Funding search · EIN 237423792 · Pasadena, CA
The James J and Sue Femino Foundation
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 261
- grants reported
- $6.5M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $5,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
What they fund
educationmedicalresearchscholarshipscommunityfacilityreligiousafganistan
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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Usc Keck School of Medicine2 grants · $1.4M
- Huntington Medical Research Inst4 grants · $646,000
- Ronald McDonald House4 grants · $515,000
- US Olympic Paralympic Foundation3 grants · $500,000
- The Huntington Library4 grants · $259,500
- Usc Caruso Catholic Center3 grants · $221,250
- City of Hope3 grants · $215,000
- Usc Caruso Catholic Center Capital1 grant · $210,000
- Caltech Associates4 grants · $207,500
- Usc Univ of So Cal2 grants · $159,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 261 grants.
- $1.0M
Usc Keck School of Medicine · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
SCH - for medical facilities & education
- $611,000
Huntington Medical Research Inst · Pasadena, CA · 2023
MR - for Medical Research
- $500,000
Ronald McDonald House · Chicago, IL · 2023
Mf property acquisition
- $350,000
Usc Keck School of Medicine · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
SCH - for medical facilities & education
- $210,000
Usc Caruso Catholic Center Capital · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
RO - for religious/educational facility construction
- $201,250
Usc Caruso Catholic Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
RO - for religious/educational facility construction
- $200,000
US Olympic Paralympic Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2024
CA - general organization support
- $200,000
US Olympic Paralympic Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2023
CA - general organization support
- $200,000
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2021
MF - research treatment and general organization support
- $158,000
Usc Univ of So Cal · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
SCH - for music education and general organization support
- $150,000
Caltech Associates · Pasadena, CA · 2024
SCH - for scholarship/education programs
- $105,000
Uscswim With Mike Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2022
SCH - for scholarships
- $101,000
Catholic Education Foundtion · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
SCH - for scholarships
- $100,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2024
Sch - general organization support
- $100,000
Usc House of Victory Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Ca community activities
- $100,000
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
MF - general organization support
- $100,000
US Olympic Paralympic Foundation · Colorado Springs, CO · 2022
CA - general organization support
- $75,000
The Huntington Library · San Marino, CA · 2024
CA - for art museum, botanical gardens, and general support
- $72,500
The Huntington Library · San Marino, CA · 2022
CA - for art museum, botanical gardens, and general support
- $67,000
The Huntington Library · San Marino, CA · 2021
CA - for art museum, botanical gardens, and general support
- $60,000
St Felicitas Perpetua · San Marino, CA · 2021
RO - general organization support
- $52,500
Caltech Associates · Pasadena, CA · 2021
SCH - for education programs
- $50,000
Usc Leonard Davis Gerontology Resea · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
MR - for gerontology research and general organization support
- $50,000
Usc Leonard Davis Gerontology Resea · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
SCH - for gerontology research and general organization support
- $45,000
The Huntington Library · San Marino, CA · 2023
CA - for art museum, botanical gardens, and general support
- $35,000
Usc Center for Philanthropy · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
CA - general organization support
- $35,000
Usc Center for Philanthropy · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
CA - general organization support
- $35,000
Usc Center for Philanthropy · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
CA - general organization support
- $35,000
Usc Center for Philanthropy · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
CA - general organization support
- $32,500
Rose Bowl Aquatics Center · Pasadena, CA · 2021
CA - scholarships and general organization support
- $30,000
The Music Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
CA - general organization support
- $30,000
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2022
CA - community support
- $30,000
The Music Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
CA - general organization support
- $30,000
Usc Thornton School of Music · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
SCH - for music education and general organization support
- $25,000
Caltech · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Sch-general organization support
- $25,000
Descanso Gardens Foundation · La Canada Flintridge, CA · 2024
Ca - general organization support
- $25,000
Huntington Memorial Hospital · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Mf - for cardiology dept and general organization support
- $25,000
Descanso Gardens Foundation · La Canada Flintridge, CA · 2023
Ca - general organization support
- $25,000
Huntington Memorial Hospital · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Mf - for cardiology dept and general organization support
- $25,000
Descanso Gardens Foundation · La Canada Flintridge, CA · 2022
Ca - general organization support
- $25,000
The Lundquist Institute · Torrance, CA · 2022
Sch - research and education
- $25,000
Union Station Homeless Service · Pasadena, CA · 2022
CA - general organization support and street medicine
- $25,000
Wellesley College · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Sch - general organization support
- $25,000
Huntington Memorial Hospital · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Mf - for cardiology dept and general organization support
- $20,000
