Funding search · EIN 208255795 · Cypress, CA

The Wks Foundation

Name: The Wks Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

74
grants reported: $270,401
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $3,250
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Damon Brodowski1 grant · $25,750
Carla Goodman4 grants · $20,000
Norma Taylor3 grants · $15,000
Paula Kinzie3 grants · $15,000
Diane Feinour3 grants · $15,000
Lds Church2 grants · $10,230
Bibiana Clderon1 grant · $10,000
Carter Cancer Foundation1 grant · $10,000
Elaine Del Bello2 grants · $10,000
California State University Lb1 grant · $8,403

Giving over time

$74,931

2022

$70,442

2023

$69,838

2024

$55,190

2025

Grant history

All 74 reported grants, largest first.

$25,750
Damon Brodowski · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Damn Brodowaski wife's death
$10,000
Carter Cancer Foundation · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Donation
$10,000
Bibiana Clderon · Burbank, CA · 2023
Donation - Wendy's Burbank - Mother's Funeral Exp
$8,403
California State University Lb · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Mireya Hernandez MBA Program
$8,088
Lds Church · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Back to School Backpack Program and Youth Camp
$8,000
Roxana Barrientos · Lehi, UT · 2023
Assistance of her brother's illness
$5,900
The Greater Harvest Church · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Carla Goodman · Los Alamitos, CA · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Diane Feinour · Topton, PA · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Elaine Del Bello · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Norma Taylor · Lakewood, CA · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Paula Kinzie · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Temple Baptist Church · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Donation
$5,000
Carla Goodman · Los Alamitos, CA · 2024
Holiday Donation
$5,000
Diane Feinour · Topton, PA · 2024
Holiday Donation
$5,000
Dolores Franco · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Elaine Del Bello · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Holiday Donation
$5,000
Jose Arreola · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
EPL #3458 Cook - wife passed - he has 4 children
$5,000
Norma Taylor · Lakewood, CA · 2024
Holiday Donation
$5,000
Norma Taylor · Lakewood, CA · 2024
Donation
$5,000
Paula Kinzie · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Holiday Donation
$5,000
Tiffany Kelly · Los Alamitos, CA · 2024
Holiday Donation
$5,000
Vickie Fernley · St Cloud, FL · 2024
Holiday Donation
$5,000
Carla Goodman · Los Alamitos, CA · 2023
Chistmas Donation
$5,000
Diana Johnson · Riverside, CA · 2023
Chistmas Donation
$5,000
Diane Feinour · Topton, PA · 2023
Chistmas Donation
$5,000
Linda Jones · Medford, OR · 2023
Chistmas Donation
$5,000
Paula Kinzie · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Chistmas Donation
$5,000
Toni Sansom · Billings, MT · 2023
Donation - foster children
$5,000
Aisha Kahee-Ward · Keizer, OR · 2022
Home Burned down
$5,000
Carla Goodman · Los Alamitos, CA · 2022
Chistmas Donation
$5,000
Chase Jackie Oppenlander · Los Alamitos, CA · 2022
Chistmas Donation
$5,000
Eileen Anciaux · Los Alamitos, CA · 2022
Chistmas Donation
$5,000
Jolena Johnston · Brimhall Nizhoni, NM · 2022
Assistance of Parent Illness
$5,000
Phillip Shumway · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
Chistmas Donation
$4,432
California State University Long Be · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Donation - MBA program for Mireya Hernandez
$3,500
Jackson Liljenquist · 2024
Donation to missionary in Cambodia (Monisak Yon)
$3,000
Angelica Rea · Los Alamitos, CA · 2024
EE of Los Alamitos EPL - son was killed
$3,000
Long Beach Rescue Mission · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Donation
$2,800
Long Beach Fire Fighter · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Long Beach Fire Fighter's Children Toy Drive
$2,768
Donations for Church Carnival · Cypress, CA · 2025
Donations to multiple Individuals
$2,500
Ryan Arnold · Ofallon, IL · 2024
EE Denny's 7522 - home burned down
$2,500
Steve Jones · Los Alamitos, CA · 2022
St. Luke's Donation
$2,422
Mireya Hernandez · Bellflower, CA · 2023
Payment reinbursement for MBA tuition
$2,142
Lds Church · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Children's Back Packs - Donation to the LDS Church
$2,000
Lyle Pedersen · Indio, CA · 2023
Chistmas Donation
$1,874
Maaco · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Donation for the Long Beach Baptist Church
$1,672
Mark Carter · Show Low, AZ · 2024
Denny's Show Low Cancer Victim
$1,500
Marisol Beleril · Cypress, CA · 2024
Community Partners Dinner
$1,500
Peggy Sample · Holbrook, AZ · 2022
Funeral Arrangements help
$1,000
Aurelio Cardenas · Barstow, CA · 2025
Denny's cook - Health issues
$1,000
Dale & Suzi Pettit · Los Alamitos, CA · 2025
Church Projects - Clothes
$1,000
Eduardo Ramos · Bakersfield, CA · 2024
EPL EE - passed away - check for family
$1,000
Uber Reyna · Van Nuys, CA · 2024
Wendy's Burbank Manager
$1,000
Crystal Sanchez · Roy, UT · 2023
Donation -Denny's UT - Husband & children in accident
$1,000
David Baxter · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Donation to Carissa - health issure
$1,000
Glory Ramos · Carrollton, TX · 2023
Donation to Glory's family
$1,000
Sherri Ridenour · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Donation - battling cancer
$1,000
High Desert Bombers Baseball · Palmdale, CA · 2022
Baseball Team Sponsor
$1,000
Makai Brown · Henderson, KY · 2022
Sunrise Restaurant's Courage Award
$800
Brian Sanders · Santa Clarita, CA · 2022
Funeral Arrangements help
$660
Jose Franco · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Church member assistance
$500
Denise Morales · Whittier, CA · 2025
Veronica Morales - Brother died
$500
Colleen and John Low · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Carter Cancer Foundation
$500
Elizabeth Henderson · Waxahachie, TX · 2024
Wendy's EE - difficult times
$500
Izak Hoats · Wylie, TX · 2024
Child ill - facilities tech
$500
Colleen Low · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Donation - For the Children's Hospital of Orange County
$500
Mac'S Athletic Baseball Llc · Moreno Valley, CA · 2023
Donation - Ethan Spongberg's Sports Team Donation
$500
Melany Coss Leon · Wildomar, CA · 2023
Donation - gas explosion in her home
$500
Sandra Miranda · Dallas, TX · 2022
Surgery help for her husband
$478
Fabiola Gallegos · West Jordan, UT · 2022
Books and Tuition-ESL class
$462
Fine Line Painting · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Church Night in Bethlehem invoice for painting
$150
Diane Deanda · Downey, CA · 2024
Eagle Scout Project donation - Vanessa Bueno nephew
$100
Litchfield Chamber of Commerce · Litchfield Park, AZ · 2025
Denny's Litchfield, AZ Community Project Donation

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