Funding search · EIN 942349237 · Monterey, CA

Vaquero Foundation

Name: Vaquero 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.

153
grants reported: $452,250
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
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

education families food children youth pantry cure distribution

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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.

Song for Charlie4 grants · $45,800
Future Citizens Foundation4 grants · $41,000
Naval Post Graduate School Foundation4 grants · $28,500
Monterey County Food Bank4 grants · $25,750
Tunnels To Towers Foundation4 grants · $25,750
St Lawrence Martyr Food Pantry3 grants · $17,000
Rancho Cielo4 grants · $15,750
Loyola High School3 grants · $15,000
Tokay Ffa3 grants · $14,500
Mary Graham Childrens Foundation3 grants · $11,000

Giving over time

$78,950

2022

$90,200

2023

$130,800

2024

$152,300

2025

Grant history

The 100 largest of 153 grants.

$15,000
Future Citizens Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2025
Education
$14,000
Future Citizens Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2024
Education
$13,800
Song for Charlie · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Raising awareness about fentapills
$13,500
Monterey County Food Bank · Salinas, CA · 2025
Food distribution for families in monterey county
$13,000
Song for Charlie · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Raising awareness about fentapills
$11,000
Song for Charlie · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Raising awareness about fentapills
$8,000
Song for Charlie · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Raising awareness about fentapills
$7,500
Naval Post Graduate School Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2025
Provide needed assistance for military men and women
$7,500
Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2025
Supporting families of first responders
$7,500
Naval Post Graduate School Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Provide needed assistance for military men and women
$7,500
Naval Post Graduate School Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2023
Provide needed assistance for military men and women
$7,000
St Lawrence Martyr Food Pantry · Redondo Beach, CA · 2025
Food pantry and catholic education
$7,000
Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2024
Supporting families of first responders
$6,250
Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2023
Supporting families of first responders
$6,000
Alzheimers Association · San Jose, CA · 2024
Find cure for alzheimers
$6,000
Future Citizens Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2023
Education
$6,000
Future Citizens Foundation · Salinas, CA · 2022
Education
$6,000
Naval Post Graduate School Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2022
Provide needed assistance for military men and women
$5,500
Monterey County Food Bank · Salinas, CA · 2024
Food distribution for families in monterey county
$5,500
Tokay Ffa · Woodbridge, CA · 2024
Education
$5,100
Jesuit Refugee Service · Washington, DC · 2022
Refugee support
$5,000
Alzheimers Association · San Jose, CA · 2025
Find cure for alzheimers
$5,000
East Contra Costa Historical Society · Brentwood, CA · 2025
Preserving local history
$5,000
Intersection of Arts Fault Radi · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Championing bay area artists
$5,000
Lifemoves · Santa Clara, CA · 2025
Homelessness
$5,000
Loyola High School · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Education
$5,000
San Francisco Recreation and Parks · San Francisco, CA · 2025
Parks and recreation
$5,000
Intersection of Arts Fault Radi · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Championing bay area artists
$5,000
Jw House · San Jose, CA · 2024
Family support with loved ones in silicon valley hospitals
$5,000
Loyola High School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$5,000
Montage Health Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2024
Improving health of community
$5,000
St Lawrence Martyr Food Pantry · Redondo Beach, CA · 2024
Food pantry and catholic education
$5,000
Loyola High School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Education
$5,000
Mary Graham Childrens Foundation · French Camp, CA · 2023
Supports foster children
$5,000
Montage Health Foundation · Monterey, CA · 2023
Improving health of community
$5,000
Santa Clara University - Bea Kuteman Harris Fund for Music · Santa Clara, CA · 2023
Education
$5,000
Tokay Ffa · Woodbridge, CA · 2023
Education
$5,000
1984 Grupe Fair Fund · Stockton, CA · 2022
Donation to various local charities
$5,000
Mission Delores Academy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Education
$5,000
St Lawrence Martyr Food Pantry · Redondo Beach, CA · 2022
Food pantry and catholic education
$5,000
Tunnels To Towers Foundation · Staten Island, NY · 2022
