The Father Joseph Patterson Foundation concentrates almost all of its giving on Catholic secondary education in the Tempe/Phoenix area, with a dominant multi-year or large capital gift to Seton Catholic Preparatory and smaller, targeted awards to individual students. Its grants suggest a mission of supporting a single flagship Catholic college-preparatory school and direct student scholarships or awards rather than broad programmatic funding across many organizations.
A single grant to Seton Catholic Preparatory accounts for the largest share of Father Joseph Patterson Foundation’s recent giving, and it anchors a pattern of tightly focused support for Catholic secondary education in the Tempe and Phoenix area. The foundation’s grants are concentrated on one flagship school plus direct awards to students, with multiple repeat recipients appearing across 2024 and 2025. That mix suggests a funding approach built around institutional support for the school community and smaller scholarships or awards for individual Catholic high school students. The recent record shows the foundation giving to students in Gilbert, Phoenix, Chandler, Mesa, and other Arizona communities, while the school itself receives a far larger award than any individual grant. Across the file, the organization’s philanthropy stays local and education-centered, with Catholic college-preparatory schooling at the center of the portfolio. Father Joseph Patterson Foundation also appears to support student retention and school participation through recurring individual grants, rather than broad multi-issue or multi-region grantmaking.
Catholic secondary education is the clear center of Father Joseph Patterson Foundation’s grantmaking. In 2025, it gave $8,000 to Cole Urwiller for education, and similar student-level awards appear throughout the recent grants list. The foundation also supports student awards across several Arizona cities. It granted $8,000 to Angelique Ramirez for education and $8,000 to Sarah Mohs for education, showing that its student support reaches beyond a single campus community. Repeat giving is another pattern. Mike Esparza received $6,000 in 2025 and $2,000 in 2024, while Brianna Lopez appears in both years as well. That repetition points to ongoing support for individual students rather than one-time awards only. At the institutional level, the foundation’s largest grant went to Seton Catholic Prepatory for education, indicating that the school itself is a major recipient alongside individual students.
Father Joseph Patterson Foundation’s typical grant size is $2,000, with the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile all at that level. The recent record also includes a single much larger award of $490,100, showing a split between routine student-level grants and one major institutional grant. The pattern includes repeat recipients across years. Mike Esparza, Brianna Lopez, Christian Vasquez, Peter Laborin, Karla Romero, Sarah Mohs, Cole Urwiller, and others received grants in both 2024 and 2025. The foundation funds individuals, not program-related investments, and the grant list points to direct support rather than an open application structure.
$542K
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$157K
$546K
Most grants fall between $2K and $2K, with a median of $2K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$2K
75th Percentile
$2K
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Highly concentrated: one very large gift to a single Catholic high school (~93% of total dollars) plus several small, individual scholarships or awards. Emphasis on a core institutional beneficiary with supplemental direct student support.
Notable grantees: Seton Catholic Preparatory, Cole Urwiller (scholarship recipient), Sarah Mohs (scholarship recipient), Angelique Ramirez (scholarship recipient)
The foundation gives locally and all recent grants in the file went to U.S. recipients. Arizona is the top giving state, with 100% of grants landing there. Most awards went to Phoenix, with additional grants to Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Laveen, and Peoria. Two out-of-state recipients also appear in the recent list: Aledo, Texas, and Brunswick, Maine. The pattern is concentrated in the Tempe/Phoenix metro area, with the school recipient in Gilbert and student awards spread across nearby Arizona cities.
The recent grants show a strong focus on Catholic secondary education, especially support tied to Seton Catholic Preparatory and direct awards for students attending Catholic college-preparatory schools. The foundation’s largest recent grant was $490,100, and many smaller grants went to individual students for education.
Typical awards are $2,000. The grant-size distribution is tight at that level, with p25, median, and p75 all equal to $2,000. The recent file also includes one much larger institutional grant of $490,100.
Its recent grants are overwhelmingly local and 100% of grants in the file went to recipients in Arizona. The recipient locations listed are primarily Phoenix, Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Laveen, and Peoria, with a small number of grants to recipients in Texas and Maine.
Yes. Several names appear in both 2024 and 2025, including Mike Esparza, Brianna Lopez, Christian Vasquez, Peter Laborin, Karla Romero, Sarah Mohs, and Cole Urwiller. That points to recurring support for individual students rather than one-time-only awards.
