCSD FOUNDATION$1.0MTHE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM$175KSAN DIEGO OPERA$75KINEWSOURCE$50KIRAP$50KKPBS$50KSTEP - SUPPORT THE ENLIS…$50KCASA CORNELIA$25KCLAREMONT COLLEGES HILLEL$25KOUTDOOR OUTREACH$25K

Grant Size Distribution

131 grants across all recorded years

108<$50K18$50–100K4$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

  • Robert Price - Son of Sol and Helen Price; leads the foundation alongside his wife
  • Allison Price - Daughter-in-law of Sol and Helen Price; co-leads the foundation with her husband Robert

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

REBECCA BREWERSECRETARY/TREASURER$121K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
ROBERT E PRICEPRESIDENT0.5
ALLISON PRICEVICE-PRESIDENT0.5
REBECCA BREWERSECRETARY/TREASURER24$120,804

Recent News & Activity

Recent developments and announcements

Robert and Allison Price made a $6 million gift to the Birch Aquarium at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This major donation supports the aquarium's educational mission and work in marine science education, helping to fund future stewards of the land and oceans.

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The foundation's work builds on Sol Price's multi-decade community revitalization initiatives, including his vision for developing comprehensive approaches to strengthen underserved communities. The foundation also maintains the Aaron Price Fellows Program, created in 1991 in memory of Robert and Allison's son Aaron, which provides leadership development opportunities for motivated and diverse San Diego public high school students.

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Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

Data last updated April 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated April 2026.

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