THE BLUE OAK CHARITABLE FUND

Lafayette, CA 94549 EIN 911897170

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Total Given 2016–2024
$6.5M
102 grants · $720K avg/year
based on 9 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100K+/yr
local funder
capacity
$10K
typical small grants · $2K–$35K
grant size
58%
supporter · 32/55 multi-year
repeat
$11.8M
Assets · 2021
55
Distinct recipients

About

BLUE OAK CHARITABLE FUND IS A PRIVATE FOUNDATION FORMED BY MEMBERS OF THE BOTTOMS FAMILY. THE TWO CONTROLLING DIRECTORS ARE SIBLINGS DEBRA AND DALE BOTTOMS. DURING THE YEAR, BLUE OAK TRANSFERRED $20,236,653 TO THE EL ROBLE AZUL FOUNDATION (FEIN 47-2308198) A SECOND PRIVATE FOUNDATION ALSO CONTROLLED BY DALE AND DEBRA BOTTOMS. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRANSFER WAS TO SPLIT THE ASSETS OF THE FOUNDATION INTO SEPARATE FUNDS WITH DIFFERENT DONATION PRIORITIES DIRECTED BY DEBRA (BLUE OAK) AND DALE (EL ROBLE AZUL).LIKE BLUE OAK, EL ROBLE AZUL HAS AS ITS MISSION THE MAKING OF DONATIONS TO 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES. BECAUSE DALE AND DEBRA CONTINUE TO HOLD CONTROLLING INTERESTS ON THE BOARDS OF THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS, BLUE OAK WILL EXERCISE "EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY" WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPER USE OF THE FUNDS TRANSFERRED FROM BLUE OAK TO EL ROBLE AZUL. ACCORDINGLY, THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS BY BLUE OAK TO EL ROBLE AZUL WILL BE IN FURTHERANCE OF BLUE OAK'S SEC. 501(C)(3) PURPOSES.THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS FROM BLUE OAK TO EL ROBLE AZUL HAS NOT BEEN REFLECTED AS A QUALIFYING DISTRIBUTION FOR PURPOSES OF IRC SEC. 4942(G).

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Contact Person VANGUARD CHARITABLE
Phone 7073550658

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2016 $568K $21.3M $14.7M 29
2017 $1.7M $32.0M $10.7M 37
2018 $808K $10.9M $3.0M 19
2019 $810K $11.3M $256K 6
2020 $695K $11.4M $238K 4
2021 $594K $11.8M $660K 1
2022 $551K $10.2M $245K 1
2023 $383K $10.9M $326K 3
2024 $381K $11.4M $396K 2

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 102 grants on record

Minimum
$500
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$10K
Average
$64K
75th Pctl
$35K
Maximum
$789K

Geographic Distribution

US Grant Distribution Map

Officers & Directors

NameTitle
DEBRA BOTTOMS President
DALE BOTTOMS Sec/Treas
JOSE CONTRERAS Director
JOHN CIESIELKA Director

Grants Awarded (102 total)

Purpose
VANGUARD CHARITABLE WARWICK, RI $789,186 GENERAL SUPPORT 2019
VANGUARD CHARITABLE WARWICK, RI $675,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2020
VANGUARD CHARITABLE WARWICK, RI $594,316 GENERAL SUPPORT 2021
VANGUARD CHARITABLE WARWICK, RI $550,854 GENERAL SUPPORT 2022
VANGUARD CHARITABLE WARWICK, RI $379,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2023
VANGUARD CHARITABLE WARWICK, RI $371,200 GENERAL SUPPORT 2024
FRIENDS OF UNIVERSIDAD F M INC MIAMI, FL $326,400 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
EL ROBLE AZUL LAS VEGAS, NV $260,900 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
FRIENDS OF UNIVERSIDAD F M INC MCLEAN, VA $251,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
ATLAS NETWORK ARLINGTON, VA $212,600 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
ATLAS NETWORK WASHINGTON, DC $159,200 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
REASON FOUNDATION LOS ANGELES, CA $155,700 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY ARLINGTON, VA $150,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION ATLANTA, GA $150,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
GUANACASTE DRY FOREST CONSERVATION HUNTINGTON, VT $125,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
NEVADA SPCA LAS VEGAS, NV $100,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
NEVADA SPCA LAS VEGAS, NV $100,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017
ATLAS NETWORK WASHINGTON, DC $85,500 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION NEW YORK, NY $75,000 GENERAL SUPPORT. 2017
REASON FOUNDATION LOS ANGELES, CA $65,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
CATO INSTITUTE WASHINGTON, DC $59,100 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY ARLINGTON, VA $53,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
FOUNDATION FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION ATLANTA, GA $50,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2018
STUDENTS FOR LIBERTY WASHINGTON, DC $43,499 GENERAL SUPPORT 2016
THE MELANOMA RESEARCH ALLIANCE WASHINGTON, DC $40,000 GENERAL SUPPORT 2017