Funding search · EIN 770377965 · Buttonwillow, CA
Buttonwillow Coummunity Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 74
- grants reported
- $1.8M
- total given
- 2020–2024
- filing years
- $4,982
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
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- Kern County Fire Department Buttonwillow Station4 grants · $1.2M
- Buttonwillow Recreation16 grants · $234,476
- Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce24 grants · $150,260
- Buttonwillow School10 grants · $83,570
- Pioneer Senior Center10 grants · $29,861
- Buttonwillow Healthy Start4 grants · $19,150
- Kern County Sheriff Buttonwillow5 grants · $15,000
- Buttonwillow 4-H Club1 grant · $2,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 74 reported grants, largest first.
- $507,786
Kern County Fire Department Buttonwillow Station · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community welfare
- $287,119
Kern County Fire Department Buttonwillow Station · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community welfare
- $260,769
Kern County Fire Department Buttonwillow Station · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community welfare
- $183,965
Kern County Fire Department Buttonwillow Station · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community recreation
- $67,000
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community welfare
- $50,000
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $29,983
Buttonwillow School · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $22,527
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $18,565
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $18,425
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $18,211
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $17,000
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $16,000
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $14,000
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $12,514
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $12,469
Buttonwillow School · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $11,983
Buttonwillow School · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $10,000
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $9,738
Pioneer Senior Center · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $9,560
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community recreation
- $9,525
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community welfare
- $9,245
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community recreation
- $9,193
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $8,000
Pioneer Senior Center · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community recreation
- $7,595
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $7,562
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community recreation
- $7,140
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $6,707
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $6,516
Kern County Sheriff Buttonwillow · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community welfare
- $6,500
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $5,730
Buttonwillow School · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $5,350
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $5,217
Buttonwillow Healthy Start · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $5,005
Kern County Sheriff Buttonwillow · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community welfare
- $5,000
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $5,000
Buttonwillow School · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $5,000
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $4,963
Buttonwillow Healthy Start · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community welfare
- $4,850
Buttonwillow School · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $4,730
Buttonwillow Healthy Start · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $4,505
Buttonwillow School · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $4,500
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community welfare
- $4,500
Buttonwillow School · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community recreation
- $4,350
Buttonwillow School · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $4,240
Buttonwillow Healthy Start · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $3,600
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $3,000
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $2,645
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $2,590
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $2,166
Pioneer Senior Center · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $2,035
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $2,000
Pioneer Senior Center · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $2,000
Pioneer Senior Center · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $2,000
Pioneer Senior Center · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $2,000
Buttonwillow 4-H Club · Bakersfield, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $2,000
Pioneer Senior Center · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $1,990
Kern County Sheriff Buttonwillow · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community welfare
- $1,956
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community recreation
- $1,668
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $1,501
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $1,500
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $1,500
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $1,500
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community recreation
- $1,432
Pioneer Senior Center · Buttonwillow, CA · 2022
Community recreation
- $1,331
Buttonwillow Recreation · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $1,297
Kern County Sheriff Buttonwillow · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community welfare
- $1,190
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2021
Community recreation
- $850
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $500
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2020
Community recreation
- $272
Pioneer Senior Center · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $253
Pioneer Senior Center · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $251
Buttonwillow Chamber of Commerce · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community recreation
- $200
Buttonwillow School · Buttonwillow, CA · 2023
Community recreation
- $192
Kern County Sheriff Buttonwillow · Buttonwillow, CA · 2024
Community welfare
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