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FRANCES SAUNDERS FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $73K · expenses $58K · assets $504K

EIN
45-2718331
Address
388 E YOSEMITE AVE SUITE 200-B, MERCED, CA 95340-8219
NTEE code
T20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2011
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Marcia Hall DIRECTOR2011-2025 $3,000$7,825 1
Cyril Lawrence DIRECTOR2011-2025 $3,000$5,750 1

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

1 person listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Frances Saunders (former) DIRECTOR2011-2020 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CYRIL LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $3,000-$0 $3,0001
MARCIA HALL DIRECTOR0 $3,000-$0 $3,0001
2024 · 2 people listed · 2 paid, $6K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CYRIL LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $2,750-$0 $2,7501
MARCIA HALL DIRECTOR2 $2,750-$0 $2,7501
2023 · 2 people listed · 1 paid, $2K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
MARCIA HALL DIRECTOR2 $2,075-$0 $2,0751
CYRIL LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CYRIL LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA HALL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
CYRIL LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA HALL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES SAUNDERS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
CYRIL LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA HALL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES SAUNDERS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
CYRIL LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA HALL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
FRANCES SAUNDERS DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
CYRIL LAWRENCE DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
MARCIA HALL DIRECTOR0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frances Saunders Director0 $0-$0 $01
Cyril Lawrence Director0 $0-$0 $01
Marcia Hall Director0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frances Saunders Director0 $0-$0 $01
Cyril Lawrence Director0 $0-$0 $01
Marcia Hall Director0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frances Saunders Director0 $0-$0 $01
Cyril Lawrence Director0 $0-$0 $01
Marcia Hall Director0 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frances Saunders Director0 $0-$0 $01
Cyril Lawrence Director0 $0-$0 $01
Marcia Hall Director0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frances Saunders Director0 $0-$0 $01
Cyril Lawrence Director0 $0-$0 $01
Marcia Hall Director0 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frances Saunders Director0 $0-$0 $01
Cyril Lawrence Director0 $0-$0 $01
Marcia Hall Director0 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Frances Saunders Director0 $0-$0 $01
Cyril Lawrence Director0 $0-$0 $01
Marcia Hall Director0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 15 grants to organizations · $37K
2024 · 11 grants to organizations · $24K
2023 · 13 grants to organizations · $40K
2022 · 12 grants to organizations · $72K
2021 · 15 grants to organizations · $27K
2020 · 28 grants to organizations · $84K
2019 · 31 grants to organizations · $88K
2018 · 29 grants to organizations · $44K
2017 · 30 grants to organizations · $40K
2016 · 16 grants to organizations · $31K
2015 · 32 grants to organizations · $109K
2014 · 27 grants to organizations · $75K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2020 · 1 contributor · $35K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 FRANCES SAUNDERS Person MERCED, CA $35,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2020 · filing
2019 · 1 contributor · $35K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 FRANCES SAUNDERS Person MERCED, CA $35,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2019 · filing
2018 · 1 contributor · $5K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 FRANCES SAUNDERS Person MERCED, CA $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2018 · filing
2015 · 1 contributor · $35K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 Frances Saunders Person Merced, CA $35,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2015 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$73,174$58,189 $503,970$503,970 -- $6,000--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$45,925$43,462 $488,985$488,985 -- $5,500--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$60,275$61,824 $486,898$486,898 -- $2,075--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$113,016$94,743 $488,447$488,447 -- ---
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,358$48,497 $469,874$470,174 -- ---
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$99,106$91,925 $457,013$457,313 $36,125- ---
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,120$92,240 $449,832$450,132 $35,000- ---
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$51,332$48,004 $453,952$454,252 $5,000- ---
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,949$44,910 $449,824$450,124 -- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$33,677$35,781 $455,785$456,085 -- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$116,786$113,929 $460,883$458,189 $35,000- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$83,863$78,271 $458,326$455,332 -- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$1,499 $2,500-$494 -- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$1,495 $2,500$1,005 -- $0--
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$0 $1,000$1,000 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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LAZARES FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $75,239$63,372 DIRECTOR PRES P.T.$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LEAR FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $74,293$1,045,937 TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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CHAI FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $68,764$57,432 CEO$9,900 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
BLESS AND SHARE FOUNDATIONCAT20 $71,122$26,209 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
PAYNE FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $72,943$261,000 PRESIDENT/TRE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
JERRY COHEN FOUNDATIONCAT20 $76,961$75,276 DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ZODIACAURORA FOUNDATIONCAT20 $73,656$46,674 ceo$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WEGNER FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $77,106$64,930 President & CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SIMI SUNSET ROTARY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $72,123$63,864 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
ALLEN MATKINS FOUNDATIONCAT20 $73,177$31,082 PRES/BOARD CHAIR/DIR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
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IW GREENLIGHT FOUNDATIONCAT20 $70,849$41,087 CEO$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
POLARIS FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $70,224$46,998 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WHITMAN FAMILY FOUNDATIONCAT20 $77,407$68,465 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
MDEKFSE FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$1,780,6801 12021–2021 SHAWSHANK FOUNDATION
ELTON FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$366,7371 12021–2021 SHAWSHANK FOUNDATION
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor$274,4355 12016–2021 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
THE SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$245,0004 12014–2021 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC DAF sponsor$81,0005 12017–2021 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
LA COUNTY SHERIFF'S CHILDREN'S COLLEGE Private foundation$30,0001 12023–2023 ALLEN MATKINS FOUNDATION
ISSA FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$25,0002 12020–2021 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
ADESSO NONPROFIT FOUNDATION Private foundation$20,0001 12024–2024 BRAHMA FOUNDATION
THE BERKSHIRE TACONIC COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$15,0001 12020–2020 ACUCARES FOUNDATION
MAYBELLE CLARK MACDONALD FUND Private foundation$10,0002 12012–2013 FRONTLINE FOUNDATION
NATIONAL CHRISTIAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$10,0001 12021–2021 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
J GURWIN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$2,5001 12023–2023 CHAI FAMILY FOUNDATION
ASOFSKY FAMILY FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$2,5001 12019–2019 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
SOUND START FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,5001 12019–2019 FORTE FOR CHILDREN
JAFFA FAMILY FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,0001 12016–2016 KOL TOV FOUNDATION

