Well Told Grants

Foundations / California

T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family Foundation

Accepts applications Lafayette, California · EIN 651202020

T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family Foundation is a private foundation in Lafayette, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $4.7 million in 51 grants; the typical grant was $2,150 and the largest $2.1 million. 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 $4.7 million the year before.

46% 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$4.7 million81$53.7 million
2024$4.7 million51$48.4 million

How to apply

ContactApplications If Required Are Genera
201 Lafayette Circle Suite 100, Lafayette, CA 94549
Phone or email(510) 899-7900
What to submitIf required, applications are generally submitted electronically through a grantee portal. Grantees provide information on the purpose of the grant, intended outcomes and outputs, the requested grant amount, and a budget. Application submission deadlines are stated below, however, applications can be submitted outside of these timeframes as needed.
DeadlinesDue in april for our june board meeting and in october for our december board meeting.
RestrictionsEducation strategy grants are focused on non-profits that focus on supporting and educating students in oakland, ca. Grants outside of our strategy are directed by the family and do not have the same limitations. To be eligible, grant applicants must be tax-exempt under irc section 501(c)(3) and not classified as a private foundation. Potential grantees can also submit applications through a sponsoring organization if the sponsor has 501(c)(3) status, is not a private foundation, and provides confirmation of its willingness to act as the fiscal sponsor. As determined by the foundation, a grant to a for-profit can be made exercising expenditure responsibility if there is a clear charitable purpose. The foundation does not fund: i. Scholarship funds for individuals II. Reserve funds III. Political campaigns or lobbying efforts IV. Fundraising events v. Programs, projects, schools, and organizations that do not work with youth in oakland, ca

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

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
California41$5.4 million
New York1$10,000
District of Columbia6$3,908
Washington1$510
Maryland1$300
Alabama1$250

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 51 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Lighthouse Community Charter Schools
Oakland, CA
General support$2.1 million
Uc Berkeley Foundation
Berkeley, CA
General support$1.0 million
East Bay Community Foundation
Oakland, CA
General support$850,000
Envision Education
Oakland, CA
General support$165,500
Urban Montessori Charter School
Oakland, CA
General support$150,210
Education for Change Inc
Oakland, CA
General support$150,000
Lead Liberated
Oakland, CA
General support$145,000
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation
Oakland, CA
General support$130,000
Led Better Inc
Alameda, CA
General support$125,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc
San Francisco, CA
General support$125,000
Families in Action
Oakland, CA
General support$120,125
National Equity Project
Oakland, CA
General support$75,000
Miramonte Booster Club
Orinda, CA
General support$50,000
East Bay Innovation Academy
Oakland, CA
General support$25,000
Marin Catholic High School
Kentfield, CA
General support$25,000
Nimbus Arts
Helena, CA
General support$25,000
Oakland Literacy Coalition Inc
Oakland, CA
General support$21,742
Mats Soccer Club
Orinda, CA
General support$15,000
Napa Valley Farmworker Foundation
Napa, CA
General support$10,000
Donorschoose
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Santa Clara University
Quincy, CA
General support$5,000
Daffy Charitable Fund
Los Altos, CA
General support$4,070
The Orinda Club
Orinda, CA
General support$3,300
St Helena Farmers Market
Helena, CA
General support$3,000
Network for Good
Washington, DC
General support$2,397
Pacific Clinics
San Jose, CA
General support$2,150
Digdeep Water
Los Angeles, CA
General support$1,100
Otis Elementary School PTA
National City, CA
General support$1,010
Grateful Gatherings
Berkeley, CA
General support$1,000
Seattle Indian Health Board
Seattle, WA
General support$510
Young Vets
Redwood City, CA
General support$500
Associated Students of University of Ca
Berkeley, CA
General support$500
National Park Foundation
Washington, DC
General support$500
Landscape Architecture Foundation
Washington, DC
General support$500
School for the Arts Community Organization
Santa Rosa, CA
General support$460
Oaklantis Swim Team
Oakland, CA
General support$400
Soccer Without Borders
Baltimore, MD
General support$300
Center for Empowered Oakland Rising
Birmingham, AL
General support$250
Yellowhammer Fund
Washington, DC
General support$250
Keep Oakland Beautiful
Oakland, CA
General support$250

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Due in april for our june board meeting and in october for our december board meeting..

How much does T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family Foundation give?

$4.7 million in tax year 2024, across 51 grants, with a typical grant of $2,150.

Who runs T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Rhonnel S Sotelo (Ceo) and Brian K Rogers (Board Secretary).

What does T Gary and Kathleen Rogers Private Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, human services and arts and culture.

Similar foundations in California