Joseph Shinoda Memorial Scholarship Foundation

Gave $112K in 2024

Santa Barbara, California · EIN 23-7213289 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$112K

Organizations funded3

Typical grant$30,000

Total assets$717K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $67,000.

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From the return

How to apply

The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):

Contact	Michael Connelly
Address	PO Box 90225, Santa Barbara CA 93190
Phone	(805) 544-0717
Form and materials	Request application form from the departments specified found on website: www.shinodascholarship.org
Deadlines	March 30 annually
Restrictions	Major of floriculture

Wording as filed; text the foundation typed in capitals is shown in normal case. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.

What it funds

Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.

Children & Youth1

Where it gives

33% of grants went outside California.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Children & Youth grants in Virginia1 of its grant, $15K · 778 foundations

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Name withheld	Pomona, CA	Pomona, CA · Scholarshipsin furtherance of section 501 (C)(3) exempt purpose	$67,000
Name withheld	San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Obispo, CA · Scholarshipsin furtherance of section 501 (C)(3) exempt purpose	$30,000
Seed Your Future Inc	Alexandria, VA	Alexandria, VA · In furtherance of section 501 (C)(3) exempt purpose	$15,000

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Name withheld: we could not match the recipient to an IRS-registered organization, and the name may be a person's. Amount, place and purpose are as filed.

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$112,000	3
2023	$0	0
2022	$0	0
2021	$20,000	9

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 13, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202523179349103227
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 23-7213289
Profile updated Nov 12, 2026

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