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Community Foundation of Merced County

MERCED, CA EIN: 86-1151358 Website

ENSURE A PERMANENT SOURCE OF CHARITABLE FUNDS IN MERCED COUNTY.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF · View filing

Total Assets

$1.6M

-4.1% YoY

Annual Giving

$254K

+221.9% YoY

Grant Count

10

+11.1% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$25K

+189.7% YoY

About Community Foundation of Merced County

Based on IRS filings

Community Foundation of Merced County is a nonprofit organization focused on Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking, based in MERCED, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.6M in total assets. In 2024, it awarded 10 grants totaling $254K. Net investment income was $121K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Cities

AtwaterCoalingaFresnoLos BanosMariposaMercedMerecdNew HavenTurlock

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$145K$290K$435K$580K20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$1,555,952$1,622,506$1,613,524
Revenue$332,274$197,866$-11,161
Expenses$526,974$297,384$197,479
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$120,651$68,685$-67,582
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$64K$127K$191K$254K5 grants20205 grants20217 grants20229 grants202310 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

MERCED COMMUNITY COLLEGE$55KSTEADY STUDIOS$54KVALLEY HARVEST CHURCH OF…$48KUC MERCED$29KACE OVERCOMERS$25KMERCED FIREFIGHTERS SCHO…$15KLOS BANOS HIGH SCHOOL$8KPACHECHO HIGH SCHOOL$8KCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERS…$6KWEST HILLS COMMUNITY COL…$6K

Grant Size Distribution

36 grants across all recorded years

34<$50K2$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

Open Grants

3 open opportunities from Community Foundation of Merced County

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

STEPHANIE DIETZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$96K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
SANDRA DEL REALBOARD MEMBER1
BILLIE RAZZARIBOARD MEMBER1
CARRIE KELLEYSECRETARY1
RYAN HELLERVICE CHAIR1
BILL CUMMINGSBOARD CHAIR1
DANIEL ROYERBOARD MEMBER1
BRIAN GUDGELBOARD MEMBER1
MARY ELLEN ARANABOARD MEMBER1
KASSIE NGUYENBOARD MEMBER1
KAMAL PANNUBOARD MEMBER1
KYLE HAMPTONBOARD MEMBER1
STEPHANIE DIETZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR1$96,154

Subject Areas

Focus areas based on grantmaking activity

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

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