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Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it accepted unsolicited grant applications.

$3.5M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
78
Grants FY2024
83
Organizations funded FY2023
30%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$5,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$1,770,000
Organizations funded a year
73 to 84
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
1
Total assets, FY2024
$84M
Applications
Takes unsolicited applications
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 30% of the organizations Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $88k went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
EducationHealthArts & CultureHuman ServicesHousing & ShelterRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving77$3.5M36%
FY202383$2.7M30%
FY202282$2.0M63%
FY202184$6.1M37%
FY202073$1.3Mn/a
98% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Health$5.3MHousing & Shelter$4.6MEducation$1.8MCommunity Improvement$1.0MHuman Services$823kCrime & Legal$481kEnvironment$393kFood & Nutrition$359kOther$0

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Burbank Housing Corporation$4,262,015167%
Mentis$1,854,500424%
Queen of the Valley Medical Center Foundation$1,304,00049%
On the Move$909,00456%
Monarch Justice Center$478,600391%
Share the Care Napa Valley$251,000435%
Feeding It Forward Inc$241,444411%
Sustainable Napa County$157,0261n/a
Our Town St Helena$150,000316%
Ole Health$125,50040%
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All grantees of Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Burbank Housing Corporation$4,262,015167%
Mentis$1,854,500424%
Queen of the Valley Medical Center Foundation$1,304,00049%
On the Move$909,00456%
Monarch Justice Center$478,600391%
Share the Care Napa Valley$251,000435%
Feeding It Forward Inc$241,444411%
Sustainable Napa County$157,0261n/a
Our Town St Helena$150,000316%
Ole Health$125,50040%
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership$119,21451%
News$110,60032%
Community Action of Napa Valley$104,00031%
Calistoga Affordable Housing Inc$103,000418%
American Legion Post 113$100,000199%
The Salvation Army$80,3441n/a
Abode Services$75,00030%
Trinity Education Center Inc$72,00015%
Puertas Abiertas Community Resource Center$70,71044%
Upvalley Family Centers of Napa County$64,50051%
St Apollinaris Catholic School$64,0062n/a
Napa Valley Art Association$58,990164%
Mollys Angels$52,30243%
Catholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties$49,65011%
Boys Club of Napa Inc Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley$45,50031%
Cope Family Center$40,00041%
Hands Across the Valley Inc George Altamura Sr$40,00044%
Collabria Care$33,00020%
American Canyon Community & Parks Foundation$32,50033%
Progress Foundation$26,15030%
Law Enforcement Chaplaincy of Napa County$25,0001n/a
Napa Valley Museum$25,00013%
Napa County Bicycle Coalition$22,90024%
Napa Resource Conservation$20,0002n/a
Serenity Homes of Napa Valley$20,00022%
Napa High Choral Boosters$16,00016%
St Helena Unified School District$15,0003n/a
Community Resources for Children$15,00020%
The Napa Communities Firewise Foundation$10,00010%
The Napa Valley College Foundation$10,00020%
Napa Valley Chamber Orchestra$10,0002n/a
Napa Chamber of Commerce$10,00012%
Napa Community Animal Response Team$10,00015%
E & M Presents Inc$9,50038%
St Helena Montessori School Inc$8,00050%
Vintage High School$7,5001n/a
Napa Valley Music Associates$6,000122%
Napa Valley Child Advocacy Network Inc$6,00030%
Wayfinder Family Services$5,00010%
Hero Foundation$5,0001n/a
Sarah Leslie Foundation$5,0001n/a
Innovative Health Solutions$5,00011%
Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation$5,00010%
Ripple Effect Dragon Boat Foundation$4,0001n/a
Napa Christian Campus of Education$4,0002n/a
If Given a Chance$4,00030%
Al Amanecer Boxing Club$3,93814%
Stone Bridge School$3,00020%
Blue Oak School$2,50020%
Napa County Fair Association$2,50012%
Congregation Beth Shalom$2,5001n/a
Napa Regional Dance Foundation$2,0001n/a
Friends of the Napa River$2,0001n/a
10000 Degrees$2,00010%
St Helena Hospital Foundation$2,00010%
Nimbus Arts$2,00010%
California Waterfowl Association$1,50010%
Project Graduation$1,50031%
Donaldson Way Elementary PTA$1,00012%
Napa High Athletic Boosters$1,00010%
Jameson Animal Rescue Ranch$1,00010%
Chamber Music in Napa Valley$50010%
Common Ground$2501n/a

