The Matsui Foundation concentrates almost entirely on direct college scholarships to individual students, awarding modest- to mid-size cash grants to help pay for undergraduate education. Grants appear targeted to specific local students (several repeat recipients), suggesting a donor-driven scholarship program focused on individual support rather than institutional grants or broad program funding.
Highly concentrated: few grants all directed to individual college scholarships, with multiple repeat awards to the same recipients; mid-size single-year awards ($18k–$50k) rather than many small donations or large institutional multi-year commitments.
Matsui Foundation’s recent grantmaking is built around direct college scholarships to individual students, with awards reaching as high as $50,000 in 2023 to Jacqueline Cruz of Salinas. The pattern is highly personal: the foundation repeatedly backs the same students across more than one year, including Alissa Dye, Ashley Garcia Marquez, Juan Alonso, and Cassandra Gonzalez. That repetition points to a scholarship model designed to help students stay on course through undergraduate education rather than one-time institutional awards. The foundation’s grants are narrow in purpose and focused on postsecondary access. Recent awards went to students in Salinas, Soledad, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, Gonzales, and elsewhere in California, all for college scholarship support. The data also shows that Matsui Foundation funds individuals, which aligns with the student-by-student structure of its giving. With annual grants of $197,250 and total assets of $417,315, it operates at a modest scale while still making several awards that are large enough to cover meaningful portions of tuition and living costs for local students.
Matsui Foundation’s clearest focus is undergraduate financial aid. In 2024, it gave $14,500 to Ashley Garcia Marquez of Salinas for college scholarship support, and it also awarded $7,000 to Juan Alonso of Salinas for the same purpose. Those awards sit alongside other student grants tied to the same general scholarship program. The foundation also supports students from nearby communities outside Salinas. Noel Salvador of Soledad received $30,500 in 2023 for a college scholarship, while Alissa Dye of Arroyo Grande received $26,500 in 2023 and another $12,500 in 2024. This suggests a regional reach within California, with awards aimed at helping local students pay for higher education. The recurring scholarship structure is reinforced by repeat grants to individual recipients across years rather than by broad institutional giving.
Typical awards cluster in the mid-range, with a p25 of $2,500, a median of $7,000, and a p75 of $15,375. That spread shows a mix of smaller support awards and larger scholarship commitments. The grant list also shows repeat recipients across 2023 and 2024, including several students who received more than one award, which signals an ongoing scholarship relationship rather than isolated gifts. Matsui Foundation funds individuals directly and does not make program-related investments. The available records show unsolicited participation in its scholarship-related programs.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $15K, with a median of $7K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$7K
75th Percentile
$15K
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Notable grantees: Jacqueline Cruz, Alissa Dye, Noel Salvador, Juan Alonso, Ashley Garcia Marquez
Giving is concentrated entirely in California, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Recent scholarship awards landed in Salinas most often, but also in Soledad, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and Gonzales. The recipient-country distribution is fully U.S.-based, with 16 grants to U.S. recipients and no non-U.S. countries represented in the data.
It funds direct college scholarships to individual students. The recent grant list is entirely scholarship awards, including repeated support for the same students across 2023 and 2024, which shows a consistent emphasis on undergraduate financial aid rather than institutional grants.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is centered in the mid-range: p25 is $2,500, median grant size is $7,000, and p75 is $15,375. Recent awards include both smaller scholarships and larger awards, with one grant reaching $50,000.
Yes. The data shows 100% of grants to recipients in California, and the top state by grant count is California. Recipient cities in the recent grants include Salinas, Soledad, Arroyo Grande, Santa Maria, and Gonzales.
Yes. Several students received awards in more than one year, including Alissa Dye, Ashley Garcia Marquez, Juan Alonso, and Cassandra Gonzalez. That pattern indicates continued support over time rather than one-time awards only.
Yes. The foundation funds individuals directly, and the recent grants list consists of named students receiving college scholarship support. The awards are restricted-purpose gifts for undergraduate education.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGEL TINOCO-MORALES | GONZALES, CA | $10,500 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ASHLEY GARCIA MARQUEZ | SALINAS, CA | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| MICHELLE MARAIDIAGA | SALINAS, CA | $8,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| VICTOR GARCIA MARQUEZ | SALINAS, CA | $6,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| JOANNA CHAVEZ | SALINAS, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| FIRST TEE OF MONTEREY COUNTY | SALINAS, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| HARTNELL FOUNDATION | SALINAS, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ARACELI OCAMPO | SALINAS, CA | $4,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| SVADDY SEPULVEDA | SALINAS, CA | $2,000 | 2026 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ARACELI OCAMPO | SALINAS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALISSA DYE | ARROYO GRANDE, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| JACQUELINE CRUZ | SALINAS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ASHLEY GARCIA MARQUEZ | SALINAS, CA | $8,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ANGEL TINOCO-MORALES | GONZALES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| CASSANDRA GONZALEZ | SALINAS, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| CLARISSA HERNANDEZ | BIG SUR, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| JESUS ESPARZA | SANTA MARIA, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ASHLEY GARCIA MARQUEZ | SALINAS, CA | $14,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALISSA DYE | ARROYO GRANDE, CA | $12,500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| JUAN ALONSO | SALINAS, CA | $7,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| CASSANDRA GONZALEZ | SALINAS, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| EVELYN CARDENAS | SALINAS, CA | $500 | 2024 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| JACQUELINE CRUZ | SALINAS, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| NOEL SALVADOR | SOLEDAD, CA | $30,500 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ALISSA DYE | ARROYO GRANDE, CA | $26,500 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| JOANNA CHAVEZ | SALINAS, CA | $18,000 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| JUAN ALONSO | SALINAS, CA | $14,500 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ASHLEY GARCIA MARQUEZ | SALINAS, CA | $7,000 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| CASSANDRA GONZALEZ | SALINAS, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| JESUS ESPARZA | SANTA MARIA, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| ADAM SAUCEDO | SALINAS, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| JESUS CASTRO | GONZALES, CA | $750 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| FABIAN LOPEZ | SALINAS, CA | $500 | 2023 | COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
ANGEL TINOCO-MORALES
$10,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ASHLEY GARCIA MARQUEZ
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
MICHELLE MARAIDIAGA
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
VICTOR GARCIA MARQUEZ
$6,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
JOANNA CHAVEZ
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
FIRST TEE OF MONTEREY COUNTY
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
HARTNELL FOUNDATION
COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ARACELI OCAMPO
$4,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
SVADDY SEPULVEDA
$2,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ARACELI OCAMPO
$10,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ALISSA DYE
$10,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
JACQUELINE CRUZ
$10,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ASHLEY GARCIA MARQUEZ
$8,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ANGEL TINOCO-MORALES
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
CASSANDRA GONZALEZ
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
CLARISSA HERNANDEZ
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
JESUS ESPARZA
$2,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ASHLEY GARCIA MARQUEZ
$14,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ALISSA DYE
$12,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
JUAN ALONSO
$7,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
CASSANDRA GONZALEZ
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
EVELYN CARDENAS
$500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
JACQUELINE CRUZ
$50,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
NOEL SALVADOR
$30,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ALISSA DYE
$26,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
JOANNA CHAVEZ
$18,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
JUAN ALONSO
$14,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ASHLEY GARCIA MARQUEZ
$7,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
CASSANDRA GONZALEZ
$5,000COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
JESUS ESPARZA
$2,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
ADAM SAUCEDO
$2,500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
JESUS CASTRO
$750COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
FABIAN LOPEZ
$500COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP
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