Funding search · EIN 810908158 · Orange, CA

Sonsma Family Foundation

Name: Sonsma Family Foundation grants, 2021–2024
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.

68
grants reported: $1.4M
total given: 2021–2024
filing years: $10,000
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.

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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.

1 grant matching “nccf” · $25,000

$25,000
Nccf National Christian Foundation · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Operational support

Top recipients

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

Salem Lutheran School3 grants · $209,500
Orange Lutheran High School3 grants · $206,194
Crean Lutheran High School4 grants · $205,782
St John Bosco High School3 grants · $135,000
Charity On Wheels4 grants · $126,605
Olive Crest4 grants · $84,000
Groundwire3 grants · $75,000
Salem Lutheran Church2 grants · $71,000
Multiplication Network Ministries3 grants · $56,000
Salem Utheran High School1 grant · $50,000

Giving over time

$502,081

2021

$538,345

2022

$210,990

2023

$193,307

2024

Grant history

All 68 reported grants, largest first.

$137,231
Orange Lutheran High School · Orange, CA · 2021
Operational support
$104,000
Salem Lutheran School · Orange Ca, CA · 2022
Operational support
$98,062
Crean Lutheran High School · Irvine, CA · 2022
Operational support
$95,500
Salem Lutheran School · Glendale, CA · 2021
Operational support
$79,200
Charity On Wheels · Placentia, CA · 2022
Operational support
$65,000
St John Bosco High School · Bellflower, CA · 2022
Operational support
$60,000
St John Bosco High School · Bellflower, CA · 2021
Operational support
$58,963
Orange Lutheran High School · Orange, CA · 2022
Operational support
$50,000
Salem Utheran High School · Orange, CA · 2024
Operational support
$50,000
Crean Lutheran High School · Irvine, CA · 2021
Operational support
$47,000
Salem Lutheran Church · Orange, CA · 2023
Operational support
$40,500
Crean Lutheran High School · Irvine, CA · 2024
Operational support
$40,000
Olive Crest · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Operational support
$39,000
Groundwire · Castle Rock, CO · 2021
Operational support
$32,000
Olive Crest · Santa Ana, CA · 2021
Operational support
$30,000
Multiplication Network Ministries · Sauk Village, IL · 2021
Operational support
$26,000
Groundwire · Castle Rock, CO · 2022
Operational support
$25,000
Chapman University · Orange, CA · 2024
Operational support
$25,000
Hope International · Lancaster, PA · 2023
Operational support
$25,000
Nccf National Christian Foundation · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Operational support
$25,000
Multiplication Network Ministries · Sauk Village, IL · 2022
Operational support
$24,000
Salem Lutheran Church · Orange, CA · 2024
Operational support
$20,000
Charity On Wheels · Placentia, CA · 2021
Operational support
$20,000
The Master'S Program · Corona, CA · 2021
Operational support
$17,220
Crean Lutheran High School · Irvine, CA · 2023
Operational support
$15,250
Charity On Wheels · Placentia, CA · 2023
Operational support
$15,000
Derek Dean · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
Operational support
$15,000
Home Aid Orange County · Tustin, CA · 2022
Operational support
$12,155
Charity On Wheels · Placentia, CA · 2024
Operational support
$12,000
Derek Dean · Newport Beach, CA · 2024
Operational support
$10,000
Helping Hands Ministry · Sarasota, FL · 2024
Operational support
$10,000
Lutheran High School Oc · Orange Ca, CA · 2024
Operational support
$10,000
Aquistapace Foundation · Downey, CA · 2023
Operational support
$10,000
Groundwire · Castle Rock, CO · 2023
Operational support
$10,000
Olive Crest · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
Operational support
$10,000
Orange Lutheran High School · Orange, CA · 2023
Operational support
$10,000
Salem Lutheran School · Orange Ca, CA · 2023
Operational support
$10,000
St John Bosco High School · Bellflower, CA · 2023
Operational support
$10,000
The Pocket Testament League · Lititz, PA · 2021
Operational support
$5,000
Derek Dean · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
Operational support
$5,000
The Chapman Fund · Orange, CA · 2022
Operational support
$3,180
Christ the Center Ministries · Anaheim, CA · 2024
Operational support
$3,000
St Joseph High School · Lakewood, CA · 2022
Operational support
$3,000
Black Rock Empire Llc · Irvine, CA · 2021
Operational support
$2,520
Christ the Center Ministries · Anaheim, CA · 2023
Operational support
$2,520
Christ the Center Ministries · Anaheim, CA · 2022
Operational support
$2,472
Families See Free · Claymont, DE · 2024
Operational support
$2,100
Christ the Center Ministries · Anaheim, CA · 2021
Operational support
$2,000
Family Building Foundation · Anaheim, CA · 2024
Operational support
$2,000
Olive Crest · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Operational support
$2,000
Forever Kids · Orange, CA · 2023
Operational support
$2,000
Council On Aging So California · Irvine, CA · 2022
Operational support
$2,000
Forever Kids · Orange, CA · 2022
Operational support
$1,880
Scott Nagy · Anaheim, CA · 2022
Operational support
$1,860
The Barnabas Group · Corona, CA · 2022
Operational support
$1,500
Socal Buzz Basketball Club · Compton, CA · 2021
Operational support
$1,000
Concordia University · Irvine, CA · 2023
Operational support
$1,000
Multiplication Network Ministries · Sauk Village, IL · 2023
Operational support
$1,000
Gary Sinise Foundation · Woodland Hills, CA · 2022
Operational support
$1,000
Orangewood Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
Operational support
$600
Socal Buzz Basketball Club · Compton, CA · 2022
Operational support
$500
Concordia University · Irvine, CA · 2022
Operational support
$500
Aliso Niguel High School Dance · Aliso Viejo, CA · 2021
Operational support
$500
Lady Timberwolves · Roseville, CA · 2021
Operational support
$500
Orange Park Acres Lutheran · Orange, CA · 2021
Operational support
$460
Woodcreek Girls Basketball · Roseville, CA · 2022
Operational support
$300
Whs Tennis · Roseville, CA · 2022
Operational support
$250
El Modena Nintendo Club · Orange, CA · 2021
Operational support

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.