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Celso & Maria White Family Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Hilton Head, SC EIN: 85-0623714 Website

To support and partner with established organizations and projects that restore hope and see lives transformed through: increasing access to quality education, empowering families, improving nutritional health, and fostering sustainability

Celso & Maria White Family Foundation at a glance

In short: Celso & Maria White Family Foundation gave $27K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $27K), mostly in Colorado. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$26,918
+51.9% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$26,918
+51.9% vs 2024
Median grant
$26,918
Total assets
$55,322
+38.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Colorado (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Celso & Maria White Family Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Elevate USA: $27KElevate USA$27K

The largest 2025 recipient was Elevate USA ($27K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 3 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Arvada

How Celso & Maria White Family Foundation gives

  • Giving grew 259% from 2022 to 2025. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K0 grants2020 0 grants2021 1 grant2022 Total only2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2022 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $159K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $27K.

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

RecipientPurposeAmount
Elevate USA Arvada, COCommunity Support$26,918
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrants
2025$55,322$214,941$199,591$26,9181
2024$39,972$171,415$182,347$17,7251
2023$50,904$175,039$165,760$159,035Total only
2022$41,625$273,550$310,063$7,5001
2021—$197,620$170,921——
2020—$95,386$43,948——

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Celso & Maria White Family Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Celso & Maria White Family Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Hilton Head, SC. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $55K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $27K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Celso & Maria White Family Foundation is led by Maria T. White, Chairperson & Director since 2024 (on filings since 2020); none of the 4 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Maria T. White

    Chairperson & Director

    Chairperson → Chairperson & Director, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Susan Dinges

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ernesto Caesar

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Prince

    Secretary

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Joel Contreras (2020–2023) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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 Celso & Maria White Family Foundation

How much does Celso & Maria White Family Foundation give each year?

Celso & Maria White Family Foundation gave $27K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $18K across 1 grant.

How large is Celso & Maria White Family Foundation?

Celso & Maria White Family Foundation reported $55K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $215K.

What is Celso & Maria White Family Foundation?

Celso & Maria White Family Foundation is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Hilton Head, SC. It holds $55K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Celso & Maria White Family Foundation operate?

Celso & Maria White Family Foundation has awarded grants in Colorado.

What is Celso & Maria White Family Foundation's EIN?

Celso & Maria White Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-0623714. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS February 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 13, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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