Henry L Guenther Foundation
Historical FunderSeal Beach, California · EIN 95-6026937 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$4.2M
Organizations funded58
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$115.9M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $50,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | HENRY L GUENTHER FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Address | 3020 OLD RANCH PARKWAY STE 300, SEAL BEACH CA 90740 |
| Phone | 5627995544 |
| Form and materials | The Guenther Foundation accepts applications for grants from qualified tax-exempt charitable organizations operating within the State of California. Applications are not accepted from individuals. Regular meetings of the Guenther Foundation Board of Directors are held semi-annually in the winter and summer to consider and take final action on pending applications for grants. Effective with the October 31, 2020 deadline, all applications must be submitted online; the Guenther Foundation will no longer accept mailed or hand-delivered paper copies. Applications must be fully completed directly on the henry L. Guenther Foundation website by October 31 for consideration at the board of directors meeting held in January, and by May 31 for consideration at the meeting held in July. Prospective applicants are requested to communicate with the Guenther Foundation office only by letter or email (no telephone calls please). Please visit guentherfoundation.org/how-to-apply/ for more information. |
| Deadlines | OCTOBER 31ST AND MAY 31ST |
| Restrictions | IN GENERAL, THE FOUNDATION APPLIES ITS RESOURCES TO PRESERVE AND ENRICH THE BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED BY CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS, AND PRINCIPALLY THOSE RESIDING IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE FOUNDATION HAS ESTABLISHED POLICIES (ATTACHED) TO GUIDE ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN ALLOCATING ITS DONATIONS. THESE POLICIES ARE NOT RIGID AND OCCASIONAL EXCEPTIONS MAY BE MADE TO SOME OF THEM UNDER UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. |
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What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
0% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital- San Diego | San Diego, CA | support the Little Heroes League Care Coordination Program. | $500,000 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | support Thermo Fisher Bigfoot Spectral Flow Cytometer and Cell Sorter which represents the greatest innovation in the field of research and… | $450,000 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Foundation | Torrance, CA | support equipment and technology upgrades for the Del Vicario Cardiovascular Center of Excellence to improve the way in which we diagnose… | $450,000 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center Foundation | Glendale, CA | renovate four catheterization labs. | $300,000 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | purchase an Axioscan 7 system. | $288,000 |
| Long Beach Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | purchase a new laser system necessary for minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures including coronary and peripheral atherectomies,… | $250,000 |
| Braille Institute of America Inc | Los Angeles, CA | support library services. | $200,000 |
| Saint John's Health Center Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | purchase the next-generation sequencer NextSeq2000. | $200,000 |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | renovate a recently purchased facility in an unserved/underserved section of South Los Angeles to provide comprehensive services to… | $150,000 |
| Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, CA | support construction of a performing arts center to support the Mater Dei community as well as the broader Santa Ana and Orange County… | $100,000 |
| Richstone Center Inc | Hawthorne, CA | To identify and implement a new County and State compliant electronic health record (EHR) system. | $85,000 |
| Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | support the clinical team for dementia care to vulnerable patients. | $75,000 |
| American Red Cross | Santa Ana, CA | purchase a new Ram ProMaster 3500. | $62,000 |
| House Institute Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | sustain and grow research, education, and hearing health care initiatives. | $50,000 |
| Los Angeles House of Ruth | Los Angeles, CA | help cover the final costs of the building of a Community Building. | $50,000 |
| Madera County Food Bank | Madera, CA | provide current patrons with additional food support and expand the current number of patrons. | $50,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County | Irvine, CA | support operation of Harvest Solutions Farm. | $50,000 |
| Union Station Homeless Services | Pasadena, CA | renovate the permanent supportive housing building Euclid Villa. | $50,000 |
| Conejo Free Clinic | Thousand Oaks, CA | sustain and expand the Conejo Free Clinic's Senior Dentistry Program by supporting direct treatment, treatment supplies and advanced… | $50,000 |
