The Molina Foundation
Los Alamitos, CA · EIN 20-1479392. Reported 107 grants totalling $36.0M to 68 organizations across tax years 2021-2024, on Form 990 Schedule I.
Does this grantmaker accept applications?
Its tax return does not say, and we will not guess. Private foundations file Form 990-PF, which asks outright whether they fund only organizations they select themselves -- 78% say yes, and that one answer is what lets the rest of this site tell you which foundations are worth approaching. Grantmaking charities like this one file a regular Form 990 instead, and the IRS never puts the question to them. Anyone claiming to know the answer from the filing is inventing it.
Three things in the filing do bear on it:
- What kind of organization it is. For The Molina Foundation, the IRS classifies it under social science rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE V30) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 68 distinct organizations, with 7% of the dollars going to the largest single recipient. That is genuinely spread out -- the mark of a funder making many independent decisions rather than underwriting one institution.
- How much its list changes. 36% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is below the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and well below the 67% private foundations manage. A list that turns over this much is one a newcomer can realistically join.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $313,943. Half of what it reported fell between $28,249 and $403,000; the smallest was $5,349 and the largest $2,063,145. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
107 of those grants were non-cash -- goods, property or services worth $36.0M in total. In-kind giving is real support but it is not a cheque.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by the EIN the filer reported, not by name, so an organization that was typed differently in two years appears once rather than twice.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Public Library Foundation | Cleveland, OH | $2,615,429 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| South Texas Literacy Coalition | Edinburg, TX | $2,493,794 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Psja Library Services Department | Pharr, TX | $2,341,692 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Education Service Center Region I of Texas | Edinburg, TX | $2,063,145 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teachers Treasures Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $2,050,241 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kiwanis Club No 1 Foundation of Detroit Inc | Detroit, MI | $1,708,128 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Diego Council on Literacy | San Diego, CA | $1,674,172 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Community Action Partnership of Orange County | Garden Grove, CA | $1,603,419 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Childrens Literacy Project | Lake Oswego, OR | $1,582,253 | 4 | 2 | 2024 |
| La Joya Independent School District | La Joya, TX | $1,449,079 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Boys and Girls Clubs of the Los Angeles Harbor | San Pedro, CA | $1,394,040 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cleveland Kids Book Bank | Cleveland, OH | $1,008,575 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jenna Welch & Laura Bush Community Library | El Paso, TX | $844,793 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Legacy Community Health Services Inc | Houston, TX | $659,323 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Independent School District | Laredo, TX | $659,246 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dr Genie S Kids Inc | Saint Louis, MO | $658,012 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| South Carolina State University Foundation Inc | Orangeburg, SC | $642,448 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Beverlys Pgh | N Huntingdon, PA | $640,962 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Storehouse for Teachers | Pittsburgh, PA | $639,565 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Warren Arts and Education Foundation Inc | Indianapolis, IN | $633,772 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Brilliant Detroit | Detroit, MI | $619,153 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Partnership of Kern | Bakersfield, CA | $579,408 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Volunteer Center South Bay Harbor Long Beach | Torrance, CA | $489,666 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| My Stuff Bags Foundation | Westlake Vlg, CA | $448,511 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $430,340 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Adopt a Book Inc | Loveland, OH | $343,329 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Houston Public Library Foundation Inc | Houston, TX | $340,442 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Ashtabula County Community Action Agency | Ashtabula, OH | $331,387 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development | Athens, OH | $330,710 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laredo Community College Alumni & Friends Association Inc | Laredo, TX | $329,792 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Lift Community Action Agency Inc | Hugo, OK | $329,792 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| El Paso Public Libraries | El Paso, TX | $329,738 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Community Action Council of Portage | Ravenna, OH | $329,683 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Literacy Volunteers of Coconino County | Flagstaff, AZ | $329,050 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brunner Literacy Center | Dayton, OH | $328,075 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Hope for North Brevard Inc | Titusville, FL | $327,341 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lotus Healing Centers Inc | Winter Springs, FL | $326,887 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pbtisd Love of Literacy Reading Coalition | Pecos, TX | $325,118 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Promising Pages | Charlotte, NC | $320,226 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| READ2WIN Inc | Fort Worth, TX | $313,943 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Nest Health | New Orleans, LA | $156,221 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Thurston County Food Bank | Olympia, WA | $144,986 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Action Partnership of San Bernardino County | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $133,952 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| West Angeles Church of God in Christ Incorporated | Los Angeles, CA | $87,755 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Chicago Police Foundation | Chicago, IL | $81,411 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| New Image Emergency Shelter for the Homeless Inc | Long Beach, CA | $74,979 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Blue Star Families Inc | Encinitas, CA | $62,597 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Assistance League of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $35,672 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Nobel Dual Language Elementary School | Chicago, IL | $35,614 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Virginia Tech Foundation Inc | Blacksburg, VA | $31,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A Safe Haven Foundation | Chicago, IL | $26,826 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Brackens Kitchen Inc | Garden Grove, CA | $25,160 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gasol Foundation | Charlottesvle, VA | $16,914 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $14,404 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Methodist Services | Philadelphia, PA | $14,404 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pulaski County Special School D | Little Rock, AR | $14,404 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Atlas Preparatory School Inc | Colorado Spgs, CO | $13,782 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Birth Brite Company Inc | Jackson, MI | $13,447 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cots | Detroit, MI | $13,447 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Meigs County Farmers Market LLC | Pomeroy, OH | $13,447 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Southlake Community Mental Health Center Inc | Merrillville, IN | $13,447 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Clear Creek Isd | Houston, TX | $13,285 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Peoples Resource Center | Wheaton, IL | $10,977 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pencil Box Inc | Tulsa, OK | $9,964 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Texas 4-H | Brady, TX | $9,299 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Pride Community Services Inc | Logan, WV | $9,194 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wayne-Metropolitan Community Action Agency | Detroit, MI | $8,358 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Palmetto Project Inc | N Charleston, SC | $5,419 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
23 of 68 (34%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold. Remember the $5,000 floor: an organization funded every year at $3,000 shows up here as never funded at all.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 46 of 68 recipients we could match to a registered organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses -- Schedule I reports the recipient's EIN, so this is a lookup rather than a name match.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants reported | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 18 | $3,222,725 | $46,444 |
| 2022 | 42 | $20.1M | $329,765 |
| 2023 | 28 | $7,318,750 | $91,003 |
| 2024 | 19 | $5,264,875 | $312,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- Form 990 arrives about a year after the year it covers, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a grantmaker winding down.
Where its money goes
34% of its giving went to organizations in Texas. Community foundations and federated funds are usually the most geographically bounded funders there are -- being outside the footprint is normally disqualifying in a way that a weak programme fit is not.
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Funders that support the same organizations
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How to approach this grantmaker
- Look for a published programme first. Unlike most private foundations, organizations of this kind often do run open, deadlined grant cycles with written guidelines. Its own website is the authority on that; this page is the authority on who it has actually paid.
- Check you are its size. The median reported grant is $313,943 -- and because grants under $5,000 need not be reported, it very likely writes smaller cheques than this page can see.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving concentrates in Texas.
- Read the recipient list for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer and a cheap one to get.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Molina Foundation's own Form 990 Schedule I filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: Po Box 2677, Los Alamitos, CA, 90720.
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