Funding search · EIN 330378778 · Irvine, CA

Orange County Community Foundation

Name: Orange County Community Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

3,518
grants reported: $366.8M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $25,000
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

human services education development environment community improvement health

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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.

Where the money goes

Human services nonprofits in Santa Ana, Irvine, Anaheim, Orange
Orange County hospital and health systems: Hoag, CHOC, UCI, St Jude
Community improvement and civic infrastructure, including City of Anaheim
Higher education gifts: Stanford, USC, UC Irvine, Chapman
Coastal and ocean environment work, plus national advocacy groups
Arts and culture: museums, symphony, surf and maritime heritage

Typical grant

Half of all grants land between $10,568 and $58,000, with a median of $25,000, so the working range for a first check is five figures. The seven and eight figure gifts go to institutions with existing donor relationships: a $11M arts and culture gift to Surfing Heritage, $10.9M to the City of Anaheim, $10.1M to Stanford, $6.1M and $4.7M to hospital foundations. With 3,518 grants to 1,630 recipients over four years, repeat giving is the norm rather than the exception, usually at similar size year over year.

Their words

Phrases from their own grant descriptions, worth speaking back to them.

“COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT”
“HUMAN SERVICES”
“HEALTH AND WELLNESS”
“ARTS AND CULTURE”
“RELIGION AND SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT”

Positioning adjacent work

Anchor to a named Orange County institution already funded: UC Irvine, Chapman, CHOC, Hoag, Santa Ana College.
Ask $25,000 to $60,000 first. Six figures follows a track record, not a cold introduction.
Frame ocean, coastal or marine work under ENVIRONMENT; they fund Oceana, Upwell Turtles, EcoCenter, Friends of the Sea Lions.
Translate research into direct service or workforce outcomes in Santa Ana and Anaheim, where the human services money sits.

Worth knowing: This is a community foundation, so most of the money moves at the direction of individual fundholders rather than a central strategy, which explains the odd mix of Orange County service agencies, national advocacy groups in DC (137 grants), and one-off out-of-state gifts to Kent State, Mayo Clinic, and an Oregon aquarium. Roughly 71 percent of recipients are California, heavily Orange County, and the practical path in is a relationship with a donor advisor or a local institution that already receives repeat support.

4 grants matching “decorative” · $70,300

$30,000
Decorative Arts Society · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
Community improvement and development
$22,100
Decorative Arts Society · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
Community improvement and development
$10,400
Decorative Arts Society · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
Community improvement and development
$7,800
Decorative Arts Society · Newport Beach, CA · 2021
Community improvement & development

Top recipients

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

Pimco Foundation4 grants · $31.6M
Walking Softer1 grant · $20.0M
Surfing Heritage and Culture Center2 grants · $11.0M
City of Anaheim1 grant · $10.9M
Hoag Hospital Foundation4 grants · $10.8M
Stanford University4 grants · $10.4M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors2 grants · $9.5M
University of California Irvine Foundation4 grants · $9.5M
Nature Conservancy4 grants · $8.6M
Advocate Charitable Foundation4 grants · $7.8M

Giving over time

$69.7M

2021

$96.4M

2022

$80.3M

2023

$120.4M

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 3,518 grants.

