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 20212024. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$1.1M
2021
$2.1M
2022
$1.8M
2023
$1.4M
2024

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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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.