Stanley W Ekstrom Foundation Inc
Historical FunderSanta Ana, California · EIN 20-3198081 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$2.8M
Organizations funded104
Typical grant$10,000
Total assets$56.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $25,000.
From the return
How to apply
The foundation filed the following application information (Form 990-PF Part XV, tax year 2024):
| Contact | STEVEN A SILVERSTEIN |
|---|---|
| Address | 1551 N TUSTIN AVE STE 900, SANTA ANA CA 92705 |
| Phone | 7145472462 |
| Form and materials | APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING AND INCLUDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, CHARITABLE PURPOSES, AND A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT THE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS SHOULD BE SENT TO HELP DEMONSTRATE THE NEEDS OF THE FUNDS AND INTENDED BENEFIT SHOULD THE FUNDS BE DISTRIBUTED FOR THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE. |
| Deadlines | NONE, ROLLING REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED. |
| Restrictions | THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS ON THE FOUNDATION. HOWEVER, THE STANLEY W. EKSTROM FOUNDATION WAS CREATED TO PROVIDE GRANTS TO WORTHWHILE CAUSES. ITS GOAL IS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY EFFORTS IN THE HEALTH, JUSTICE, ANIMAL CARE AND EDUCATIONAL AREAS WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND CARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS AS WELL AS CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE MILITARY AND VETERAN GROUPS. |
Copied as filed. Deadlines on a tax return describe the foundation's usual process; they are not confirmation of a current open cycle.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
29% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital Foundation | Rockville Ctr, NY | Catholic health care to the communities. | $265,000 |
| Lundquist Institute | Torrance, CA | To engage in biomedical research, educate & provide community health services | $200,000 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | Providing care, innovative research and vital education focused on eliminating cancer. | $174,167 |
| You Were Worth It Foundation | Irvine, CA | Take veterans on returns to battlefields & have them share their military experiences with schools & civic organizations. | $135,690 |
| Mob Museum | Las Vegas, NV | Educational program for local high school students. to advance the public understanding of organized crime's history and impact on american… | $125,044 |
| Veteran's Legal Institute | Santa Ana, CA | Provides pro bono legal assistance to veterans, active service members & reservists in orange county | $87,000 |
| Hoag Hospital Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | Advancing the mission of hoag memorial hospital through meaningful & inspirational philanthropic partnerships | $77,500 |
| Honor Flight Southland | Dove Canyon, CA | Honor america's veterans by transporting the to washington DC to visit & refelct at their memorials. | $75,000 |
| Choc Foundation | Orange, CA | Support clinical & nonclinical services, medical education & research in pediatrics at children's hospital of orange | $70,000 |
| Make a Wish Foundation | Phoenix, AZ | To create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. | $65,000 |
| Armed Services YMCA Camp Pendleton | Camp Pendleton, CA | Provide activities & services to our military and their families. | $60,000 |
| Chabad Center for Jewish Life | Merrick, NY | Devoted to strengthening the jewish community through education & social services. | $60,000 |
| Fundacion Ecologica Biomar | Zapopan, MX | Support for turtle rescue in mexican playas | $60,000 |
| Dana Point 5Th Marine Regiment Support Group | Dana Point, CA | Provide support & assistance to families of military service members and the members themselves. | $56,000 |
| Memorial Care Saddleback Med Center Foundation | Laguna Hills, CA | To develop philanthropic resources necessary to strengthen the ability of memorial care saddlback med. center | $50,000 |
| Honoring Our Fallen | Garden Grove, CA | To honor our fallen military and support those that were left behind | $45,000 |
| 1St Battalion 1St Marines Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | To support the families & marines of the 1st battalion 1st marines. | $41,032 |
| Lincoln Training Center | South El Monte, CA | To improve quality of life for individuals with disadvantages or developmental disabilities. | $40,000 |
| Micah's Way | Santa Ana, CA | Funds programs for poor people including homeless, children & veterans. | $40,000 |
| Helping Hand Worldwide | Laguna Beach, CA | To combat hunger & poverty by providing food, clothes, educational material, etc, to people in need | $35,000 |
| The Freedom Committee of Oc | Costa Mesa, CA | To enhance education by providing eteran milityar speakers who share their personal military experiences with students | $35,000 |
| Operation Resilience | Carlsbad, CA | To serve those who have servcie by supporting the transition, resilience & long-ter well-being of the warfighter community. | $30,200 |
| Fellowship of Christian Athletes | Kansas City, MO | Christian ministry to athletes and coaches | $30,000 |
| Mcl-Scd Support Battalian | San Clemente, CA | To preserve & support the interest of the US marine corps providing aid & assistance to all marines, form marines & their families. | $30,000 |
