Funding search · EIN 966055016 · Costa Mesa, CA
National Charity League
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 44
- grants reported
- $1.3M
- total given
- 2021–2024
- filing years
- $15,068
- 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
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3 grants matching “someone” · $58,219
- $16,780
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Fund food for families in need
- $23,300
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Fund food for families in need
- $18,139
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen · Costa Mesa, CA · 2021
Fund food for families in need
Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Pcrf3 grants · $336,850
- Scholarships4 grants · $192,729
- Hi Hopes Head Injury2 grants · $186,000
- Human Options4 grants · $78,180
- Back Bay Therapeutic Riding1 grant · $70,000
- Make a Wish1 grant · $60,000
- Someone Cares Soup Kitchen3 grants · $58,219
- H & G Steele Chld Fdn3 grants · $45,000
- Project Hope Alliance4 grants · $38,943
- Orangewood Foundation3 grants · $36,855
Giving over time
Grant history
All 44 reported grants, largest first.
- $140,000
Pcrf · Irvine, CA · 2022
Charitable-pediatric cancer
- $108,000
Pcrf · Irvine, CA · 2021
Charitable-pediatric cancer
- $100,000
Hi Hopes Head Injury · Tustin, CA · 2022
Charitable-medical
- $88,850
Pcrf · Irvine, CA · 2023
Charitable-pediatric cancer
- $86,000
Hi Hopes Head Injury · Tustin, CA · 2021
Charitable-medical
- $70,000
Back Bay Therapeutic Riding · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
Childrens Charity
- $60,000
Make a Wish · Irvine, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $57,282
Scholarships · Costa Mesa, CA · 2022
Scholarships local HS Seniors
- $53,475
Scholarships · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Scholarships local HS Seniors
- $53,472
Scholarships · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Scholarships pd dir to Univ/College
- $33,000
Hi Hopes Head Injury Program · Tustin, CA · 2024
Charitable-medical
- $30,000
California Hands and Voices · San Diego, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $28,500
Scholarships · Costa Mesa, CA · 2021
Scholarships local HS Seniors
- $27,083
Human Options · Irvine, CA · 2021
Fund Shelter for Families in Crisis
- $24,248
Human Options · Irvine, CA · 2024
Fund Shelter for Families in Crisis
- $23,300
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Fund food for families in need
- $20,000
H & G Steele Chld Fdn · Costa Mesa, CA · 2021
Charitable-children
- $19,366
Thomas House Family Shelter · Garden Grove, CA · 2024
Charitable - Families in crisis
- $18,139
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen · Costa Mesa, CA · 2021
Fund food for families in need
- $16,780
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Fund food for families in need
- $15,443
Human Options · Irvine, CA · 2022
Fund Shelter for Families in Crisis
- $15,136
Orangewood Foundation · Orange, CA · 2023
Foster Children under 18
- $15,000
H & G Steele Chld Fdn · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Charitable-children
- $14,619
Girls · Costa Mesa, CA · 2022
Charitable - care for families in need
- $13,719
Orangewood Foundation · Orange, CA · 2024
Foster Children under 18
- $13,162
Girls · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Charitable - care for families in need
- $11,940
Project Hope Alliance · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Charitable - children in need
- $11,746
Choc Childrens Hospital Found · Orange, CA · 2022
Childrens Charitable
- $11,406
Human Options · Irvine, CA · 2023
Fund Shelter for Families in Crisis
- $10,744
Project Hope Alliance · Costa Mesa, CA · 2022
Charitable - children in need
- $10,705
Share Our Selves · Costa Mesa, CA · 2021
Fund food for families in need
- $10,000
H & G Steele Chld Fdn · Costa Mesa, CA · 2022
Charitable-children
- $10,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Irvine, CA · 2021
Charitable for families in need
- $9,843
Thomas House · Garden Grove, CA · 2021
Charitable - Families in crisis
- $9,513
Project Hope Alliance · Costa Mesa, CA · 2021
Charitable - children in need
- $8,551
Misc Ncl Philanthropy · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $8,275
Robynes Nest · Huntington Bch, CA · 2024
Charitable - family
- $8,000
Orangewood Foundation · Orange, CA · 2021
Foster Children under 18
- $7,718
Thomas House · Garden Grove, CA · 2023
Charitable - Families in crisis
- $7,164
Misc · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $6,746
Project Hope Alliance · Costa Mesa, CA · 2023
Charitable - children in need
- $6,183
Share Our Selves · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Fund food for families in need
- $6,049
Thomas House · Garden Grove, CA · 2022
Charitable - Families in crisis
- $5,442
Shalimar · Costa Mesa, CA · 2021
Charitable
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