Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation
Long Beach, CA · EIN 46-3050206. Reported 632 grants totalling $2,912,040 to 466 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$2,500median grant
$2,912,040granted, 2021-2025
466recipients, as named on its returns
28%of grantees funded again the next year
$2,724,049assets, latest filing
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $2,500. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $5,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $125,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
466 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mariners Church | Irvine, CA | $250,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Orange County Museum of Art | Santa Ana, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Orange County Museum of Arts | Costa Mesa, CA | $75,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Food Finders | Los Alamitos, CA | $52,000 | 7 | 5 | 2025 |
| Affordable Housing Clearinghouse | Lake Forest, CA | $30,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| John Hinrichs Csulb Scholarship | Long Beach, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| South County Outreach | Irvine, CA | $27,500 | 6 | 4 | 2025 |
| Csulb 49ER Foundation- Long Beach Community Internship Project | Long Beach, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fosterall | Glendale, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Long Beach Community Internship Project | Long Beach, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Csulb 49ER Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $23,000 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Illumination Foundation | Orange, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Long Beach Unity Festival | Long Beach, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Redondo Beach Education Foundation | Redondo Beach, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Unidos South Oc | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Century Villages at Cabrillo | Culver City, CA | $17,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Families Uniting Families | Long Beach, CA | $17,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Haven Services | Los Angeles, CA | $16,000 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Project Hope Alliance | Costa Mesa, CA | $16,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| The Nonprofit Partnership - Long Beach Gives | Long Beach, CA | $15,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Bishop Montgomery High School | Torrance, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Community Family Guidance Center | Cerritos, CA | $15,000 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Higher Ground Youth and Family Services | Yorba Linda, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Junipero Serra High School | Gardena, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| L'arche Wavecrest | Orange, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Wooden Floor | Santa Ana, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| The Nonprofit Partnership | Long Beach, CA | $13,550 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| California Council on Economic Education | Torrance, CA | $13,500 | 6 | 5 | 2025 |
| Orange County Community Housing Corporation | Santa Ana, CA | $13,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orange County Community Foundation - Giving Days | Irvine, CA | $13,200 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cancer Support Community South Bay | Torrance, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Second Chance Orange County | Laguna Niguel, CA | $12,500 | 5 | 4 | 2024 |
| Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic for Children | Long Beach, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Tnp - Long Beach Gives Donation | Long Beach, CA | $12,200 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ground Education | Long Beach, CA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Stephen D Adams- Long Beach Unity Festival Inc | View Park, CA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Community Foundation of Orange | Orange, CA | $12,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Jessie Rees Foundation | Irvine, CA | $11,581 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| CASA Youth Shelter | Los Alamitos, CA | $11,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion | Long Beach, CA | $10,711 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Csulb 49ER Foundation - John Hinrichs Csulb Scholarship | Long Beach, CA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Csulb 49ER Foundation- Hinrichs Scholarship | Long Beach, CA | $10,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Able Arts Works | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Alta Med (dental) | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arts & Learning Conservatory | Costa Mesa, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Beach Cities Interfaith Services | Huntington Beach, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Bishop Conaty Our Lady of Loretto High School | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Choc Foundation | Orange, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Claire Trevor School of the Arts | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Creer Comunidad & Familia | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Csulb 49ER Foundation - Lbcip | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Dana Point 5TH Marine Regiment Support Group | Dana Point, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Discovery Science Center of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Eastside Christian Church of Fullerton California | Anaheim, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| El Sol Academy- El Mercado | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Environmental Nature Center | Newport Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fish for Life | Anaheim, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Interval House | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Kidworks | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| La Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Laura's House | Aliso Viejo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Long Beach Symphony Association | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Long Beach Youth Chorus | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Meals on Wheels Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Miller Childrens & Womens Hospital Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mind Research Institute | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| My Day Counts | Anaheim, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| NAMI Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oc World | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Ocbf Project Youth | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orange Coast Memorial Foundation | Fountain Valley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center | Fountain Valley, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Pacific Symphony | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Corporation for the Arts of the City of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Site Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Saddleback Memorial Foundation | Laguna Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Orange County Community Theater Dba Camino Real Playhouse | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary Medical Center Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Templo Calvario Community Development Corp | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Barnabas Group Orange County | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Shea Center | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Wooden Floor for Youth Movement | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ventura Food Share | Oxnard, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Verbum Dei High School | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wellness & Prevention Center | San Clemente, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Young Lives Redeemed | Fullerton, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Mary Erickson Community Housing | Dana Point, CA | $9,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| Girls Inc of Carpinteria | Carpinteria, CA | $9,000 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Thomas House Temporary Shelter | Garden Grove, CA | $8,500 | 5 | 4 | 2025 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $8,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| California Advancing Pathways for Students | Bellflower, CA | $7,800 | 4 | 3 | 2025 |
