Whitney Young Childrens Foundation
Invitation OnlyPalos Verdes, California · EIN 20-8088818 · Private foundation · Website
Grants paid (2024)$157K
Organizations funded26
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$91K
Half of its grants to organizations were between $5,000 and $6,800.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2024 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
3% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2024
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Wycf issued a $15,000 challenge grant to members of the peninsula committee children's hospital to donate money for the purchase of books… | $16,250 |
| The Posse Foundation Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | This grant supported the pre-collegiate training (pct) program, an 8-month series of weekly workshops and summer retreats for newly… | $15,000 |
| Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | This grant will support the ocean science education program via scholarships for field trips to aop for title 1 schools educator led… | $10,000 |
| National Charity League Pennisula Chapter | Irvine, CA | This grant will fund two college scholarships for high school grads & five continuing scholarships for college students, all of whom have… | $10,000 |
| Harbor Interfaith Services Inc | San Pedro, CA | This grant will support the food pantry which provides holiday food baskets, as well as emergency supplies of groceries, donated clothing… | $7,500 |
| Red Star Riders | Camarillo, CA | This will be used for specialized adaptive tricycles and bicycles for kids who face physical limitations and health obstacles. the bikes… | $7,500 |
| Las Floristas | Whittier, CA | This grant will fund: 1) adolescent support group which meets in person monthly, allowing discharged patients and their families to… | $6,800 |
| Kat6 Foundation Inc | West Nyack, NY | This grant will fund vital research and family support initiatives for children living with kat6, a rare syndrome resulting from a mutation… | $5,000 |
| Manes for Movement | Torrance, CA | This grant will provide equine assisted therapies and activities to children and adults with special needs in the south bay community. | $5,000 |
| Momentum Pediatric Therapy Network | Torrance, CA | This grant will sponsor two week sessions of camp escapades the summer camp for children with disabilities and assist in training the teen… | $5,000 |
| My Friend's Place | Hollywood, CA | This grant will help youth experiencing homelessness move toward wellness, stability and self-sufficiency, by providing meals, clothing,… | $5,000 |
| Palos Verdes Performing Arts Education Department | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | This grant will support the continuation and expansion of the "ready, willing and able" class for special need students, as well as to… | $5,000 |
| Partners for Pediatric Vision | Long Beach, CA | This grant will help to increase the number of children with visual impairment (birth to 18) who receive quality, affordable vision care,… | $5,000 |
| Peninsula Committee Los Angeles Philharmonic | Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA | This grant will support the angel fund to help music specialists on the pv peninsula enhance their middle and high school youth music… | $5,000 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Foundation | Torrance, CA | This grant will fund teddy bears for pediatric patients and their families as ewll as kids in the emergency department. such bears will… | $5,000 |
| Rainbow Services | San Pedro, CA | This grant will support the growing prevention education program in middle and high schools aimed at early intervention of teen dating… | $5,000 |
| Sharefest Community Development | San Pedro, CA | This grant supports the workforce development program designed to provide job placement, apprenticeship match or enrollment in a career… | $5,000 |
| South Bay Families Connected | Manhattan Beach, CA | This grant supports education of k - 12 students in 115 south bay schools regarding mental health and suicide prevention, and fentanyl… | $5,000 |
| The Los Angeles Challenge | Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA | This grant provided scholarships for economically disadvantaged children from the greater los angeles area so that they can experience a… | $5,000 |
| The Sunshine Kids Foundation | Rolling Hills Estates, CA | This grant enhanced the quality of life for children with cancer by providing them with positive group experiences so that they can… | $5,000 |
| The Volunteer Center | Torrance, CA | This $5,000 grant supported the impacy makers programs focused on increasing empathy and resilience among teens, while using volunteer… | $5,000 |
| We Are Brave Together | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | This $5000 donation supported the we are brave together retreat expenses, (ie housing costs, speaker fees, scholarships) for mothers of… | $5,000 |
| Peninsula Committee Children's Hospital | Palos Verdes Estates, CA | This grant will support two associates chairs at children's hospital los angeles: pulmonology and sleep medicine, and opthamology. | $2,500 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving (Madd) | Westminster, CA | This donation to madd will support educational efforts regarding the dangers of drinking and driving and serve the victims of this violent… | $2,000 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Los Angeles, CA | This grant will support the work of the 12 pediatric ms centers which provide comprehensive evaluation and care to children (up to age 18)… | $2,000 |
| Ronald Mcdonald House of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | This gift supported the 2024 walk for kids and rmh efforts to provide a "home-away-from -home" for ill children and their parents. | $2,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $156,550 | 26 |
| 2023 | $153,750 | 26 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Nov 14, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202513189349104531
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-8088818
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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