Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund
Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Palo Cedro, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $101K. Net investment income was $64K.
Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund at a glance
In short: Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund gave $101K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $101K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $101,192
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $101,192
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $101,192
- Total assets
- $1,283,074
- -3.5% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Shasta Historical Society ($101K).
Grant Size Distribution
5 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
How Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund gives
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (−3%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 93% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $77K (2020) to $105K (2022). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $101K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shasta Historical Society Redding, CA | General Support Grant | $101,192 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,283,074 | $93,750 | $140,307 | $101,192 | 1 | $103,116 | $64,223 | $110,578 |
| 2024 | $1,329,631 | $77,094 | $128,611 | $92,173 | 1 | $93,962 | $50,082 | $102,981 |
| 2023 | $1,381,148 | $34,424 | $133,063 | $99,226 | 1 | $100,851 | $23,690 | $93,798 |
| 2022 | $1,479,787 | $44,762 | $141,878 | $104,528 | 1 | $106,278 | $32,151 | $100,976 |
| 2021 | $1,576,903 | $122,041 | $128,657 | $91,843 | 1 | — | $94,099 | $106,403 |
| 2020 | $1,583,519 | $53,452 | $127,915 | $77,434 | 1 | — | $33,757 | $93,215 |
| 2019 | $1,657,985 | $188,835 | $115,170 | $84,721 | 1 | — | $163,936 | $93,768 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund reported a distributable amount of $111K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund is led by John Grimes, Trustee on every filing since 2020 — the only officer listed, and compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Grimes
Trustee
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
$9K (2020) → $19K (2025)
Former officers (1)
- Former: Wells Fargo Bank NA (2019–2020) — Trustee
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.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $19K, to John Grimes (Trustee).
Frequently asked questions about Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund
How much does Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund give each year?
Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund gave $101K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $92K across 1 grant.
How large is Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund?
Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $103K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $111K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund?
Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Palo Cedro, CA. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund operate?
Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund has awarded grants in California.
What is Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund's EIN?
Carlos Alzueta Memorial Fund's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-6646364. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS January 31, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS September 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS June 29, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS January 24, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 15, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS January 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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