Private foundation · EIN 20-3198081 · Orange, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31
Where Stanley W Ekstrom Foundation's grants went
It reported $2.37M in grants paid across 98 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 55.6% of those dollars to 51 recipient organizations.
- Matched to an EIN $1.32M 51 lines
- No confident match $941K 37
- Individuals, not shown $52.5K 9
- Outside the US $60K 1
What its filing says about applications
It did not check the 990-PF box for “only contributes to preselected organizations.”
- Form of application
- APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING AND INCLUDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AND A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS SHOULD BE SENT TO HELP DEMONSTRATE THE NEEDS OF THE FUNDS AND INTENDED BENEFIT SHOULD THE FUNDS BE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
- Deadlines
- NONE, ROLLING REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED.
- Restrictions
- THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS ON THE FOUNDATION. HOWEVER, THE STANLEY W. EKSTROM FOUNDATION WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO WORTHWHILE CAUSES. ITS GOAL IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY EFFORTS IN THE HEALTH, JUSTICE, ANIMAL CARE AND EDUCATIONAL AREAS WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND CARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AS WELL AS CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND VETERAN GROUPS.
- Website on filing
- WWW.SWEFOUNDATION.ORG
Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.
Grants paid 85 published lines
| Recipient | Paid | Purpose as filed | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lundquist Institute Torrance, CA · no confident EIN match | $200,000 | TO ENGAGE IN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, EDUCATE & PROVIDE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES | Unmatched Help match |
| City of Hope Duarte, CA · EIN 95-3435919 | $166,667 | PROVIDING CARE, INNOVATIVE RESEARCH AND VITAL EDUCATION FOCUSED ON ELIMINATING CANCER. | Known alias 1.00 |
| Mob Museum Las Vegas, NV · no confident EIN match | $135,000 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF ORGANIZED CRIME'S HISTORY AND IMPACT ON AMERICAN SOCIETY. | Unmatched Help match |
| Chabad Center for Jewish Life Merrick, NY · no confident EIN match | $110,000 | DEVOTED TO STRENGTHENING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION & SOCIAL SERVICES. | Unmatched Help match |
| You Were Worth It Foundation Irvine, CA · no confident EIN match | $99,708 | TAKE VETERANS ON RETURNS TO BATTLEFIELDS & HAVE THEM SHARE THEIR MILITARY EXPERIENCES WITH SCHOOLS & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Honor Flight Southland Rcho Sta Marg, CA · EIN 46-4517975 | $75,000 | HONOR AMERICA'S VETERANS BY TRANSPORTING THE TO WASHINGTON DC TO VISIT & REFELCT AT THEIR MEMORIALS. | Exact name 1.00 |
| Veterans Legal Institute Tustin, CA · EIN 47-1608069 | $75,000 | PROVIDES PRO BONO LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO VETERANS, ACTIVE SERVICE MEMBERS & RESERVISTS IN ORANGE COUNTY | Exact name 1.00 |
| Choc Foundation Orange, CA · EIN 95-6097416 | $70,000 | SUPPORT CLINICAL & NONCLINICAL SERVICES, MEDICAL EDUCATION & RESEARCH IN PEDIATRICS AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF ORANGE | Same address 1.00 |
| Mentoring and Partnership for Youth Development Pasadena, CA · EIN 20-3812526 | $70,000 | ASSIST STUDENTAS AT JOHN MUIR HIGH SCHOOL TO BE ACADEMICALLY SUCCESSFUL & GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL. | Same address 1.00 |
| Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group Dana Point, CA · EIN 26-1476188 | $56,240 | PROVIDE SUPPORT & ASSISTANCE TO FAMILIES OF MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND THE MEMBERS THEMSELVES. | Same address 1.00 |
