Carolyn S Kruse Foundation
Private foundation · Buelton, CA · EIN 20-1442668 · reported 2023–2025
79grants reported
$3,000median award
$1,000lower quartile
$300smallest grant
$275Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 79 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $1,000 in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
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 1988
Buellton, CA 93427-1988
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Family Services of Tulare County | Visalia, CA | $12,000 |
| Family Services of Tulare County | Visalia, CA | $10,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of TC | Visalia, CA | $10,000 |
| Casa of Tulare County | Visalia, CA | $10,000 |
| Family Services of Tulare County | Visalia, CA | $10,000 |
| Casa of Tulare County | Visalia, CA | $9,500 |
| Visalia Rescue Mission | Visalia, CA | $7,500 |
| Zozu Project | Paso Robles, CA | $6,000 |
| Zozu Project | Paso Robles, CA | $6,000 |
| Zozu Project | Paso Robles, CA | $6,000 |
| Assistance League of Tulare | Visalia, CA | $5,000 |
| Casa | Pomona, CA | $5,000 |
| EL Camino Homeless Shelter | Atascadero, CA | $5,000 |
| Lumina Alliances | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| Must Charities | Templeton, CA | $5,000 |
| Casa | Pomona, CA | $5,000 |
| Lumina Alliances | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| EL Camino Homeless Shelter | Atascadero, CA | $5,000 |
| Good Samaritan Shelter | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 |
| Must Charities | Templeton, CA | $5,000 |
| Teddy Bear Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 |
| Salt & Light | Visalia, CA | $5,000 |
| Vtec Scholarship Foundation | Visalia, CA | $5,000 |
| Visalia Emergency Aid Council | Visalia, CA | $5,000 |
| Tulare County Pal | Visalia, CA | $5,000 |
| Boys and Girls Club of TC | Visalia, CA | $5,000 |
| Casa | Pomona, CA | $5,000 |
| Casa of Tulare County | Visalia, CA | $5,000 |
| EL Camino Homeless Shelter | Atascadero, CA | $5,000 |
| Good Samaritan Shelter | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 |
| Lumina Alliances | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 |
| Must Charities | Templeton, CA | $5,000 |
| Teddy Bear Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 |
| Tulare County Pal | Visalia, CA | $5,000 |
| Tolosa Children's Dental | Paso Robles, CA | $4,000 |
| Tolosa Children's Dental | Paso Robles, CA | $4,000 |
| Tolosa Children's Dental | Paso Robles, CA | $4,000 |
| Las Madrinas Guild | Visalia, CA | $3,500 |
| Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation | Paso Robles, CA | $3,000 |
| Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation | Paso Robles, CA | $3,000 |
| Paso Robles Youth Arts Foundation | Paso Robles, CA | $3,000 |
| Ranchland Trust of Kansas | Topeka, KS | $2,500 |
| Ranchland Trust of Kansas | Topeka, KS | $2,500 |
| Valley Children's Hospital | Madera, CA | $2,500 |
| Ranchland Trust of Kansas | Topeka, KS | $2,500 |
| Pioneer Bluffs Foundation | Matfield Green, KS | $1,500 |
| Pioneer Bluffs Foundation | Matfield Green, KS | $1,500 |
| Pioneer Bluffs Foundation | Matfield Green, KS | $1,500 |
| Cherry Street Youth Center | Chanute, KS | $1,000 |
| Flint Hills Discovery Center | Manhattan, KS | $1,000 |
| Girl Scouts of Central California South | Fresno, CA | $1,000 |
| Hospice Central Coast | San Luis Obispo, CA | $1,000 |
| Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum | Chanute, KS | $1,000 |
| Paso Robles Children's Museum | Paso Robles, CA | $1,000 |
| Sos | Washington, DC | $1,000 |
| Tallgrass Legacy Alliance Inc | Americus, KS | $1,000 |
| The Natural Conservancy | Cottonwood Falls, KS | $1,000 |
| Cherry Street Youth Center | Chanute, KS | $1,000 |
| Flint Hills Discovery Center | Manhattan, KS | $1,000 |
| Hospice Central Coast | San Luis Obispo, CA | $1,000 |
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