Calaveras Community Foundation
Calaveras Community Foundation is a public charity based in Angels Camp, California. It makes grants for projects benefiting Calaveras County residents and also assists donors and provides leadership on charitable causes.
Calaveras Community Foundation at a glance
In short: Calaveras Community Foundation gave $100K across 10 grants in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in California. 70% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $100,000
- -11.1% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 10
- -28.6% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $10,000
- +24.5% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $3,084,740
- +14.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 70% first-time grantees (7 of 10, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Calaveras Community Foundation
- How to Apply
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The Foundation’s competitive grant process uses an online application. Its 2026 cycle ran from July 1 through July 31, 2026, and is closed. The Foundation says applicants are notified by the end of September. It generally does not approve grant requests outside its normal review cycle.
- Review Cycle
- July 31, 2026, for the 2026 cycle; this deadline has passed.
- Deadline
- July 31, 2026, for the 2026 cycle; this deadline has passed.
- Contact
Mailing address: PO Box 1436, Angels Camp, CA 95222-1436
Phone: (209) 736-1845
Website: https://calaverascommunityfoundation.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Calaveras Community Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 9 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Calaveras Humane Society ($10K). Together the top 9 received $90K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
45 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 45 grants of 45 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The Foundation’s guidelines state that funded projects must serve Calaveras County residents. All 10 itemized grants in filing year 2025 went to recipients in California.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 10 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Calaveras Community Foundation open to new grantees?
70%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 7 of 10 grantees (70%) were first-time recipients. With only 10 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 10 points. First grants averaged $10K; repeat grants $10K. How we count
Medians: $10K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 20% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+11%). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $79K (2019) to $161K (2021). In 2025 it made 10 grants totaling $100K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Calaveras Humane Society Altaville, CA | Senior Vet Assistance | $10,000 |
| Amador County Senior Center Jackson, CA | Meals on Wheels | $10,000 |
| Blue Mountain Players West Point, CA | Construction Gazebo | $10,000 |
| Calaveras Community TV San Andreas, CA | TV Future Filmmakers | $10,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $10,000 |
| Douglas Flat Comtte Ctr Douglas Flat, CA | Const. Footings & Foundation | $10,000 |
| Motherlode Feral Cat Alliance San Andreas, CA | Animal Welfare | $10,000 |
| Murphys Community Club Murphys, CA | Park Restroom Upgrades | $10,000 |
| Murphys School of Music Murphys, CA | Recording Equipment | $10,000 |
| The Resource Connection San Andreas, CA | County Food Bank | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,084,740 | $407,038 | $357,132 | $100,000 | 10 | $59,619 |
| 2024 | $2,687,348 | $289,047 | $295,222 | $112,458 | 14 | $56,489 |
| 2023 | $2,392,752 | $247,315 | $240,707 | $88,809 | 11 | $58,966 |
| 2022 | $2,289,498 | $161,280 | $218,727 | $90,400 | 10 | $-3,991 |
| 2021 | $2,581,196 | $496,059 | $189,295 | $160,781 | Total only | $186,613 |
| 2020 | $2,111,971 | $326,232 | $296,686 | $158,667 | 14 | $-78,093 |
| 2019 | $1,953,790 | $299,512 | $223,229 | $79,450 | 11 | $15,797 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The Foundation’s stated mission is to facilitate and develop philanthropy and grantmaking, and to take other actions for the benefit of Calaveras County communities. Its website describes its work as improving local communities through grants to partner organizations, donor assistance, and leadership on charitable causes.
For its 2025 competitive grant process, the Foundation invited applications for a wide variety of projects and gave special emphasis to food scarcity, mental health, and substance-abuse education and prevention. Its 2025 grants included projects for a county food bank, Meals on Wheels, animal welfare, community facilities, arts and music, and school improvements. These are examples of funded projects, not a complete statement of the Foundation’s focus areas.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the Foundation gave 10 grants totaling $100,000. Each was $10,000. Recipients included Calaveras Humane Society ($10,000 for senior veterinary assistance), Amador County Senior Center ($10,000 for Meals on Wheels), Calaveras Community TV ($10,000 for a future filmmakers project), and The Resource Connection ($10,000 for a county food bank). Other grants supported a gazebo, construction footings and foundation, gym wall repainting, animal welfare, park restroom upgrades, and recording equipment.
