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    Symons Family Fund

    ActiveHuman Services
    Sonora, CAWebsite
    EIN (Tax ID): 94-3183623

    About Symons Family Fund

    Support youth (sports programs and facilities, scholarships, disadvantaged children), the elderly and families, and strengthen community sectors including education, health care, the arts, and historical preservation through charitable giving managed via the Sonora Area Foundation.

    Focus Areas

    Human servicesEducationArts/culture/humanitiesHealthPublic/society benefitEnvironment/animalsYouth servicesScholarshipsCommunity leadership

    Who They Fund

    schools (K-12)nonprofit organizationssupporting organizations

    Funding Style

    About Symons Family Fund

    Symons Family Fund’s recent giving is anchored in local school and community support, with its largest grant in the file going to Tuolumne County Super of Schools for program support at $31,575 in 2025. The pattern is strongly place-based: every recent grant listed goes to a California recipient, and many are tied to Sonora and nearby Tuolumne County communities. That local footprint is paired with a broad mix of charitable purposes, including education, health, human services, youth services, and arts and culture. The fund also shows a clear interest in institutions that serve families and students directly. Interfaith in Sonora received $26,000 for program support in 2024, while Sonora Foursquare Church received $20,000 in 2025. Earlier grants include Foothill Pregnancy Center for program support and Columbia Elementary School for program support. Through grants such as these, Symons Family Fund appears to support community-facing organizations, schools, and service providers rather than individual applicants or program-related investments.

    What Symons Family Fund Funds

    Education is a visible theme in the fund’s recent grants. Tuolumne County Super of Schools received $31,575 in 2025 for program support, and Columbia Elementary School received $11,492 in 2023 for program support. School support also appears in smaller awards such as Jamestown Elementary Sch and Sonora Elementary School. Human services and family support are another strand. Interfaith in Sonora received $26,000 in 2024 for program support, and Family Protection Ministries in Lincoln received $10,000 in 2025 for program support. The foundation also funds faith-based and community organizations. Sonora Foursquare Church received $20,000 in 2025, and Sierra Bible Church received $10,000 in 2023. Together, these grants show support for local organizations that deliver services, education, and community programming.

    How Symons Family Fund Gives

    Typical grant size sits at $10,500 at the 25th percentile, $12,000 at the median, and $20,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent file also shows a wide band of awards, from small school-support grants to larger program-support grants above $30,000. The foundation’s grantmaking is local and entirely in California across the grants provided. The pattern suggests recurring support to some recipients across multiple years: Tuolumne County Super of Schools appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and the Sonora Area Foundation appears more than once as a recipient. The foundation does not fund individuals, and the active program list shows a mix of board-initiated grants, competitive grants, scholarships, and occasional RFPs.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $79K

    Total Assets

    $1.6M

    Total Revenue

    $200K

    Total Expenses

    $375K

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $11K and $21K, with a median of $12K.

    25th Percentile

    $11K

    Median

    $12K

    75th Percentile

    $21K

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded
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    Latest Form 990: 2025
    Total assets: $1.6M
    3 filings on record
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    Topics

    K-12 school supportprogram implementation fundingnonprofit organizational supporteducational program capacitygrant-making to supporting organizations

    Where Symons Family Fund Makes Grants

    Grantmaking is concentrated in Tuolumne County and the Sonora area, with every recent grant landing in California. Sonora appears repeatedly as a recipient city, including Interfaith, Sonora Foursquare Church, Foothill Pregnancy Center, and Sonora Elementary School. Other local places in the file include Columbia, Jamestown, Tuolumne, and Lincoln. The recipient-country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, at 16 grants and 100% of the recent sample.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Symons Family Fund

    What kinds of organizations does Symons Family Fund support?

    The foundation funds schools, nonprofit organizations, and supporting organizations. Recent grants show program support to public schools and school districts, community nonprofits, churches, and the Sonora Area Foundation itself. Its stated focus areas include education, human services, arts/culture/humanities, health, public/society benefit, youth services, scholarships, and community leadership.

    How large are Symons Family Fund grants typically?

    Typical grant size is $10,500 at the 25th percentile, $12,000 at the median, and $20,500 at the 75th percentile. The recent grant list also includes awards above $30,000 and smaller program-support grants in the single-digit thousands.

