Evans Family Foundation
This organization is a private foundation dedicated to supporting a variety of charitable causes. Its mission focuses on enhancing community welfare through education, healthcare, youth development, and assistance for low-income and homeless populations. The foundation funds organizations that provide educational resources, medical care, food assistance, and support services for the elderly and underserved communities. It demonstrates a commitment to fostering life science innovations and empowering young people to become responsible citizens. The foundation's activities primarily benefit organizations across multiple states, reflecting a broad geographic outreach.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A mid‑sized, locally rooted nonprofit working in education, youth development, food security, or senior services with an established track record and a relationship or local introduction to the foundation.
Good Fit
- • Programs in youth development, education, food pantry/food security, or senior services.
- • Operational presence in Iowa, California, Illinois, or Colorado (states funded recently).
- • Proven local impact and fiscal controls suitable for mid-sized grants ($15K–$100K).
- • Existing relationship, prior engagement, or referral from a grantee or local partner.
- • Ability to respond to a written/mailed request or to accept invitation-based support.
Geography
Observed giving in the latest year covered four states with one state receiving 37% of dollars; the foundation is based in California but funds both in‑state and out‑of‑state recipients.
Recipient Variety
The latest year shows 11 distinct recipients (22 in the prior year) indicating a moderately broad recipient set for a small private foundation, though dollars are fairly concentrated with the top five taking 69% of 2023 grant dollars.
New Applicants
The foundation declares it only supports preselected applicants and most 2023 recipients (9 of 11) were returning grantees; although two new recipients appeared in 2023, the pattern and the explicit preselection policy make unsolicited new entrants unlikely to gain funding.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
