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Santa Maria Alumni Foundation

Accepts applications La Feria, Texas · EIN 991740533

Santa Maria Alumni Foundation is a private foundation in La Feria, Texas. In tax year 2024 it gave $3,000 in 4 grants; the typical grant was $750 and the largest $1,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

How to apply

ContactYvette Cantu
33264 Boyd Ave, Santa Maria, TX 78559
Phone or email(956) 376-9391, yc1014@txstate.edu
What to submit"The foundation operates an annual college scholarship program for students from for low-income students who are graduates of Santa Maria High School located in Santa Maria TX. Scholarships are awarded based on academic merit and financial need with an application process that includes submission of transcripts essays and recommendation letters. In 20234 the foundation awarded $3,000 in scholarships to 4 students.
DeadlinesMay 17th
RestrictionsRestrictions include the students must be seniors who will be graduation from Santa Maria High School and must demonstrate financial need per their FAFSA.

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

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Santa Maria Alumni Foundation funds

Where it gives

All of its grants went to recipients in Texas.

StateGrantsAmount
Texas4$3,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 4 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
TX
Recipient of Scholarship for $1000$1,000
Individual
TX
Reciepent of Scholarship $1000$1,000
Individual
TX
Recipient of Scholarship $500$500
Individual
TX
Recipient of Scholarship $500$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Santa Maria Alumni Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: May 17th.

How much does Santa Maria Alumni Foundation give?

$3,000 in tax year 2024, across 4 grants, with a typical grant of $750.

Who runs Santa Maria Alumni Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Yvette Cantu (President), Jose Medrano (Vice President) and Marilu Estevanes (Secretary).

What does Santa Maria Alumni Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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