The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation
Accepts applications
The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation is a private foundation in San Rafael, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $2.1 million in 69 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $173,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.
From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.
- Grants paid, 2025$2.1 million
- Number of grants69
- Typical grant$25,000
- Largest grant$173,000
- Assets$53.8 million
- New grantees25%
Giving in 2025 was up from $2.1 million the year before.
25% 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 year | Grants paid | Number of grants | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $2.1 million | 75 | $47.3 million |
| 2024 | $2.1 million | 71 | $50.8 million |
| 2025 | $2.1 million | 69 | $53.8 million |
How to apply
| Contact | The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation C PO Box 6106, San Rafael, CA 94903 |
|---|---|
| Phone or email | (415) 981-2966 |
| What to submit | Proposals should include a description of the charity, the amount of the request, and a written description of the project with budget. The charity's annual return and tax exempt paperwork should be included with the request. |
| Deadlines, restrictions | See exhibit 1 |
Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica
What The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation funds
Where it gives
All of its grants went to recipients in California.
| State | Grants | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California | 69 | $2.1 million |
Grants paid in 2025
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Hart Union High School District | For continuing support of the henry mayo newhall foundation scholarships awarded to college-bound graduates in 2026 | $173,000 |
| Santa Maria Joint Union High School District | For continuing support of the henry mayo newhall foundation scholarships awarded to college-bound graduates in 2026 | $72,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley | To offer a range of programs that cultivate workforce readiness | $60,000 |
| Santa Maria Valley YMCA | To replace the facility's swimming pool | $60,000 |
| Ag One Foundationjordan College of Agricultural Sciences & Tech Csu Fresno | To provide fellowships & internships to students from santa maria and santa clarita | $50,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Mid-Central Coast | To provide academic support & enrichment programs for low-income children in santa maria | $50,000 |
| College of the Canyons Foundation | For faculty innovation grants, scholarships to students from the santa clarita valley, and for scholarships for nursing students | $50,000 |
| Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture | To restore and repurpose the guardhouse to provide visitors enhanced wayfinding and information about fort mason's history and current events | $50,000 |
| Marian Regional Medical Center Foundation | To establish an ob/gyn residency program clinic | $50,000 |
| Planned Parenthood California Central Coast | To provide sexual health education services in santa maria valley | $50,000 |
| Foodbank of Santa Barbara County | To provide emergency food & nutrition education programs | $45,000 |
| University of California Merced | To offer college students and middle school students a program that teaches field research and laboratory science in support of sustainable agriculture | $43,000 |
| Children's Resource Network of Central Coast | To provide free clothing and other necessities to families in santa maria & santa clarita valley | $40,000 |
| Fighting Back Santa Maria Valley | To provide supportive services and mentorship to homeless and other at-risk youth. | $40,000 |
| Point Blue Conservation Science | For conservation of rangelands and farms in merced county | $40,000 |
| Santa Barbara Humane Society | To provide free veterinary care to pets in low-income families and to stabilize the feral cat population in santa maria | $40,000 |
| Single Mothers Outreach of Santa Clarita | For the moving to thrive program | $40,000 |
| Leading From Within | For the leading for community impact program | $35,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clara Valley | To provide an art program to low-income youth in the santa clara valley | $30,000 |
| California Rangeland Trust | To conserve elgorriaga ranch, a 5,000-acre working ranch near firebaugh | $30,000 |
| Gateway Public Schools | To operate boys & girls clubs that are fully integrated into the schools and to support a seventh-grade trip to camp mendocino | $30,000 |
| Orcutt Area Seniors in Service (Oasis) | To provide food, services, and activities to seniors in the santa maria valley | $30,000 |
| Samuel Dixon Family Health Center | To provide critical health services to low-income individuals in the santa clarita valley | $30,000 |
| Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry | For general operating support | $30,000 |
| Santa Maria Valley Discovery Museum | To support the museum's education programs and enrichment camps | $30,000 |
| Swords to Plowshares | To provide case management and other services to low-income and homeless veterans in san francisco | $30,000 |
| Firebaugh FFA | To upgrade the swine barn to ensure an important program of the ffa | $28,000 |
| America Scores Bay Area | To provide afterschool programming in soccer and poetry to low-income elementary students who are english language learners in san francisco | $25,000 |
| Central Coast Rescue Mission | To provide food, clothing and support services to homeless and low-income individuals in northern santa barbara county | $25,000 |
| Child and Family Center | To support the domestic violence program | $25,000 |
| Dana Adobe Nipomo Amigos Inc | To design and install interpretive and directional signs along a 5-mile trail in a historic rancho | $25,000 |
| Future Leaders of America | To prepare santa maria youth for college | $25,000 |
| Gibbon Conservation Center | To offer under-resourced schools in the santa clarita valley free field trips to learn about endangered gibbions and the environment | $25,000 |
| Healing Heroes Through Horsemanship | To train and certify at-risk veterans from the santa maria valley for careers in horsemanship | $25,000 |
| Life Learning Academy | To provide on-site mental health services at a residential public school serving high-risk students in san francisco | $25,000 |
| National AIDS Memorial Inc | To preserve the AIDS memorial quilt at a series of repair workshops held in the main san francisco public library | $25,000 |
| Naturetrack Foundation | To provide field trips to beaches and trails to students and wheelchair users in north santa barbara county | $25,000 |
| New Beginnings Counseling Center | To provide homeless and low-income veterans in santa maria valley with housing assistance and support services | $25,000 |
| Special Operations Finding Kids | To provide assistance to law enforcement in locating exploited children and to the recovered children during their healing journey | $25,000 |
| Fillmore Unified School District | For continuing support of the henry mayo newhall foundation scholarships awarded to college-bound graduates in 2026 | $24,000 |
Officers and trustees
- Natasha Hunt
- Francine Woods
- David S Newhall
- Donna Chesebrough
- George A Newhall III
- George Newhall IV
- Jennifer N Pont
- Angelica C Vogel
- Prudence J Noon
- Amy Chesebrough
- Jacqueline Newhall
- Katherine N Newhall MD
- Christina Newhall
- Tony Newhall
Questions people ask
Does The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation accept grant applications?
Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: See exhibit 1.
How much does The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation give?
$2.1 million in tax year 2025, across 69 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.
Who runs The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation?
Its 2025 filing lists Natasha Hunt (President/Director), Francine Woods (Vice-President/Director), David S Newhall (Director) and Donna Chesebrough (Director) among 14 officers and trustees.
What does The Henry Mayo Newhall Foundation fund?
Based on its grants, mainly education, youth programs and human services.