Catholic Education Foundtion · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
SCH - for scholarships
- $17,000
Together in Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
RO - general organization support
- $15,000
Huntington Medical Research Inst · Pasadena, CA · 2024
MR - for Medical Research
- $15,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2024
SCH - for engineering & journalism education
- $15,000
The Music Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
CA - general organization support
- $15,000
Usc Dormsife College of Letters · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Sch - education
- $15,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2023
SCH - for engineering & journalism education
- $15,000
Usc Alumni Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Sch - general organization support
- $15,000
Usc Dormsife College of Letters · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Sch - education
- $15,000
Northwestern University · Evanston, IL · 2021
SCH - for engineering & journalism education
- $14,500
Los Angeles County Arboretum Fdn · Arcadia, CA · 2021
Ca
- $13,500
Pasadena Guild of Childrens Hosp · San Marino, CA · 2024
MF - general organization support
- $13,500
Together in Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
RO - general organization support
- $13,000
Together in Mission · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
RO - general organization support
- $10,500
Ronald Reagan Pres Lbry Fdn · Simi Valley, CA · 2021
Ca
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
CA - for general organization support
- $10,000
Camp Wonder Csdforg · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Ca - general organization support
- $10,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Willaimsburg, VA · 2024
CA - Raleigh Tavern fund and general organization support
- $10,000
Mercy Ships · Garden Valley, TX · 2024
Mf-general organization support
- $10,000
Pasadena Senior Center · Pasadena, CA · 2024
CA - general organization support
- $10,000
Santa Teresita School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Sch-education support
- $10,000
The Phil Simon Clinic · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Mf - general organization support
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Pasadena, CA · 2024
CA - general organization support
- $10,000
Usc Caruso Catholic Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
RO - for religious/educational facility construction
- $10,000
Yosemite Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2024
CA - general organization support
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
CA - for general organization support
- $10,000
Camp Wonder Csdforg · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Ca - general organization support
- $10,000
Carmelite Sisters La · Alhambra, CA · 2023
RO - general organization support and services for the aged and infirm
- $10,000
Catholic Education Foundtion · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
SCH - for scholarships
- $10,000
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2023
MF - research treatment and general organization support
- $10,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Willaimsburg, VA · 2023
CA - Raleigh Tavern fund and general organization support
- $10,000
Pasadena Guild of Childrens Hosp · San Marino, CA · 2023
MF - general organization support
- $10,000
The Phil Simon Clinic · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Mf - general organization support
- $10,000
Usc Caruso Catholic Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
RO - for religious/educational facility construction
- $10,000
Yosemite Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2023
CA - general organization support
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
CA - for general organization support
- $10,000
Calif Skin Disease Fdn - Camp Wonde · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
MF - for research and treatment
- $10,000
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation · Willaimsburg, VA · 2022
CA - Raleigh Tavern fund and general organization support
- $10,000
Huntington Medical Research Inst · Pasadena, CA · 2022
MR - for Medical Research
- $10,000
The Salvation Army · Pasadena, CA · 2022
CA - general organization support
- $10,000
Yosemite Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2022
CA - general organization support
- $10,000
Carmelite Sisters La · Alhambra, CA · 2021
RO - general organization support and services for the aged and infirm
- $10,000
Descanso Gardens Foundation · La Canada Flintridge, CA · 2021
Ca - general organization support
- $10,000
Human Rights Watch · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
CA - for Afganistan aid
- $10,000
Huntington Medical Research Inst · Pasadena, CA · 2021
MR - for Medical Research
- $10,000
Los Angeles Master Choral · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
CA - for music programs and general organization support
- $10,000
Pasadena Guild of Childrens Hosp · San Marino, CA · 2021
MF - general organization support
- $10,000
Union Station Homeless Service · Pasadena, CA · 2021
CA - general organization support and street medicine
- $10,000
Usc Center for the Political Future · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Ca - general organization support
- $10,000
Yosemite Conservancy · San Francisco, CA · 2021
CA - general organization support
- $7,000
Dolores Mission School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
SCH - for education and general organization support
- $7,000
Dolores Mission School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
SCH - for education and general organization support
- $6,800
Swim With Mike Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2023
SCH - for scholarships
- $6,000
Los Angeles County Arboretum Found · Arcadia, CA · 2024
Ca - general organization support
- $6,000
Dolores Mission School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
SCH - for education and general organization support
- $6,000
Pasadena Guild of Childrens Hosp · San Marino, CA · 2022
MF - general organization support
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