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 20222025. 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

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  • 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

$46,417
2022
$23,417
2023
$33,444
2024
$399,500
2025

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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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.