The Gasser Foundation concentrates its giving into a very small number of large, mostly capital/property gifts to nonprofits that provide health, behavioral health, mobility/housing-related services and legal advocacy. Grants are sizable and strategic — often transferring real estate or funding facility needs — with occasional operational support to justice-oriented nonprofits. The foundation appears focused on strengthening organizational capacity and infrastructure for service providers serving vulnerable populations, likely within California.
The Peter a & Vernice H Gasser Foundation’s largest recent grants are property donations, including a $1,770,000 gift to Partnership Health Plan of California and a $1,750,000 transfer to Mentis. That pattern points to a funder that uses real assets as part of its grantmaking, alongside smaller operating and program awards. Recent support also shows a local focus on health, behavioral health, housing-related services, and legal advocacy in Napa County and nearby California communities. The foundation’s recent work includes property support for On the Move, operational support for Monarch Justice Center, and operating and program support for Queen of the Valley Foundation. It also appears to back service providers that need physical space, infrastructure, or organizational stability rather than short-term project funding alone. Alongside those larger gifts, it makes a steady stream of smaller grants for education, food assistance, shelter-related services, and community programs. Its profile is unusual in the mix of grant types: property donations sit beside general support, operational funding, and targeted awards for specific service needs. The result is a funder that is closely tied to local nonprofit capacity and the facilities that help those organizations deliver services.
Health and behavioral health are central to the foundation’s giving. It awarded $1,750,000 to Mentis as a property donation, and later gave $200,000 to Queen of the Valley Foundation for operational and program support. Those grants point to a preference for strengthening care providers through assets and core support. Housing and shelter services are another clear thread. The foundation gave $851,504 to On the Move as a property donation and $60,000 to Abode Services Inc for the Joe Peatman Award 2025 - South Napa Shelter. It also supported Calistoga Affordable Housing with $54,000 and $34,000 in separate grants. Legal advocacy appears in its support for Monarch Justice Center, including $375,000 for 2024 operational support and a separate $63,000 general grant. Education and youth-oriented support show up through grants such as $300,000 to Justin-siena High School and $42,500 to Boys & Girls Club of Napa Valley for security fencing.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $7K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$7K
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Very concentrated giving: a handful of large, capital-focused grants (property donations and major one-time awards) rather than many small grants; emphasizes infrastructure/capital support with occasional operational grants.
Notable grantees: Partnership Health Plan of California, Mentis, On The Move, Monarch Justice Center
Typical awards are small relative to the foundation’s largest gifts: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,500, and the 75th percentile is $7,125. That spread sits alongside occasional major property transfers and larger operating grants. The foundation’s grantmaking is local, and the recipient base is overwhelmingly in California. The pattern also suggests a mix of one-time and repeated support. Some organizations appear multiple times across different years and with different purposes, including property, general, and operational grants. The foundation uses both unsolicited and invitation-based processes, depending on the program, and it also makes direct support to individuals through scholarships and teacher stipends.
Grantmaking is overwhelmingly California-centered: 99% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state. Napa is the main recipient city, with additional grants in Fairfield, St Helena, Calistoga, and Fremont. Among named recipients, Napa-based organizations account for most of the recent grants shown. A few awards reach beyond Napa city itself but remain within the state, including Partnership Health Plan of California in Fairfield and Abode Services Inc in Fremont. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with 261 grants in the United States.
It uses both invitation-based and unsolicited pathways. The foundation’s general grant program asks applicants to submit a letter requesting an invitation to apply, and invited proposals then go to staff review and board review. Some capital campaign grants also accept unsolicited requests.
Most awards are modest: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $2,500, and the 75th percentile is $7,125. That sits alongside occasional much larger property donations and operating grants.
Recent grants show support for health and behavioral health providers, housing and shelter organizations, legal advocacy groups, schools, food programs, and community nonprofits. Examples in the data include property donations, operational support, and program-specific grants across those areas.
Its giving is local, and 99% of grants go to recipients in California, with the United States accounting for all 261 grants shown in the country distribution. Recent recipient cities include Napa, Fairfield, St Helena, Calistoga, and Fremont.
Yes. The foundation has annual scholarships for Napa County high school students, Napa Valley College, and Napa Valley Adult School, plus teacher stipends for elementary and middle school teachers in Napa County. The stipend programs are typically capped at $500.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Current and upcoming funding from Peter A & Vernice H Gasser Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Applicants must seek an invitation to apply for a grant. The Foundation requests a letter stating the dollar amount requested and the purpose of the grant.
Deadline: September 1 each year
Who can apply: Only organizations exempt under Section 501(c)(3) and those eligible for tax-deductible support; organizations must be located in and serve Napa County and cannot be supported primarily by governmental funding. Generally will not consider tax-supported entities, endowments, projects outside Napa County, families or individuals, or sports sponsorships.
Deadline: Letters of interest must be received by September 1 each year; letters are gathered throughout the year and reviewed in November for the following year. Decisions made in January. Emergency funding by invitation considered year-round.