| Hoag Hospital Foundation Newport Beach, CA · EIN 95-3222343 | $55,000 | ADVANCING THE MISSION OF HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL THROUGH MEANINGFUL & INSPIRATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS | Same address 1.00 |
| Lincoln Traning Center and Rehabilitation Workshop S El Monte, CA · EIN 95-2276055 | $50,000 | TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISADVANTAGES OR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. | Same address 0.68 |
| Saddleback Memorial Foundation Laguna Hills, CA · EIN 33-0011887 | $50,000 | TO DEVELOP PHILANTHROPIC RESOURCES NECESSARY TO STRENGTHEN THE ABILITY OF MEMORIAL CARE SADDLBACK MED. CENTER | Same address 0.71 |
| Channell Islands Marine & Wildlife Inst Santa Barbara, CA · no confident EIN match | $50,000 | TO RESCUE, TREAT & REHABILITATE SICK & INJURED MARINE MAMMALS IN VENTURA & SANTA BARBARA COUNTIES & CHANNELL ISLANDS AREA. | Unmatched Help match |
| Point Loma Nazarene University San Diego, CA · EIN 95-1644035 | $46,446 | NON-PROFIT CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY | Same address 1.00 |
| Micahs Way Santa Ana, CA · EIN 54-2166918 | $40,000 | FUNDS PROGRAMS FOR POOR PEOPLE INCLUDING HOMELESS, CHILDREN & VETERANS. | Same address 1.00 |
| Wise County Sheriff Decatur, TX · no confident EIN match | $40,000 | WISE COUNTY SANTA'S DEPUTIES PROGRAM - DELIVERS TOYS & FOOD DURING THE HOLIDAYS. | Unmatched Help match |
| Honoring Our Fallen Garden Grove, CA · EIN 45-2303423 | $35,000 | TO HONOR OUR FALLEN MILITARY & SUPPORT THOSE THAT WERE LEFT BEHIND | Same address 1.00 |
| Kitten Rescue Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4670174 | $35,000 | DEVOTED TO SAVING CATS & KITTENS FROM EUTHANAZIA, ABANDONMENT, CRUELTY & NEGLECT. | Same address 1.00 |
| Newport Beach 1st Battalion 1st Marines Foundation Newport Beach, CA · EIN 27-2756685 | $30,000 | TO SUPPORT THE FAMILIES & MARINES OF THE 1ST BATTALION 1ST MARINES. | Same address 0.80 |
| Blue Line Bears Cape Coral, FL · EIN 81-4879961 | $30,000 | THO HELP CHILDREN OF FALLEN LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER TO COPE WITH LOSS OF A PARENT | Same city 1.00 |
| Helping Hand Worldwide Laguna Beach, CA · EIN 75-3164621 | $30,000 | TO COMBAT HUNGER & POVERTY BY PROVIDING FOOD, CLOTHES, EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL, ETC, TO PEOPLE IN NEED | Same address 1.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange, CA · no confident EIN match | $30,000 | SERVING ALL WITH MEDICAL NEEDS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE POOR AND VULNERABLE. | Unmatched Help match |
| West Coast University Anaheim, CA · no confident EIN match | $26,046 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes Kansas City, MO · EIN 44-0610626 | $25,000 | CHRISTIAN MINISTRY TO ATHLETES AND COACHES | Same address 1.00 |
| Oneoc Santa Ana, CA · EIN 95-2021700 | $25,000 | ACCELERATING NONPROFIT SUCCESS | Same address 1.00 |
| Pacific Youth Boating Association Long Beach, CA · EIN 33-0761845 | $25,000 | SUPPORT YOUTH PROGRAMS IN SAILING & BOATING | Same address 1.00 |
| Santa Ana College Foundation Santa Ana, CA · EIN 95-6209198 | $25,000 | TO MAINTAIN, EXPAND & ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES OF SANTA ANA COLLEGE BY LINKING COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, ETC. | Same address 1.00 |
| Tyler Skaggs Foundation Los Angeles, CA · EIN 84-2354518 | $25,000 | TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SPORTS PROGRAMS & RECREATION, AS WELL AS OTHER COMMUNITY INITIATIVES | Same address 1.00 |
| ONE Step Closer Animal Rescue (Oscar) Sparta, NJ · no confident EIN match | $25,000 | RESCUE PETS FROM OVERCROWDED SHELTERS WHERE ANIMALS ARE EUTHANIZED DUE TO LACK OF SPACE. | Unmatched Help match |
