The funder's latest Form 990-PF says it gives only to organizations it has already chosen and does not accept unsolicited requests. An introduction is usually the only route.
No public data foundThe return states a posture but gives no instructions.
Application policy: Funds preselected organizations only, as stated on the FY2021 return.
What its returns show
Stated the same way on all 3 Form 990-PF returns on record (FY2016 to FY2021).
These lines count this foundation's own Form 990-PF returns that the IRS has published as data. An amended return replaces its original. They describe past returns only.
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.
Financials
Grants paid
$473K
FY2024 · grants and similar amounts paid
Total assets
$2.1M
FY2024 · end of year
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024
Grants paid by year
Total assets by year
Where the money went · FY2024
Program services57%
Management and general43%
Fundraising0%
Form 990 splits expenses into program services, management and fundraising. The split is self-reported, and a grantmaker, a research institute and a direct-service nonprofit book the same work differently. A line the return does not carry reads "not available"; it is never counted as zero.
Year
Form
Revenue
Expenses
Grants paid
Assets
Net assets
FY2024
990
$1,353,747
$1,428,906
$472,530
$2,118,484
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.
What they fund
Recipient focus areas
Human services$550K · 53
Education$508K · 33
Arts and culture$278K · 27
Environment$143K · 13
Food and agriculture$140K · 13
Mental health$130K · 12
Where recipients are
CA$3.1M · 287
LA$25K · 1
Based on the 91% 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.
INSPIRE AND SUPPORT STUDENTS, EQUIP EDUCATORS AND STRENGTHEN OUR REGIONS ECONOMIC FUTURE.
$125,000
2021
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.
Officers and directors
Name
Title
Hours / week
Compensation
Clay Mauritson
BOARD MEMBER
2.00
$0
Mark Malpiede
PRESIDENT
2.00
$0
Prema Kerollis
BOARD MEMBER
2.00
$0
Carmen Castaldi
BOARD MEMBER
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
PIGS & PINOT HAS TEAMED WITH THE THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA TO CREATE THE CHARLIE PALMERS PIGS & PINOT SCHOLARSHIP. THIS FUND WILL PROVIDE ONE SONOMA COUNTY RESIDENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA BY GRANTING A ONE-TIME $50,000 AWARD. CANDIDATES MUST HAVE GREAT FINANCIAL NEED AND DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING QUALITIES: A PASSION FOR THE INDUSTRY AND ITS PRODUCTS, A COMMITMENT TO CULINARY EDUCATION, AND A HIGH ETHICAL STANDARD WITHIN THE CULINARY INDUSTRY. VISIT CIACHEF.EDU FOR MORE INFORMATION.
SUPPORT A SCHOLARSHIP FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY PROGRAM. OUR 20K IS GOING TO STUDENT CULINARY ARTS UNIFORMS, STUDENT KNIFE KITS, STUDENT WORK SHOES, CULINARY EQUIPMENT (REPLACEMENTS AND UPGRADES), CULINARY SUPPLIES TO OFFSET STUDENT FEES, PROMOTION AND OUTREACH MATERIALS FOR CULINARY ARTS
WE SUPPORT THE SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR UNDERGRADUATE OR GRADUATE STUDENTS CONCENTRATING IN WINE BUSINESS. A $10,000 SCHOLARSHIP HELPS PAY FOR TUITION, BOOKS, FEES, HOUSING AND OTHER EXPENSES TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS CAREER ADVANCEMENT AND EDUCATIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT.
AMBULATORY SURGERY ACCESS COALITION DBA OPERATION ACCESSMatched 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.SAN FRANCISCO, CA
TO COORDINATE DONATED SURGERIES AND SPECIALTY MEDICAL PROCEDURES FOR UNINSURED PEOPLE IN SONOMA COUNTY
$15,000
2021
WOMEN'S RECOVERY SERVICES - A UNIQUE PLACESANTA ROSA, CA
TO PROVIDE A BRIDGE HOUSING SUBSIDY FOR WOMEN WITH MINOR CHILDREN TO ENTER WRS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
$15,000
2021
CALIFORNIA PARENTING INSTITUTE (CPI)SANTA ROSA, CA
TO PROVIDE FRESH PRODUCE TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS
$15,000
2021
COTS (COMMITTEE ON THE SHELTERLESS)Matched 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.PETALUMA, CA
PETALUMA PEOPLE SERVICES CENTERMatched 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.PETALUMA, CA
TO SUPPORT MEALS ON WHEELS TO PROVIDE HOME-DELIVERED MEALS FOR AT-RISK SENIORS
$15,000
2021
RIVER TO COAST CHILDREN'S SERVICESMatched to this organization because 5 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.GUERNEVILLE, CA
TO PROVIDE FOOD, DIAPERS, SHORT-TERM SHELTER, HEALTH AND SAFETY SUPPLIES FOR WEST SONOMA FAMILIES IN NEED
TO PROVIDE DIRECT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CURRENT AND FORMER FOSTER YOUTH AND FORMERLY HOMELESS YOUTH FOR EMERGENCY BASIC NEEDS THROUGH TLC'S TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAM
ASSIST IN THE EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE WORKING IN THE WINE AND SPIRITS BUSINESS. WE HELP PROFESSIONALS DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND COMPETENCY THROUGH SCHOLARSHIPS, MENTORSHIPS, AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES.