About Elks Park Scholarship & Charity Fund
The Elks Park Scholarship & Charity Fund operates as a small, locally focused charitable fund in Merced County, directing most of its resources to community health and youth services. Its largest single grant supports Valley Children’s Hospital, while remaining giving goes to the local Elks lodge and youth agricultural education, indicating a priority on local health, community fraternal activities, and youth development. Grants are modest in number but meaningful in size relative to the foundation’s total assets, and recipients are primarily local organizations serving Merced/Atwater area residents.
Focus Areas
Children’s hospital and pediatric healthcare support in Merced/Central ValleyLocal fraternal organization operations and community programming (Merced Elks BPOE Lodge)Youth agricultural education and FFA programs in Atwater/Merced County
Who They Fund
children/pediatric patients in Merced/Central Valleylocal Merced/Atwater community residentsyouth involved in FFA and agricultural educationmembers and program participants of Merced Elks BPOE Lodge
About Elks Park Scholarship & Charity Fund
A $25,000 grant to Valley Children’s Hospital anchors Elks Park Scholarship & Charity Fund’s recent giving and shows how the fund combines larger gifts with a narrow local footprint. The fund’s support is concentrated in Merced County and nearby Central Valley communities, with grants recorded to organizations in Merced, Atwater, Madera, Livingston, Modesto, Fresno, Pleasant Hill, and Turlock. Most awards are modest, but the pattern points to recurring support for health, youth development, and local civic groups. The recent record includes repeated support for the Merced Elks Bpo 1240, along with grants to local youth-serving groups such as Atwater Ffa, Merced Ffa Chapter, and 4-H and scouting organizations. Community service and family-support nonprofits also appear, including Casa of Merced County, Challenged Family Resource Center, and Love Inc. The fund also gave to the Merced County Office of Education and Tenaya Middle School, reinforcing its role in place-based charitable support. Across these grants, the foundation’s giving reflects a small, community-oriented fund that directs most of its resources to organizations serving children, students, families, and local civic life in and around Merced.
What Elks Park Scholarship & Charity Fund Funds
Health-related giving is a visible part of the fund’s profile. The largest recent grant went to Valley Children’s Hospital in Madera for donation support, placing pediatric healthcare at the center of its higher-dollar awards. Youth development is another clear focus. The fund gave $5,700 to Atwater Ffa and $4,250 to Merced Ffa Chapter, both tied to agricultural education. It also supported youth sports and youth groups with gifts to Atwatermerced Little League, Mcswain Soccer League, Sea Scouts Ship 99 Lysa, Boy Scout Troop 88, Greater Yosemite Council, and Turlock Youth Sports Foundation. Local community services appear as well. Grants to Casa of Merced County, Challenged Family Resource Center, Love Inc, and Merced County Human Services Agency show support for families and community assistance programs. Educational support also shows up through the Merced County Office of Education and Tenaya Middle School.
How Elks Park Scholarship & Charity Fund Gives
Typical grant size is small: p25 is $1,000, median is $1,000, and p75 is $1,500. That places most awards in a tight band, even though annual grants total $134,547 against $806,614 in assets. The record also shows a few larger one-off awards, including $25,000 and $10,327, alongside many $1,000 to $2,000 gifts. Repeated recipients appear across multiple years, including Merced Elks Bpo 1240, Casa of Merced County, Sea Scouts Ship 99 Lysa, Mcswain Soccer League, and Tenya Middle School. The foundation funds individuals and also gives to organizations; the recent grants list is mainly organizational donation support.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$135K
Total Assets
$807K
Total Revenue
$197K
Total Expenses
$175K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $1K and $2K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$2K
Geographic Reach
Local5 states funded
About 94% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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