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $58,189 spent · pay $6,000 · grants $36,800 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $36,800 63.2%
Occupancy $7,260 12.5%
Fees: accounting $6,700 11.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $6,000 10.3%
Other expenses $978 1.7%
Taxes $451 0.8%
Total$58,189100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $43,462 spent · pay $5,500 · grants $23,650 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $23,650 54.4%
Occupancy $7,260 16.7%
Fees: accounting $6,300 14.5%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $5,500 12.7%
Other expenses $553 1.3%
Fees: legal $140 0.3%
Taxes $59 0.1%
Total$43,462100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $61,824 spent · pay $2,075 · grants $40,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $40,500 65.5%
Occupancy $7,260 11.7%
Fees: accounting $5,775 9.3%
Taxes $3,591 5.8%
Fees: legal $2,520 4.1%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees $2,075 3.4%
Other expenses $103 0.2%
Total$61,824100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $94,743 spent · pay $0 · grants $71,750 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $71,750 75.7%
Fees: accounting $12,125 12.8%
Occupancy $7,260 7.7%
Fees: other professional $1,245 1.3%
Fees: legal $1,155 1.2%
Taxes $883 0.9%
Other expenses $325 0.3%
Total$94,743100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $48,497 spent · pay $0 · grants $26,950 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $26,950 55.6%
Fees: accounting $12,250 25.3%
Occupancy $4,825 9.9%
Fees: legal $2,590 5.3%
Taxes $1,792 3.7%
Other expenses $90 0.2%
Total$48,497100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $91,925 spent · pay $0 · grants $84,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $84,250 91.7%
Fees: legal $4,067 4.4%
Fees: accounting $1,540 1.7%
Occupancy $1,452 1.6%
Taxes $601 0.7%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$91,925100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $92,240 spent · pay $0 · grants $87,940 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $87,940 95.3%
Occupancy $1,452 1.6%
Fees: legal $1,312 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,180 1.3%
Taxes $286 0.3%
Printing and publications $55 0.1%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$92,240100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $48,004 spent · pay $0 · grants $43,700 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $43,700 91.0%
Taxes $1,610 3.4%
Fees: accounting $1,175 2.4%
Occupancy $1,125 2.3%
Fees: legal $340 0.7%
Printing and publications $39 0.1%
Other expenses $15 0.0%
Total$48,004100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $44,910 spent · pay $0 · grants $39,955 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $39,955 89.0%
Fees: accounting $1,835 4.1%
Occupancy $1,200 2.7%
Fees: legal $1,086 2.4%
Taxes $703 1.6%
Other expenses $92 0.2%
Printing and publications $39 0.1%
Total$44,910100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $35,781 spent · pay $0 · grants $31,472 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $31,472 88.0%
Taxes $1,684 4.7%
Fees: accounting $1,435 4.0%
Fees: legal $1,165 3.3%
Other expenses $25 0.1%
Total$35,781100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $113,929 spent · pay $0 · grants $109,395 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $109,395 96.0%
Taxes $1,677 1.5%
Fees: legal $1,645 1.4%
Fees: accounting $1,175 1.0%
Other expenses $37 0.0%
Total$113,929100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $78,271 spent · pay $0 · grants $75,475 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $75,475 96.4%
Fees: legal $1,660 2.1%
Fees: accounting $1,125 1.4%
Other expenses $11 0.0%
Total$78,271100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $1,499 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: legal $1,499 100.0%
Total$1,499100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $1,495 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees: legal $1,045 69.9%
Fees: accounting $450 30.1%
Total$1,495100%

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