The Virginia and Alfred Harrell
Bakersfield, CA · EIN 95-3227803. Reported 115 grants totalling $2,514,933 to 84 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. 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. The Virginia and Alfred Harrell 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 $15,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $5,509 and $30,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $96,065. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Foundation of Kern | Bakersfield, CA | $155,945 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kern River Conservancy | Kernville, CA | $123,805 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| White Wolf Wellness Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $105,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Salvation Army | Ridgecrest, CA | $89,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Children First Campaign | Bakersfield, CA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Girl Scouts of Central California South | Bakersfield, CA | $85,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| The Wildlands Conservancy | Yucaipa, CA | $85,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kern County Museum Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $80,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alliance Against Family and Sexual Assault | Bakersfield, CA | $78,265 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | $75,063 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Laborers of the Harvest | Taft, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| California Native Plant Society | Sacramento, CA | $74,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Flood Bakersfield Ministries | Bakersfield, CA | $71,900 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Sjv Water | Bakersfield, CA | $70,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Hub of Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $57,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Project Clean Air Inc | Bakersfield, CA | $56,399 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| California Living Museum Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Csub Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valley Achievement Center | Bakersfield, CA | $47,437 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kern County Cancer Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $45,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hoffman Hospice | Bakersfield, CA | $38,198 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rm Pyles Boys Camp | Vaencia, CA | $37,817 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| The Woman's Club of Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $36,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Critters Without Litters | Bakersfield, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Helping Animals Live Tomorrow | Bakersfield, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| United Way of Kern | Bakersfield, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Buena Vista Museum of Natural History & Science | Bakersfield, CA | $29,460 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Tubatulabals of Kern Valley | Weldon, CA | $25,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Csf Medical Non Profit Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity Golden Empire | Bakersfield, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Padres Forest Watch | Santa Barbara, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Special Olympics Southern California-Kern County | Bakersfield, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tejon Ranch Conservancy | Frazier Park, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Transformations By Bakersfield Angels | Bakersfield, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fox Theatre Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $24,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kern River Parkway Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Listen to Shafter | Shafter, CA | $24,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Wounded Heroes Fund of Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $21,795 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Child Guidance Guild of Bakersfield Inc | Bakersfield, CA | $21,205 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Apple Core Project Inc | Bakersfield, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kern Partnership for Children and Families | Bakersfield, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Central Eastern California | Bakersfield, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercy Foundation-Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $19,602 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Kern Dance Alliance | Bakersfield, CA | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Strength of Shadow Dog Rescue Inc | Bodfish, CA | $17,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Transformation By Bakersfield Angels | Bakersfield, CA | $16,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Adventist Health Delano | Delano, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Arts Council of Kern | Bakersfield, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bakersfield Senior Center | Bakersfield, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Links for Life | Bakersfield, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation | Bakersfield, CA | $13,900 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bakersfield Pet Food Pantry | Bakersfield, CA | $12,600 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pet Match Maker California | Double Oak, TX | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Junior League of Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $11,300 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| All Seated in a Barn | Bakewrsfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Assistance League of Bakersfield | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Bakersfield Police Activities League | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Consulting and Rescuing Equine Care LLC | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equine Heart Connection Charity | Bakersfield, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ridge Route Communities Museum & Historical Society | Frazier Park, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tehachapi Valley Horse Rescue | Tehachapi, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Maturango Museum | Ridgecrest, CA | $9,950 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Have a Heart Humane Society | Tehachapi, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tehachapi Community Orchestra Foundation | Tehachapi, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kern River Valley Heritage Foundation | Lake Isabella, CA | $5,509 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Adventist Health Tehachapi Valley | Tehachapi, CA | $5,438 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brookline Early Education Program | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Brookline Food Pantry Inc | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Consulting and Recuing Equine Care LLC | Bodfish, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Coolidge Corner Theatre Foundation Inc | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Devotion Primary Extended Day Program | Brookline, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fur Friends 4 Life | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Help Animals Live Tomorrow | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| League of Dreams Inc | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Ridge Route Communities Museum & Historcal Society | Frazier Park, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Cat People | Bakersfield, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Therapeutic Horsemanship of Ridgecrest | Ridgecrest, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Whiskers Paws Hooves & Claws Animal Advocacy | Tehachapi, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Whiskers Paws Hooves and Claws | Tehachapi, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Open Door Network | Bakersfield, CA | $4,345 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California | Bakersfield, CA | $3,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lockwood Animal Rescue Center | Frazier Park, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kern Reading Association | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
26 of 84 (31%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 13%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 69 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 30 | $731,069 | $11,000 |
| 2022 | 31 | $737,240 | $20,000 |
| 2023 | 23 | $479,326 | $12,600 |
| 2024 | 31 | $567,298 | $14,500 |
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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 99% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $15,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 The Virginia and Alfred Harrell's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 11171, Bakersfield, CA, 93389. 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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