Funding search · EIN 330940583 · Wilmington, DE
Kerr Family 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.
- 89
- grants reported
- $263,069
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $1,250
- 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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Top recipients
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- Home of Guiding Hands Corporation4 grants · $71,000
- Performing Animal Welfare Society7 grants · $29,000
- San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association2 grants · $19,000
- Vision of Children9 grants · $15,650
- Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County2 grants · $15,000
- Curebound2 grants · $14,600
- Freedom Dogs3 grants · $11,500
- Foundation for Animal Care and Education4 grants · $10,200
- Vapa Foundation4 grants · $9,700
- International Community Foundation4 grants · $8,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 89 reported grants, largest first.
- $24,000
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation · El Cajon, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $17,000
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation · El Cajon, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $15,000
San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $15,000
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation · El Cajon, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $15,000
Home of Guiding Hands Corporation · El Cajon, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County · La Jolla, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Vision of Children · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Performing Animal Welfare Society · Galt, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Curebound · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $10,000
Performing Animal Welfare Society · Galt, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $6,000
Freedom Dogs · Oceanside, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $5,957
Visions Global Empowerment · Irvine, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $5,000
Old Globe Theatre · San Diego, CA · 2025
Old Globe General Fund
- $5,000
Theatre & Arts Foundation of San Diego County · La Jolla, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $5,000
Vapa Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2025
Annual gala Scholarship Fund
- $5,000
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $5,000
Foundation for Animal Care and Education · San Diego, CA · 2024
Annual golf tournament underwriting fund
- $4,600
Curebound · San Diego, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $4,400
Foundation for Animal Care and Education · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $4,000
International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $4,000
San Diego Symphony Orchestra Association · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $3,500
Charley Hoffman Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $3,000
Freedom Dogs · Oceanside, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $3,000
Performing Animal Welfare Society · Galt, CA · 2023
Concrete elephant walkway
- $2,600
Vapa Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $2,500
Freedom Dogs · Oceanside, CA · 2023
For purchase of a puppy to be trained to become a working service dog
- $2,500
Promises2kids Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $2,500
Shelter To Soldier · San Diego, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,400
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · La Jolla, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $2,000
Global Sanctuary for Elephants · Brentwood, TN · 2025
Elephant Relocation
- $2,000
Global Sanctuary for Elephants · Brentwood, TN · 2025
Funds for adding pupy to the family
- $2,000
International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $2,000
Rancho Santa Fe Tea3 Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $2,000
Visions Global Empowerment · Irvine, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $2,000
Alzheimers San Diego · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $2,000
Performing Animal Welfare Society · Galt, CA · 2022
Giving Tuesday
- $2,000
Performing Animal Welfare Society · Galt, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $1,500
Performing Animal Welfare Society · Galt, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,500
The Country Friends · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $1,500
Vision of Children · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $1,500
The Country Friends · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $1,500
The Country Friends · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $1,500
The New Childrens Museum · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $1,400
Vapa Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Annual fundraiser
- $1,250
Vision of Children · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable event
- $1,000
San Diego Automotive Museum · San Diego, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
Abraham Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Elephant nature park relief fund
- $1,000
International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2024
Charitable event
- $1,000
International Community Foundation · National City, CA · 2024
Feed a Child Paddle Raise
- $1,000
Operation Game On · Solana Beach, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $1,000
Promises2kids Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $1,000
Rancho Santa Fe Rotary Foundation · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $1,000
The Country Friends · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2024
Charitable Event
- $1,000
Rancho Coastal Humane Society · Encinitas, CA · 2023
Wet dog food for the pups
- $1,000
The Country Friends · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2023
General & Unrestricted
- $1,000
The Spirit of Liberty Foundation · Rcho Santa Fe, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $1,000
Vision of Children · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $1,000
Thrive Animal Rescue · San Diego, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $850
Promises2kids Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $800
Vision of Children · San Diego, CA · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $750
Operation Game On · Solana Beach, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $700
Vapa Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $500
Foundation for Animal Care and Education · San Diego, CA · 2024
Healthcare of jessie's dog fund
- $500
Kauai Humane Society · Lihue, HI · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $500
Global Sanctuary for Elephants · Brentwood, TN · 2022
Treats Fund for the two Argentina ladies that have joined the herd
- $500
Performing Animal Welfare Society · Galt, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $500
Vision of Children · San Diego, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $450
Operation Game On · Solana Beach, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $400
Return To Freedom · Lompoc, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $350
Foundation for Animal Care Andeducation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Medical tx for Julie pup
- $300
Foundation for Animal Care and Education · San Diego, CA · 2024
Special case animals fund
- $300
Foundation for Animal Care Andeducation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Healthcare for Jessie's dog
- $300
Foundation for Animal Care Andeducation · San Diego, CA · 2023
For franks back surgery
- $300
The Country Friends · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $300
Foundation for Animal Care Andeducation · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $250
Foundation for Animal Care Andeducation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Medical care
- $250
Foundation for Animal Care Andeducation · San Diego, CA · 2022
Medical care for Ace
- $250
Vision of Children · San Diego, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $200
Captain Paul Watson Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General & Unrestricted
- $175
Vision of Children · San Diego, CA · 2025
Charitable Event
- $175
Vision of Children · San Diego, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $150
Foundation for Animal Care Andeducation · San Diego, CA · 2023
Charitable Event
- $150
Global Sanctuary for Elephants · Brentwood, TN · 2022
Hay for the elephants Fund
- $150
The Country Friends · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2022
Charitable Event
- $100
The Country Friends · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2025
General & Unrestricted
- $100
The Country Friends · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2024
General & unrestricted
- $90
Salt River Wild Horse Management Group · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
General & Unrestricted
- $70
The Country Friends · Rancho Santa Fe, CA · 2024
Paddle raise
- $52
San Diego Brain Injury Foundation · San Diego, CA · 2022
General & Unrestricted
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