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 136 recipients with no EIN on record ($4.2M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 5 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 57 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBurbank Housing Corporation: $4,262,015 over 1y, 67% of budgetMentis: $1,854,500 over 4y, 24% of budgetQueen of the Valley Medical Center Foundation: $1,304,000 over 4y, 8.8% of budgetOn the Move: $909,004 over 5y, 5.9% of budgetMonarch Justice Center: $478,600 over 3y, 91% of budgetShare the Care Napa Valley: $251,000 over 4y, 35% of budgetFeeding It Forward Inc: $241,444 over 4y, 11% of budgetOur Town St Helena: $150,000 over 3y, 16% of budgetOle Health: $125,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetCenter for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership: $119,214 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetNews: $110,600 over 3y, 2.1% of budgetCommunity Action of Napa Valley: $104,000 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCalistoga Affordable Housing Inc: $103,000 over 4y, 18% of budgetAmerican Legion Post 113: $100,000 over 1y, 99% of budgetAbode Services: $75,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTrinity Education Center Inc: $72,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetPuertas Abiertas Community Resource Center: $70,710 over 4y, 4.0% of budgetUpvalley Family Centers of Napa County: $64,500 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetNapa Valley Art Association: $58,990 over 1y, 64% of budgetMollys Angels: $52,302 over 4y, 3.4% of budgetCatholic Charities San Bernardino & Riverside Counties: $49,650 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetBoys Club of Napa Inc Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley: $45,500 over 3y, 0.6% of budgetCope Family Center: $40,000 over 4y, 0.5% of budgetHands Across the Valley Inc George Altamura Sr: $40,000 over 4y, 4.1% of budgetCollabria Care: $33,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetAmerican Canyon Community & Parks Foundation: $32,500 over 3y, 3.1% of budgetProgress Foundation: $26,150 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetNapa Valley Museum: $25,000 over 1y, 3.4% of budgetNapa County Bicycle Coalition: $22,900 over 2y, 4.1% of budgetSerenity Homes of Napa Valley: $20,000 over 2y, 2.3% of budgetNapa High Choral Boosters: $16,000 over 1y, 5.9% of budgetCommunity Resources for Children: $15,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetThe Napa Communities Firewise Foundation: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Napa Valley College Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetNapa Chamber of Commerce: $10,000 over 1y, 1.8% of budgetNapa Community Animal Response Team: $10,000 over 1y, 5.4% of budgetE & M Presents Inc: $9,500 over 3y, 7.7% of budgetSt Helena Montessori School Inc: $8,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetNapa Valley Music Associates: $6,000 over 1y, 22% of budgetNapa Valley Child Advocacy Network Inc: $6,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetWayfinder Family Services: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetInnovative Health Solutions: $5,000 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetNapa Valley Farmworker Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetIf Given a Chance: $4,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAl Amanecer Boxing Club: $3,938 over 1y, 4.2% of budgetStone Bridge School: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBlue Oak School: $2,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNapa County Fair Association: $2,500 over 1y, 2.1% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 57.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Community Foundation of the Napa ValleyCA78.6× affinity36 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Community Foundation of the Napa Valley · Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation · McNabb Foundation · Napa Valley Vintners Healthy Community Fund · Winiarski Family Foundation · Syar Foundation Susan L Syar Director · St Joseph Health Northern California LLC · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · The California Wellness Foundation · Community Projects Inc · The Woods Charitable Foundation · Hands Across the Valley Inc George Altamura Sr

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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About Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation

How much does Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation give?
Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation reported 78 grants totaling $3,450,600 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 73 and 84 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Health (34%), Housing & Shelter (30%), Education (12%).
Who are Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: Burbank Housing Corporation ($4.3M), Mentis ($1.9M), Queen of the Valley Medical Center Foundation ($1.3M).
Does Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 30% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it accepts unsolicited grant applications.
Which funders back the same organizations as Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Community Foundation of the Napa Valley, Craig and Kathryn Hall Foundation, McNabb Foundation.
Where is Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation based?
Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation is based in CA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 209 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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