Shawn P Herrera Foundation
Shawn P Herrera Foundation is a private foundation, based in San Jose, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $85K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $18K. Net investment income was $2.
Shawn P Herrera Foundation at a glance
In short: Shawn P Herrera Foundation gave $18K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $4K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $17,663
- +10.4% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- -20.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $4,416
- +38.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $2,832
- Total assets
- $85,154
- +57.0% 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 Shawn P Herrera Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Community Foundation of SBC ($11K). Together the top 4 received $18K.
Grant Size Distribution
15 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 15 grants of 15 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Shawn P Herrera Foundation gives
- Giving grew 68% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 769% 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
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2019) to $18K (2025). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $18K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of SBC Hollister, CA | Community Center Scholarship Program | $11,000 |
| United for San Benito Hollister, CA | Scholarships | $3,225 |
| BenitoLink Hollister, CA | Operations | $2,438 |
| Gabilan Seneca Tres Pinos, CA | Operations | $1,000 |
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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 | $85,154 | $50,002 | $19,088 | $17,663 | 4 | $17,663 | $2 | $2,298 |
| 2024 | $54,240 | $3 | $17,449 | $16,000 | 5 | $16,000 | $3 | $3,165 |
| 2023 | $71,686 | $11,241 | $6,510 | $4,460 | 4 | $4,460 | — | $2,790 |
| 2022 | $66,955 | $6 | $15,960 | $10,500 | 2 | $14,660 | $6 | $3,676 |
| 2021 | $82,909 | $2 | $3,901 | — | — | $3,901 | $2 | $4,165 |
| 2020 | $86,808 | $507 | $2,230 | — | — | — | $2 | $4,284 |
| 2019 | $88,531 | $14 | $4,298 | $2,988 | 1 | — | $4 | $4,186 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Shawn P Herrera Foundation reported a distributable amount of $2K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Shawn P Herrera Foundation is led by Shawn P Herrera, President & Director on every filing since 2019 — the only officer listed, and uncompensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shawn P Herrera
President & Director
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
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 Shawn P Herrera Foundation
How much does Shawn P Herrera Foundation give each year?
Shawn P Herrera Foundation gave $18K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $16K across 5 grants.
What is Shawn P Herrera Foundation's typical grant size?
Shawn P Herrera Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $2,832, and its average grant was $4,416, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Shawn P Herrera Foundation give grants?
Shawn P Herrera 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 Hollister, CA (3 grants).
Does Shawn P Herrera Foundation give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Shawn P Herrera Foundation's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
How large is Shawn P Herrera Foundation?
Shawn P Herrera Foundation reported $85K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $18K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Shawn P Herrera Foundation's EIN?
Shawn P Herrera Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 47-1004831. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 22, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 19, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 10, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 30, 2025)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS April 29, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2024
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