Irving J. Symons Foundation Award
Funding Amount
Varies ($40,000 - $50,000 demonstrated)
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Program Type: Community grant program
Geographic Scope: Tuolumne County, CA
Award Purpose:
Recognizes organizations with positive impact on the Tuolumne County community.
Example Award Recipients (2023):
- Interfaith: $50,000 grant for providing food, clothing, and personal services to over 700 Tuolumne County families monthly
- Not My Kid Group: $40,000 grant (shared among various Not My Kid organizations) for calling attention to youth mental health issues and providing support to parents and guardians
Focus Areas:
- Community impact and services
- Youth mental health support
- Food security and basic needs assistance
Background:
The Irving J. Symons Foundation is a supporting organization of Sonora Area Foundation, established to provide grants for significant community impact.
What Sonora Area Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 58
- Total given
- $1.51M
- Median grant
- $16K
- Range
- $5,500–$104K
- By dollars: California 94%, Idaho 1%, North Carolina 1%. Top recipient cities: Sonora, CA; Soulsbyville, CA; Columbia, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 53% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Sierra Bible Church · Sonora, CA
Program Support
$104K
Cornerstone Bible Church · Standard, CA
Program Support
$100K
Sierra Repertory Theater · Sonora, CA
Program Support
$88K
Interfaith · Sonora, CA
Program Support
$85K
San Joaquin County Office of Educat · Stockton, CA
program support
$85K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Mental health
- Food security
- Youth programs
- Community services
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