Mario Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation
Livermore, CA · EIN 20-1025764. Reported 117 grants totalling $419,092 to 117 recipients across tax years 2021-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Mario Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,000 and $3,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $33,333. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California Davis | Sacramento, CA | $33,333 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Las Positas College | Livermore, CA | $28,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California Berkeley | Berkeley, CA | $27,375 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cal Poly San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA | $23,917 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $21,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California San Diego | La Jolla, CA | $17,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $14,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State University San Jose | San Jose, CA | $13,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz, CA | $12,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State University San Diego | San Diego, CA | $11,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California Irvine | Irvine, CA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brigham Young University - Idaho | Rexburg, ID | $9,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brigham Young University - Provo | Provo, UT | $8,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State University Sf | San Francisco, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California Riverside | Riverside, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Nevada Reno | Reno, NV | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State University Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New York University | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Boise State University | Boise, ID | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Diego State University | San Diego, CA | $4,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State University Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $4,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State University East Bay | Hayward, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Purdue University | West Lafayette, IN | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $3,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cal Poly Humboldt | Arcata, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Marys College | Moraga, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Tennessee | Knoxville, TN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chapman University | Orange, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State University Fullerton | Fullerton, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State University Sonoma | Rohnert Park, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State Universitymonterey Bay | Seaside, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Clemson University | Clemson, SC | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Emory University | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, GA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Harvard College | Cambridge, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame, IN | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Oregon | Eugene, OR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Puget Sound | Tacoma, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Washington State University | Pullman, WA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | $1,667 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State University Chico | Chico, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Duke University | Durham, NC | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Holy Names University | Oakland, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, MA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Mt San Jacinto College | San Jacinto, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pepperdine University | Malibu, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Tulane University | New Orleans, LA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Idaho | Moscow, ID | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $1,300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Florida | Gainesville, FL | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yale University | New Haven, CT | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Academy of Art University | San Francisco, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Avenue Five Institute | Austin, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Biola University | La Mirada, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| California State University Fresno | Fresno, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California State University Northridge | Northridge, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Colorado College | Colorado Springs, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dominican University California | San Rafael, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Edinboro University | Edinboro, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Prescott, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fordham University | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Grand View University | Des Moines, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Linn-Benton Community College | Albany, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Manhattan School of Music | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Minnesota State University Mankato | Mankato, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Montana State University | Bozeman, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| New Mexico State University | Las Cruces, NM | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, AZ | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Occidental College | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rocky Mountain College | Billings, MT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Savannah College of Art and Design | Savannah, GA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Smith College | Northhampton, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Southeastern University | Lakeland, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas a & M University | College Station, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas State University San Marcos | San Marcos, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The University of Mississippi | University, MS | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The University of Vermont | Burlington, VT | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UC Davis School of Law | Davis, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UC Irvine School of Medicine | Irvine, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| UCLA Center for Prehospital Care | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, AL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Denver | Denver, CO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of La Verne | La Verne, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Michigan Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Minnesotatwin Cities | Minneapolis, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Oklahoma | Norman, OK | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Portland | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of San Diego | San Diego, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Weston Everett | Livermore, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| William Penn University | Oskaloosa, IA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
0 of 117 (0%) received money in more than one year over the 2 years we hold.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 62 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 116 | $418,092 | $1,500 |
| 2023 | 1 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
70% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,500. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Mario Pedrozzi Scholarship Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2020-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 1141 Catalina Drive 170, Livermore, CA, 94550. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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