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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 | $417,096 | $460,834 | $441,610 | $371,204 |
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 32% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES SFSAN FRANCISCO, CA | RELIGIOUS | $25,000 | 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.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenore B Heffernan | PRESIDENT | 1.00 | $0 |
| Ann Marie Heffernan | SECRETARY | 0.10 | $0 |
| F Michael Heffernan Iii | DIRECTOR | 0.10 | $0 |
| John Warren Heffernan | DIRECTOR |
From the officer list on the latest e-filed return. Compensation is as reported there; a blank means the return carries no figure.
| $371,204 |
| FY2023 | 990-PF | $216,665 | $259,825 | $259,070 | $414,942 | $414,942 |
| FY2022 | 990-PF | $208,198 | $462,320 | $459,075 | $458,102 | $458,102 |
| FY2021 | 990-PF | $207,682 | $158,225 | $155,000 | $712,224 | $712,224 |
| FY2020 | 990-PF | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FY2019 | 990-PF | $507,526 | $293,514 | $290,900 | $692,574 | $692,574 |
| FY2018 | 990-PF | $406,564 | $207,360 | $205,000 | $478,562 | $478,562 |
| FY2017 | 990-PF | $206,240 | $74,857 | $73,300 | $279,358 | $279,358 |
| FY2016 | 990-PF | $256,080 | $309,419 | $308,000 | $147,975 | $147,975 |
| RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION |
| $25,000 |
| 2019 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES SFSAN FRANCISCO, CA | RELIGIOUS | $25,000 | 2024 |
| SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITYSANTA CLARA, CA | EDUCATIONAL | $25,000 | 2023 |
| SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITYSANTA CLARA, CA | EDUCATIONAL | $25,000 | 2022 |
| SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITYSANTA CLARA, CA | EDUCATION ORGANIZATION | $25,000 | 2019 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES SFSAN FRANCISCO, CA | RELIGIOUS | $25,000 | 2023 |
| MARIN HEALTH FOUNDATIONMatched to this organization because 3 grant-making charities wrote this name with its EIN. Source: Schedule I of their Form 990 returns, fiscal years 2021 to 2025. Counted Oct 9, 2026.GREENBRAE, CA | HEALTHCARE | $25,000 | 2023 |
| DOMINICAN SISTERS VISION OF HOPEOAKLAND, CA | RELIGIOUS | $22,000 | 2024 |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CA | EDUCATIONAL | $15,000 | 2023 |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CA | EDUCATIONAL | $15,000 | 2022 |
| VISION OF HOPEOAKLAND, CA | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION | $15,000 | 2016 |
| HEFFERNAN FOUNDATIONWALNUT CREEK, CA | EDUCATIONAL | $15,000 | 2024 |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CA | EDUCATIONAL | $15,000 | 2021 |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF MARIN COUNTYSAN RAFAEL, CA | EDUCATIONAL | $10,000 | 2023 |
| ORDER OF MALTA-WESTERN ASSOCOAKLAND, CA | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION | $10,000 | 2019 |
| THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN FRANCISCOSAN FRANCISCO, CA | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION | $10,000 | 2019 |
| ORDER OF MALTAOAKLAND, CA | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION | $10,000 | 2016 |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CA | EDUCATION ORGANIZATION | $10,000 | 2018 |
| ST VINCENT DEPAUL SOCIETY OF MARINSAN RAFAEL, CA | RELIGIOUS | $10,000 | 2021 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIESCYOSAN FRANCISCO, CA | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION/ YOUTH | $10,000 | 2017 |
| HEFFERNAN FOUNDATIONWALNUT CREEK, CA | PRIVATE FOUNDATION /SCHOLARSHIPS | $10,000 | 2017 |
| UC BERKELEY FOUNDATIONBERKELEY, CA | EDUCATION ORGANIZATION | $10,000 | 2019 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIESCYOSAN FRANCISCO, CA | RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION | $10,000 | 2016 |
| ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY OF SAN FRANCISCOMatched to this organization because 3 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.SAN FRANCISCO, CA | RELIGIOUS | $10,000 | 2024 |
| 0.10 |
| $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.
Form 990-PF · FY2023 · period ending Dec 31, 2023IRS bulk XML
Filing id 202403209349105720
Form 990-PF · FY2022 · period ending Dec 31, 2022
Filing id 202333199349108853
Form 990-PF · FY2021 · period ending Dec 31, 2021
Filing id 202242319349100419
Form 990-PF · FY2020 · period ending Dec 31, 2020
Filing id 202131249349100333
Form 990-PF · FY2019 · period ending Dec 31, 2019
Filing id 202042409349100619
Form 990-PF · FY2018 · period ending Dec 31, 2018
Filing id 201911509349100121
Form 990-PF · FY2017 · period ending Dec 31, 2017
Filing id 201811769349100066
Form 990-PF · FY2016 · period ending Dec 31, 2016
Filing id 201701779349100225
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