Funding search · EIN 831073969 · Newport Coast, CA
Michael J 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.
- 69
- grants reported
- $502,778
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $5,000
- 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.
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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.
- Trojan Sig Foundation1 grant · $50,000
- Choc Foundation4 grants · $45,000
- Polytechnic School4 grants · $35,721
- Usc Annual Giving2 grants · $35,500
- St Judes Childrens Rsch Hosp3 grants · $35,000
- Newport Beach Public Library Foundation1 grant · $25,000
- Ronald McDonald Family House Oc1 grant · $20,000
- Orangewood Foundation1 grant · $17,000
- Crystal Cove Conservancy4 grants · $13,037
- Make-a-Wish America1 grant · $10,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 69 reported grants, largest first.
- $50,000
Trojan Sig Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $31,500
Usc Annual Giving · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $30,000
Polytechnic School · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $30,000
St Judes Childrens Rsch Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2025
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $25,000
Newport Beach Public Library Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $20,000
Choc Foundation · Orange, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $20,000
Ronald McDonald Family House Oc · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $17,000
Orangewood Foundation · Santa Ana, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $15,000
Choc Foundation · Orange, CA · 2024
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $10,000
American Red Cross · Washington, DC · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $10,000
Baby To Baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $10,000
Catholic Charities of Oc · Garden Grove, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $10,000
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $10,000
Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $10,000
Huntington Medical Research Institute · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $10,000
Make-a-Wish America · Phoenix, AZ · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $10,000
Meals On Wheels Oc · Anaheim, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $10,000
Newport Coast Elementry Schoolfoundation · Newport Coast, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $10,000
Pasadena Community Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $10,000
San Gabriel Cemetery Association · San Gabriel, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(13) ORG
- $10,000
Tgr Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $5,000
Afs USA · New York, NY · 2025
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $5,000
Alzheimers Association · Chicago, IL · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Newport · Newport Beach, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $5,000
Catalina Island Conservancy · Long Beach, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $5,000
Laguna Food Pantry · Laguna Beach, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $5,000
Lmu Chapel · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $5,000
Newport Beach Baseball Assn · Newport Beach, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $5,000
Newport Beach Fire Dept Foundation · Newport Beach, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $5,000
Second Harvest Food Bank · Irvine, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $5,000
Swim With Mike Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $5,000
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $5,000
Choc Foundation · Orange, CA · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $5,000
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $5,000
Choc Foundation · Orange, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $5,000
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $5,000
Make a Wish Foundation · Phoenix, AZ · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $5,000
Usc Marshall School Entrepreneur Pr · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $5,000
Usc Marshall School Ibear Mba Prog · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $4,000
Usc Annual Giving · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $3,000
St Judes Childrens Rsch Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2024
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,500
Hunrington Medical Research Institu · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,000
Newport Coast Elementary Pta · Newpost Coast, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $2,000
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art · San Luis Obispo, CA · 2025
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $2,000
Sigma Chi Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2025
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,000
Huntington Medical Research Institu · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,000
Lmu Chapel · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Grant to 501(c)(3) ORG
- $2,000
Sigma Chi Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2024
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,000
Hunrington Medical Research Institu · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,000
Sigma Chi Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,000
St Judes Childrens Rsch Hosp · Memphis, TN · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,000
Afs USA · New York, NY · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,000
Lmu Chapel · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,000
Meals On Wheels · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $2,000
Sigma Chi Foundation · Evanston, IL · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,907
Polytechnic School · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,907
Polytechnic School · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,907
Polytechnic School · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,510
Swim With Mike Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,500
Swim With Mike Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,500
Usc Associates · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,500
Usc Associates · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,037
Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2024
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,010
Swim With Mike Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,000
Afs USA · New York, NY · 2024
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,000
Afs USA · New York, NY · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,000
Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,000
Usc Marshall School Ibear Mba Prog · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Grant to 501(c)3 org
- $1,000
Crystal Cove Conservancy · Newport Coast, CA · 2022
Grant to 501(c)3 org
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