Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc
The gilroy garlic festival is established to provide benefits to local worthy charities and non-profit groups by promoting the community of gilroy through a quality celebration of garlic.
Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc at a glance
- Total assets
- $1,083,790
- +62.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,060,943
- +322.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $69,257
- -49.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $643,079
- +183.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $51K (2024) to $246K (2019). In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $51K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various - All Less Than 5000 Gilroy, CA | — | $51,312 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,083,790 | $1,060,943 | $643,079 | — | — | $69,257 |
| 2024 | $665,926 | $251,157 | $226,972 | $51,312 | 1 | $136,755 |
| 2023 | $698,402 | $139,019 | $254,068 | — | — | $2,177 |
| 2022 | $760,528 | $60,958 | $169,496 | — | — | $-58,580 |
| 2021 | $887,935 | $492,902 | $295,907 | — | — | $121,078 |
| 2020 | $745,590 | $70,412 | $244,233 | — | — | $-11,152 |
| 2019 | $974,698 | $3,107,276 | $3,164,021 | $246,110 | 10 | $102,051 |
About Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc
Based on IRS filings
Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc is a public charity, based in Gilroy, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. Net investment income was $69K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc is led by Alex Misa, President since 2025 (on filings since 2024); none of the 10 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Alex Misa
President
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2024
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ed Sauceda
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Anthony Kimler
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Wanzong
Clerk
Director → Secretary, 2022
Secretary → Clerk, 2024
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Nadeau
Past President
Vice President Elect → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ambica Gill
Secretary
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Reynolds
Spg Representative
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Jacobsen
Vice President
Vice President Elect → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kim Beckley
Treasurer
New on the 2025 filing
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mike Davis
Vice President Elect
New on the 2025 filing
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Cindy Fellows (2020–2024) — Past President
- Former: Kirsten Carr (2024) — Director
- Former: Nalani Battaglia (2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Jeff Speno (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Trevor Van Laar (2020–2023) — President
- Former: Kelly Ramirez (2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Kristen Carr (2023) — Spg Representative
- Former: Tony Loaiza (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Brian Bowe (2019–2022) — Executive Director
- Former: Tom Cline (2019–2022) — Past President
- Former: Brad Royston (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Greg Bozzo (2020–2022) — Spg Representative
- Former: Shawn Keck (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Janet Krulee (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Ed Struzik (2019) — Director
- Former: Jim Buessing (2019) — Director
- Former: Kurt Svardal (2019) — Director
- Former: Lauren Mantani (2019) — Director
- Former: Todd C. Trekell (2019) — Past President
- Former: Virginia Alegre (2019) — Secretary
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.
Frequently asked questions about Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc
How large is Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc?
Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.1M.
Where does Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc operate?
Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc has awarded grants in California.
What is Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc's EIN?
Gilroy Garlic Festival Association Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-2605448. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS February 18, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS January 19, 2025)
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