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Julio R Gallo Foundation

Accepts applications Modesto, California · EIN 946061539

Julio R Gallo Foundation is a private foundation in Modesto, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $750,000 in 111 grants; the typical grant was $2,500 and the largest $50,000. 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 $720,000 the year before.

30% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$681,75082$12.6 million
2023$720,00097$14.7 million
2024$750,000111$15.9 million

How to apply

ContactMichael Kelly
PO Box 1130, Modesto, CA 95353
Phone or email(209) 341-6975
What to submitLetter of request, name of applicant and purpose of grant
RestrictionsQualified public charities only

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Julio R Gallo Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 16 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California57$453,000
Oregon23$107,000
Kentucky1$50,000
New York7$38,750
Arizona2$28,750
Hawaii1$18,750
Texas1$15,000
District of Columbia8$13,000
Iowa1$11,000
Tennessee1$3,250

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 111 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Dynamic Catholic Institute
Erlanger, KY
Religious support$50,000
Oregon State University Foundation
Corvallis, OR
Educational support$50,000
Ag One College Development
Fresno, CA
Educational support$43,000
Color the Skies Guild
Madera, CA
General support$30,000
Turning Point USA
Phoenix, AZ
General support$26,250
Robert Louis Stevenson School
Pebble Beach, CA
Educational support$25,000
University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA
Educational support$25,000
Tunnels to Towers Foundation
Staten Island, NY
General support$23,750
Plant-A-Seed Foundation
Modesto, CA
General support$20,000
Ripon Christian Schools
Ripon, CA
Educational support$20,000
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
Educational support$20,000
The Redford Center
San Francisco, CA
General support$20,000
Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Program
Honolulu, HI
General support$18,750
Central Oregon Landwatch
Bend, OR
General support$16,500
Redwood Empire Food Bank
Santa Rosa, CA
General support$16,000
American Heart Association
Dallas, TX
General support$15,000
Bishop's Ministry Appeal
Stockton, CA
Religious support$15,000
Community Hospice Inc
Modesto, CA
General support$15,000
Make Dreams Real
Modesto, CA
General support$15,000
Modesto Gospel Mission
Modesto, CA
General support$15,000
Gallo Center for the Arts Inc
Modesto, CA
General support$12,500
St Francis Solano School
Sonoma, CA
Educational support$11,500
American Red Cross
Boone, IA
General support$11,000
Catholic Charities of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, CA
Religious support$10,000
Central Oregon Environmental Center Inc
Bend, OR
General support$10,000
Del Rio CC Foundation
Modesto, CA
General support$10,000
Doctors Without Borders USA
New York, NY
General support$10,000
St John the Baptist Catholic Church
Healdsburg, CA
Religious support$8,000
Big Valley Christian School
Modesto, CA
Educational support$7,500
El Vista Elementary School
Modesto, CA
Educational support$7,500
Marian Sisters of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, CA
Religious support$6,000
Museum at Warm Springs
Warm Springs, OR
General support$6,000
World Central Kitchen
Washington, DC
General support$6,000
Art of Hope
Modesto, CA
General support$5,000
Calvary Reformed Church
Ripon, CA
Religious support$5,000
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Fremont, CA
Religious support$5,000
Diocese of Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa, CA
General support$5,000
Holy Family Catholic Church
Modesto, CA
Religious support$5,000
League to Save Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe, CA
General support$5,000
St Anthony's Catholic Church
Hughson, CA
Religious support$5,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Julio R Gallo Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Julio R Gallo Foundation give?

$750,000 in tax year 2024, across 111 grants, with a typical grant of $2,500.

Who runs Julio R Gallo Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists James E Coleman (President), Matthew I Friedrich (Secretary), Doug Vilas (Treasurer) and Gregory J Coleman (Director).

What does Julio R Gallo Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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