$20.0M
Walking Softer · Jackson, WY · 2022
Environment
$11.0M
Surfing Heritage and Culture Center · San Clemente, CA · 2024
Arts and culture
$10.9M
City of Anaheim · Anaheim, CA · 2024
Community improvement and development
$10.1M
Stanford University · Stanford, CA · 2024
Education
$9.2M
Pimco Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2021
Community improvement & development
$9.0M
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Community improvement and development
$7.8M
Pimco Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
Community improvement and development
$7.5M
Pimco Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
Community improvement and development
$7.0M
Pimco Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
Community improvement and development
$6.1M
Advocate Charitable Foundation · Oak Brook, IL · 2024
Health and wellness
$5.2M
Nature Conservancy · Sacramento, CA · 2023
Environment
$4.7M
Hoag Hospital Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
Health and wellness
$4.5M
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2023
Education
$3.0M
Arizae Foundation · San Anselmo, CA · 2022
Community improvement and development
$2.8M
University of California Irvine Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2023
Health and wellness
$2.5M
University of California Irvine Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2022
Health and wellness
$2.3M
Hoag Hospital Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
Health and wellness
$2.3M
Advance Democracy · Tysons Corner, VA · 2023
Community improvement and development
$2.1M
University of California Irvine Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2024
Health and wellness
$2.1M
University of California Irvine Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2021
Health & wellness
$2.0M
Nature Conservancy · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Environment
$2.0M
Hoag Hospital Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
Health and wellness
$1.9M
Strut Cares · San Clemente, CA · 2024
Community improvement and development
$1.8M
Hoag Hospital Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2021
Health & wellness
$1.8M
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Environment & animal welfare
$1.7M
Chabad Jewish Center of Laguna Beach · Laguna Beach, CA · 2023
Religion and spiritual development
$1.6M
National Down Syndrome Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Human services
$1.3M
Neighborhood Housing Services of Orange County · Orange, CA · 2024
Human services
$1.3M
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Environment & animal welfare
$1.3M
Justfundus · Oakland, CA · 2024
Community improvement and development
$1.2M
Nature Conservancy · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Environment & animal welfare
$1.1M
St Margaret of Scotland Episcopal School · San Juan Capistrano, CA · 2024
Education
$1.0M
Choc Foundation · Orange, CA · 2022
Health and wellness
$1.0M
Hawaii Community Foundation · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Community improvement and development
$1.0M
Precious Lamb Preschool · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Education
$1.0M
Upwell Turtles · Monterey, CA · 2024
Environment
$1.0M
Center for American Progress · Washington, DC · 2023
Community improvement and development
$1.0M
Center for American Progress · Washington, DC · 2021
Community improvement & development
$1.0M
Hawaiian Islands Land Trust · Honolulu, HI · 2021
Environment & animal welfare
$921,000
Upwell Turtles · Monterey, CA · 2022
Environment
$864,777
Human Options · Irvine, CA · 2022
Human services
$858,500
Charitable Ventures of Orange County · Santa Ana, CA · 2021
Community improvement & development
$827,892
Laguna Art Museum · Laguna Beach, CA · 2022
Arts and culture
$815,000
Elephant Club · San Clemente, CA · 2021
Environment & animal welfare
$798,903
Charitable Ventures of Orange County · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
Community improvement and development
$782,500
Newport Beach Public Library Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
Education
$755,000
Tomorrow'S Leadership Collaborative Charter School · Orange, CA · 2021
Education
$750,000
Occidental College · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$750,000
Oregon Coast Aquarium · Newport, OR · 2024
Animal welfare
$750,000
United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Environment
$750,000
Wildcoast · Del Mar, CA · 2022
Environment
$750,000
Sail Future · St Petersburg, FL · 2021
Education
$708,000
Choc Foundation · Orange, CA · 2024
Health and wellness
$700,938
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Human services
$700,000
New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Community improvement and development
$691,525
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Human services
$672,388
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2022
Human services
$672,326
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast · Irvine, CA · 2024
Human services
$671,000
Newport Beach Public Library Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
Arts and culture
$668,300
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Education
$661,800
Human Options · Irvine, CA · 2023
Human services
$654,932
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2021
Environment & animal welfare
$652,000
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2024
Environment
$615,243
International Youth Foundation · Cockeysville, MD · 2022
Education
$615,000
Soka University of America · Aliso Viejo, CA · 2022
Education
$603,000
Orange County Museum of Art · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Arts and culture
$600,000
Charitable Ventures of Orange County · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Community improvement and development
$600,000
Narrow Gate Foundation · Newhall, CA · 2021
Human services
$561,467
Claremont McKenna College · Claremont, CA · 2023
Education
$550,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation · Downers Grove, IL · 2023
Health and wellness
$550,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation · Downers Grove, IL · 2022
Health and wellness
$550,000
Simon Family Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
Education
$550,000
Advocate Charitable Foundation · Downers Grove, IL · 2021
Health & wellness
$550,000
Oakland Museum of California · Oakland, CA · 2021
Arts & culture
$545,000
Upwell Turtles · Monterey, CA · 2021
Environment & animal welfare
$534,000
Cristo Rey Orange County High School · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Education
$530,000
Orange County'S United Way · Irvine, CA · 2024
Community improvement and development
$530,000
Orange Coast College Foundation · Costa Mesa, CA · 2021
Education
$525,000
American Friends Service Committee · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Community improvement and development
$525,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Community improvement and development
$510,998
Schwab Charitable Fund · Orlando, FL · 2023
Community improvement and development
$506,500
St Joseph Hospital of Orange · Orange, CA · 2023
Health and wellness
$506,500
Human Options · Irvine, CA · 2021
Human services
$506,325
Tara'S Chance · Fullerton, CA · 2024
Human services
$500,000
Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · Warwick, RI · 2023
Community improvement and development
$500,000
Friends of the Osa · Washington, DC · 2022
Environment
$500,000
Parks California · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Environment
$500,000
Hopewell Fund · Washington, DC · 2021
Community improvement & development
$500,000
Parks California · Sacramento, CA · 2021
Environment & animal welfare
$500,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2021
Environment & animal welfare
$500,000
University of Montana Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2021
Education
$492,411
Illumination Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
Human services
$472,000
Human Options · Irvine, CA · 2024
Human services
$470,500
Taller San Jose Hope Builders · Santa Ana, CA · 2021
Human services
$460,000
Mind Oc · Irvine, CA · 2022
Health and wellness
$459,800
Orange County'S United Way · Irvine, CA · 2022
Community improvement and development
$455,000
University of Southern California · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Education
$450,000
Central Valley House of Prayer · Clovis, CA · 2021
Religion, spiritual development
$430,333
St Michael'S Abbey Foundation · Silverado, CA · 2021
Religion, spiritual development
$427,000
Palestine Childrens Relief Fund · Kent, OH · 2021
Health & wellness

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.