    Does Symons Family Fund accept unsolicited applications?

    Some of its active programs do accept unsolicited requests, including the Bill Gerber Memorial Scholarship, the Black Oak Casino Resort Scholarship, the Earl & Mary Purdy Memorial Scholarship, the Carl & Marilyn Keller Scholarship, and the competitive grants program. Other programs, including board-initiated grants and periodic RFPs, do not accept unsolicited applications.

    Where does Symons Family Fund give?

    Its giving is local, and 100% of the recent grants in the file went to California recipients. The most frequent recipient locations include Sonora, Columbia, Jamestown, Tuolumne, and Lincoln, with Tuolumne County and the Sonora area appearing throughout the grant list.

    Are there recurring recipients in the recent grant record?

    Yes. Tuolumne County Super of Schools appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The Sonora Area Foundation also appears more than once in the recent list, indicating that some support is recurring rather than one-time only.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2025

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.

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    Symons Family Fund — discretionary grantmaking

    human serviceseducationarts/culture/humanities+3 more

    Who can apply: Applicants must be IRS tax-exempt nonprofit organizations not classified as private foundations, or public-sector entities/government units, primarily serving Tuolumne County residents, and be nondiscriminatory in hiring and service provision. Informal groups must apply through an eligible fiscal sponsor.

    Deadline: Applications are due by the first day of the month in which grant-review board meetings are held (typically February, April, June, August, October, and December).

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    Who can apply: For unforeseen emergencies that harm an organization’s ability to carry out its mission.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    Tuolumne County Super of SchoolsSonora, CA$31,5752025Program support
    Sonora Foursquare ChurchSonora, CA$20,0002025Program support
    Sonora Area FoundationSonora, CA$11,2502025Grant assistance
    Family Protection MinistriesLincoln, CA$10,0002025Program Support
    Jamestown Elementary SchoolJamestown, CA$6,0402025Program Support
    Tuolumne County Super of SchoolsSonora, CA$30,0002024Program support
    InterfaithSonora, CA$26,0002024Program Support
    Foothill Pregnancy CenterSonora, CA$15,0002024Program Support
    Sonora Area FoundationSonora, CA$12,0002024Grant assistance
    Summerville ElementaryTuolumne, CA$11,0002024Program support
    Sonora Elementary SchoolSonora, CA$8,1502024Program support
    TUOLUMNE CO SUPER OF SCHOOLSSONORA, CA$29,5002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    SONORA AREA FOUNDATIONSONORA, CA$15,0002023SUPPORTING ORGANIZAT
    COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCOLUMBIA, CA$11,4922023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    SIERRA BIBLE CHURCHSONORA, CA$10,0002023PROGRAM SUPPORT
    JAMESTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHJAMESTOWN, CA$7,3402023SCHOOL SUPPORT

    Tuolumne County Super of Schools

    $31,575
    Sonora, CA2025

    Program support

    Sonora Foursquare Church

    $20,000
    Sonora, CA2025

    Program support

    Sonora Area Foundation

    $11,250
    Sonora, CA2025

    Grant assistance

    Family Protection Ministries

    $10,000
    Lincoln, CA2025

    Program Support

    Jamestown Elementary School

    $6,040
    Jamestown, CA2025

    Program Support

    Tuolumne County Super of Schools

    $30,000
    Sonora, CA2024

    Program support

    Interfaith

    $26,000
    Sonora, CA2024

    Program Support

    Foothill Pregnancy Center

    $15,000
    Sonora, CA2024

    Program Support

    Sonora Area Foundation

    $12,000
    Sonora, CA2024

    Grant assistance

    Summerville Elementary

    $11,000
    Tuolumne, CA2024

    Program support

    Sonora Elementary School

    $8,150
    Sonora, CA2024

    Program support

    TUOLUMNE CO SUPER OF SCHOOLS

    $29,500
    SONORA, CA2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    SONORA AREA FOUNDATION

    $15,000
    SONORA, CA2023

    SUPPORTING ORGANIZAT

    COLUMBIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

    $11,492
    COLUMBIA, CA2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    SIERRA BIBLE CHURCH

    $10,000
    SONORA, CA2023

    PROGRAM SUPPORT

    JAMESTOWN ELEMENTARY SCH

    $7,340
    JAMESTOWN, CA2023

    SCHOOL SUPPORT