Wescom Foundation
Pasadena, CA · EIN 31-1709115. Reported 109 grants totalling $3,498,003 to 58 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 Wescom Foundation, the IRS classifies it under philanthropy & grantmaking rather than as a grantmaker (NTEE T03) -- it is an operating charity that also makes grants.
- How spread out its giving is. 58 distinct organizations, with 19% 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. 72% of one year's grantees are funded again the next, across 3 year-to-year transitions. That is well above the 57% median for grantmaking charities, and above the 67% private foundations manage. This list is close to settled, so a newcomer has to displace someone rather than fill a gap.
How big are its grants?
The median reported grant is $22,000. Half of what it reported fell between $10,000 and $35,806; the smallest was $5,655 and the largest $248,280. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong organization.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Miracle Network | Salt Lake Cty, UT | $670,617 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $238,180 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Union Station Homeless Services | Pasadena, CA | $180,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thomas House Temporary Shelter | Garden Grove, CA | $139,745 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Vernon, CA | $134,627 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County Inc | Irvine, CA | $132,387 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legacy Connections | Pasadena, CA | $126,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Feeding America Riverside and San Bernardino Counties | Riverside, CA | $117,212 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Foodshare Inc | Oxnard, CA | $117,212 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | New York, NY | $109,780 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| International Committee of the Red Cross | Switzerland, DC | $99,564 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Rescue Committee Inc | New York, NY | $99,564 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| United States Association for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $99,564 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Regents of the University of California | Oakland, CA | $93,605 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mend-Meet Each Need With Dignity | Pacoima, CA | $92,495 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $88,650 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| House of Ruth Inc | Pomona, CA | $85,995 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Hawaii Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $76,961 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Maui Food Bank Inc | Wailuku, HI | $76,961 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Credit Union Foundation Inc | Madison, WI | $76,961 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Worldwide Foundation for Credit Unions Inc | Madison, WI | $53,509 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| School on Wheels Inc | Ventura, CA | $45,352 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Arc Los Angeles and Orange Counties | Downey, CA | $37,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Black Women for Wellness | Los Angeles, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy | Ventura, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Todec Legal Center Perris | Moreno Valley, CA | $28,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| California Fire Foundation | Sacramento, CA | $27,209 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flying Crown Land Group | Steamboat Spr, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American National Red Cross | Washington, DC | $22,209 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Inland Southern California United Way | Riverside, CA | $22,209 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Youth Action Project | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Equality California Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $19,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Korean Resource Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $18,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Community Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $15,675 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Food Bank for Monterey County | Salinas, CA | $12,860 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Agriculture and Land Based Training Association | Salinas, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cielo - Community for Innovation Entrepreneurship Leadershp & Oppor | Huntington Beach, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Dragg Inc | Oxnard, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fifty-Fifty Leadership Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| International Trade Education Programs Inc | Long Beach, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Conservation Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orange Country Conservation Corps | Anaheim, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Southern California Mountains Foundation | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Time for Change Foundation | Sn Bernrdno, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| United Way of Monterey County | Salinas, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rancho Cielo Inc | Salinas, CA | $10,995 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| A World Fit for Kids | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Americares Foundation Inc | Stamford, CT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Choc Foundation | Orange, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment | Los Angeles, CA | $9,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| L a Works Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $8,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East L a Community Corporation | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wetlands and Wildlife Care Center | Huntingtn Bch, CA | $6,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Side Food Bank a Non-Profit Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $5,750 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Avenues of Life | Los Angeles, CA | $5,655 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
22 of 58 (38%) 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 the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose column of its filings, largest first. This is the closest thing to a statement of what it funds, in its own words.
- Childrens Miracle Network
OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES AND OTHER CHILDRENS MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS. - Children's Miracle Network
OUR MISSION IS TO INCREASE FUNDS AND AWARENESS FOR YOUR LOCAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL AND OTHER CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS. - Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation
THE MISSION OF THE ROSE BOWL LEGACY FOUNDATION IS TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE ROSE BOWL STADIUM'S FUTURE WITHIN THE ARROYO SECO BY PROVIDING PRIVATE FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE VENUE AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH EDUCATIONAL, COMMUNITY, AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES. - Union Station Homeless Services
UNION STATION HOMELESS SERVICES RECOGNIZES THE INHERENT VALUE, DIGNITY, AND HUMANITY OF THE PEOPLE WE SERVE. TOGETHER, WITH THEM, WE WORK TO END HOMELESSNESS THROUGH HOUSING SOLUTIONS, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, AND CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY. WE ADVOCATE FOR EQUITABLE AND JUST SYSTEMS THAT ENSURE ALL INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WILL HAVE A SAFE PLACE THEY CAN CALL HOME. - Thomas House Temporary Shelter
TO PROVIDE A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AND THE RESOURCES NECESSARY FOR HOMELESS AND AT-RISK FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN TO REMAIN TOGETHER WHILE EMPOWERING THEM TO BECOME INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT. - Maui Food Bank
MAUI FOOD BANKS MISSION IS TO HELP THE HUNGRY IN MAUI COUNTY BY COLLECTING AND DISTRIBUTING FOOD THROUGH COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS.
What kind of organizations it funds
By each recipient's own IRS classification, for the 52 of 58 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 | $704,829 | $14,962 |
| 2022 | 24 | $715,193 | $23,905 |
| 2023 | 28 | $1,018,500 | $29,135 |
| 2024 | 39 | $1,059,481 | $12,500 |
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
59% of its giving went to organizations in California. 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
These grantmakers and private foundations gave to organizations this one also funded. Shared grantees are the strongest signal available that two funders have overlapping priorities -- and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
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 $22,000 -- 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 California.
- 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 Wescom 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.
On its most recent return it told the IRS it made grants to 39 section 501(c)(3) organizations and 0 other organizations. That is the filer's own count for one year; the totals above cover every year we hold.
Address of record on the latest return: 123 South Marengo Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101.
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