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Funding search · EIN 854361520 · Scotts Valley, CA

The Fane and Corie Opperman 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.

54
grants reported: $633,150
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $5,750
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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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 grants · $112,500
MIT Delta V Program2 grants · $100,000
Csmub College of Business4 grants · $83,000
Gateway School4 grants · $80,000
United Way of Monterey County4 grants · $50,000
York School2 grants · $50,000
Macalester College4 grants · $40,000
Foundation of Csumb2 grants · $40,000
University Corp at Monterey1 grant · $30,000
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children1 grant · $10,000

Giving over time

$150,000

2022

$125,000

2023

$127,000

2024

$231,150

2025

Grant history

All 54 reported grants, largest first.

$62,500
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Boston, MA · 2025
Donation
$50,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Boston, MA · 2024
Donation
$50,000
MIT Delta V Program · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Donation
$50,000
MIT Delta V Program · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Donation
$35,000
Csmub College of Business · Seaside, CA · 2024
Donaton
$30,000
Csmub College of Business · Seaside, CA · 2025
Donaton
$30,000
University Corp at Monterey · Seaside, CA · 2025
Donation
$30,000
York School · Monterey, CA · 2022
Donation
$25,000
Foundation of Csumb · Seaside, CA · 2023
Donation
$20,000
Gateway School · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
Donation
$20,000
United Way of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2025
Donation
$20,000
York School · Monterey, CA · 2025
Donation
$20,000
Gateway School · Santa Cruz, CA · 2024
Donation
$20,000
Gateway School · Santa Cruz, CA · 2023
Donation
$20,000
Gateway School · Santa Cruz, CA · 2022
Donation
$15,000
Foundation of Csumb · Seaside, CA · 2022
Donation
$10,000
Childrens Cancer Research Fund · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Donation
$10,000
Lucile Packard Foundation for Children · Palo Alto, CA · 2025
Donation
$10,000
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2025
Donation
$10,000
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2024
Donation
$10,000
United Way of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2024
Donation
$10,000
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2023
Donation
$10,000
United Way of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2023
Donation
$10,000
Csmub College of Business · Seaside, CA · 2022
Donaton
$10,000
Macalester College · Saint Paul, MN · 2022
Donation
$10,000
United Way of Monterey County · Salinas, CA · 2022
Donation
$8,000
Csmub College of Business · Seaside, CA · 2023
Donaton
$3,500
Monterey Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2025
Donation
$3,000
Monterey Bay Aquarium · Monterey, CA · 2022
Donation
$2,500
Palo Alto Medical Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2025
Donation
$2,000
Dominican Hospital Foundation · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
Donation
$2,000
University of Minnesota Foundation · Minneapolis, MN · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Cabrillo College Foundation · Aptos, CA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Harvard University · Cambridge, MA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Kunmbiva Jazz Center · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Race To Erase Ms · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · San Jose, CA · 2025
Donation
$1,000
Race To Erase Ms · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · San Jose, CA · 2024
Donation
$1,000
Race To Erase Ms · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · San Jose, CA · 2023
Donation
$1,000
Race To Erase Ms · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Donation
$1,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · San Jose, CA · 2022
Donation
$500
Monarch Services · Watsonville, CA · 2025
Donation
$500
New York University · New York, NY · 2025
Donation
$500
Santa Cruz Chorale · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
Donation
$500
Valley Churches United Missions · Ben Lomond, CA · 2025
Donation
$300
Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
Donation
$300
Positive Coaching Alliance · Oakland, CA · 2025
Donation
$250
Museum of Arts and Design · New York, NY · 2025
Donation
$200
Arthritis Foundation · Atlanta, GA · 2025
Donation
$200
Blood Cancer United · San Jose, CA · 2025
Donation
$200
Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation · Arlington, VA · 2025
Donation
$200
Santa Cruz Spca · Santa Cruz, CA · 2025
Donation

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.