| The Dragon Kim Foundation | Irvine, CA | expand opportunities for youth through equitable and inclusive entrepreneurship leadership training opportunities for high school students… | $50,000 |
| Fallbrook Senior Citizens Service Club | Fallbrook, CA | buy food and pay staff for the Nutrition Program that aims to reduce both food insecurity and social isolation among older adults by… | $45,000 |
| St Anne's Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | support young women and girls impacted by foster care and juvenile justice in our Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP), ages… | $40,000 |
| Project Understanding of San Buenaventura | Ventura, CA | purchase a used truck to transport food donations. | $35,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul Village Inc | San Diego, CA | purchase a panoramic radiograph and an oral surgery handpiece for dental clinic to improve access to - and quality of - oral health care… | $32,000 |
| Healing California | Alhambra, CA | purchase new mobile dental units. | $30,000 |
| Boys Club of Fallbrook | Fallbrook, CA | support new teen center project. | $30,000 |
| Child & Family Center | Santa Clarita, CA | support C&FC's Domestic Violence program - the only DV program and shelter in L.A. County's 3rd largest city. | $30,000 |
| United Through Reading | San Diego, CA | support Southern CA programming through book distribution events, ensure deploying units have equipment and supplies needed for story… | $30,000 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | San Rafael, CA | support activities in Southern California. | $25,000 |
| Life Steps Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | enhance critical care and training for over 300 adults with developmental disabilities. | $25,000 |
| Shoes That Fit | Claremont, CA | distribute shoes to low-income children in Southern California. | $25,000 |
| Special Olympics Southern California | Long Beach, CA | fund direct program expenses and growth in the chapter. | $25,000 |
| Barrio Logan College Institute | San Diego, CA | support BLCI's College Career and Readiness Program, which prepares underserved students to be the first in their families to attend and… | $25,000 |
| Carol's Kitchen Inc | Beaumont, CA | purchase protein for lunches and assist with the operation costs such as: truck gas and maintenance, utilities and rent. | $25,000 |
| Florence Crittenton Services of Orange County Inc | Fullerton, CA | provide behavioral health/child welfare services. | $25,000 |
| Long Beach Rescue Mission | Long Beach, CA | support the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach, including hot meals,… | $25,000 |
| AHEAD With Horses Inc | Shadow Hills, CA | create a permanent, expanded facility. | $20,000 |
| Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center | La Jolla, CA | cover the salaries of 4 full-time staff members for 8 weeks of summer camp. | $20,000 |
| Happy Trails for Kids | Santa Monica, CA | cover direct camp expenses: Counselors and specialty staff, camp facilities, transportation to/from camp, activity supplies, insurance, and… | $20,000 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | support Education and Curriculum programming that enables formerly incarcerated or gang-involved individuals to pursue goals that lead to… | $20,000 |
| Cheerful Helpers Child and Family Study Center | Los Angeles, CA | expand efforts to further develop continuum of care. | $15,000 |
| Foundation for Women Warriors | Vista, CA | support the delivery of the Women Veteran Transition and Emergency Services program. | $15,000 |
| Orange County Rescue Mission Inc | Tustin, CA | support the Success Center. | $15,000 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | Los Angeles, CA | expand the IMPACTO youth program. | $15,000 |
| Mar Vista Family Center | Culver City, CA | support of the organization's community-based programs and services, which address the educational, health and developmental barriers… | $15,000 |
| Switzer Learning Center | Torrance, CA | aid Switzer Super Readers, providing classroom reading sets and new resources for our new school library, catering to the unique learning… | $15,000 |
| Breast Cancer Solutions | Lake Forest, CA | provide financial assistance for housing. | $10,000 |
| Coastal Roots Farm | Encinitas, CA | cover education program costs, program scholarships, and bus transportation. | $10,000 |
| Forever Balboa Park | San Diego, CA | support a new literacy initiative. | $10,000 |
| Angel Faces | Encinitas, CA | fund a four-day retreat for girls who have suffered from traumatic burn injuries. Funds will specifically support retreat expenses… | $10,000 |
| Happy Hats For Kids in Hospitals | Torrance, CA | support Hero Club Program: Each child is offered a gift with a whimsical Hero Hat & a coordinating Hero Club bilingual, educational,… | $10,000 |
| Orange County Adult Achievement Center | Anaheim, CA | provide 12 adults with disabilities the educational support they need to take one semester of High School Diploma classes and/or college… | $10,000 |