Yes. The recent grant list includes multiple individual student awards such as $8,000 to Cole Urwiller, $8,000 to Angelique Ramirez, and $6,000 to Mike Esparza. The foundation does not make program-related investments.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SETON CATHOLIC PREPATORY | GILBERT, AZ | $490,100 | 2025 | Education |
| SARAH MOHS | CHANDLER, AZ | $8,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| COLE URWILLER | GILBERT, AZ | $8,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| ANGELIQUE RAMIREZ | PHOENIX, AZ | $8,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MIKE ESPARZA | MESA, AZ | $6,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| KYLIE COLOMAR | MESA, AZ | $4,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ | PHOENIX, AZ | $4,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| YOLOTZIN MONROY-OLGUIN | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| PETER LABORIN | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| ABBY MACALUSO | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| BRIANNA LOPEZ | Peoria, AZ | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| MAGGIEMAE DETHLEFSEN | Aledo, TX | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| KARLA ROMERO | MESA, AZ | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| DANIELA ZARRAGA | Brunswick, ME | $2,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| MAGGIEMAE DETHEFSEN | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| DANIELA ZARRAGE | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| ABBY MACALUSA | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| COLE URWILLER | GILBERT, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| PETER LABORIN | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| KARLA ROMERO | MESA, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| SARAH MOHS | CHANDLER, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| MIKE ESPARZA | MESA, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| NERO NUEZ | LAVEEN, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| ANGELIQUE RAMINEZ | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| KYLIE COLOMAR | MESA, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| BRIANNA LOPEZ | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| NERO NUEZ | LAVEEN, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ANGELIQUE RAMINEZ | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| MIKE ESPARZA | MESA, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| MORGAN YAZZIE | CHANDLER, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| KYLIE COLOMAR | MESA, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| PETER LABORIN | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| DANIELA ZARRAGE | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| BRIANNA LOPEZ | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| KARLA ROMERO | MESA, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| SARAH MOHS | CHANDLER, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| NICKLAS NUEZ | LAVEEN, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| COLE URWILLER | GILBERT, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| ABBY MACALUSA | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| MAGGIEMAE DETHEFSEN | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
SETON CATHOLIC PREPATORY
$490,100Education
SARAH MOHS
$8,000EDUCATION
COLE URWILLER
$8,000EDUCATION
ANGELIQUE RAMIREZ
$8,000EDUCATION
MIKE ESPARZA
$6,000EDUCATION
KYLIE COLOMAR
$4,000EDUCATION
CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ
EDUCATION
YOLOTZIN MONROY-OLGUIN
$2,000EDUCATION
PETER LABORIN
$2,000EDUCATION
ABBY MACALUSO
$2,000EDUCATION
BRIANNA LOPEZ
$2,000EDUCATION
MAGGIEMAE DETHLEFSEN
$2,000EDUCATION
KARLA ROMERO
$2,000EDUCATION
DANIELA ZARRAGA
$2,000EDUCATION
CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ
$2,000EDUCATION
MAGGIEMAE DETHEFSEN
$2,000EDUCATION
DANIELA ZARRAGE
$2,000EDUCATION
ABBY MACALUSA
$2,000EDUCATION
COLE URWILLER
$2,000EDUCATION
PETER LABORIN
$2,000EDUCATION
KARLA ROMERO
$2,000EDUCATION
SARAH MOHS
$2,000EDUCATION
MIKE ESPARZA
$2,000EDUCATION
NERO NUEZ
$2,000EDUCATION
ANGELIQUE RAMINEZ
$2,000EDUCATION
KYLIE COLOMAR
$2,000EDUCATION
BRIANNA LOPEZ
$2,000EDUCATION
NERO NUEZ
$2,000EDUCATION
ANGELIQUE RAMINEZ
$2,000EDUCATION
MIKE ESPARZA
$2,000EDUCATION
MORGAN YAZZIE
$2,000EDUCATION
CHRISTIAN VASQUEZ
$2,000EDUCATION
KYLIE COLOMAR
$2,000EDUCATION
PETER LABORIN
$2,000EDUCATION
DANIELA ZARRAGE
$2,000EDUCATION
BRIANNA LOPEZ
$2,000EDUCATION
KARLA ROMERO
$2,000EDUCATION
SARAH MOHS
$2,000EDUCATION
NICKLAS NUEZ
$2,000EDUCATION
COLE URWILLER
$2,000EDUCATION
ABBY MACALUSA
$2,000EDUCATION
MAGGIEMAE DETHEFSEN
$2,000EDUCATION