Funding search · EIN 452718331 · Merced, CA

Frances Saunders Foundation

Name: Frances Saunders 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.

51
grants reported: $172,700
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,500
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 needy life poor based children faith radio

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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.

Alpha Pregnancy4 grants · $52,250
Live Action4 grants · $17,500
Jmj Maternity Homes3 grants · $16,500
United for Life of Merced County3 grants · $10,900
Knom Radio Missions4 grants · $9,800
Food for the Poor4 grants · $9,500
Priests for Life4 grants · $9,000
Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska4 grants · $8,000
St Patrick'S Parish3 grants · $7,500
California Right To Life2 grants · $7,000

Giving over time

$71,750

2022

$40,500

2023

$23,650

2024

$36,800

2025

Grant history

All 51 reported grants, largest first.

$25,000
Alpha Pregnancy · Merced, CA · 2022
Support for pro-life education.
$10,000
Alpha Pregnancy · Merced, CA · 2025
Support for pro-life education
$10,000
Alpha Pregnancy · Merced, CA · 2023
Support for pro-life education.
$10,000
Jmj Maternity Homes · Merced, CA · 2023
Support for home for pregnant women.
$7,500
Live Action · Arlington, VA · 2022
Support for pro-life
$7,250
Alpha Pregnancy · Merced, CA · 2024
Support for pro-life education.
$5,000
Live Action · Arlington, VA · 2025
Support for pro-life
$5,000
Jmj Maternity Homes · Merced, CA · 2024
Support for home for pregnant women.
$5,000
California Right To Life · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Support for pro-life education.
$5,000
Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska · Fairbanks, AK · 2022
Support for religious education/trng
$5,000
Catholic Charities of Fresno · Fresno, CA · 2022
Support for the poor and needy.
$5,000
Food for the Poor · Coconut Creek, FL · 2022
Support for the poor and needy.
$5,000
Knom Radio Missions · Anchorage, AK · 2022
Support for faith-based radio.
$5,000
Priests for Life · Cocoa, FL · 2022
Pro-life education/services.
$4,000
United for Life of Merced County · Merced, CA · 2025
Support for pro-life education
$3,500
St Patrick'S Parish · Merced, CA · 2023
Support for the poor and needy.
$3,500
United for Life of Merced County · Merced, CA · 2023
Support for pro-life education.
$3,400
United for Life of Merced County · Merced, CA · 2024
Support for pro-life education.
$3,000
Unbound · Kansas City, KS · 2025
Critical needs program
$3,000
World Villages for Children · Lanham, MD · 2022
Support for the poor and needy
$2,800
Knom Radio Missions · Anchorage, AK · 2025
Support for faith-based radio
$2,500
St Patrick'S Parish · Merced, CA · 2025
Support for the poor and needy
$2,500
Live Action · Arlington, VA · 2024
Support for pro-life.
$2,500
Food for the Poor · Coconut Creek, FL · 2023
Support for the poor and needy.
$2,500
Live Action · Arlington, VA · 2023
Support for pro-life.
$2,500
Catholic Near East Welfare Assoc · New York, NY · 2022
Support for the poor and needy.
$2,500
Unbound · Kansas City, KS · 2022
Support for the poor and needy.
$2,000
California Right To Life · Napa, CA · 2025
Support for pro life education
$1,500
Jmj Maternity Homes · Merced, CA · 2025
Support for home for pregnant women
$1,500
Priests for Life · Cocoa, FL · 2025
Pro-life education/services
$1,500
St Patrick'S Parish · Merced, CA · 2024
Support for the poor and needy.
$1,500
Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska · Fairbanks, AK · 2023
Support for religious education/trng
$1,500
Catholic Charities of Fresno · Fresno, CA · 2023
Support for the poor and needy.
$1,500
Catholic Near East Welfare Assoc · New York, NY · 2023
Support for the poor and needy.
$1,500
Knom Radio Missions · Anchorage, AK · 2023
Support for faith-based radio.
$1,500
Priests for Life · Cocoa, FL · 2023
Pro-life education/services.
$1,250
Anugraha Act · Merced, CA · 2022
Education of needy children.
$1,000
Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska · Fairbanks, AK · 2025
Support for religious education/trng
$1,000
Food for the Poor · Coconut Creek, FL · 2025
Support for the poor and needy
$1,000
Students for Life of America · Fredericksburg, VA · 2025
Support for pro life education
$1,000
Food for the Poor · Coconut Creek, FL · 2024
Support for the poor and needy.
$1,000
Priests for Life · Cocoa, FL · 2024
Pro-life education/services.
$500
Anugraha Act · Merced, CA · 2025
Education of needy children
$500
Catholic Near East Welfare Assoc · New York, NY · 2025
Support for the poor and needy
$500
World Villages for Children · Lanham, MD · 2025
Support for poor and needy
$500
Anugraha Act · Merced, CA · 2024
Education of needy children.
$500
Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska · Fairbanks, AK · 2024
Support for religious education/trng
$500
Catholic Near East Welfare Assoc · New York, NY · 2024
Support for the poor and needy.
$500
Knom Radio Missions · Anchorage, AK · 2024
Support for faith-based radio.
$500
Anugraha Act · Merced, CA · 2023
Education of needy children.
$500
World Villages for Children · Lanham, MD · 2023
Support for the poor and needy.

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