Peter A. & Vernice H. Gasser Foundation

• This foundation's themes are health care, education, the environment and Napa's people and community, but every request must align with its mission and provide benefit within Napa County, so applicants from outside that geographic focus should not approach it.
• A modest request fits best: the median grant across its filings was $4,000, with about eight in ten grants falling between $1,000 and $30,000, though the largest grant was much bigger at around $1,750,000.
• Specific programmes have their own caps, including CEO's/President's Fund grants up to $2,000, scholarships of $5,000 delivered through Napa County high schools, and teacher stipends of up to $500 for elementary and middle schools.
• To apply, send a letter of intent by 1 September stating the requested amount and purpose; the board then reviews letters and decides which organisations to invite to apply, with reserve grants also budgeted outside the normal cycle.
• With 43% of its grant dollars going to organisations it had also funded in the two previous years, there is a meaningful element of continuity, so new applicants should expect a competitive process; only 501(c)(3) organisations are eligible, and those that are not should not apply.

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

• Partnership HealthPlan of California · Property donation
  $1,770,0002024 tax year
• Monarch Justice Center · 2024 operational support grant
  $375,0002024 tax year
• Justin-Siena High School · Operations grant
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Queen of the Valley Foundation · Operational and program support
  $200,0002024 tax year
• Canv · Canv solar panel installation
  $177,0002024 tax year
• NEWS Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse · Operational support
  $75,0002024 tax year
• Kolbe Academy and Trinity Prep · Agape food program
  $70,0002024 tax year
• Abode Services · Joe peatman award 2025 - south napa shelter
  $60,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.