Funding search · EIN 827054823 · Cathedral City, CA
Ralph Fingerle Educational Award Trust
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 11
- grants reported
- $1.5M
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $162,000
- 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.
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7 grants matching “stmt” · $789,216
- $204,000
Palm Springs High School · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
Per the mission stmt
- $86,856
Cathedral City High School · Cathedral City, CA · 2023
Per the mission stmt
- $20,000
Desert Winds Freedom Band · Nashville, IL · 2023
Per the mission stmt
- $266,000
Palm Springs High School · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
Per the mission stmt
- $162,000
Cathedral City High School · Cathedral City, CA · 2022
Per the mission stmt
- $44,360
Desert Winds Freedom Band · Nashville, IL · 2022
Per the mission stmt
- $6,000
Csuf Financial Aid · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
Per the mission stmt
Grant history
All 11 reported grants, largest first.
- $266,000
Palm Springs High School · Palm Springs, CA · 2022
Per the mission stmt
- $227,001
Cathedral City High School · Cathedral City, CA · 2025
Per mission statement
- $227,001
Palm Springs High School · Palm Springs, CA · 2025
Per mission statement
- $204,000
Palm Springs High School · Palm Springs, CA · 2023
Per the mission stmt
- $163,000
Palm Springs High School · Palm Springs, CA · 2024
Per mission statement
- $162,000
Cathedral City High School · Cathedral City, CA · 2022
Per the mission stmt
- $113,500
Cathedral City High School · Cathedral City, CA · 2024
Per mission statement
- $86,856
Cathedral City High School · Cathedral City, CA · 2023
Per the mission stmt
- $44,360
Desert Winds Freedom Band · Nashville, IL · 2022
Per the mission stmt
- $20,000
Desert Winds Freedom Band · Nashville, IL · 2023
Per the mission stmt
- $6,000
Csuf Financial Aid · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
Per the mission stmt
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