Funding search · EIN 770454941 · Fresno, CA

Wayne H Towne Family Foundation

Name: Wayne H Towne Family Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

52
grants reported: $869,324
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $9,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

benefit greatest services where fresno american americans applied

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Valley Public Television4 grants · $190,000
Fresno Philharmonic Association1 grant · $100,000
Friends of the Fresno Scottish Rite2 grants · $99,000
Sierra Meadows Foundation2 grants · $75,000
Valley Animal Center4 grants · $70,000
Hillsdale College4 grants · $65,000
Hinds Hospice3 grants · $45,000
Girl Scouts of Central Calif South4 grants · $31,199
Evangel Home4 grants · $30,774
Marjoree Mason Center4 grants · $30,773

Giving over time

$173,094

2022

$182,419

2023

$199,006

2024

$314,805

2025

Grant history

All 52 reported grants, largest first.

$100,000
Fresno Philharmonic Association · Fresno, CA · 2025
Funds are to be used for the Capital Campaign Phase I for the reduction of the Association debt in preparation for the subsequent enablement of the Capital Campaign Phase II endowment.
$50,000
Valley Public Television · Fresno, CA · 2025
Educational programming
$50,000
Valley Public Television · Fresno, CA · 2024
Educational programming
$50,000
Friends of the Fresno Scottish Rite · Fresno, CA · 2022
Funds are to be used for the benefit of the Childhood Language Disorders Center.
$49,000
Friends of the Fresno Scottish Rite · Fresno, CA · 2023
Funds are to be used for the benefit of the Childhood Language Disorders Center.
$45,000
Valley Public Television · Fresno, CA · 2023
Educational programming
$45,000
Valley Public Television · Fresno, CA · 2022
Educational programming
$40,000
Sierra Meadows Foundation · Fresno, CA · 2024
Funds are to be used for the benefit of the Childhood Language Disorders Center.
$35,000
Sierra Meadows Foundation · Fresno, CA · 2025
Funds are to be used for the benefit of the Encourage Speech Services Program for the children of Fresno, California.
$20,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2025
Funds are to be used to facilitate the education of all Americans on our great American history.
$20,000
Hinds Life Care · Fresno, CA · 2025
Funds for the greatest benefit of the organization.
$20,000
Valley Animal Center · Fresno, CA · 2025
Funds are to be applied to the area of greatest need forcats and dogs.
$20,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2024
Funds are to be used to facilitate the education of all Americans on our great American history.
$20,000
Valley Animal Center · Fresno, CA · 2024
Funds are to be applied to the area of greatest need forcats and dogs.
$15,000
Hinds Hospice · Fresno, CA · 2024
Funds for the greatest benefit of the organization.
$15,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Funds are to be used to facilitate the education of all Americans on our great American history.
$15,000
Hinds Hospice · Fresno, CA · 2023
Funds for the greatest benefit of the organization.
$15,000
Valley Animal Center · Fresno, CA · 2023
Funds are to be applied to the area of greatest need forcats and dogs.
$15,000
Hinds Hospice · Fresno, CA · 2022
Funds for the greatest benefit of the organization.
$15,000
Valley Animal Center · Fresno, CA · 2022
Funds are to be applied to the area of greatest need forcats and dogs.
$10,000
The Cat House On the Kings · Parlier, CA · 2025
Funds are to be used for medical needs, pet food and other supplies needed for the care of the cats in the sanctuary.
$10,000
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
Funds are to be used to facilitate the education of all Americans on our great American history.
$9,000
Evangel Home · Fresno, CA · 2025
Funds are to be used for the programmed services of the organizations.
$9,000
Fresno Mission · Fresno, CA · 2025
Funds to be used where there is the greatest need in the organization.
$9,000
Girl Scouts of Central Calif South · Fresno, CA · 2025
Funds to be used for program services that will directly benefit under served girls in the San Joaquin Valley.
$9,000
Marjoree Mason Center · Fresno, CA · 2025
Funds are to be used for the greatest benefit of the organization and its stated purpose.
$9,000
Poverello House · Fresno, CA · 2025
Funds are to be used to provide for daily life-sustaining services to those in need in the Fresno community.
$8,006
Girl Scouts of Central Calif South · Fresno, CA · 2024
Funds to be used for program services that will directly benefit under served girls in the San Joaquin Valley.
$8,000
Sierra College Foundation · Rocklin, CA · 2025
Howard Woodside Scholarship Fund
$8,000
Evangel Home · Fresno, CA · 2024
Funds are to be used for the programmed services of the organizations.
$8,000
Fresno Mission · Fresno, CA · 2024
Funds to be used where there is the greatest need in the organization.
$8,000
Marjoree Mason Center · Fresno, CA · 2024
Funds are to be used for the greatest benefit of the organization and its stated purpose.
$8,000
Poverello House · Fresno, CA · 2024
Funds are to be used to provide for daily life-sustaining services to those in need in the Fresno community.
$8,000
Sierra College Foundation · Rocklin, CA · 2024
Howard Woodside Scholarship Fund
$7,419
Girl Scouts of Central Calif South · Fresno, CA · 2023
Funds to be used for program services that will directly benefit under served girls in the San Joaquin Valley.
$7,000
Evangel Home · Fresno, CA · 2023
Funds are to be used for the programmed services of the organizations.
$7,000
Fresno Mission · Fresno, CA · 2023
Funds to be used where there is the greatest need in the organization.
$7,000
Marjoree Mason Center · Fresno, CA · 2023
Funds are to be used for the greatest benefit of the organization and its stated purpose.
$7,000
Poverello House · Fresno, CA · 2023
Funds are to be used to provide for daily life-sustaining services to those in need in the Fresno community.
$7,000
Sierra College Foundation · Rocklin, CA · 2023
Howard Woodside Scholarship Fund
$6,774
Evangel Home · Fresno, CA · 2022
Funds are to be used for the programmed services of the organizations.
$6,774
Girl Scouts of Central Calif South · Fresno, CA · 2022
Funds to be used for program services that will directly benefit under served girls in the San Joaquin Valley.
$6,773
Marjoree Mason Center · Fresno, CA · 2022
Funds are to be used for the greatest benefit of the organization and its stated purpose.
$6,773
Poverello House · Fresno, CA · 2022
Funds are to be used to provide for daily life-sustaining services to those in need in the Fresno community.
$5,805
Halo Cafe Inc - Pet Food Pantry · Fresno, CA · 2025
Funds are to be used to purchase both dog and cat food. The food is to be distributed to pet owners that are struggling to provide food for their pets.
$5,000
Halo Cafe Inc - Pet Food Pantry · Fresno, CA · 2024
Funds are to be used to purchase both dog and cat food. The food is to be distributed to pet owners that are struggling to provide food for their pets.
$5,000
Fresno Mission · Fresno, CA · 2022
Funds to be used where there is the greatest need in the organization.
$5,000
Sierra College Foundation · Rocklin, CA · 2022
Howard Woodside Scholarship Fund
$1,000
Maywood Cemetery · Maywood, NE · 2025
Funds to be used where they are needed most.
$1,000
Maywood Cemetery · Maywood, NE · 2024
Funds to be used where they are needed most.
$1,000
Maywood Cemetery · Maywood, NE · 2023
Funds to be used where they are needed most.
$1,000
Maywood Cemetery · Maywood, NE · 2022
Funds to be used where they are needed most.

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