| YWCA Glendale and Pasadena | Glendale, CA | support the YWCAGP's Girls Empowerment Program, which includes after-school programming, summer camp, STEAM workshops, and mentorship. | $10,000 |
| Heaven on Earth Society for Animals | North Hollywood, CA | support critical medical care (including spay/neuter) expenses. | $7,500 |
| Holy Family Day Homes of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | support the Food Security Program. | $5,000 |
| Kitchens for Good | San Diego, CA | support project staff salaries, apprentice stipends, bus passes, or food for lessons. | $5,000 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | provide 36 essential early intervention and pediatric therapy treatment sessions to children. | $5,000 |
| Megan's Wings Inc | Laguna Niguel, CA | help expand Patient Aid Program to provide pediatric cancer families with 2 months' house payment assistance when a parent, experiencing… | $5,000 |
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital- San Diego | San Diego, CA | support the Little Heroes League Care Coordination Program. | $500,000 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | support Thermo Fisher Bigfoot Spectral Flow Cytometer and Cell Sorter which represents the greatest innovation in the field of research and… | $450,000 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Foundation | Torrance, CA | support equipment and technology upgrades for the Del Vicario Cardiovascular Center of Excellence to improve the way in which we diagnose… | $450,000 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical Center Foundation | Glendale, CA | renovate four catheterization labs. | $300,000 |
| Salk Institute for Biological Studies | La Jolla, CA | purchase an Axioscan 7 system. | $288,000 |
| Long Beach Medical Center | Long Beach, CA | purchase a new laser system necessary for minimally invasive cardiovascular procedures including coronary and peripheral atherectomies,… | $250,000 |
| Braille Institute of America Inc | Los Angeles, CA | support library services. | $200,000 |
| Saint John's Health Center Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | purchase the next-generation sequencer NextSeq2000. | $200,000 |
| Jenesse Center Inc | Los Angeles, CA | renovate a recently purchased facility in an unserved/underserved section of South Los Angeles to provide comprehensive services to… | $150,000 |
| Mater Dei High School | Santa Ana, CA | support construction of a performing arts center to support the Mater Dei community as well as the broader Santa Ana and Orange County… | $100,000 |
| Richstone Center Inc | Hawthorne, CA | To identify and implement a new County and State compliant electronic health record (EHR) system. | $85,000 |
| Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | support the clinical team for dementia care to vulnerable patients. | $75,000 |
| American Red Cross | Santa Ana, CA | purchase a new Ram ProMaster 3500. | $62,000 |
| House Institute Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | sustain and grow research, education, and hearing health care initiatives. | $50,000 |
| Los Angeles House of Ruth | Los Angeles, CA | help cover the final costs of the building of a Community Building. | $50,000 |
| Madera County Food Bank | Madera, CA | provide current patrons with additional food support and expand the current number of patrons. | $50,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County | Irvine, CA | support operation of Harvest Solutions Farm. | $50,000 |
| Union Station Homeless Services | Pasadena, CA | renovate the permanent supportive housing building Euclid Villa. | $50,000 |
| Conejo Free Clinic | Thousand Oaks, CA | sustain and expand the Conejo Free Clinic's Senior Dentistry Program by supporting direct treatment, treatment supplies and advanced… | $50,000 |
| The Dragon Kim Foundation | Irvine, CA | expand opportunities for youth through equitable and inclusive entrepreneurship leadership training opportunities for high school students… | $50,000 |
| Fallbrook Senior Citizens Service Club | Fallbrook, CA | buy food and pay staff for the Nutrition Program that aims to reduce both food insecurity and social isolation among older adults by… | $45,000 |
| St Anne's Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | support young women and girls impacted by foster care and juvenile justice in our Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP), ages… | $40,000 |
| Project Understanding of San Buenaventura | Ventura, CA | purchase a used truck to transport food donations. | $35,000 |
| St Vincent de Paul Village Inc | San Diego, CA | purchase a panoramic radiograph and an oral surgery handpiece for dental clinic to improve access to - and quality of - oral health care… | $32,000 |
| Healing California | Alhambra, CA | purchase new mobile dental units. | $30,000 |
| Boys Club of Fallbrook | Fallbrook, CA | support new teen center project. | $30,000 |
| Child & Family Center | Santa Clarita, CA | support C&FC's Domestic Violence program - the only DV program and shelter in L.A. County's 3rd largest city. | $30,000 |