| United Way of Wise County Decatur, TX · EIN 75-1748583 | $21,500 | TO CONDUCT ANNUAL FUND-RAISING CAMPAIGNS TO SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO UNITED WAY AGENCIES WITHIN WISE COUNTY TX | Same address 1.00 |
| Chp 11-99 Foundation Costa Mesa, CA · EIN 95-6530738 | $20,000 | PROVIDING BENEFITS TO EMPLOYEES OF THE CHP AND AWARDING SCHOLARSHIPS TO THEIR DEPENDENTS | Same address 1.00 |
| Sammies Friends Grass Valley, CA · EIN 52-2439192 | $20,000 | TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE FOR THE ANIMALS AT THE NEVADA COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER, MAKING THEM ADOPTABLE. | Same city 1.00 |
| Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton Camp Pendleton, CA · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | PROVIDE ACTIVITIES & SERVICES TO OUR MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES. | Unmatched Help match |
| Chico State University Foundation Chico, CA · no confident EIN match | $20,000 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | Unmatched Help match |
| San Diego State Office of Financial Aid San Diego, CA · no confident EIN match | $18,000 | SCHOLARSHIP | Unmatched Help match |
| Rm Pyles Boys Camp Valencia, CA · EIN 95-1810837 | $15,000 | PROMOTES LONG-TERM POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL CHANGE FOR LOW-INCOME, DISADVANTAGED BOYS. | Same address 1.00 |
| Orange Hs Marine Corps Jrotc Association Irvine, CA · no confident EIN match | $15,000 | SUPPORT OF HIGH SCHOOL JROTC MEMBERS | Unmatched Help match |
| El Monte High School Choir El Monte, CA · no confident EIN match | $14,000 | SUPPORT FOR SCHOOL CHOIR | Unmatched Help match |
| Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10218 El Monte, CA · no confident EIN match | $13,500 | TO FOSTER COMRADERIE AMOUNG US VETERANS OF OVERSEAS CONFLICTS & TO ADVOCATE ON BAHALF OF ALL VETERANS | Unmatched Help match |
| Vanguard University of So Cal Costa Mesa, CA · EIN 95-6002998 | $13,207 | SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM | Same address 0.69 |
| McPherson Education Foundation Orange, CA · EIN 33-0776477 | $12,574 | PROVIDES FUNDING BEHIND THE TECHNOLOGY OF MCPHERSON MAGNET SCHOOL (STEM EDUCATION) | Same address 1.00 |
| Balboa Island Museum Newport Beach, CA · EIN 33-0880998 | $11,000 | TO PRESERVE BALBOA ISLAND HERITAGE & ITS SENSE OF COMMUNITY | Same ZIP 1.00 |
| Summit Springs Educational Foundation Temecula, CA · EIN 47-2116248 | $10,500 | SUPPORTING SPRING CHARTER SCHOOLS | Same address 1.00 |
| Asilo San Vicente de Paul Miami, FL · EIN 92-2510045 | $10,000 | SUPPORT ORPHANAGE LOCATED IN MANILA, PHILIPINES | Same address 0.90 |
| Assistance League of Saddleback Valley Rcho Sta Marg, CA · EIN 33-0322264 | $10,000 | PROVIDES SERVICES TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND THE ELDERLY IN THE SADDLEBACK VALLEY COMMUNITIES | Same street 0.74 |
| Breast Cancer Angels Huntingtn Bch, CA · EIN 33-0937846 | $10,000 | SERVICE BREAST CANCER PATIENTS IMMEDIATE NEEDS | Exact name 1.00 |
| Decatur Isd Education Foundation Decatur, TX · EIN 05-0568395 | $10,000 | FUND INITIATIVES TO STRENGTHEN THE QUALITY OF EDUCATION IN DECATUR ISD | Same address 1.00 |
| Donkeyland Riverside, CA · EIN 45-2735098 | $10,000 | SAVE LIVES OF WILD DONKEYS & BURROS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THEIR PLIGHT. | Same address 1.00 |
| Emanate Health Foundation Covina, CA · EIN 95-2534063 | $10,000 | TO FUND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS FOR EMANATE HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER, FOOTHILL PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL & HEALTH HOSPICE | Same city 1.00 |
4 more lines ($105K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.
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Where this comes from
Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.