California · Nonprofit
BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC
BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $72,250 to it, the largest being Patterson Family Foundation ($55,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $267k
- Funders on record
- 4
- Grants received
- $72k
- Net assets
- $7k
What Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation Inc does
Mission
The Big Sur Food & Wine Foundation Inc. Was created to educate the public about the quality and variety of food and drink produced on the central coast of california (with emphasis on the abundance of produce and wines available in and around big sur, california); initiate, support, and foster the study of the production and cultivation of food and wine; encourage preparation of enjoyable, healthy food; provide unique educational services and programs for residents and visitors to the area of big sur, california; encourage residents and visitors to protect and respect the special environmental features of the big sure area and coastline; improve the quality of life for residents of the big sur area by providing funds to support local charitable organizations; and engage in all activities consistent with the above-mentioned purposes.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Community Foundation for Monterey County
$92,000 spentof which $92,000 as grants46% of program spendingBig Sur Health Center
$48,000 spentof which $48,000 as grants24% of program spendingBig Sur Unified School District
$10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants5% of program spendingBig Sur Grange
$5,000 spentof which $5,000 as grants2% of program spendingCaptain Cooper School
$10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants5% of program spendingBig Sur Fiddle Camp
$5,000 spentof which $5,000 as grants2% of program spendingBig Sur Historical Society
$4,000 spentof which $4,000 as grants2% of program spendingBig Sur Softball
$3,000 spentof which $3,000 as grants1% of program spendingThe Big Share
$10,000 spentof which $10,000 as grants5% of program spendingStage Kids
$8,000 spentof which $8,000 as grants4% of program spendingEsselen Tribe of Monterey County
$6,000 spentof which $6,000 as grants3% of program spending
The 11 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $201,000.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2022 to 2023, from $50k to $30k (−40%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
80% of BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (94% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 2 funders, grant income rose $5k → $14k.
2 of 4 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 19% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 76% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
Largest funder’s share by year: 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 57% · 2023 74% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC draws 94% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 2 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $14k arriving through sponsors registered in 2 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC has grown faster than half of the 2,974 food & nutrition nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,974 food & nutrition nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Organizations like BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
70% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC?
- BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC (California) receives grants from 4 organizations whose IRS filings report $72,250 to it, the largest being Patterson Family Foundation ($55,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC have?
- IRS filings report 4 organizations giving $72,250 in grants to BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC?
- Patterson Family Foundation is the largest funder on record, with $55,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like BIG SUR FOOD & WINE FOUNDATION INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 4 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing