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 20222025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

eventelephantmedicalcarehealthcarejessiepaddleraise

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Funding pattern

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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

$45,849
2022
$68,950
2023
$65,320
2024
$82,950
2025

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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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.