Funding search · EIN 204165851 · Huntington Beach, CA
Bj'S Restaurants Foundation
A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.
- 42
- grants reported
- $751,006
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $15,250
- 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
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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.
- National Rest Assoc Ed Foundation3 grants · $66,000
- California Restaurant Foundation2 grants · $64,600
- Equal Justice Initiative2 grants · $60,000
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation2 grants · $57,500
- The Trevor Project2 grants · $50,000
- Jessie Rees Foundation2 grants · $45,560
- Bj'S Restaurants2 grants · $43,264
- Alzheimer'S Association3 grants · $30,500
- National Rest Assoc Ed Foundation1 grant · $30,000
- Impact 4 Good Llc1 grant · $30,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 42 reported grants, largest first.
- $40,000
National Rest Assoc Ed Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2024
Military & youth/family svcs
- $32,800
California Restaurant Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2025
Youth & fam services/educ.
- $31,800
California Restaurant Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2024
Youth/family services & education
- $30,560
Jessie Rees Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2024
Health care
- $30,500
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
Healthcare
- $30,000
Impact 4 Good Llc · West Orange, NJ · 2025
Youth & fam services/educ.
- $30,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2023
Other community causes
- $30,000
Equal Justice Initiative · Montgomery, AL · 2022
Donation
- $30,000
National Rest Assoc Ed Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2022
Sponsorship
- $27,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2024
Health care
- $25,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2023
Youth/family services & education
- $25,000
Casey Lee Ball Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2022
Donation
- $25,000
The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2022
Donation
- $23,948
Bj'S Restaurants · Huntington Beach, CA · 2023
Community events individuals in need
- $20,000
Hav a Sole · La, CA · 2024
Youth/family services & education
- $20,000
National Restaurant Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Military/first responders
- $20,000
California Restaurant Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Scholarships
- $19,316
Bj'S Restaurants · Huntington Beach, CA · 2024
Community events individuals in need
- $18,000
National Rest Assoc Ed Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Youth/family services & education
- $17,700
Give a Slice · Huntington Beach, CA · 2025
Other community causes
- $15,500
Alzheimer'S Association · Irvine, CA · 2025
Health care
- $15,000
Jessie Rees Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2025
Health care
- $15,000
Leukemia & Lyphoma Society · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Health care
- $15,000
McKenna Claire Foundation · Huntington Beach, CA · 2024
Health care
- $15,000
Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Other community causes
- $11,551
Girls Inc of Orange County · Santa Ana, CA · 2025
Youth & fam services/educ.
- $11,500
Choc Foundation · Orange, CA · 2025
Health care
- $11,000
Cal Poly Pomona Hospitality Mgmt · Pomona, CA · 2025
Youth & fam services/educ.
- $10,085
Girls Incorporated of Orange County · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
Youth/family services & education
- $10,085
Girls Inc of Oc · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
Youth/family services & education
- $10,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Health care
- $10,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Healthcare
- $10,000
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation · Bethesda, MD · 2022
Donation
- $8,500
Choc Foundation · Orange, CA · 2024
Health care
- $8,500
Choc Foundation · Orange, CA · 2023
Healthcare
- $8,000
National Rest Assoc Ed Foundation · Chicago, IL · 2025
Youth & fam services/educ.
- $7,500
Alzheimer'S Association · Irvine, CA · 2024
Health care
- $7,500
Alzheimer'S Association · Chicago, IL · 2023
Healthcare
- $7,161
Big Top Rentals (Cff Event) · Anaheim, CA · 2022
Cff event
- $6,500
McKenna Claire Foundation · Huntington Beach, CA · 2023
Healthcare
- $5,500
Cal Poly Pomona Hospitality Management · Pomona, CA · 2024
Youth/family services & education
- $5,500
Cal Poly Pomona Philanthropic Foundation · Pomon, CA · 2023
Youth/family services & education
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