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Grant recipient EIN 77-0555874Philanthropy and grantmaking

Who funds Kern Community Foundation?

12 private foundations gave Kern Community Foundation in Bakersfield, CA $488,985 across 43 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

43 grants

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

  1. The Skeet Varner FoundationBakersfield, CA 2025

    To support the growth of a community through philanthropy by helping people support the causes they care most about.

    $10,000
  2. Batey Family Charitable TrustBakersfield, CA 2025

    Contribution made to the women's & girl's fund

    $1,000
  3. Pinetops FoundationBend, OR 2024

    Toward dental work for bible study leader in her 70s; toward dental care for a worthy single mom; for the chalmers center support

    $54,468
  4. Patricia Crail Brown FoundationPasadena, CA 2024

    General support of charity

    $11,253
  5. The Skeet Varner FoundationBakersfield, CA 2024

    To support the growth of a community through philanthropy by helping people support the causes they care most about.

    $10,000
  6. Seedcore FoundationBakersfield, CA 2024

    Kern futures scholarships: now fund

    $1,050
  7. Batey Family Charitable TrustBakersfield, CA 2024

    Contribution made to the women's & girl's fund

    $1,000
  8. Louis and Sheryl Barbich FoundationBakersfield, CA 2024

    Support of women and girls

    $800
  9. Patricia Crail Brown FoundationPasadena, CA 2023

    General support of charity

    $20,000
  10. Seedcore FoundationBakersfield, CA 2023

    Event sponsorship

    $9,750
  11. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2023

    Program/operating support

    $8,000
  12. Batey Family Charitable TrustBakersfield, CA 2023

    Contribution made to the women's & girl's fund

    $1,300
  13. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2023

    General support

    $17
  14. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $45,000
  15. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $25,000
  16. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $20,000
  17. Patricia Crail Brown FoundationPasadena, CA 2022

    General support of charity

    $20,000
  18. Seedcore FoundationBakersfield, CA 2022

    Scholarship for the college success program/project support - umbrella mural

    $16,875
  19. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2022

    Program/operating support

    $10,000
  20. Amicus FoundationCameron, MT 2022

    Carry out charitable purpose of foundation

    $9,375
  21. Batey Family Charitable TrustBakersfield, CA 2022

    Contribution made to the women's & girl's fund

    $1,300
  22. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2022

    General support

    $12
  23. Patricia Crail Brown FoundationPasadena, CA 2021

    General support of charity

    $20,000
  24. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2021

    Operational support

    $16,000
  25. Seedcore FoundationBakersfield, CA 2021

    Scholarship for the college success program

    $9,600
  26. Louis and Sheryl Barbich FoundationBakersfield, CA 2021

    Support of women and girls

    $1,000
  27. Batey Family Charitable TrustBakersfield, CA 2021

    Contribution made to the women's & girl's fund

    $1,000
  28. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2021

    General support

    $10
  29. The Crail-Johnson FoundationSan Pedro, CA 2020

    Kern county covid-19 relief fund

    $25,000
  30. Patricia Crail Brown FoundationPasadena, CA 2020

    General support of charity

    $20,000
  31. Seedcore FoundationBakersfield, CA 2020

    General support

    $6,600
  32. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2020

    General support

    $6,000
  33. Srinivasa Manohara FoundationBakersfield, CA 2020

    To growing community, growing philanthropy in kern county

    $1,001
  34. Louis and Sheryl Barbich FoundationBakersfield, CA 2020

    Support of women and girls

    $1,000
  35. Amazonsmile FoundationSeattle, WA 2020

    General support

    $24
  36. The California EndowmentLos Angeles, CA 2019

    Kern county earthquake disaster relief fund - addressing health: to address disaster trauma and promote mental well-being among community members and frontline responders of the ridgecrest earthquakes in kern county.

    $50,000
  37. Patricia Crail Brown FoundationPasadena, CA 2019

    General support of charity

    $20,000
  38. Pinetops FoundationBend, OR 2019

    Program support

    $10,000
  39. The Bank of America Charitable Foundation IncCharlotte, NC 2019

    Program/operating support

    $6,550
  40. Batey Family Charitable TrustBakersfield, CA 2019

    Contribution made to the general fund.

    $1,500
  41. Louis and Sheryl Barbich FoundationBakersfield, CA 2019

    General fund

    $1,000
  42. Patricia Crail Brown FoundationPasadena, CA 2018

    General support of charity

    $15,000
  43. Batey Family Charitable TrustBakersfield, CA 2018

    Contribution made to the general fund.

    $1,500

Funders of similar organizations nearby

Foundations that gave to other philanthropy and grantmaking organizations in Bakersfield, CA and are not among Kern Community Foundation’s funders above.

  1. The Virginia and Alfred Harrell FoundationBakersfield, CA 4 grants Accepts applications $140,733 to similar organizations
  2. Ravi and Naina Patel FoundationBakersfield, CA 3 grants Accepts applications $16,500 to similar organizations
  3. Resnick FoundationLos Angeles, CA 3 grants Preselected only $97,000 to similar organizations
  4. Diane S Lake Charitable TrustBakersfield, CA 3 grants Preselected only $53,000 to similar organizations
  5. The Rodney Grimm Family FoundationBakersfield, CA 6 grants Accepts applications $3,326,921 to similar organizations
  6. Robert Grimm Family FoundationBakersfield, CA 1 grant Accepts applications $365,000 to similar organizations
  7. The California Wellness FoundationLos Angeles, CA 3 grants Accepts applications $280,000 to similar organizations
  8. Joe Alexander Scholarship FoundationBakersfield, CA 3 grants Preselected only $79,000 to similar organizations

About this match

Funders write a recipient’s name and address, not its EIN. We matched these grants to EIN 77-0555874 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.