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Rudolph F Monte Foundation

Public charity · Grantmaker Aptos, CA EIN: 77-0427532 Website

To promote education and to provide financial support needed to maintain and to improve school facilities.

Rudolph F Monte Foundation at a glance

In short: Rudolph F Monte Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $50K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$50,000
-23.5% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
-80.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$50,000
+282.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$50,000
Total assets
$694,303
+1.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Rudolph F Monte Foundation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

City of Capitola: $50KCity of Capitola$50K

The largest 2025 recipient was City of Capitola ($50K).

Grant Size Distribution

21 grants across all recorded years

20<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 20 grants of 21 (95%).

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

Santa CruzLos AngelesWatsonvilleCapitolaCampbellAptosDavisSanta Clara

How Rudolph F Monte Foundation gives

  • Giving fell 43% 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$150K6 grants2020 4 grants2021 7 grants2022 4 grants2023 5 grants2024 1 grant2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $38K (2023) to $106K (2020). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $50K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Capitola Capitola, CASkate/Bike$50,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$694,303$68,304$112,578$50,0001$48,930
2024$684,893$84,753$164,484$65,3345$46,853
2023$744,009$37,750$50,450$38,4384$30,183
2022$689,264$-5,545$110,461$88,3277$29,778
2021$1,002,337$94,105$86,877$49,3274$106,763
2020$987,701$62,765$108,133$105,7336$55,962

About Rudolph F Monte Foundation

Based on IRS filings

Rudolph F Monte Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Aptos, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $694K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $50K. Net investment income was $49K.

Focus Areas

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Rudolph F Monte Foundation is led by Marcus Monte, President on every filing since 2020; none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marcus Monte

    President

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Glenn Ely

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Pereira

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tom Turner

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brianna Yappert

    Secretary & Treasurer

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linda Parriott

    Vice President

    On filings since 2020

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

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 Rudolph F Monte Foundation

How much does Rudolph F Monte Foundation give each year?

Rudolph F Monte Foundation gave $50K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $65K across 5 grants.

How large is Rudolph F Monte Foundation?

Rudolph F Monte Foundation reported $694K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $68K.

What is Rudolph F Monte Foundation?

Rudolph F Monte Foundation is a public charity focused on Education, based in Aptos, CA. It holds $694K in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Rudolph F Monte Foundation operate?

Rudolph F Monte Foundation has awarded grants in California.

What is Rudolph F Monte Foundation's EIN?

Rudolph F Monte Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 77-0427532. 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

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS October 27, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 18, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 14, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 13, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2025)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 26, 2026)

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