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Who does Kern Community Foundation fund?

Kern Community Foundation has awarded $12 million across 491 grants to 350 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in education. Its typical grant is $7,496, with most between $1,500 and $18,500. Repeat grantees receive a median $11,000 versus $2,500 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$11.9M
Typical grant
$7K
Grantees
350
Grants
491
Years
2020–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

100 of 350 grantees
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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Follow
A Aera Energy Fund $2.9M120242024— —
California State University Bakersfield Foundation $656K72020–20242024CA
The Agricultural Foundation of California State University Fresno $326K120222022CA
Bakersfield Southwest Baseball INC $250K120222022CA
Kern County Youth for Christ $246K22020–20242024CA
L Linked Fund $229K120242024— —
U Upper Kern Fisheries Enhancement Fund $205K120242024— —
911 at Ease International INC $191K22020–20212021CA
The Boys and Girls Clubs of Kern County $187K22020–20222022CA
University of Southern California $182K42020–20242024CA
Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra INC $174K32020–20222022CA
Bakersfield Art Foundation INC $159K42020–20242024CA
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation $150K32020–20222022CA
A Aera Energy Fund for Conservation and the Environment $150K120242024— —
Garden Pathways INC $147K32020–20222022CA
30 Southern Sierra Council $137K42020–20242024CA
B Bethesda Teaching Ministry $135K32020–20222022CA
Kern County Museum Foundation $134K32020–20222022CA
H Hay Family Foundation Fund $129K120242024— —
H Heritage Bible Church $125K120202020— —
R Rod Stiefvater Foundation $125K120242024CA
Plumas Corporation $121K22020–20212021CA
California Trout INC $106K22020–20212021CA
Shepower Leadership Academy $100K120212021CA
T The Womans Club of Bakersfield $100K120202020CA
S Shielding the Frontline Kern County INC $100K120222022CA
The Grimm Family Education Foundation $98K22020–20222022CA
Santa Barbara Police Foundation $93K22020–20212021CA
California Polytechnic State University Foundation $88K52020–20242024CA
Faith and Learning International Nfp $87K120202020IL
Kern Dance Alliance $86K22020–20242024CA
B Bc Archives Association $86K52020–20242024CA —
R Regents of the University of California at Berkeley $84K32020–20242024CA
Bakersfield Rescue Mission DBA the Mission at Kern County $83K42020–20222022CA
M McCarthy Family Fund $83K120242024— —
U University of California Santa Barbara $79K32020–20242024CA
B Batey Family Charitable Trust $78K120242024CA
S St Philip the Apostle Church $77K92020–20222022CA —
Mercy Foundation Bakersfield $75K22020–20222022CA
California Veterans Assistance Foundation INC $70K22020–20212021CA
Taft College Foundation $68K32020–20212021CA
Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance Clinic $65K32020–20222022CA
B Borel Fire Relief Fund $65K120242024— —
Transformations by Austin Angels $61K120222022TX
California State University Fresno Foundation $57K42020–20242024CA
U University of California Los Angeles $56K32020–20242024CA —
United Way of Fresno and Madera Counties $56K22020–20222022CA
Community Foundation for Monterey County $55K120202020CA
Wounded Heroes Fund Kern County Chapter $55K22020–20212021CA
Kern High School District Educational Foundation $54K42020–20222022CA
U University of California Davis $52K52020–20242024— —
K Kern Literacy Council $51K32020–20222022CA
H Hume Lake Christian Camps INC $50K120202020CA
Ventura County Community Foundation $50K120202020CA
Bakersfield Recovery Services INC $48K120212021CA
Community Action Partnership of Kern $48K120202020CA
Bakersfield High School Parent Teacher Student Organization $45K32020–20222022CA
Bakersfield Firefighters Historical Society $45K22020–20212021CA
Cityserve International $44K22020–20212021MO
America's Charities $43K32020–20222022VA
T The Salvation Army $41K320202020CA
Legacy Christian Academy $39K22020–20242024CA
S St John's Lutheran Church $38K120242024— —
Dolores C Huerta Foundation $37K22021–20222022CA
Hoffmann Hospice of the Valley INC $35K32020–20222022CA
Kern River Conservancy $35K22021–20222022CA
C City of Shafter - Shafter Library & Learning Center $34K220222022— —
Bakersfield Christian High School $33K120242024CA
Salvation Army World Service Office Sawso $32K32020–20222022VA
W Wasco Christian Church $31K32020–20222022CA
United Way of Ventura County INC $30K22020–20222022CA
S Shafter Historical Society $30K22020–20222022CA
J Jim Burke Educational Foundation $30K32020–20222022CA
U C San Diego Foundation $29K32020–20242024CA
Cityserve Network $29K120222022CA
A Adventist Health Bakersfield Foundation $29K120202020CA —
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California $28K42020–20222022CA
A Alliance Against Violence $28K32020–20212021CA —
Bakersfield Crisis Pregnancy Center INC $28K32020–20212021CA
K Keepers of the Cross $26K120222022CA
California State University Institute $25K32020–20242024CA
Trout Unlimited INC $25K120212021VA
S Stemtaught Foundation $25K120222022CA
C Citizens Preserving History $25K120222022CA
K Kern County Superintendent of Schools Educational Services Foundation $25K120212021CA
Valley Public Television INC $25K120222022CA
B Boys and Girls Club of Ventura INC $25K120222022CA
S Starbase Edwards $25K120212021CA
H Hartland Christian Association $25K120202020CA
N No Sister Left Behind $25K120212021CA
B Bakersfield Homeless Center $23K120202020CA —
U Unified in Mission $22K120222022CA
T The United States Conference of the Mennonite Brethren Churches $22K32020–20222022KS
K Kern Partnership for Children and Families $22K32020–20222022CA
Bakersfield Catholic Education Foundation $22K32020–20212021CA
U Uei College Bakersfield $22K120242024— —
Alpha Tau Omega Foundation $21K32020–20222022IN
Be Finally Free INC $21K22020–20222022CA
O Our Lady of Perpetual Help School $21K32020–20212021CA
T The Plank Foundation $21K22020–20212021CA

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