Supporting families of first responders
$4,500
Santa Catalina School · Monterey, CA · 2025
Catholic education
$4,000
Rancho Cielo · Salinas, CA · 2025
At risk youth
$4,000
Tokay Ffa · Woodbridge, CA · 2025
Education
$4,000
Rancho Cielo · Salinas, CA · 2024
At risk youth
$4,000
Rancho Cielo · Salinas, CA · 2022
At risk youth
$3,750
Monterey County Food Bank · Salinas, CA · 2023
Food distribution for families in monterey county
$3,750
Rancho Cielo · Salinas, CA · 2023
At risk youth
$3,000
Als Families Project · New York, NY · 2025
Find cure for als
$3,000
Cornerstone Bible Church · Port Jefferson Station, NY · 2025
Education- ministry
$3,000
Mary Graham Childrens Foundation · French Camp, CA · 2025
Supports foster children
$3,000
California League of Food Processors · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Education- scholarship fund
$3,000
Mary Graham Childrens Foundation · French Camp, CA · 2024
Supports foster children
$3,000
San Francisco Recreation and Parks · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Parks and recreation
$3,000
Monterey County Food Bank · Salinas, CA · 2022
Food distribution for families in monterey county
$2,500
Corey'S Promise · Huntington, NY · 2025
Helping families with children in hospital
$2,500
Wounded Warriors Project · Topeka, KS · 2025
Support veterans
$2,500
California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Educating youth on importance of ag
$2,500
Corey'S Promise · Huntington, NY · 2024
Helping families with children in hospital
$2,500
California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Educating youth on importance of ag
$2,500
Corey'S Promise · Huntington, NY · 2023
Helping families with children in hospital
$2,450
California Patrons of the Arts · Calabasas, CA · 2023
Restoration, preservation and promotion of the arts in the vatican museums
$2,200
Kinship Center · Salinas, CA · 2022
Foster care
$2,000
Central California Food Bank · Fresno, CA · 2025
Food pantry
$2,000
Golf Fights Cancer · Norton, MA · 2025
Cancer research
$2,000
Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk · Middle Island, NY · 2025
Housing
$2,000
Kerman Community Services Organization · Kerman, CA · 2025
Community services organization
$2,000
St Mathews House · S Naples, FL · 2025
Helping families
$2,000
The Salvation Army- Los Banos · Los Banos, CA · 2025
Salvation army
$2,000
The Shelter · Naples, FL · 2025
Shelter for women and children
$2,000
Core Community Organized Relief Effort · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Los angeles fire relief
$2,000
Live Like Lou Foundation · Oxford, OH · 2024
Als support
$2,000
St Mathews House · S Naples, FL · 2024
Helping families
$2,000
St Mathews House · S Naples, FL · 2023
Helping families
$2,000
California Foundation for Ag in the Classroom · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Educating youth on importance of ag
$2,000
Corey'S Promise · Huntington, NY · 2022
Helping families with children in hospital
$2,000
St Mathews House · S Naples, FL · 2022
Helping families
$1,800
Bronco Bench Foundation · Santa Clara, CA · 2022
Education
$1,700
California Patrons of the Arts · Calabasas, CA · 2022
Restoration, preservation and promotion of the arts in the vatican museums
$1,500
Cure Sma · Elk Grove Village, IL · 2025
Cure spinal muscular atrophy
$1,500
Our Daily Bread Food Pantry · Marco Island, FL · 2025
Food distribution
$1,500
Postpartum Support Center · San Rafael, CA · 2025
Postpartum support
$1,500
Habitat for Humanity of Suffolk · Middle Island, NY · 2024
Housing
$1,500
Our Daily Bread Food Pantry · Marco Island, FL · 2024
Food distribution
$1,500
Project Hope · Washington, DC · 2024
Los angeles wildfires
$1,500
The Shelter · Naples, FL · 2024
Shelter for women and children
$1,500
Our Daily Bread Food Pantry · Marco Island, FL · 2023
Food distribution
$1,500
The Shelter · Naples, FL · 2023
Shelter for women and children
$1,500
Hospice of Central Coast · Monterey, CA · 2022
Hospice care
$1,300
Planned Parenthood Northern California · Concord, CA · 2022
Educate communities regarding health
$1,000
Als Ride for Life · Stony Brook, NY · 2025
Find cure for als
$1,000
Byron Library · Byron, CA · 2025
Educating youth
$1,000
Christi'S International Ministry · Fresno, CA · 2025
International ministry
$1,000
Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano County · Concord, CA · 2025
Food distribution
$1,000
Hospice East Bay · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2025
Hospice care
$1,000
Little Flower Children Family Services of Ny · Wading River, NY · 2025
Holiday fund
$1,000
Long Island Cares · Hauppauge, NY · 2025
Food pantry
$1,000
Long Island Lending a Helping Hand · Rocky Point, NY · 2025
Food pantry and community center
$1,000
Spreckels Union Educational Foundation · Spreckels, CA · 2025
Children education
$1,000
Stony Brook Foundation · Stony Brook, NY · 2025
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