The Foundation’s published 2025 guidelines limited applications to one per nonprofit, school, or government unit. Eligible applicants were 501(c)(3) nonprofits, schools, or other government units. Projects had to benefit the public and serve Calaveras County residents; demonstrate nondiscriminatory hiring and service policies; and be completed within 12 months of award notification. Funding could be up to $10,000 and was for specific projects, not endowments, annual campaigns, long-term debt retirement, personnel or overhead, political purposes, or promotion of a specific religion. The guidelines also prioritized innovative, feasible projects with measurable outcomes that did not duplicate existing services; collaboration could be included. Nonprofit applications required signatures from the executive director or CEO and board chair or president; school applications required teacher and principal signatures.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
Officers and directors listed on the 2025 filing are Bernadette Cattaneo, president; Terri Tanner, vice president; Christy Maynard, treasurer; and board members Mary Jane Genochio, Terry Beaudoin, Merita Callaway, Sarah Lunsford, Don Stump, Paul Goldberg, and Deggie McGee.
Calaveras Community Foundation is led by Bernadette Cattaneo, President since 2025 (on filings since 2022); none of the 12 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bernadette Cattaneo
President
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2022
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christy Maynard
Treasurer
Vice President → Grants Chair, 2024
Grants Chair → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2019
30 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Jane Genochio
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Merita Callaway
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Lunsford
Board Member
Director → Website Chair, 2024
Website Chair → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Terry Beaudoin
Board Member
Director → President, 2024
President → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Terri Tanner
Vice President
Director → Scholarship Chair, 2024
Scholarship Chair → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Deggie McGee
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Don Stump
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jamie McMurray
Board Member
Director → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Goldberg
Board Member
Blood Drive Cahir → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Skye Ruggieri
Board Mamber
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (7)
- Former: Linda McCall Kangeter (2019–2024) — President Emeritus
- Former: Brent Harrington (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Chyrl Hillis (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Denise Ebbett (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Pamela Taylor (2019–2023) — Director
- Former: Debbie Strand (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Mike Kristoff (2022–2023) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Calaveras Community Foundation
How much does Calaveras Community Foundation give each year?
Calaveras Community Foundation gave $100K across 10 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $112K across 14 grants.
What is Calaveras Community Foundation's typical grant size?
Calaveras Community Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $10,000, across 10 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Calaveras Community Foundation that year got $10K on average.
Where does Calaveras Community Foundation give grants?
Calaveras Community Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Andreas, CA (3 grants) and Murphys, CA (2 grants).
Does Calaveras Community Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 10 grants with a stated purpose on Calaveras Community Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.
Who are Calaveras Community Foundation's largest grantees?
Calaveras Community Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Calaveras Humane Society ($10,000), Amador County Senior Center ($10,000) and Blue Mountain Players ($10,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($10,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 30% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Calaveras Community Foundation?
Calaveras Community Foundation reported $3.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $407K.
What does Calaveras Community Foundation fund?
The Foundation’s stated mission is to facilitate and develop philanthropy and grantmaking, and to take other actions for the benefit of Calaveras County communities. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Calaveras Community Foundation?
The Foundation’s competitive grant process uses an online application. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Calaveras Community Foundation's EIN?
Calaveras Community Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 68-0472056. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS July 10, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 4, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 2, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 5, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 8, 2023)
Live grants for the work Calaveras Community Foundation funds
Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Open opportunities, soonest deadline first.
- Nixa Affiliate Grantmaking Program Up to US $10,000 · Due October 19, 2026
- Community and School Grants $28,000 total pool; 10-15 grants expected · Due October 19, 2026
- Mary Pinola/Crescenta Valley Chamber Education Fund $500 - $5,000 for ongoing programs; up to $15,000 for Strategic Initiative Grants · Due October 19, 2026
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