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Jack A Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund

Accepts applications Coalinga, California · EIN 942747657

Jack A Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund is a private foundation in Coalinga, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $259,475 in 168 grants; the typical grant was $1,000 and the largest $9,500. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $226,843 the year before.

100% of its 2025 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$231,090147$744,467
2024$226,843160$698,401
2025$259,475168$733,316

How to apply

ContactJack Harris Memorial Scholarship Fu
23300 Oakland Ave, Coalinga, CA 93210
Phone or email(559) 884-2477
What to submitApplication should be filled out online at www.harrisranchscholarship.info
Deadlines, restrictionsApplication will specify

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Jack A Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California164$252,035
Oregon2$3,940
Oklahoma1$2,250
Colorado1$1,250

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 168 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Scholarship$9,500
Individual
CA
Scholarship$8,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$5,500
Individual
CA
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$5,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$4,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,750
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,500
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,250
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$3,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,750
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,750
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,500
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,495
Individual
OK
Scholarship$2,250
Individual
OR
Scholarship$2,250
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,250
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000
Individual
CA
Scholarship$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Jack A Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Application will specify.

How much does Jack A Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund give?

$259,475 in tax year 2025, across 168 grants, with a typical grant of $1,000.

Who runs Jack A Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund?

Its 2025 filing lists Valerie Walker (Trustee), Anjela Jimenez (Trustee), William Bourdeau (Trustee) and Parvis Kamangar (Trustee) among 11 officers and trustees.

What does Jack A Harris Memorial Scholarship Fund fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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