Harold Grant Hester and Patricia Marie Hester Family Foundation
Private foundation · Los Gatos, CA · EIN 77-0457314 · reported 2023–2025 · files as Hester Charitable Foundation
21grants reported
$7,471median award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,000smallest grant
$241Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 1 of its 21 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $3,040 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
800 Blossom Hill Road M-355
Los Gatos, CA 95032-3574
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Human Good HUMAN GOOD | Duarte, CA | $35,877 |
| Terrace of Los Gatos LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY | Los Gatos, CA | $28,324 |
| Hearts & Minds Activity Center DEMENTIA ADULT CARE SUPPORT | San Jose, CA | $27,000 |
| Sjsu - Dick Vermeil Fund FOOTBALL EXCELLENCE | San Jose, CA | $25,000 |
| Hearts & Minds Activity Center DEMENTIA ADULT CARE SUPPORT | San Jose, CA | $22,000 |
| One Step Closer KIDS LEARNING | Morgan Hill, CA | $11,000 |
| One Step Closer KIDS LEARNING | Morgan Hill, CA | $10,000 |
| Peo Foundation SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY | Des Moines, IA | $10,000 |
| Cancer Care Point CANCER SUPPORT | San Jose, CA | $9,540 |
| One Step Closer KIDS LEARNING | Morgan Hill, CA | $9,000 |
| Human Good HUMAN GOOD | Duarte, CA | $7,471 |
| Hearts & Minds Activity Center DEMENTIA ADULT CARE SUPPORT | San Jose, CA | $6,200 |
| Saber Six Foundation MENTAL HEALTH | Milwaukee, WI | $6,000 |
| Hope Chest HEALTH CARE | Mondesto, CA | $5,400 |
| Youth on Course GOLF AND ED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS | San Jose, CA | $5,000 |
| Youth on Course GOLF AND ED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS | San Jose, CA | $5,000 |
| Youth on Course GOLF AND ED SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS | San Jose, CA | $5,000 |
| Sjsu - Dick Vermeil Fund FOOTBALL EXCELLENCE | San Jose, CA | $5,000 |
| St Timothys Lutheran Church HOMELESS SUPPORT | San Jose, CA | $3,040 |
| Global Computer Literacy COMPUTER PROMOTION | Sunnyvale, CA | $3,000 |
| St Tims Quilters CHURCH | Tarpon Springs, FL | $2,000 |
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