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Ralph A Kerber Memorial Foundation

Accepts applications Newport Coast, California · EIN 336289007

Ralph A Kerber Memorial Foundation is a private foundation in Newport Coast, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $68,500 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $3,000 and the largest $4,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2025 was down from $81,500 the year before.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$62,00012$1.3 million
2024$81,50014$1.3 million
2025$68,50023$1.3 million

How to apply

ContactJanet C Kerber
32 Castellina Drive, Newport Coast, CA 92657
Phone or email(949) 715-3474
What to submitLetter of application for scholarship, including proof of enrollment in a two or four year accredited college or technical institution.
DeadlinesJune 1 of each year
RestrictionsScholarships are awarded to individuals (and their dependents) who are employed in the swimming pool and spa industry in the southern California region.

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ralph A Kerber Memorial Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California21$61,500
Colorado1$3,500
Minnesota1$3,500

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$4,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$4,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,500
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,500
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,500
Individual
CO
Educational assistance$3,500
Individual
MN
Educational assistance$3,500
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,500
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$3,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$2,500
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$2,500
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$2,500
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$2,500
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$2,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$2,000
Individual
CA
Educational assistance$1,500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ralph A Kerber Memorial Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: June 1 of each year.

How much does Ralph A Kerber Memorial Foundation give?

$68,500 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $3,000.

Who runs Ralph A Kerber Memorial Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Janet C Kerber (Trustee) and William Allen (Trustee).

What does Ralph A Kerber Memorial Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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