| Long Beach Public Library Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $7,750 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| A Quarter Blue - Trauma Recovery Center | Orange, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Children's Theatre of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Community Health Initiative of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Habitat for Humanity of Orange County Inc | Santa Ana, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Long Beach Blast | Long Beach, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Long Beach City College Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pacific Chorale | Costa Mesa, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Tichenor Clinic for Orthopedic Children | Long Beach, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Central City Neighborhood Partners | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Mary Star of the Sea High School | San Pedro, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 1 | 2025 |
| Muckenthaler Cultural Center | Fullerton, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Precious Lamb Preschool Inc | Long Beach, CA | $7,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Child Creativity Lab Inc | Santa Ana, CA | $6,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Kherut | Anaheim, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Project Kinship | Santa Ana, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Watchitgrow Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| St Vincent's Institution | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Beacon House Association of San Pedro | San Pedro, CA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Academy of Ideas | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| All World Gayatri Pariwar USA | Anaheim, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Apples to Zucchini | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Backhaus Dance | Orange, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ballet California | Torrance, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Ballet Project Oc | Tustin, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Biola University Inc | La Mirada, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Capistrano Valley Christian Schools Inc | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| CASA Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens | San Clemente, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA Teresa Inc | Orange, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Campus Ministry Association | El Segundo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Catholic Charities of Orange County Inc | Garden Grove, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Chabad Jewish Center of Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Charitable Ventures of Orange County Note Fiscal Sponsor of Mix Academy | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Choc Reach Out and Read | Orange, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Christian Outreach in Action Appeal | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Colette's Children's Home | Huntington Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Compound Lb | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Concordia University Irvine | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cor Community Development Corporation | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Cottonwood Church | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Creative Class Collective | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Cristo Rey Orange County High School Inc | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Delhi Center | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Desert Reign Assembly of God | Downey, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Disabled Resources Center | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dragon Kim Foundation | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Dream Street Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Family Assistance Ministries | San Clemente, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Farmhouse Rescue Inc | Trabuco Canyon, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Flag (foundation for Learning Athletics & Growth) | Torrance, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Free Wheelchair Mission | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Girl Scouts of Orange County | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Girls Inc | Carpinteria, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Giving Children Hope | Buena Park, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Harry Richard Foss Dba Collage a Place of Art & Culture | San Pedro, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Higher Ground | Yorba Linda, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Holocaust Museum La | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Hope Restoration Ministries | San Clemente, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Immaculate Heart Community | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Indivisible Arts | Hermosa Beach, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 1 | 2024 |
| Islamic Institute of Orange County | Anaheim, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jazz Angels | Signal Hill, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Jewish Collaborative of Orange County | Newport Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Federation of Orange County | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jewish Home for the Aging of Orange County Dba Heritage Pointe | Mission Viejo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Jf Shea Therapeutic Riding Center Inc | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jserra Catholic High School | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Kidworks Community Development Corporation | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| La Plaza De Cultura Y Artes | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Laguna Art Museum | Laguna Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Laguna Radio Inc Dba Kx Fm | Laguna Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lobero Theatre Foundation | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Long Beach Accelerator Inc | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Long Beach Museum of Art Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Long Beach Organic Inc | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Long Beach Rescue Mission | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Lutheran High School Association of Orange County | Orange, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mae House | Newport Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Mares Foundation Inc | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Memorial Medical Center Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mental Health America of Los Angeles | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mercy House Living Centers | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Mission Preservation Foundation | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Moms Oc | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Museum of Latin American Art | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Musical Theatre West | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Oak Valley College | Rialto, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Opera Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orange County Academy of Sciences and Arts Inc | Laguna Niguel, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Orange County Congregation Community Organization | Anaheim, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Orange County Rescue Mission Inc | Tustin, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Orangewood Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacific Dental Services Foundation | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pacifica Christian High School Orange County Inc | Newport Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Palos Verdes Art Center Beverly G Alpay Center for Arts Education | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Rad Camp | Irvine, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Rainbow Services | San Pedro, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rancho Los Amigos Foundation | Downey, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rancho Los Cerritos | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Richard Nixon Foundation | Yorba Linda, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles a Corporation Soledba Our Savior | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange Dba Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rosary Academy | Fullerton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Rotary Club of Redondo Beach (vision) | Redondo Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saddleback Community College Foundation | Mission Viejo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Joseph High School | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Saint Mary's Academy | Inglewood, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Salesian Family Youth Center | Bellflower, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| San Gabriel Mission High School | San Gabriel, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Santa Barbara Rescue Mission | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santa Margarita Eagle Foundation | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Santiago Retreat Center | Santiago, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Second Baptists Church of Santa Ana | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Seeds Christian Counseling | Laguna Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Servite High School | Anaheim, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Shakespeare By the Sea | Redondo Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sisters of St Joseph of Orange | Orange, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| South Bay Children's Health Center (dental) | Redondo Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation | Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| South Coast Reperatory Inc | Costa Mesa, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Sri Panchamukha Hanuman Temple and Religious Academy | Torrance, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Joseph School Santa Ana | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| St Mary Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Philip Benizi Conference - Society of St Vincent De Paul Dba Michael | Fullerton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| St Philip Benizi Conference Society of St Vincent De Paul Dba Michale Cl | Fullerton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| STEM Advantage | Huntington Beach, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Temple Beth-El and Center | San Pedro, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Temple Menorah | Redondo Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Arc of Los Angeles and Orange Counties | Downey, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Association of Catholic Student Councils | Pasadena, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Catholic Association of Latino Leaders | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The National Catholic Reporter Publishing Company | Kansas City, MO | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Riverbank Organization | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| The Tiyya Foundation Inc | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Young Men's Christian Association of Anaheim | Anaheim, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Therapeutic Riding Center of Huntington Beach | Huntington Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Town and Country Manor of the Christian and Missionary Alliance | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| United Cambodian Community Center | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Way of Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Verbum Dei Jesuit High School | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Womenshelter of Lb | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Wtlc | Fullerton, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Long Beachdba YMCA of Greater | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Beyond Blindness | Santa Ana, CA | $4,500 | 3 | 2 | 2024 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Ican California Abilities Network | Torrance, CA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Long Beach Day Nursery | Long Beach, CA | $4,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Cityheart Incorporated | Signal Hill, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Creer Comunidad Y Familia | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $3,500 | 3 | 2 | 2025 |
| Lakewood Junior Chamber and Alumni | Long Beach, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Su CASA | Long Beach, CA | $3,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Creer Communidad Y Familia | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $3,490 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| Achievement Institute for STEM Scholars | Santa Ana, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Assistance League of Capistrano Valley | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| CASA of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
93 of 466 (20%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 28%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Csulb 49ER Foundation
JOHN HINRICHS CSULB SCHOLARSHIP - John Hinrichs Csulb Scholarship
JOHN W.H. HINRICHS SCHOLARSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 371 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 96 | $575,582 | $2,500 |
| 2022 | 90 | $723,508 | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 122 | $513,700 | $2,500 |
| 2024 | 136 | $504,050 | $2,500 |
| 2025 | 188 | $595,200 | $2,500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
100% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund179 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc149 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc141 shared recipientsOrange County Community Foundation101 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust86 shared recipientsCalifornia Community Foundation82 shared recipients
How to approach this foundation
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Farmers & Merchants Bank Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 302 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, CA, 90802. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
EIN 46-3050206 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
This is history, not an open call. Foundation returns are published about a year after the tax year ends. Nothing on this page is a deadline. It is a record of who this foundation has actually funded.
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