| United Through Reading | San Diego, CA | support Southern CA programming through book distribution events, ensure deploying units have equipment and supplies needed for story… | $30,000 |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | San Rafael, CA | support activities in Southern California. | $25,000 |
| Life Steps Foundation Inc | Los Angeles, CA | enhance critical care and training for over 300 adults with developmental disabilities. | $25,000 |
| Shoes That Fit | Claremont, CA | distribute shoes to low-income children in Southern California. | $25,000 |
| Special Olympics Southern California | Long Beach, CA | fund direct program expenses and growth in the chapter. | $25,000 |
| Barrio Logan College Institute | San Diego, CA | support BLCI's College Career and Readiness Program, which prepares underserved students to be the first in their families to attend and… | $25,000 |
| Carol's Kitchen Inc | Beaumont, CA | purchase protein for lunches and assist with the operation costs such as: truck gas and maintenance, utilities and rent. | $25,000 |
| Florence Crittenton Services of Orange County Inc | Fullerton, CA | provide behavioral health/child welfare services. | $25,000 |
| Long Beach Rescue Mission | Long Beach, CA | support the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual needs of people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach, including hot meals,… | $25,000 |
| AHEAD With Horses Inc | Shadow Hills, CA | create a permanent, expanded facility. | $20,000 |
| Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center | La Jolla, CA | cover the salaries of 4 full-time staff members for 8 weeks of summer camp. | $20,000 |
| Happy Trails for Kids | Santa Monica, CA | cover direct camp expenses: Counselors and specialty staff, camp facilities, transportation to/from camp, activity supplies, insurance, and… | $20,000 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | support Education and Curriculum programming that enables formerly incarcerated or gang-involved individuals to pursue goals that lead to… | $20,000 |
| Cheerful Helpers Child and Family Study Center | Los Angeles, CA | expand efforts to further develop continuum of care. | $15,000 |
| Foundation for Women Warriors | Vista, CA | support the delivery of the Women Veteran Transition and Emergency Services program. | $15,000 |
| Orange County Rescue Mission Inc | Tustin, CA | support the Success Center. | $15,000 |
| Proyecto Pastoral | Los Angeles, CA | expand the IMPACTO youth program. | $15,000 |
| Mar Vista Family Center | Culver City, CA | support of the organization's community-based programs and services, which address the educational, health and developmental barriers… | $15,000 |
| Switzer Learning Center | Torrance, CA | aid Switzer Super Readers, providing classroom reading sets and new resources for our new school library, catering to the unique learning… | $15,000 |
| Breast Cancer Solutions | Lake Forest, CA | provide financial assistance for housing. | $10,000 |
| Coastal Roots Farm | Encinitas, CA | cover education program costs, program scholarships, and bus transportation. | $10,000 |
| Forever Balboa Park | San Diego, CA | support a new literacy initiative. | $10,000 |
| Angel Faces | Encinitas, CA | fund a four-day retreat for girls who have suffered from traumatic burn injuries. Funds will specifically support retreat expenses… | $10,000 |
| Happy Hats For Kids in Hospitals | Torrance, CA | support Hero Club Program: Each child is offered a gift with a whimsical Hero Hat & a coordinating Hero Club bilingual, educational,… | $10,000 |
| Orange County Adult Achievement Center | Anaheim, CA | provide 12 adults with disabilities the educational support they need to take one semester of High School Diploma classes and/or college… | $10,000 |
| YWCA Glendale and Pasadena | Glendale, CA | support the YWCAGP's Girls Empowerment Program, which includes after-school programming, summer camp, STEAM workshops, and mentorship. | $10,000 |
| Heaven on Earth Society for Animals | North Hollywood, CA | support critical medical care (including spay/neuter) expenses. | $7,500 |
| Holy Family Day Homes of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA | support the Food Security Program. | $5,000 |
| Kitchens for Good | San Diego, CA | support project staff salaries, apprentice stipends, bus passes, or food for lessons. | $5,000 |
| United Cerebral Palsy Association of Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | provide 36 essential early intervention and pediatric therapy treatment sessions to children. | $5,000 |
| Megan's Wings Inc | Laguna Niguel, CA | help expand Patient Aid Program to provide pediatric cancer families with 2 months' house payment assistance when a parent, experiencing… | $5,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $4,199,500 | 116 |
| 2023 | $3,462,000 | 92 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 7, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202543109349100824
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-6026937
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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