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Bill and Linda Tos Family Foundation

Accepts applications Hanford, California · EIN 461119157

Bill and Linda Tos Family Foundation is a private foundation in Hanford, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.1 million in 12 grants; the typical grant was $12,500 and the largest $780,260. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was up from $226,947 the year before.

42% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$187,9185$10.8 million
2023$226,9478$13.9 million
2024$1.1 million12$14.2 million

How to apply

ContactLeslie Tos
PO Box 12060, San Luis Obispo, CA 93406
Phone or email(559) 707-8264
What to submitScholarship form obtained from foundation manager
DeadlinesApril 30, 2024
RestrictionsScholarships are for study at religious or public educational institutions, grants provide funding for the construction of facilities at religious organization and institutions, and financial support is provided for hospital foundaitons

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Bill and Linda Tos Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California8$979,899
Michigan1$65,000
Iowa1$25,000
Arizona1$5,000
Washington1$5,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 12 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Central Valley Christian
Visalia, CA
Scholarships$780,260
Hanford Christian School
Hanford, CA
Scholarships$79,639
Clovis Community Office of Philanth
Fresno, CA
Scholarships$75,000
Calvin College
Grand Rapids, MI
Scholarship$65,000
Dordt College
Sioux Center, IA
Scholarship$25,000
Biola University
La Mirada, CA
Support$15,000
Cal Poly Slo
San Luis Obispo, CA
Scholarship$10,000
Cal Baptist University
Riverside, CA
Scholarships$10,000
Master's University
Santa Clarita, CA
Support$5,000
California State University Fresno
Fresno, CA
Scholarships$5,000
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
Scholarships$5,000
Whitworth University
Spokane, WA
Scholarships$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Bill and Linda Tos Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: April 30, 2024.

How much does Bill and Linda Tos Family Foundation give?

$1.1 million in tax year 2024, across 12 grants, with a typical grant of $12,500.

Who runs Bill and Linda Tos Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Mark Tos (Board Member), Leslie Tos (President), Linda Tos (Board Member) and Erika Tos (Sec/Treasurer).

What does Bill and Linda Tos Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education and faith communities.

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