Funding search · EIN 450472265 · Tustin, CA
The Wahoos Family 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.
- 41
- grants reported
- $350,854
- total given
- 2022–2025
- filing years
- $3,000
- 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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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.
- Wahoo'S Scholarship4 grants · $123,354
- Thomas House Family Shelter4 grants · $96,000
- Doctors Without Borders4 grants · $26,000
- Tzu-Chi2 grants · $15,000
- Nature Conservancy2 grants · $12,000
- Medsend1 grant · $10,000
- Maui Strong Fund1 grant · $10,000
- Irc1 grant · $7,500
- World Central Kitchen1 grant · $7,500
- Hope and Care Outreach2 grants · $7,500
Giving over time
Grant history
All 41 reported grants, largest first.
- $41,479
Wahoo'S Scholarship · Santa Ana, CA · 2024
School fund ongoing services for needs
- $31,400
Wahoo'S Scholarship · Santa Ana, CA · 2022
School fund ongoing services for needs
- $26,000
Thomas House Family Shelter · Garden Grove, CA · 2022
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $25,475
Wahoo'S Scholarship · Santa Ana, CA · 2025
School fund ongoing services for needs
- $25,000
Thomas House Family Shelter · Garden Grove, CA · 2024
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $25,000
Thomas House Family Shelter · Garden Grove, CA · 2023
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $25,000
Wahoo'S Scholarship · Santa Ana, CA · 2023
School fund ongoing services for needs
- $20,000
Thomas House Family Shelter · Garden Grove, CA · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $10,000
Medsend · Fort Mill, SC · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $10,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $10,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $10,000
Maui Strong Fund · Kahului, HI · 2023
School fund ongoing services for needs
- $10,000
Tzu-Chi · Laguna Hills, CA · 2023
School fund ongoing services for needs
- $7,500
Irc · Albert Lea, MN · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $7,500
Ocean Cleanup · Pasadena, CA · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $7,500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $5,000
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $5,000
Tzu-Chi · Laguna Hills, CA · 2025
School fund ongoing services for needs
- $5,000
Hope and Care Outreach · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
School fund ongoing services for needs
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $3,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $2,500
Priceless Pets · Costa Mesa, CA · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $2,500
Hope and Care Outreach · Las Vegas, NV · 2024
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $2,000
Best Friends Animal Shelter · Los Angeles, CA · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $2,000
Somecares Soup Kitchen · Costa Mesa, CA · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $2,000
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $2,000
Best Friends Animal Shelter · Mission Hills, CA · 2022
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $2,000
Leukemia Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $1,500
Best Friends Animal Shelter · Mission Hills, CA · 2024
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $1,500
Guide Dogs for the Blind · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $1,500
Priceless Pets · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $1,500
Association of Fundraiser Professio · Arlington, CA · 2023
School fund ongoing services for needs
- $1,000
Apex Wolf Project · Acton, CA · 2025
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $1,000
Somecares Soup Kitchen · Costa Mesa, CA · 2024
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $1,000
Maui Humane Society · Puunene, HI · 2023
School fund ongoing services for needs
- $1,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
To support the care of animals in need
- $1,000
Guiding Eyes for the Blind · Yorktown Heights, NY · 2022
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $1,000
Someone Cares Soup Kitchen · Costa Mesa, CA · 2022
Ongoing community service
- $500
Pedro Perez · Garden Grove, CA · 2024
Fund ongoing services for needs
- $500
Newport Beach Baseball · Newport Beach, CA · 2023
School fund ongoing services for needs
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