Grants paid by Sylvester Meister Foundation
EIN 47-1399698 · Santa Cruz, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T22
Sylvester Meister Foundation of Santa Cruz, CA (EIN 47-1399698) reported 29 grants paid totaling $65,107 to 23 recipients in tax years 2019–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$65,107
29 grants
Recipients
23
distinct organizations
Tax years
2019–2024
5 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5 | $6,537 | — |
| 2020 | 13 | $14,320 | — |
| 2021 | 2 | $10,500 | — |
| 2023 | 6 | $13,550 | — |
| 2024 | 3 | $20,200 | — |
Top recipients
The 23 recipients receiving the most from Sylvester Meister Foundation, by grants paid, out of 23 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X Academy 46-4358694 | B | Santa Cruz, CA | 5 | $50,000 | 2024 |
| Georgiana Bruce Kirby School 68-0413959 | D | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $3,612 | 2019 |
| Catholic Charities Dioces of Monter | U | Seaside, CA | 1 | $1,500 | 2019 |
| Community Foundation for Monterey 94-1615897 | C | Monterey, CA | 1 | $1,200 | 2024 |
| Diocese of Monterey | U | Monterey, CA | 2 | $1,000 | 2023 |
| Franciscan Sisters Retirement Fund | U | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 |
| Kirby School | U | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $800 | 2023 |
| Association of Faith Communities 81-3652622 | D | Santa Cruz, CA | 2 | $750 | 2021 |
| Live Like Coco Foundation 81-1667219 | C | Aptos, CA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Santa Cruz Ballet Theater | U | Soquel, CA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium 94-2487469 | C | Monterey, CA | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
| Live Earth Farm Discovery 26-3728160 | C | Watsonville, CA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey 77-0042961 | C | Seaside, CA | 1 | $500 | 2023 |
| Teen Kitchen Project 27-0524692 | B | Soquel, CA | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Center for Rural Affairs 47-0553823 | B | Lyons, NE | 1 | $500 | 2020 |
| Life Lab | U | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $270 | 2020 |
| Holy Cross Church | U | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $250 | 2023 |
| Monterey County Food Bank | U | Salinas, CA | 1 | $250 | 2020 |
| United Farm Workers | U | Salinas, CA | 1 | $250 | 2020 |
| Romero Institute 95-3527131 | B | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $250 | 2019 |
| Sienna House | U | Santa Cruz, CA | 1 | $200 | 2020 |
| Guardian Angels Alumni Fund 99-3579160 | D | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $175 | 2019 |
| Resurrection Catholic Church | U | Aptos, CA | 1 | $100 | 2020 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 29 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | X Academy Santa Cruz, CA | B | $14,000 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202521339349102652 |
| 2024 | X Academy Santa Cruz, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202521339349102652 |
| 2024 | Community Foundation for Monterey Monterey, CA | C | $1,200 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202521339349102652 |
| 2023 | X Academy Santa Cruz, CA | B | $11,000 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202430249349100708 |
| 2023 | Kirby School Santa Cruz, CA | U | $800 | paid | To further exempt purpose | 202430249349100708 |
| 2023 | Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Monterey Seaside, CA | C | $500 | paid | To Further Exempt Purpose | 202430249349100708 |
| 2023 | Monterey Bay Aquarium Monterey, CA | C | $500 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202430249349100708 |
| 2023 | Diocese of Monterey Monterey, CA | U | $500 | paid | To further exempt purpose | 202430249349100708 |
| 2023 | Holy Cross Church Santa Cruz, CA | U | $250 | paid | To further exempt purpose | 202430249349100708 |
| 2021 | X Academy Santa Cruz, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202103009349100340 |
| 2021 | Association of Faith Communities Santa Cruz, CA | D | $500 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202103009349100340 |
| 2020 | X Academy Santa Cruz, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Teen Kitchen Project Soquel, CA | B | $500 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Diocese of Monterey Monterey, CA | U | $500 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Live Like Coco Foundation Aptos, CA | C | $500 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Live Earth Farm Discovery Watsonville, CA | C | $500 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Center for Rural Affairs Lyons, NE | B | $500 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Santa Cruz Ballet Theater Soquel, CA | U | $500 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Life Lab Santa Cruz, CA | U | $270 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | United Farm Workers Salinas, CA | U | $250 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Monterey County Food Bank Salinas, CA | U | $250 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Association of Faith Communities Santa Cruz, CA | D | $250 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Sienna House Santa Cruz, CA | U | $200 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2020 | Resurrection Catholic Church Aptos, CA | U | $100 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202141349349102954 |
| 2019 | Georgiana Bruce Kirby School Santa Cruz, CA | D | $3,612 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202002239349100610 |
| 2019 | Catholic Charities Dioces of Monter Seaside, CA | U | $1,500 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202002239349100610 |
| 2019 | Franciscan Sisters Retirement Fund Santa Cruz, CA | U | $1,000 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202002239349100610 |
| 2019 | Romero Institute Santa Cruz, CA | B | $250 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202002239349100610 |
| 2019 | Guardian Angels Alumni Fund Cincinnati, OH | D | $175 | paid | TO FURTHER EXEMPT PURPOSE | 202002239349100610 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-06-30 | not stated | 2023v6.0 | 202521339349102652 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-06-30 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202430249349100708 |
| 990PF | 2021 | 2021-06-30 | not stated | 2020v4.1 | 202103009349100340 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-06-30 | not stated | 2019v5.1 | 202141349349102954 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-06-30 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 202002239349100610 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/471399698.json.
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