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Shawn P Herrera Foundation

Accepts applications San Jose, California · EIN 471004831

Shawn P Herrera Foundation is a private foundation in San Jose, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $17,663 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $2,832 and the largest $11,000. 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 $16,000 the year before.

33% of its 2025 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
2023$4,4604$71,686
2024$16,0005$54,240
2025$17,6634$85,154

How to apply

ContactShawn P Herrera Foundation
2526 Qume Drive 22, San Jose, CA 95131
Phone or email(408) 887-5898
What to submitPost phone communication, the requester should turn in a formal request for aid with an explanation of hardship.
DeadlinesNo Deadline. Ongoing requests accepted.
RestrictionsNo restrictions but we look for candidates who have demonstrated exceptional responsibility and are from social economically deprived communities.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Shawn P Herrera Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$17,663

Grants paid in 2025

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Community Foundation of SBC
Hollister, CA
Community Center Scholarship Program$11,000
United for San Benito
Hollister, CA
Scholarships$3,225
BenitoLink
Hollister, CA
Operations$2,438
Individual
CA
Operations$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Shawn P Herrera Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: No Deadline. Ongoing requests accepted..

How much does Shawn P Herrera Foundation give?

$17,663 in tax year 2025, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $2,832.

Who runs Shawn P Herrera Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Shawn P Herrera (President,Dir.).

What does Shawn P Herrera Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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