The WKS Foundation
EIN 208255795 Private Foundation
Possibly inactive.
Last 990-PF filing on record is from 2023
(3 years ago). Verify before investing time in an application.
Total Given 2022–2023
$145K
35 grants · $73K avg/year
based on 2 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
<$100K/yr
micro funder
capacity
$4K
typical micro grants · $1K–$5K
grant size
3%
transactional · 1/34 multi-year
repeat
$2K
Assets (2023)
34
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No. Preselected Only
Contact Person
Bibiana Clderon
Phone
(562) 425-1402
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | N/A | $0 | $4K | N/A |
| 2017 | N/A | $0 | $15K | N/A |
| 2018 | N/A | $0 | $20K | N/A |
| 2019 | N/A | $0 | $108K | N/A |
| 2020 | N/A | $0 | $35K | N/A |
| 2021 | N/A | $0 | $59K | N/A |
| 2022 | $75K | $10K | $81K | 16 |
| 2023 | $70K | $2K | $64K | 19 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 35 grants on record
Minimum
$478
25th Pctl
$1K
Median
$4K
Average
$4K
75th Pctl
$5K
Maximum
$26K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
5.7% of US grants
· Rank #4 of 10 states
$2K across
2 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Dallas
Officers & Directors
Grants Awarded (35 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damon Brodowski | Long Beach, CA | $25,750 | Damn Brodowaski wife's death | 2022 |
| Bibiana Clderon | Burbank, CA | $10,000 | Donation - Wendy's Burbank - Mother's Funeral Exp | 2023 |
| California State University LB | Long Beach, CA | $8,403 | Mireya Hernandez MBA Program | 2022 |
| LDS Church | Long Beach, CA | $8,088 | Back to School Backpack Program and Youth Camp | 2023 |
| Roxana Barrientos | Lehi, UT | $8,000 | Assistance of her brother's illness | 2023 |
| Aisha Kahee-Ward | Keizer, OR | $5,000 | Home Burned down | 2022 |
| Jolena Johnston | Brimhall Nizhoni, NM | $5,000 | Assistance of Parent Illness | 2022 |
| Chase Jackie Oppenlander | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 | Chistmas Donation | 2022 |
| Carla Goodman | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 | Chistmas Donation | 2022 |
| Phillip Shumway | Las Vegas, NV | $5,000 | Chistmas Donation | 2022 |
| Eileen Anciaux | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 | Chistmas Donation | 2022 |
| Toni Sansom | Billings, MT | $5,000 | Donation - foster children | 2023 |
| Diane Feinour | Topton, PA | $5,000 | Chistmas Donation | 2023 |
| Diana Johnson | Riverside, CA | $5,000 | Chistmas Donation | 2023 |
| Linda Jones | Medford, OR | $5,000 | Chistmas Donation | 2023 |
| Paula Kinzie | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 | Chistmas Donation | 2023 |
| Carla Goodman | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 | Chistmas Donation | 2023 |
| California State University Long Be | Long Beach, CA | $4,432 | Donation - MBA program for Mireya Hernandez | 2023 |
| Long Beach Rescue Mission | Long Beach, CA | $3,000 | Donation | 2022 |
| Steve Jones | Los Alamitos, CA | $2,500 | St. Luke's Donation | 2022 |
| Mireya Hernandez | Bellflower, CA | $2,422 | Payment reinbursement for MBA tuition | 2023 |
| Lyle Pedersen | Indio, CA | $2,000 | Chistmas Donation | 2023 |
| Peggy Sample | Holbrook, AZ | $1,500 | Funeral Arrangements help | 2022 |
| High Desert Bombers Baseball | Palmdale, CA | $1,000 | Baseball Team Sponsor | 2022 |
| Makai Brown | Henderson, KY | $1,000 | Sunrise Restaurant's Courage Award | 2022 |
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