Peter A & Vernice H Gasser Foundation Grants

How to apply

Open to applications: its latest 990-PF publishes how to apply and does not limit giving to preselected organizations. See more foundations that accept applications.

Contact

Nancy Watt

Address

433 Soscol Avenue Suite A120 Napa, CA, 94559

Phone

(707) 255-1646

Email

NANCY@GASSERFOUNDATION.ORG

Deadlines

Budgeted grants: September 1st for next year funding. Teacher stipends deadline selected each yr.

Application materials

Budgeted grants: nonprofits can submit a letter of intent due by September 1st for a grant request to be funded in the following year. The letters are reviewed by the board and decisions are made on which organizations will be invited to apply. The board provides approvals and a funding schedule is created in January for the year. Reserve grants: the board budgets a reserve fund for grant awards throughout the year outside the normal grant cycle. Ceo's/president's fund grants: the board budgets a fund each year that provides the president/ceo the discretion to award grants up to $2,000 each to nonprofits throughout the year. Scholarships: each high school in napa county is granted $5,000 each every year to provide scholarships to students. Teacher stipend: each elementary and middle school in napa county has the opportunity to apply for two stipends every year up to $500 each for field trips, instruction supplies, books, and more.

Restrictions

Grants must be aligned with gasser's mission, be awarded to 501(c)(3) organizations and provide benefit within napa county.

Where Peter A & Vernice H Gasser Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

Showing 5 of the 25 largest grants (78 reported in all).

About this data

Figures are aggregated from Peter A & Vernice H Gasser Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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• Statement of need template and examples
• Executive summary template and examples
• Grant budget template (XLSX) and budget narrative
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