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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-1004831

Shawn P Herrera Foundation

A private foundation in San Jose, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 4 grants and $17,663 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Accepts applications

The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.

Contact
Shawn P Herrera Foundation
2526 Qume Drive 22
San Jose, CA 95131
(408) 887-5898
Form and materials
Post phone communication, the requester should turn in a formal request for aid with an explanation of hardship.
Deadlines
No Deadline. Ongoing requests accepted.
Restrictions
No restrictions but we look for candidates who have demonstrated exceptional responsibility and are from social economically deprived communities.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $17,663

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $85,154

  • Tax year 2024

    $16,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $54,240

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,460

    Grants listed
    4
    Assets, end of year
    $71,686

  • Tax year 2022

    $10,500

    Grants listed
    2
    Assets, end of year
    $66,955

  • Tax year 2021

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $82,909

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $86,808

  • Tax year 2019

    $2,988

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $88,531

  • Tax year 2018

    $6,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $92,815

Grants paid in 2025

4 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Community Foundation of SBCHollister, CA

    Community Center Scholarship Program

    $11,000
  2. United for San BenitoHollister, CA

    Scholarships

    $3,225
  3. BenitoLinkHollister, CA

    Operations

    $2,438
  4. Individual

    Operations

    $1,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture2 grants $5,663100% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $16,663

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Shawn P HerreraPresident,Dir. Hours 10Pay $0

The return

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