· Private foundation
Vaquero Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
Where the money goes
Grants by size, and the largest recipients.
By grant size · FY2026
- Under $10k44 grants · $113k
- $10k–50k3 grants · $40k
| Recipient | Amount |
|---|---|
| FUTURE CITIZENS FOUNDATION | $15,000 |
| MONTEREY COUNTY FOOD BANK | $13,500 |
| SONG FOR CHARLIE INC | $11,000 |
| TUNNELS TO TOWERS FOUNDATION | $7,500 |
| NAVAL POST GRADUATE SCHOOL FOUNDATION | $7,500 |
| ST LAWRENCE MARTYR FOOD PANTRY | $7,000 |
| SAN FRANCISCO RECREATION AND PARKS | $5,000 |
| ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION | $5,000 |
| LOYOLA HIGH SCHOOL | $5,000 |
| INTERSECTION OF ARTS FAULT RADI | $5,000 |
| LIFEMOVES | $5,000 |
| EAST CONTRA COSTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY | $5,000 |
| SANTA CATALINA SCHOOL | $4,500 |
| RANCHO CIELO | $4,000 |
| Individual grant recipient | $4,000 |
Does the money reach high-need areas?
Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.
Its human-services grants (FY17–26, $85k) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 51% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.
How this is measured
Which US states its grants reach
How this is measured
Who it funds again
Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.
64 repeat relationships: 36 still active in FY2026, 28 since wound down; 11 grantees were first funded in FY2026 (too recent to call).
How the two cohorts compare
Organizations
Total granted
Median revenue growth · since first grant
Still filing today
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2026, 85% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $24k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
Backed again, and grew
- SFSONG FOR CHARLIE INC6× · 2021–2026 · $72k · revenue +285%
- FBFOOD BANK FOR MONTEREY COUNTY10× · 2017–2026 · $61k · revenue +55%
- SCSANTA CATALINA SCHOOL6× · 2017–2026 · $55k · revenue +28%
Funded once
- JRJESUIT REFUGEE SERVICE USAone grant, 2023 · $5k
- SBST BASIL GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCHone grant, 2022 · $5k
- 1G1984 Grupe Fair Fundone grant, 2023 · $5k · revenue -98%
How this is measured
Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.
Closest unfunded matches
The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.
The league of california community foundations promotes and strengthens community foundations in california. through collaboration and shared learning among member foundations and building partnerships with private and public entities, we…
Second harvest food bank's mission is to end hunger and malnutrition by educating and involving the community.
The mission of sunnyvale community services is to prevent homelessness and hunger for low-income sunnyvale residents facing temporary crises.
To promote philanthropy to make santa cruz county a better place to live, now and in the future.we bring together people, ideas, and resources to inspire philanthropy and accomplish great things.
MISSION STATEMENT: MISSION: CARING FOR OUR PATIENTS FIRST AND OUR PEOPLE ALWAYS. VISION: TO BE THE MOST COMPREHENSIVE, INTEGRATED AND CONNECTED HEALTH SYSTEM FOR GETTING AND STAYING WELL. VALUES: EXCELLENCE - We deliver high-quality,…
Our mission is to provide food, nutritional education, and advocacy for those in need within san benito county, while pursuing our ultimate vision that no resident will suffer from hunger or malnutrition in san benito county.
California coast credit union (credit union) is a cooperative, organized for the purpose of promoting thrift and savings among its members, creating a source of credit for them at rates of interest set by the board of directors, and…
Our mission is to support california farmers and communities by providing farmers markets for our diverse bay area neighborhoods. we do this by operating certified farmers markets in six bay area counties. these farmers markets provide…
To benefit the university of california santa cruz.
Children's law center of california (clc) provides legal representation for children and youth impacted by abuse and neglect. we advocate for our clients by supporting families; fighting for reunification, permanence, educational…
The Solano Community Foundation strengthens Solano County by advancing equity, supporting nonprofit resilience, and expanding access to philanthropy. We serve as a community leader, responsive grantmaker, and trusted partner for donors who…
To end hunger and transform the health of our community by providing nourishment to those in need by acquiring and distributing safe nutritious food via local agencies and by providing education to solve hunger and nutritional problems in…
How this is measured
75 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2026.
Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.
How this is measured
Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2026, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 75 of the 130 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.
Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.
Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee
Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding
A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.
- Who funds SONG FOR CHARLIE INC ↗
- Who funds FOOD BANK FOR MONTEREY COUNTY ↗
- Who funds SANTA CATALINA SCHOOL ↗
- Who funds RANCHO CIELO INC ↗
- Who funds FUTURE CITIZENS FOUNDATION DBA THE FIRST TEE OF MONTEREY COUNTY ↗
- Who funds NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL FOUNDATION INC ↗
- Who funds MARY GRAHAM CHILDRENS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds St Anne Village Inc ↗
- Who funds ST MARY'S COMMUNITY SERVICES ↗
- Who funds The Independence Fund Inc ↗
- Who funds ST MARY'S FOOD BANK ALLIANCE ↗
- Who funds MONTAGE HEALTH FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds READY TO WORK ↗
- Who funds COREYS PROMISE ↗
- Who funds ST MATTHEWS HOUSE INC ↗
- Who funds CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF FOOD PRODUCERS ↗
- Who funds WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT INC ↗
- Who funds Planned Parenthood Shasta-Diablo Inc ↗
- Who funds Village Community Resource Center ↗
- Who funds Long Island Cares Inc ↗
- Who funds THE THOMAS SCULLY FOUNDATION ↗
- Who funds STONY BROOK FOUNDATION INC ↗
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.
Open a dossier: The Cortopassi Family Foundation · The 54 Fund · San Joaquin Community Foundation Inc · Henry and Carol Zeiter Charitable Foundation · Crete Family Foundation · Port City Operating Company LLC · The Antone and Marie Raymus Foundation · Sunlight Giving · Kaiser Foundation Hospitals · Stockton Rotary Endowment · The James Irvine Foundation · The Gordon T and Melissa a Egan Family Foundation
How this is measured
How much its grantees rely on government
Each dot is one organization Vaquero Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Vaquero Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.
- Wounded Warrior Project Inc: 0% of income from government
- Youth Haven Inc: 0% of income from government
How this is measured
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