Seedcore Foundation
Bakersfield, CA · EIN 82-5161618. Reported 109 grants totalling $1,084,411 to 83 recipients across tax years 2020-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Seedcore Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $3,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,050 and $7,000; the smallest was $20 and the largest $250,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California State University Bakersfield Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Mission at Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | $111,818 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Csub Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $107,000 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southwest Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $56,875 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Willie J Frink College Prep | Bakersfield, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kern Community Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $43,875 | 5 | 5 | 2024 |
| The Mission of Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | $32,875 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| City Serve of the Tri Valley | Pleasanton, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Samaritan's Purse | Boone, NC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Keepers Transformation House | Bakersfield, CA | $24,640 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Keepers Transformation Housekeepers of the Cross | Oildale, CA | $22,437 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Apple Core Project Inc | Bakersfield, CA | $19,625 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Youth for Christ USA Inc | Englewood, CO | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mission One Eleven | Bakersfield, CA | $16,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Door - Community Resource and Recovery Center | Bakersfield, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stay Focused Ministries | Bakersfield, CA | $11,932 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Bridge Bible Church of the Mennonite Brethren | Bakersfield, CA | $11,216 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Laborers of Harvest | Taft, CA | $10,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Lifehouse Church | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Word for Word Ministries | Bakersfield, CA | $8,125 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Bakersfield Senior Center | Bakersfield, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kern County Youth for Christ | Bakersfield, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heritage Oak School | Tehachapi, CA | $7,074 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Cornerstone Center for Counseling and Discipleship Inc | Tehachapi, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Motherhood Project | Bakersfield, CA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| One Door Recovery | Bakersfield, CA | $6,003 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Way Christian School | Livingston, MT | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth for Christ | Bakersfield, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bakersfield Angels | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| California Commission on Sexual Exploitation | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cityserve Network | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance Inc | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Heritage Christian School | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kern High School District Roc & Ctec Entrepreneurship Resource Centers | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Magdalene Hope Inc | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Tejon Ranch Conservancy | Frazier Park, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Empowerment Dess Perkins Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $4,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Independence Through Grace Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California State University of Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Friends of Mercy Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $3,354 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Our Lady Perpetual Help | Bakersfield, CA | $3,081 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth for Christ of Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Shepower Leadership Academy | Bakersfield, CA | $2,740 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Be Finally Free | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Grimm Family Education Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hoffman Hospice | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Pasadena, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Morning Star Fresh Food Ministry | Bakersfield, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help | Bakersfield, CA | $2,420 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Brighter Bites Bakersfield | Houston, TX | $2,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Church Without Walls | Bakersfield, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jim Burke Education Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ridgeview High School | Bakersfield, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rosedale Middle School | Bakersfield, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Heritage Academy | Kalispell, MT | $1,985 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mission Community Services Corporation Kern Women's Business Center | San Luis Obispo, CA | $1,875 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mission Valley Christian School | Polson, MT | $1,725 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bakersfield Women's Business Conference | Bakersfield, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Family Care Network | Bakersfield, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Minter Field Air Museum | Shafter, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rosedale Middle School 8TH Grade History Department | Bakersfield, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kern High School District | Bakersfield, CA | $1,275 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California Living Museum Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $1,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bakersfield Christian Highschool | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bakersfield Prayer Breakfast | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| CASA Esperanza | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Right to Life of Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation | Simi Valley, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Garces Memorial High School | Bakersfield, CA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Mission Valley Christian Academy | Polson, MT | $650 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bakersfield College Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Villagers Inc | Bakersfield, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kern County Student Leadership | Bakersfield, CA | $445 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| First Experience Preschool | Bakersfield, CA | $396 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Valley Christian School | Missoula, MT | $190 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Stillwater Christian School | Kalispell, MT | $175 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Country Christian School | Bakersfield, CA | $152 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Francis Parish School | Bakersfield, CA | $75 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stockdale Christian Schoolbakersfield First Assembly | Bakersfield, CA | $74 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Legacy Christian Academy | Bakersfield, CA | $54 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Our Lady of Perpetual Help School | Bakersfield, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
13 of 83 (16%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 18%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- California State University Bakersfield Foundation
CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP & INNOVATION - Csub Foundation
PROGRAM SUPPORT - CENTER FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION - Southwest Foundation
EVENT SPONSORSHIP - RISE BAKERSFIELD - Samaritan's Purse
PROGRAM SUPPORT - HURRICANE HELENE DISASTER RELIEF - City Serve of the Tri Valley
EVENT SPONSORSHIP: MAYOR'S BALL - The Mission of Kern County
PROGRAM SUPPORT - WOMEN & CHILDREN'S TRANSITIONAL HOME
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 56 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17 | $80,695 | $2,740 |
| 2021 | 20 | $334,175 | $1,687 |
| 2022 | 22 | $254,920 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 21 | $140,041 | $3,500 |
| 2024 | 29 | $274,580 | $2,420 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Seedcore Foundation has 2 of them, worth $300,000. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| The Mission at Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | $200,000 |
| California State University of Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $100,000 |
Where its money goes
94% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $3,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Seedcore Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 5001 California Avenue 214, Bakersfield, CA, 93309. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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