Centura Foundation

Private foundation · Grantmaker San Diego, CA EIN: 84-3530115

Centura Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Diego, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $24K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $5K.

Centura Foundation at a glance

In short: Centura Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $1K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$4,500
-33.3% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$1,125
-33.3% vs 2024
Median grant
$625
Total assets
$24,342
-19.7% 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 September 2026.

Who Centura Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 4 recipients in 2025

Boys and Girls Club of San Diego: $3KBoys and Girls Club of SanDiego$3KSharp Healthcare Foundation: $1KSharp Healthcare Foundation$1KAscension Parish: $250Ascension Parish$250Military Outreach Ministries: $250Military Outreach Ministries$250

The largest 2025 recipient was Boys and Girls Club of San Diego ($3K). Together the top 4 received $5K.

Grant Size Distribution

15 grants across all recorded years

15<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

San DiegoLa MesaOceansideKahuluiSolana Beach

How Centura Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 55% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 425% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). 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

$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K0 grants2020 2 grants2021 3 grants2022 2 grants2023 4 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2025) to $10K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $5K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Boys and Girls Club of San Diego San Diego, CAGeneral support of organization's programs to supprt the acedemic pursuits, community engagement, and healthy lifestlye of young persons in san diego$3,000
Sharp Healthcare Foundation San Diego, CAGeneral Support of Organization's Programs.$1,000
Ascension Parish San Diego, CAGeneral support of organization's programs responsible economic development, infrastructure planning, and continuous improvement in recreation, culture, and tourism.$250
Military Outreach Ministries La Mesa, CAGeneral support of organization's programs providing free essential services to junior enlisted military families in san Diego county.$250
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$24,342—$5,968$4,5004$5,968—$1,403
2024$30,310$1,500$8,840$6,7504$8,840—$1,620
2023$37,650$3,265$6,736$4,7652$5,943—$1,888
2022$41,121$4,750$11,970$10,0003$11,175—$2,168
2021$48,341$57,258$9,454$8,0002$8,000$8$1,911
2020$537$2,500$828—————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Centura Foundation reported a distributable amount of $1K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Centura Foundation is led by Derek Myron, President since 2023 (on filings since 2020) — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Derek Myron

    President

    Chief Executive Officer → President, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: Jonathan Freeman (2020–2022) — Treasurer

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 Centura Foundation

How much does Centura Foundation give each year?

Centura Foundation gave $5K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $7K across 4 grants.

What is Centura Foundation's typical grant size?

Centura Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $625, and its average grant was $1,125, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Centura Foundation give grants?

Centura Foundation gives mostly in California: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were San Diego, CA (3 grants).

Does Centura Foundation give general operating support?

Yes: 100% of Centura Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

How large is Centura Foundation?

Centura Foundation reported $24K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $6K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $1K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Centura Foundation?

Centura Foundation is a private foundation focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in San Diego, CA. It holds $24K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Centura Foundation's EIN?

Centura Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 84-3530115. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 12, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 12, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 10, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 27, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)

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