About Isnardi Foundation
The Isnardi Foundation concentrates philanthropic dollars in Fresno and the Central Valley, funding capital and expansion projects for direct-service organizations that address family crisis, homelessness, and local healthcare capacity. Their support skews toward large, project-specific gifts (building funds, facility expansions, medical equipment) rather than small operating grants. They appear to prioritize a small set of local nonprofits that serve vulnerable populations, including repeat support to a primary domestic violence shelter.
Focus Areas
Capital campaigns and facility construction for domestic violence shelters (e.g., Marjoree Mason Center expansion/new building)Transitional housing and shelter expansion for people experiencing homelessness or addiction recovery (e.g., Poverello House / Naomi's House)Local hospital/medical facility infrastructure and emergency/critical care equipment (e.g., Community Medical Center med station)
Who They Fund
children and youth (first graders, kids camp participants, students)childhood cancer survivors and pediatric patientslow-income or housing-insecure individuals/families (transitional housing, emergency closet)
About Isnardi Foundation
A defining pattern of the Isnardi Foundation is repeat capital support for Marjoree Mason Center, including two $600,000 New Building Fund grants in 2024 and 2025. That same project-based approach appears across its Fresno and Central Valley giving: the foundation backs building expansions, remodels, equipment purchases, and facility upgrades for nonprofits that work with people facing domestic violence, homelessness, and health needs. Recent grants also show support for Poverello House’s Naomi’s House expansion, Community Medical Center’s medical station and patient-care equipment, and EPU Children’s Center’s building and lobby remodel with security improvements. The foundation’s grants are concentrated in Fresno-area organizations and nearby Central Valley communities, and its funding tends to follow a small set of local recipients over multiple years. Rather than broad operating support, the pattern points to targeted investments in infrastructure and capacity, often tied to a specific room, building, machine, or service expansion. This makes the foundation useful to researchers looking for a local funder with a strong preference for physical projects and service-delivery improvements.
What Isnardi Foundation Funds
Domestic violence shelter infrastructure is a clear theme. The foundation gave $600,000 to Marjoree Mason Center for a New Building Fund in 2025, following the same amount for the same purpose in 2024, and also provided $100,000 in 2023 for security services, food supplies, and communications, plus $50,000 in 2024 for alarm expenses and building repairs. Housing and shelter for people in crisis is another recurring area: Poverello House received $250,000 in 2025 for Naomi’s House Expansion and $150,000 in 2023 for Construction of Naomi’s House, while Visalia Rescue Mission received $50,000 in 2024 for a transitional housing remodel of 5 units. The foundation also supports local medical capacity, including $186,708 to Community Medical Center in 2025 for a BD PXIS Med Station and $100,000 to UCSF Medical Center in Fresno in 2024 for a New Endoscopic Simulator Machine.
How Isnardi Foundation Gives
Typical grant size sits at $20,488 at the 25th percentile, $35,000 at the median, and $62,152 at the 75th percentile, even though several grants are much larger capital gifts. The pattern is highly repeat-oriented: Marjoree Mason Center, Community Medical Center, Valley Center for the Blind, and several others appear in multiple years, usually for related project needs. The foundation appears to operate as a family foundation with a local grantmaking footprint, and all recorded grants in the dataset went to recipients in California. The grants skew toward project-specific support rather than open-ended operating aid, with building, equipment, and renovation purposes appearing frequently.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2M
Total Assets
$11.7M
Total Revenue
$2.1M
Total Expenses
$2.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $20K and $62K, with a median of $35K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$35K
75th Percentile
$62K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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