Candelaria Fund
Private foundation · Little River, CA · EIN 94-3246086 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Candelaria Fund
50grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$2.2Mtotal paid
12states reached
3years giving
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
PO Box 398
Little River, CA 95456-0398
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| East Broad Top Foundation | Rock Hill Furnace, PA | $200,000 |
| Bay Area Electric Railroad Association | Suisun City, CA | $200,000 |
| East Broad Top Foundation | Rock Hill Furnace, PA | $200,000 |
| East Broad Top Foundation | Rock Hill Furnace, PA | $200,000 |
| Bay Area Electric Railroad Association | Suisun City, CA | $100,000 |
| Railroaders Memorial Museum | Altoona, PA | $100,000 |
| Center of Southwest Culture | Albuquerque, NM | $100,000 |
| Congress of Country Music | Philadelphia, MS | $100,000 |
| Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington RR | Alma, ME | $100,000 |
| Center of Southwest Culture | Albuquerque, NM | $75,000 |
| Wiscasset Waterville & Farmington RR | Alma, ME | $75,000 |
| Bay Area Electric Railroad Association | Suisun City, CA | $75,000 |
| Center of Southwest Culture | Albuquerque, NM | $75,000 |
| Friends of the East Broad Top | Cincinnati, OH | $50,000 |
| Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation | Portland, OR | $50,000 |
| Oregon Rail Heritage Foundation | Portland, OR | $50,000 |
| Railroaders Memorial Museum | Altoona, PA | $50,000 |
| Historic Pullman Foundation | Chicago, IL | $35,000 |
| Friends of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR | Albuquerque, NM | $30,000 |
| Nashville STEAM Preservation Society | Nashville, TN | $25,000 |
| San Francisco Chronicle Season of Sharing | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| New Mexico Heritage Rail | Albuquerque, NM | $20,000 |
| San Francisco Chronicle Season of Sharing | San Francisco, CA | $20,000 |
| Nevada Northern Railway Foundation | Ely, NV | $15,000 |
| San Francisco Chronicle Season of Sharing | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 |
| The Community Foundation of Mendocino County | Ukiah, CA | $15,000 |
| Archaeological Conservancy | Albuquerque, NM | $15,000 |
| The Community Foundation of Mendocino County | Ukiah, CA | $10,000 |
| Oakland Museum of California | Oakland, CA | $10,000 |
| Archaeological Consevancy | Albuquerque, NM | $10,000 |
| Indiana University Press | Bloomington, IN | $10,000 |
| Mendocino County Healthcare Foundation | Fort Bragg, CA | $10,000 |
| Friends of the Railroad Museum | Strasburg, PA | $10,000 |
| The Community Foundation of Mendocino County | Ukiah, CA | $10,000 |
| American Red Cross Gold Country Region | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 |
| The Salvation Army Del Oro Division | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 |
| The Salvation Army Golden Gate Division | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| Think New Mexico | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| American Red Cross Gold Country Region | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 |
| California Budget & Policy Center | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 |
| The Salvation Army Golden State Division | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| The Salvation Army Del Oro Division GENERA SUPPORT | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 |
| Think New Mexico | Santa FE, NM | $5,000 |
| American Red Cross Gold Country Region | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 |
| Beltrami County Historical Society | Bemidji, MN | $5,000 |
| The Salvation Army Del Oro Division | Sacramento, CA | $5,000 |
| The Salvation Army Golden Gate Division | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 |
| California Budget & Policy Center | Sacramento, CA | $2,500 |
| California Budget & Policy Center | Sacramento, CA | $2,500 |
| Think New Mexico | Santa FE, NM | $2,500 |
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