The Carl and Lulu Mitchell Family Foundation concentrates its giving on local Fresno/Clovis-area health and human services, providing sizable operational support to hospitals, clinics, senior services, shelters, and faith-based broadcasters. Grants are aimed at sustaining core service delivery—medical care, children’s health, domestic violence services, senior programming, and emergency shelter—rather than project-specific initiatives. The foundation favors established local organizations and faith-affiliated partners that address basic needs in the community.
A $501,000 grant to Friends of Clovis Senior Activity Center is the clearest signal in the Carl and Lulu Mitchell Family Foundation’s recent giving: the foundation backs local institutions that keep core services running. Across its recent grants, the pattern is operational support rather than project-only funding, with money directed to hospitals, clinics, senior services, shelters, disability services, and faith-based organizations. The largest checks go to established nonprofit partners in Fresno, Clovis, and nearby Central Valley communities, including Community Medical Foundation, Marjaree Mason Center, Valley Children’s Healthcare Foundation, Valley Children’s Hospital, and Poverello House. The foundation’s giving shows a strong preference for sustaining essential services at organizations already embedded in the community. Grants labeled for operation and administration appear repeatedly, suggesting a focus on overhead and basic capacity that helps recipients maintain day-to-day service delivery. In practice, that means medical care, children’s health, domestic violence response, senior programming, emergency shelter, and related community support. Its recent record also includes recurring support for some recipients over multiple years, which points to an ongoing relationship with local nonprofits rather than one-time project funding.
Health and human services are at the center of the Carl and Lulu Mitchell Family Foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $100,000 to Community Medical Foundation for operation and administration, and it also supported Marjaree Mason Center with $100,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2023. Children’s health is another visible theme. The foundation awarded $100,000 to Valley Children’s Healthcare Foundation in 2024 and 2025, and it also gave $100,000 to Valley Children’s Hospital in 2023. The foundation also supports emergency shelter and basic needs work. Poverello House received $100,000 in 2025, while Break the Barriers received $25,000 in both 2023 and 2024. Faith-affiliated partners appear as well, including 3 Angels Broadcasting Network with $100,000 grants in 2023 and 2025.
The foundation’s typical grant size is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $37,500 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile, with several grants clustering at $100,000 and one outlier at $501,000. The recent record shows repeat giving to the same organizations across multiple years, including Community Medical Foundation, Marjaree Mason Center, Valley Children’s Healthcare Foundation, and 3 Angels Broadcasting Network. The pattern is unrestricted or general operating support, often described as funds for operation and administration. It appears to fund nonprofit organizations directly and does not fund individuals. No application process is stated in the provided data.
$1M
$9.8M
$608K
$1.1M
Most grants fall between $10K and $100K, with a median of $38K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$38K
75th Percentile
$100K
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Concentrated, relatively large grants to a small set of repeat grantees in the Central Valley; emphasis on unrestricted/operational funding rather than many small or new organizations.
Notable grantees: Friends of Clovis Senior Activity Center, Community Medical Foundation, 3 Angels Broadcasting Network, Valley Children's Healthcare Foundation, Marjaree Mason Center
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly concentrated in California, which accounts for 88% of grants. The foundation’s local footprint is centered in Fresno and Clovis, with multiple awards to recipients in Fresno, including Community Medical Foundation, Marjaree Mason Center, and Poverello House, and major support in Clovis through Friends of Clovis Senior Activity Center and Gracebound. Other California recipients include Madera and Pleasant Hill. Outside the state, the recent grants list includes West Frankfort, Illinois, through 3 Angels Broadcasting Network.
It supports nonprofit organizations working in health and human services, especially hospitals, clinics, senior services, domestic violence shelter and survivor services, emergency shelter, and faith-based media and ministries. The grants are commonly labeled for operation and administration, indicating support for core organizational capacity.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $37,500 at the median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile. Recent awards include several $100,000 grants and a larger $501,000 grant to a local senior center partner.
No. The foundation’s profile indicates that it funds nonprofit organizations rather than individuals.
It is local. California receives 88% of grants, and the recent record is concentrated in Fresno, Clovis, Madera, and nearby California cities, with one out-of-state recipient in Illinois.
Yes. Several organizations receive repeated support across multiple years, including 3 Angels Broadcasting Network, Community Medical Foundation, Marjaree Mason Center, Valley Children’s Healthcare Foundation, Break the Barriers, Fresno Central SDA Church, and Gracebound.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDS OF CLOVIS SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER | CLOVIS, CA | $501,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FRESNO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| POVERELLO HOUSE | FRESNO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| MARJAREE MASON CENTER | FRESNO, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| 3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK | WEST FRANKFORT, IL | $100,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| VALLEY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | MADERA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CA | PLEASANT HILL, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA | FRESNO, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| CALIFORNIA 911 MEMORIAL | CLOVIS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| GRACEBOUND | CLOVIS, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| FRESNO CENTRAL SDA CHURCH | FRESNO, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| 3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK | WEST FRANKFORT, IL | $100,000 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FRESNO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| VALLEY CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION | MADERA, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| MARJAREE MASON CENTER | FRESNO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| BREAK THE BARRIERS | FRESNO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CA | PLEASANT HILL, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| FRESNO CENTRAL SDA CHURCH | FRESNO, CA | $2,500 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| GRACEBOUND | CLOVIS, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| VALLEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL | MADERA, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| 3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK | WEST FRANKFORT, IL | $100,000 | 2023 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| COMMUNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION | FRESNO, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| MARJAREE MASON CENTER | FRESNO, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| BREAK THE BARRIERS | FRESNO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| UCSF FOUNDATION | FRESNO, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| THE CALIFORNIA 9-11 MEMORIAL | FRESNO, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
| FRESNO CENTRAL SDA CHURCH | FRESNO, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION |
FRIENDS OF CLOVIS SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER
$501,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION
$100,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK
$100,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
SPECIAL OLYMPICS NORTHERN CA
$10,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
DOWN SYNDROME ASSOCIATION OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
$10,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
CALIFORNIA 911 MEMORIAL
$10,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
GRACEBOUND
$3,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
FRESNO CENTRAL SDA CHURCH
$3,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK
$100,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION
$100,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
BREAK THE BARRIERS
$25,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
FRESNO CENTRAL SDA CHURCH
$2,500FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
GRACEBOUND
$2,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
3 ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK
$100,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
COMMUNITY MEDICAL FOUNDATION
$100,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
BREAK THE BARRIERS
$25,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
UCSF FOUNDATION
$25,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
THE CALIFORNIA 9-11 MEMORIAL
$10,000FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
FRESNO CENTRAL SDA CHURCH
$2,500FUNDS FOR OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION