Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation
The Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation is a private foundation based in Bishop, California. Its giving includes scholarships, educational support, health-care-related scholarships, after-school programming, and search and rescue programs. The foundation also operates a scholarship program that supported 64 individual students in the year described on its 2025 filing.
Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation at a glance
In short: Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation gave $521K across 43 grants in 2025 (avg $12K), mostly in California. 28% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $520,814
- +10.6% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 43
- +26.5% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $12,112
- -12.6% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $5,000
- Total assets
- $8,886,104
- +0.8% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 28% first-time grantees (10 of 36, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (84% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation
- How to Apply
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For the scholarship program, contact the Sunset Foundation Scholarship Program to request an application form. Applicants must attach official transcripts from the last four years of study. The filing states there are no restrictions on awards.
- Review Cycle
- The first week of March each year; the date varies by year.
- Deadline
- The first week of March each year; the date varies by year.
- Contact
Application contact: Sunset Foundation Scholarship Pgm
Mailing address: 250 Sneden Street, Bishop, CA 93514
Phone: (760) 873-7360
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Individual Scholarship Program ($153K). Together the top 10 received $326K.
Organizations only. It also paid 7 individual scholarships ($56,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
183 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 178 grants of 183 (97%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In filing year 2025, California recipients received 84% of grant dollars, followed by Nevada (5%), Texas (3%), Oregon (2%), and Florida (1%). The listed grants include support for organizations in Bishop and Mammoth Lakes, California, and for institutions elsewhere in California and Nevada.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 43 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation open to new grantees?
28%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 10 of 36 grantees (28%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $5K; repeat grants $16K. How we count
Medians: $5K first-time, $8K repeat.
- 61% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+5%). Method
- In 2025 it paid out 95% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2018–2025). 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 2018 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $360K (2021) to $521K (2025). In 2025 it made 43 grants totaling $521K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Scholarship Program Bishop, CA | Scholarships | $152,500 |
| Kern Community College District Bishop, CA | Educational | $41,000 |
| Eastside Student Center Bishop, CA | After School Program | $20,000 |
| Mammoth Hospital Mammoth Lakes, CA | Health Care Scholarship Program | $20,000 |
| Northern Inyo Healthcare District Bishop, CA | Health Care Scholarship Program | $20,000 |
| 7 individual scholarships Recipients not named | — | $56,000 |
| University of Nevada Reno Reno, NV | Scholarship | $18,500 |
| Westmont College Santa Barbara, CA | Scholarship | $16,000 |
| Bishop Sunrise Rotary Club Bishop, CA | Scholarships | $15,000 |
| University of Calif Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | Scholarship | $12,000 |
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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 | $8,886,104 | $654,734 | $587,877 | $520,814 | 43 | $531,782 | $564,652 | $557,528 |
| 2024 | $8,819,247 | $586,458 | $538,374 | $471,000 | 34 | $481,192 | $338,913 | $519,935 |
| 2023 | $8,771,163 | $359,826 | $534,876 | $473,532 | 39 | $482,770 | $325,828 | $460,648 |
| 2022 | $8,946,213 | $266,840 | $554,338 | $495,025 | 39 | $504,824 | $235,837 | $468,318 |
| 2021 | $9,233,711 | $449,145 | $406,510 | $359,667 | 28 | $365,498 | $413,316 | $495,344 |
| 2020 | $9,347,628 | $683,092 | $468,725 | $413,500 | 33 | — | $413,663 | $464,698 |
| 2019 | $9,133,261 | $513,235 | $538,824 | $444,839 | 40 | — | $192,568 | $467,361 |
| 2018 | $9,158,850 | $725,578 | $586,996 | $488,854 | 44 | — | $438,987 | $471,435 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation reported a distributable amount of $558K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement is provided. The foundation’s reported giving includes scholarships and educational support, after-school programming, health-care scholarships, and search and rescue programs.
The foundation’s grantees include educational institutions and community organizations. For example, Eastside Student Center says it provides after-school care for students in grades 5–12. Westmont College describes itself as an undergraduate residential Christian liberal arts community. Kern Community College District says its mission is to administer public facilities corporation bonds for the district.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, the foundation reported 43 grants totaling $520,814. Grant amounts ranged from $2,500 to $152,500, with a median of $5,000. Its largest reported grants included $152,500 for the Individual Scholarship Program, for scholarships; $41,000 to Kern Community College District, for educational purposes; and $20,000 each to Eastside Student Center, Mammoth Hospital, Northern Inyo Healthcare District, and an individual recipient State University.
Other notable 2025 grants included $18,500 to the University of Nevada Reno for scholarships, $16,000 to Westmont College for scholarships, $15,000 to Bishop Sunrise Rotary Club for scholarships, and $11,000 each to Inyo County Search & Rescue and Mono County Search & Rescue for their search and rescue programs.
The foundation reported direct charitable activity through its scholarship program, which provided up to $10,000 per student per year to 64 students. It also reported donations to Kern Community College District, which has a campus in each of Inyo and Mono counties, and to Northern Inyo Healthcare District to support medical education.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists MC Hubbard as president; Phil McDowell as secretary; John Helm as treasurer; and Christian Milovich, Michael Gable, Dana Crom, and Stacey Simon as trustees.
Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation is led by Mc Hubbard, President since 2024 (on filings since 2018); none of the 7 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mc Hubbard
President
Treasurer → Trustee, 2020
Trustee → President, 2024
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christian Milovich
Trustee
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael Gable
Trustee
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dana Crom
Trustee
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stacey Simon
Trustee
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Helm
Treasurer
Director → Trustee, 2019
Trustee → Treasurer, 2020
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Phil McDowell
Secretary
Director → Trustee, 2019
Trustee → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2018
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (3)
- Former: Tom Hardy (2018–2023) — President
- Former: Dorothy Canfield (2020–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Dori Canfield (2018–2019) — Secretary
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2018–2025. "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 Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation
How much does Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation give each year?
Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation gave $521K across 43 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $471K across 34 grants.
What is Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation's typical grant size?
Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $5,000, and its average grant was $12,112, across 43 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation that year got $5K on average.
Where does Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation give grants?
Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation gives mostly in California: 84% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Bishop, CA (12 grants), Mammoth Lakes, CA (2 grants) and Santa Barbara, CA (2 grants).
Does Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 43 grants with a stated purpose on Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Scholarship" (29 grants).
Who are Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation's largest grantees?
Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Individual Scholarship Program ($152,500), Kern Community College District ($41,000) and Eastside Student Center ($20,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 7 individual scholarships ($56,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 41% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation?
Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation reported $8.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $532K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $558K (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 does Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation fund?
No mission statement is provided. The foundation’s reported giving includes scholarships and educational support, after-school programming, health-care scholarships, and search and rescue programs. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation?
For the scholarship program, contact the Sunset Foundation Scholarship Program to request an application form. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation's EIN?
Donald M Slager Sunset Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-2150933. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2018–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2018 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 15, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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