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Accepts applications
The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
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The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it accepts applications. Read the instructions below before you write.
Application policy: Accepts applications, as stated on the FY2024 return.
Application guidance comes from the funder's own Form 990-PF, Part XV (the section where a private foundation says how to apply), shown as filed. It is the funder's words, not ours. These fields are free text and the IRS form cuts them short. Filers sometimes put whole sentences in the contact-name box. Shown exactly as filed.
Giving by year
Total assets by year
| Year | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Giving | Assets | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 990-PF | $793,337 | $705,715 | $628,845 | $15,718,007 |
Figures are as reported on the e-filed return, with no restatement. Fiscal years are the funder's own tax year, labelled by the calendar year the period ends in. A blank line means the return does not carry that figure; a real zero shows as $0. When an amended return replaces an original, every figure here uses the amended return. The original is not shown. Giving is what the funder actually paid out toward its charitable purpose in the year (qualifying distributions on Form 990-PF, charitable disbursements otherwise). Assets are what it holds; giving is what moves.
Recipient focus areas
Where recipients are
Based on the 48% of grant rows we could match to an organization record. The rest stay as reported. The IRS assigns the NTEE category when it grants exemption. It often reflects the original filing, not today's giving.
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount | Year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF KERN COUNTYMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $100,000 | 2020 |
Recipients are shown as the funder wrote them on the return. A recipient with a link was matched to an organization record; the rest stay as reported and are never guessed. Some links come from other funders' returns: when three or more of them wrote the same name and state with one EIN, and the city on this row matches, we use that EIN. The name on this row is still shown as this funder wrote it.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Cowenhoven | BOARD MEMBER | 0.50 | $0 |
| Virginia Moorhouse | PRESIDENT | 10.00 | $0 |
| Tracey Cowenhoven | VICE PRESIDENT | 30.00 | $61,547 |
| John Moorhouse | SECRETARY/TREASURER |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $15,718,007 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $178,049 | $643,080 | $574,074 | $15,630,385 | $15,630,385 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $212,220 | $914,308 | $815,337 | $16,095,416 | $16,095,416 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $1,811,745 | $869,310 | $802,125 | $16,797,504 | $16,797,504 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $694,460 | $920,740 | $862,998 | $15,855,069 | $15,855,069 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $1,018,199 | $1,093,548 | $969,815 | $16,089,699 | $16,081,349 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $1,936,707 | $720,563 | $667,274 | $16,156,919 | $16,156,919 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $584,066 | $828,646 | $772,055 | $16,837,798 | $16,837,798 |
| KERN MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATIONBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICES SUPPORT | $100,000 | 2019 |
| MERCY FOUNDATION-BAKERSFIELDBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $100,000 | 2017 |
| TREE FOUNDATION OF KERNBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $100,000 | 2017 |
| TREE FOUNDATION OF KERNBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $96,065 | 2021 |
| BAKERSFIELD HOMELESS SHELTERBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $95,126 | 2019 |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF KERNBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $87,396 | 2020 |
| ALLIANCE AGAINST FAMILY AND SEXUAL ASSAULTBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $78,265 | 2022 |
| KERN COUNTY MUSEUM FOUNDATIONBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $75,659 | 2018 |
| THE SALVATION ARMYBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $75,000 | 2021 |
| FLOOD BAKERSFIELD MINISTRIESBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $71,900 | 2022 |
| LABORERS OF THE HARVESTTAFT, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $60,000 | 2021 |
| UNITED WAY OF KERNBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $60,000 | 2020 |
| TREE FOUNDATION OF KERNBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $59,880 | 2023 |
| PROJECT CLEAN AIR INCBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $56,399 | 2021 |
| WEILL CHILD GUIDANCE FOUNDATIONBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICES SUPPORT | $55,733 | 2019 |
| WHITE WOLF WELLNESS FOUNDATIONBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $55,500 | 2021 |
| GIRL SCOUTS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA SOUTHBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $55,000 | 2021 |
| BUENA VISTA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY & SCIENCEBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $55,000 | 2018 |
| CHILDREN FIRST CAMPAIGNBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $55,000 | 2022 |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF KERN COUNTYMatched to this organization because 10 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $55,000 | 2021 |
| CSUB FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 4 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2020 to 2024. Counted Oct 9, 2026.BAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| RECYCLING LIVESBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2017 |
| CALIFORNIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETYSACRAMENTO, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| WHITE WOLF WELLNESS FOUNDATIONBAKERSFIELD, CA | PROGRAM SERVICE SUPPORT | $50,000 | 2023 |
| 0.50 |
| $0 |
| Peter Cowenhoven | BOARD MEMBER | 0.50 | $0 |
Nearest by size, location and giving pattern in the database. Geography weighs heavily. Treat it as a starting list, not a ranking of fit.