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Grant recipient EIN 52-2350466Education

Who funds Thornston Educational Fund?

12 private foundations gave Thornston Educational Fund in Wrightwood, CA $1.8 million across 35 grants, in tax years 2018 to 2025.

Grants listed on funders’ 990-PF returns for tax years 2018 to 2025, read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

Grants received by year

Grants from private foundations by the funder’s tax year. The latest year is in blue; it is not complete until all its returns reach the IRS.

Every foundation grant, by year

35 grants

Each line as the funder listed it on its return, newest year first, then largest.

  1. David and Karen Bere FoundationWilmington, DE 2025

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  2. Teague Family FoundationAtlanta, GA 2024

    Funding the charitable purpose of the donee organization

    $200,000
  3. First Fruit IncNewport Beach, CA 2024

    Valley of vision leadership academy: teachers' salaries, materials, travel/housing, tech

    $118,000
  4. Henry P & Susan C Crowell TrustColorado Springs, CO 2024

    General fund

    $100,000
  5. David and Karen Bere FoundationWilmington, DE 2024

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  6. First Fruit IncNewport Beach, CA 2024

    Additional gift for leadership and staff - where needed most

    $11,800
  7. Long Family FoundationTorrance, CA 2024

    General support

    $2,000
  8. Henry P & Susan C Crowell TrustColorado Springs, CO 2023

    General Fund

    $100,000
  9. Birtcher Family FoundationNapa, CA 2023

    New earth 52 cafe expansion

    $25,000
  10. David and Karen Bere FoundationWilmington, DE 2023

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  11. The Lampstand FoundationEscondido, CA 2023

    Education christian ministry

    $10,010
  12. David and Karen Bere FoundationWilmington, DE 2022

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  13. The Harry J Lloyd Charitable TrustOverland Park, KS 2021

    Evangelism

    $200,000
  14. David and Karen Bere FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    Good Earth

    $50,000
  15. Birtcher Family FoundationNapa, CA 2021

    For migrant school communities

    $25,000
  16. Manthei Charitable TrustCharlevoix, MI 2021

    General fund

    $18,860
  17. David and Karen Bere FoundationWilmington, DE 2021

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  18. Hunter Family FoundationMorgan Hill, CA 2021

    Religious purpose

    $8,962
  19. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2021

    Matching gifts

    $936
  20. The Harry J Lloyd Charitable TrustOverland Park, KS 2020

    Evangelism

    $200,000
  21. First Fruit IncNewport Beach, CA 2020

    Reaching vulnerable groups in east asia

    $100,000
  22. Manthei Charitable TrustCharlevoix, MI 2020

    General fund

    $34,000
  23. David and Karen Bere FoundationWilmington, DE 2020

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  24. The Lampstand FoundationEscondido, CA 2020

    Christian Ministry

    $10,000
  25. Hunter Family FoundationMorgan Hill, CA 2020

    Religious purpose

    $2,900
  26. Duke Energy FoundationCharlotte, NC 2020

    Employee matching gifts

    $1,336
  27. The Harry J Lloyd Charitable TrustOverland Park, KS 2019

    Evangelism

    $200,000
  28. Manthei Charitable TrustCharlevoix, MI 2019

    General fund

    $54,000
  29. Birtcher Family FoundationNapa, CA 2019

    For church planting and discipleship training

    $50,000
  30. Hugh and Charlotte MacLellan Charitable Charitable TrustChattanooga, TN 2019

    Religious education and formation

    $20,000
  31. Hunter Family FoundationMorgan Hill, CA 2019

    Religious purpose

    $15,000
  32. David and Karen Bere FoundationWilmington, DE 2019

    General & Unrestricted

    $12,000
  33. Manthei Charitable TrustCharlevoix, MI 2018

    General fund

    $56,500
  34. Birtcher Family FoundationNapa, CA 2018

    to equip teams of educators who will establish programs within the migrant worker school communities and home town villages.

    $50,000
  35. David and Karen Bere FoundationWilmington, DE 2018

    General & Unrestricted

    $10,000

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other education organizations in Wrightwood, CA and are not among Thornston Educational Fund’s funders above.

  1. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 11 grants Preselected only $1,209 to similar organizations
  2. The MacLellan Foundation IncChattanooga, TN 9 grants Accepts applications $194,204 to similar organizations
  3. Flagstar Foundation IncTroy, MI 1 grant Preselected only $5,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 52-2350466 by name and ZIP code against the IRS list of exempt organizations and our list of filers. Grants we could not tie to one organization are not counted here.