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The Hebeler Foundation

Accepts applications Santa Cruz, California · EIN 205990006

The Hebeler Foundation is a private foundation in Santa Cruz, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $165,000 in 5 grants; the typical grant was $20,000 and the largest $100,000. 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 $95,000 the year before.

0% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$87,0007$2.0 million
2024$95,0005$2.2 million
2025$165,0005$2.5 million

How to apply

ContactMarie C Hebeler
108 Moore Creed Road, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
Phone or email(831) 427-2725

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Hebeler Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$145,000
Louisiana1$20,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 5 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Uc Davis Foundation
Davis, CA
General$100,000
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose, CA
General$20,000
McLindon Family Foundation
Baton Rouge, LA
General$20,000
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Palo Alto, CA
General$15,000
Bellarmine College Preparatory
San Jose, CA
General$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Hebeler Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Hebeler Foundation give?

$165,000 in tax year 2025, across 5 grants, with a typical grant of $20,000.

Who runs The Hebeler Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Marie C Hebeler (Director).

What does The Hebeler Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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