The Sunwest Bank Charitable Foundation I
Irvine, CA · EIN 27-1607730. Reported 92 grants totalling $1,662,633 to 56 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
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. The Sunwest Bank Charitable Foundation I did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $10,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,200 and $15,000; the smallest was $213 and the largest $160,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Challenging Heights | North Kaneshie, Ghana | $437,365 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Orange County Rescue Mission | Tustin, CA | $200,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Thorn | Manhattan Beach, CA | $175,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Collette's Children's Home | Huntington Beach, CA | $95,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Legado De Esperanza Foundation (legacy of Hope) | Wilmington, DE | $86,505 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Nuevo Amanecer Juntos (new Dawn Together Assoc) | Huanuco | $60,757 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Fristers | Irvine, CA | $60,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Human Options Inc | Irvine, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Teen Leadership Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Homeless Youth Connection | Avondale, AZ | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| New Pathways for Youth | Phoenix, AZ | $37,016 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Cos Foundation | Houston, TX | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Escuela De La Calle | Quetzaltenango | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Mary's Path | Santa Ana, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| The Jesse Tree of Idaho | Boise, ID | $20,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elevate Phoenix | Phoenix, AZ | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Miracles for Kids | Irvine, CA | $17,713 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Surf & Turf Therapies | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $16,340 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Action Partnership of Orange County | Garden Grove, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Youth Employment Services of the Harbor Area | Santa Ana, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Project Access | Orange, CA | $13,783 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Friendly Center Inc | Orange, CA | $12,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Fullerton | Fullerton, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Family Promises of Orange County | Anaheim, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Support Center | Salt Lake City, UT | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| First Step House | Costa Mesa, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Learning Labs Inc | Carden City, ID | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Orangewood Children's Foundation | Orange, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Reignite Hope | San Perdo, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Team Kids Inc | Irvine, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| CASA of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Boys & Girls Club | Los Angeles, CA | $6,050 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Arizona Friends of Foster Children Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Assistance League of Phoenix Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arizona Tuition Connection | Scottsdale, AZ | $4,435 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boy Scouts of America Central Fl Council | Apopka, FL | $4,117 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Access California Services | Anaheim, CA | $3,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Tsic of Sarasota County Inc | Sarasota, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| We Care Manatee | Bradenton, FL | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Haven Neighborhood Services | Los Angeles, CA | $2,700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Beyond Blindness | Santa Ana, CA | $2,515 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Bundle of Books | Los Alamitos, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| BRIDGE21 Park City LLC | Park City, UT | $2,200 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Family Advocates | Boise, ID | $2,069 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Way of Orange County | Irvine, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achivement of Idaho | Boise, ID | $1,850 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| US2UGRANDA4LIFE | Capistrano Beach, CA | $1,368 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| State College of Florida Foundation Inc | Bradenton, FL | $1,265 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Southwest Florida | Spring Hill, FL | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Junior Achievement of Idaho | Boise, ID | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Working Wardrobes | Irvine, CA | $639 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Chapman Univeristy | Orange, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Junior Achivement of Orange County | Costa Mesa, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hosptal | Memphis, TN | $446 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Keep a Breast Foundation | Yucca Valley, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Families Forward | Irvine, CA | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
19 of 56 (34%) received money in more than one year over the 4 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 61%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
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.
- Thorn
COMMUNITY SERVICES-COMBAT CHILD TRAFFICKING AND PRONOGRAPHY - Orange County Rescue Mission
COMMUNITY SERVICES- EMPLOYMENT - Cos Foundation
CONVENTION OF STATES GRANT - Collette's Children's Home
COMMUNITY SERVICES-HOMELESS SHELTER - The Jesse Tree of Idaho
COMMUNITY SERVICES-EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE - Miracles for Kids
COMMUNITY SERVICES-EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR CRITICAL ILL CHILDREN
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 54 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | $464,762 | $8,750 |
| 2022 | 14 | $274,923 | $15,000 |
| 2023 | 23 | $377,603 | $10,000 |
| 2024 | 27 | $545,345 | $10,000 |
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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Sunwest Bank Charitable Foundation I has 1 of them, worth $129,655. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Nuevo Amanecer Juntos (new Dawn Together Assoc) | Huanuco | $129,655 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 54% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal 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 foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $10,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from The Sunwest Bank Charitable Foundation I's own Form 990-PF 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: 2050 Main St Ste 300, Irvine, CA, 92614. 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.
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