Who can apply: Nonprofit organizations that operate services or facilities in Napa/Napa County and can occupy or operate from property owned/leased by the Foundation. Specific eligibility and terms are determined case-by-case by the Foundation.
Deadline: Deadline is September 1 each year.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARTNERSHIP HEALTH PLAN OF CALIFORNIA | FAIRFIELD, CA | $1,770,000 | 2025 | PROPERTY DONATION |
| MONARCH JUSTICE CENTER | NAPA, CA | $375,000 | 2025 | 2024 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GRANT |
| QUEEN OF THE VALLEY FOUNDATION | NAPA, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT |
| JUSTIN-SIENA HIGH SCHOOL | NAPA, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONS GRANT |
| CANV | NAPA, CA | $177,000 | 2025 | CANV SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION |
| NEWS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE | NAPA, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| KOLBE ACADEMY & TRINITY PREP | NAPA, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | AGAPE FOOD PROGRAM |
| ABODE SERVICES INC | FREMONT, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | JOE PEATMAN AWARD 2025 - SOUTH NAPA SHELTER |
| SHARE THE CARE NAPA VALLEY | NAPA, CA | $58,000 | 2025 | DE CLUTTER PROGRAM GRANT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY | NAPA, CA | $42,500 | 2025 | SECURITY FENCING |
| CENTER FOR VOLUNTEER & NONPROFIT LEADER | SAN RAFAEL, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT $15,000, AWARD OF EXCELLENCE SPONSORSHIP $10,000 |
| RAIL ARTS DISTRICT | NAPA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | NAPA QUAKE MURAL |
| OUR TOWN ST HELENA | ST HELENA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | C/O JENNIFER LA LIBERTE PURPOSE: 2024 OPERATIONS SUPPORT |
| RIANDA HOUSE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER | ST HELENA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | ROOF REPLACEMENT |
| AMERICAN CANYON COMMUNITY AND PARKS FOUNDATION | AMERICAN CANYON, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | OUTDOOR CONNECT TRAIL PROGRAM |
| NAPA COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTR | NAPA, CA | $18,000 | 2025 | WATERSHED SYMPOSIUM |
| NAPA HIGH CHORAL BOOSTERS INC | NAPA, CA | $16,000 | 2025 | A CAPPELLA EXTRAVAGANZA SPONSORSHIP |
| COPE FAMILY CENTER | NAPA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | 1ST YEAR OPERATIONS GRANT |
| PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM | NAPA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | SECURITY FENCING |
| DOWNTOWN STREET TEAMS | SAN JOSE, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | BACK TO WORK PROGRAM, NAPA COUNTY |
| NAPA COUNTY RESOURCES CONSERVATION CORPS | NAPA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | 2024 STUDENT ROTATING INTERNSHIP |
| MOLLY'S ANGELS | NAPA, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| NAPA COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION | NAPA, CA | $12,900 | 2025 | ALSTON PARK INFORMATIONAL SIGNAGE |
| NAPA COMMUNITY ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM | NAPA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CART'S TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT |
| PUERTAS ABIERTAS | NAPA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVA, BUDGETED GRANTS, 2022 RESERVE GRANT |
| HANDS ACROSS THE VALLEY | NAPA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | HANDS ACROSS THE VALLEY ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORSHIP |
| NAPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | NAPA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | 2024 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY SPONSORSHIP |
| UP VALLEY FAMILY CENTER | CALISTOGA, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | 2024 STUDENT INTERNSHIP |
| ON THE MOVE | NAPA, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | 2024 STUDENT INTERNSHIP - JAVIER AVINA |
| FEEDING IT FORWARD INC | NAPA, CA | $7,500 | 2025 | OPERATIONAL SUPPORT |
| VALLEY OAK HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP | NAPA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| CALISTOGA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS | CALISTOGA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| ST HELENA HIGH SCHOOL | ST HELENA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | ST. HELENA HIGH SCHOOL PARENT GROUP |
| WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES | CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | NAPA KINDSHIP SUPPORT PROGRAM |
| NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION | NAPA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORSHIP |
| NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL | NAPA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NAPA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | NAPA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| VINTAGE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | NAPA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NAPA VALLEY INDEPENDENT STUDIES | NAPA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| BURBANK HOUSING DEVELOP | SANTA ROSA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | HH & VV FURNISHINGS - CEO FUND GRANT |
| AMERICAN CANYON HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP | AMERICAN CANYON, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS |
| NAPA VALLEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA | NAPA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | CONCERT SPONSORSHIP |
| NAPA ADULT SCHOOL | NAPA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | 2024 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND9550 SCHOLARSHIPS |
| PROGRESS FOUNDATION | SAN FRANSISCO, CA | $4,150 | 2025 | HARTLE CT MAINTENANCE |
| E & M PRESENTS INC (DO NOT USE) | NAPA, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | PRODUCTION COSTS FOR NV IDOL 20249530 |
| NAPA SOLANO AUDUBON | NAPA, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE |
| CASSANDRA WALKER COMPANY | NAPA, CA | $3,450 | 2025 | INVOICE #4 FOR SERVICES PERFORMED IN MARCH AND APRIL 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS | NAPA, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | PATIENT BENEFIT FUND |
| ST APOLLINARIS CHURCH | NAPA, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | 2024 TEACHERS STIPENDS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL |
| CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM | NAPA, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | FUNDRAISING SPONSORSHIP |
PARTNERSHIP HEALTH PLAN OF CALIFORNIA
$1,770,000PROPERTY DONATION
MONARCH JUSTICE CENTER
$375,0002024 OPERATIONAL SUPPORT GRANT
QUEEN OF THE VALLEY FOUNDATION
$200,000OPERATIONAL AND PROGRAM SUPPORT
JUSTIN-SIENA HIGH SCHOOL
$200,000OPERATIONS GRANT
CANV
$177,000CANV SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION
NEWS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ABUSE
$75,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
KOLBE ACADEMY & TRINITY PREP
$70,000AGAPE FOOD PROGRAM
ABODE SERVICES INC
$60,000JOE PEATMAN AWARD 2025 - SOUTH NAPA SHELTER
SHARE THE CARE NAPA VALLEY
$58,000DE CLUTTER PROGRAM GRANT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF NAPA VALLEY
$42,500SECURITY FENCING
CENTER FOR VOLUNTEER & NONPROFIT LEADER
$25,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT $15,000, AWARD OF EXCELLENCE SPONSORSHIP $10,000
RAIL ARTS DISTRICT
$25,000NAPA QUAKE MURAL
OUR TOWN ST HELENA
$25,000C/O JENNIFER LA LIBERTE PURPOSE: 2024 OPERATIONS SUPPORT
RIANDA HOUSE SENIOR ACTIVITY CENTER
$20,000ROOF REPLACEMENT
AMERICAN CANYON COMMUNITY AND PARKS FOUNDATION
$20,000OUTDOOR CONNECT TRAIL PROGRAM
NAPA COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTR
$18,000WATERSHED SYMPOSIUM
NAPA HIGH CHORAL BOOSTERS INC
$16,000A CAPPELLA EXTRAVAGANZA SPONSORSHIP
COPE FAMILY CENTER
$15,0001ST YEAR OPERATIONS GRANT
PROVIDENCE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROGRAM
$15,000SECURITY FENCING
DOWNTOWN STREET TEAMS
$15,000BACK TO WORK PROGRAM, NAPA COUNTY
NAPA COUNTY RESOURCES CONSERVATION CORPS
$15,0002024 STUDENT ROTATING INTERNSHIP
MOLLY'S ANGELS
$15,000OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
NAPA COUNTY BICYCLE COALITION
$12,900ALSTON PARK INFORMATIONAL SIGNAGE
NAPA COMMUNITY ANIMAL RESPONSE TEAM
$10,000CART'S TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT
PUERTAS ABIERTAS
$10,000CINCO DE MAYO FESTIVA, BUDGETED GRANTS, 2022 RESERVE GRANT
HANDS ACROSS THE VALLEY
$10,000HANDS ACROSS THE VALLEY ANNUAL EVENT SPONSORSHIP
NAPA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
$10,0002024 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY SPONSORSHIP
UP VALLEY FAMILY CENTER
$7,5002024 STUDENT INTERNSHIP
ON THE MOVE
$7,5002024 STUDENT INTERNSHIP - JAVIER AVINA
FEEDING IT FORWARD INC
$7,500OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
VALLEY OAK HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
$5,0002024 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
CALISTOGA HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS
$5,0002024 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
ST HELENA HIGH SCHOOL
$5,000ST. HELENA HIGH SCHOOL PARENT GROUP
WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES
$5,000NAPA KINDSHIP SUPPORT PROGRAM
NAPA VALLEY COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$5,000ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP SPONSORSHIP
NEW TECHNOLOGY HIGH SCHOOL
$5,0002024 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
NAPA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL
$5,0002024 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
VINTAGE HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
$5,0002024 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
NAPA VALLEY INDEPENDENT STUDIES
$5,0002024 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
BURBANK HOUSING DEVELOP
$5,000HH & VV FURNISHINGS - CEO FUND GRANT
AMERICAN CANYON HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP
$5,0002024 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIPS
NAPA VALLEY CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
$5,000CONCERT SPONSORSHIP
NAPA ADULT SCHOOL
$5,0002024 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND9550 SCHOLARSHIPS
PROGRESS FOUNDATION
$4,150HARTLE CT MAINTENANCE
E & M PRESENTS INC (DO NOT USE)
$4,000PRODUCTION COSTS FOR NV IDOL 20249530
NAPA SOLANO AUDUBON
$4,000EDUCATION PROGRAMS ASSISTANCE
CASSANDRA WALKER COMPANY
$3,450INVOICE #4 FOR SERVICES PERFORMED IN MARCH AND APRIL 2024
DEPARTMENT OF STATE HOSPITALS
$3,000PATIENT BENEFIT FUND
ST APOLLINARIS CHURCH
$3,0002024 TEACHERS STIPENDS ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM
$2,500FUNDRAISING SPONSORSHIP