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Deininger Foundation

Accepts applications Bishop, California · EIN 776112667

Deininger Foundation is a private foundation in Bishop, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $63,000 in 13 grants; the typical grant was $4,000 and the largest $15,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $78,000 the year before.

69% 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
2023$78,00015$796,429
2024$63,00013$812,424

How to apply

ContactEden Roberts Shallcross Assoc
250 Sneden Street, 250 Sneden Street, Bishop, CA 93514
Phone or email(760) 873-7360
What to submitThe foundation will supply an application form, which must be completed. Attached should be transcripts, letters of reference, and a photograph.
DeadlinesMay of each year.
RestrictionsApplicants must be graduates of a high school located in either inyo or mono county, California or residents of either inyo or mono county, California.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Deininger Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California8$41,000
North Carolina1$10,000
Nevada1$5,000
Washington1$3,000
Massachusetts1$2,000
Oregon1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 13 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
University of California Berkeley University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Scholarship$15,000
Duke School of Medicine Duke School of Medicine
Durham, NC
Scholarship$10,000
Alliant International University Alliant International University
San Diego, CA
Scholarship$5,000
Great Basin College Great Basin College
Elko, NV
Scholarship$5,000
University of California Davis University of California Davis
W Sacramento, CA
Scholarship$5,000
University of Southern California University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Scholarship$5,000
Cal Poly University Cal Poly University
San Luis Obispo, CA
Scholarship$4,000
Centralia College Centralia College
Centralia, WA
Scholarship$3,000
University of California Santa Cruz University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
Scholarship$3,000
College of the Siskiyous College of the Siskiyous
Weed, CA
Scholarship$2,000
Southern New Hampshire University Southern New Hampshire University
Boston, MA
Scholarship$2,000
Southwestern Oregon Community Colle Southwestern Oregon Community College
Coos Bay, OR
Scholarship$2,000
University of California Chico University of California Chico
Chico, CA
Scholarship$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Deininger Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May of each year..

How much does Deininger Foundation give?

$63,000 in tax year 2024, across 13 grants, with a typical grant of $4,000.

Who runs Deininger Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Leslie L Chapman (Trustee).

What does Deininger Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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