Funding search · EIN 832659321 · Costa Mesa, CA

John and Miki Ford Foundation

Name: John and Miki Ford Foundation grants, 2022–2024
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.

51
grants reported: $210,160
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $2,500
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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.

Top recipients

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

Becket2 grants · $23,000
Napa Institute1 grant · $18,016
Carmelite Sisters3 grants · $15,030
Magis Center1 grant · $15,000
Saint Luke Productions3 grants · $14,250
California Youth Services2 grants · $12,000
St Bernadette Catholic Church3 grants · $10,500
Augustine Institute1 grant · $10,000
Students for Life2 grants · $10,000
University of Mary3 grants · $9,000

Giving over time

$113,747

2022

$47,893

2023

$48,520

2024

Grant history

All 51 reported grants, largest first.

$20,500
Becket · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
$18,016
Napa Institute · Irvine, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$15,000
Magis Center · Garden Grove, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$13,000
Saint Luke Productions · Ridgefield, WA · 2024
Unrestricted
$10,000
Augustine Institute · Greenwood Village, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
$8,800
Friends of the Toronto Oratory · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Unrestricted
$8,000
Kingdom Alliance Builders · Scottsdale, AZ · 2023
Unrestricted
$7,500
Students for Life · Fredericksburg, VA · 2022
Unrestricted
$6,740
The Leonine Forum · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
$6,000
California Youth Services · Laguna Hills, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$6,000
California Youth Services · Laguna Hills, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,500
University of Mary · Bismarck, ND · 2022
Unrestricted
$5,030
Carmelite Sisters · Alhambra, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Arizona Right To Life · Phoenix, AZ · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
The Guiding Star Project · Ironton, MN · 2024
Unrestricted
$5,000
Carmelite Sisters · Alhambra, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$5,000
Carmelite Sisters · Alhambra, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,900
St Bernadette Catholic Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$3,750
The Peninsula Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,600
St Bernadette Catholic Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$3,000
Beverly Cultural Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$3,000
The Peninsula Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Unrestricted
$3,000
Beverly Cultural Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$3,000
St Bernadette Catholic Church · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,793
The Guiding Star Project · Ironton, MN · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,500
Students for Life · Fredericksburg, VA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,500
University of Mary · Bismarck, ND · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,500
Becket · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,500
Catholic Information Center · Washington, DC · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,500
Ethics and Public Policy Center (Eppc) · Washington, DC · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,500
St Paul Center · Steubenville, OH · 2022
Unrestricted
$2,000
Beverly Cultural Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
The Peninsula Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Unrestricted
$2,000
Wyoming Catholic College · Lander, WY · 2023
Unrestricted
$2,000
Wyoming Catholic College · Lander, WY · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,490
Legatus · Ann Arbor, MI · 2024
Unrestricted
$1,443
Legatus · Ann Arbor, MI · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,398
Legatus · Ann Arbor, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,300
St Michael'S Abbey · Silverado, CA · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,000
University of Mary · Bismarck, ND · 2023
Unrestricted
$1,000
Floriani · Tempe, AZ · 2022
Unrestricted
$1,000
Focus - Fellowship of Catholic University Students · Genesse, CO · 2022
Unrestricted
$750
Saint Luke Productions · Ridgefield, WA · 2022
Unrestricted
$500
Benedictine College · Atchison, KS · 2023
Unrestricted
$500
Saint Luke Productions · Ridgefield, WA · 2023
Unrestricted
$200
Pro-Life Arizona · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Unrestricted
$100
Sisters of St Benedict · Ferdinand, IN · 2024
Unrestricted
$100
First Things Foundation · Naples, FL · 2022
Unrestricted
$100
Hillsdale College · Hillsdale, MI · 2022
Unrestricted
$100
St Mary'S Food Bank · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Unrestricted
$50
Holy Catholic Family · Austin, TX · 2023
Unrestricted

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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.