| Tails That Teach | Anaheim, CA | To inspire young children to be kind to pets and people through compassion-centered books | $30,000 |
| West Coast University | Anaheim, CA | Scholarship program | $25,619 |
| Athletes for Life Foundation | Goleta, CA | Youth football camp | $25,000 |
| Kitten Rescue | Los Angeles, CA | Devoted to saving cats & kittens from euthanazia, abandonment, cruelty & neglect. | $25,000 |
| Oneoc | Santa Ana, CA | Accelerating nonprofit success | $25,000 |
| Pacific Youth Boating Association | Long Beach, CA | Support youth programs in sailing & boating | $25,000 |
| Santa Ana College Foundation | Santa Ana, CA | To maintain, expand & enhance the educational opportunities of santa ana college by linking community organizations, businesses, etc. | $25,000 |
| United Way of Wise County | Decatur, TX | To conduct annual fund-raising campaigns to solicit contributions for distribution to united way agencies within wise county tx | $23,000 |
| Sherman Library and Gardens | Corona Del Mar, CA | General donation | $20,500 |
| Mental Health Assoc of Oc | Santa Ana, CA | Dedicated to improving the quality of life of orange county resident s impacted by mental illness | $20,000 |
| Newport Beach Police Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | To support the newport beach police association & the general public. | $20,000 |
| Sammie's Friends | Grass Valley, CA | To provide medical care for the animals at the nevada county animal shelter, making them adoptable. | $20,000 |
| Westmont College | Santa Barbara, CA | Tuition for bob nehrig - undergraduate, residential christian liberal arts college. | $19,330 |
| Samford University | Minneapolis, MN | Provide tuition for finley heal for the 2024-2025 school year. | $18,500 |
| Law Enforcement United | Chesapeake, VA | To raise awareness of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty & support survivors left behind. | $15,000 |
| Lba of the Inland Empire | Fontana, CA | Performing arts & music program | $15,000 |
| Orange Hs Marine Corps Jrotc Association | Irvine, CA | Support of high school jrotc members | $15,000 |
| Rm Pyles Boys Camp | Valencia, CA | Promotes long-term positive behavioral change for low-income, disadvantaged boys. | $15,000 |
| Richard Nixon Foundation | Yorba Linda, CA | Encourage & supports scholarships, sponsors in-person & online programs that engage the public with american civics. | $15,000 |
| California Baptist University | Riverside, CA | Scholarsip towards tuition for hannah joyal for the 2024-2025 academic year. | $14,000 |
| Santa Fe Springs Fire Foundation | Santa Fe Springs, CA | To support the fire department & enhance publice safety within the santa fe springs community. | $12,000 |
| Blue Line Bears Inc | Cape Coral, FL | To help children of fallen law enforcement officer to cope with loss of a parent | $11,000 |
| Summit Springs Educational Foundation | Temecula, CA | Supporting spring charter schools | $10,500 |
| American Legion Post 227 | Middleton, MA | Social and educational benefit | $10,000 |
| Asilo San Vicente | Miami, FL | Support orphanage located in manila, philipines | $10,000 |
| Assistance League Saddleback Valley | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Provides services to children, families and the elderly in the saddleback valley communities | $10,000 |
| Braken's Kitchen | Garden Grove, CA | Community feeding program | $10,000 |
| Breast Cancer Angels | Los Alamitos, CA | Service breast cancer patients immediate needs | $10,000 |
| Channell Islands Marine & Wildlife Inst | Santa Barbara, CA | To rescue, treat & rehabilitate sick & injured marine mammals in ventura & santa barbara counties & channell islands area. | $10,000 |
| Chico State University Foundation | Chico, CA | Scholarship program | $10,000 |
| Decatur Isd Education Foundation | Decatur, TX | Fund initiatives to strengthen the quality of education in decatur isd | $10,000 |
| Decatur Police Rotary Foundation | Decatur, GA | Community service organization. | $10,000 |
| Discovery Children's Museum | Las Vegas, NV | To ignite a lifelong love of learning by engaging in playful & educational experiences. | $10,000 |
| Donkey Land | Riverside, CA | Save lives of wild donkeys & burros and educate the public about their plight. | $10,000 |
| Emanate Health Foundation | Covina, CA | Fund development programs form emanate health medical center, presbyterian hospital & hospice. | $10,000 |
| Kline Veterans Fund | Las Vegas, NV | Provides emergency housing assistance & supportive services to homeless & at-risk veterans & their families in S. nevada. | $10,000 |
Showing the 60 largest of 104 grants to organizations.
The return also lists 45 grants to individuals ($91,124). We do not publish the names of individual recipients.
Grants approved for future payment
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital Foundation | Rockville Ctr, NY | To support the cardiovascular cath lab | $750,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2,784,448 | 150 |
| 2023 | $2,371,251 | 99 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 17, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513219349104636
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-3198081
- Profile updated Nov 4, 2026
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