The BCM Foundation concentrates its giving locally in Whittier, CA, prioritizing youth development, education access, and basic needs. Its largest, repeated investments support after-school and enrichment programming (notably the Boys & Girls Club), higher-education community engagement through Whittier College, children's STEAM and literacy initiatives via the public library, and local food security efforts. Grants frequently fund both program delivery and organizational capacity/capital needs for longstanding community partners.
BCM Foundation’s recent giving is marked by repeated large grants to a small set of local partners in Whittier and nearby Los Angeles County. The clearest pattern is sustained support for youth development and community-serving institutions: Boys Girls Club of Whittier received multiple program grants across 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025; Whittier College’s Center for Engagement with Communities received two major awards in 2023; and Whittier Public Library Foundation has been funded for children’s STEAM outreach. The foundation also backs basic-needs infrastructure through Interfaith Food Center and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. These grants suggest a funder that stays close to long-term community partners and uses sizable awards to support operating programs, capital work, and continuing services rather than isolated project bets. Grants also extend to youth services beyond Whittier, including transition-age youth support, after-school and camp programming, and children’s outreach through regional nonprofits. Across the recent grant list, BCM Foundation’s portfolio shows a steady preference for repeat relationships and institutions that serve children, students, youth, and families.
BCM Foundation gives across a few connected cause areas, with each area tied to a named community partner. In youth development, it funded Boys Girls Club of Whittier for programs in 2025 and 2024, and also supported United Peace Officers Against Crime for its Kids to Camp and After School Program in 2025. In education and civic learning, the foundation gave Whittier College’s Center for Engagement with Communities for community engagement work in 2023. For children’s learning, it funded Whittier Public Library Foundation for the Children’s Outreach Program-STEAM in 2023 and 2024. Basic-needs support is another clear thread: Interfaith Food Center received grants for operating expenses and a capital campaign in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The portfolio also includes Library Foundation of Los Angeles for Cybernaut Services, connecting youth technology access with public-library programming.
BCM Foundation’s typical grant size sits at $25,000 at the 25th percentile, $40,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record shows a mix of one-time awards and recurring support: several recipients appear in multiple years, including Boys Girls Club of Whittier, Interfaith Food Center, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Library Foundation of Los Angeles, and CASA of Los Angeles. That repeat pattern points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated grants. The foundation is classified as a regular funder, does not fund individuals, and does not make program-related investments. The grant list also includes operating support, program operating funds, capital campaign support, and position-specific support, indicating flexibility in how dollars are structured.
$3.2M
$54.8M
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Most grants fall between $25K and $75K, with a median of $40K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$40K
75th Percentile
$75K
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Highly concentrated, local-focused giving with a small number of large grants and repeat multi-year support to core Whittier institutions; mixes program funding with operating and capital support.
Notable grantees: Boys & Girls Club of Whittier, Whittier College Center for Engagement with Communities, Whittier Public Library Foundation, Interfaith Food Center
BCM Foundation gives overwhelmingly in California, with 96% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The grants are concentrated in Whittier and nearby Los Angeles County communities, including Santa Fe Springs, Los Angeles, Walnut, and Monterey Park. Whittier recipients appear frequently in the recent list, while a smaller share reaches outside California; the only non-California pattern in the data is a Virginia recipient, World Federation of Youth Clubs in Charlottesville. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.
The recent grant list shows repeated support for youth-serving nonprofits, education and library partners, and basic-needs organizations. Examples include Boys Girls Club of Whittier, Whittier College’s Center for Engagement with Communities, Whittier Public Library Foundation, Interfaith Food Center, and Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.
Yes. Several grantees appear more than once across the recent record, including Boys Girls Club of Whittier, Interfaith Food Center, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Library Foundation of Los Angeles, and CASA of Los Angeles. That pattern suggests continuing relationships rather than single awards.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is centered at $25,000 for the 25th percentile, $40,000 at the median, and $75,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent list also includes larger awards, such as $946,950 to Boys Girls Club of Whittier and $850,000 to Whittier College’s Center for Engagement with Communities.
Its giving is highly concentrated in California, with 96% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state. The most frequent recipient locations in the recent list include Whittier, Los Angeles, Santa Fe Springs, Walnut, and Monterey Park.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Girls Club of Whittier | Whittier, CA | $946,950 | 2025 | Programs |
| Interfaith Food Center | Santa Fe Springs, CA | $235,000 | 2025 | Operating Expenses and Capital Campaign |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $185,000 | 2025 | Program Operating Fund |
| United Peace Officers Against Crime | Walnut, CA | $150,000 | 2025 | Kids to Camp and After School Program |
| United Friends fo the Chiildren | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | Cybernaut Services |
| CASA of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | Transition Age Youth Program |
| World Federation of Youth Clubs | Charlottesville, VA | $95,000 | 2025 | General Operating Expenses |
| LA County High School for the Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Helpline Youth Counseling Inc | Whittier, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Long Beach Museum of Art | Long Beach, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Natural History Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | School and Teacher Programs |
| Kidspace Children's Museum | Pasadena, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| So Cal Grantmakers | Los Angeles, CA | $59,500 | 2025 | General Operating Support |
| Whittier Historical Society | Whittier, CA | $52,000 | 2025 | General Operating and Roof Replacement |
| Puente Learning Center | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | General Operating Support |
| Social Emotional Wellness Initiativ | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | General Operating Grant |
| Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Camp Programs |
| Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | Meet the Music Program |
| Boys Girls Club of Santa Monica | SANTA MONICA, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Whittier Regional Symphony | Whittier, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Food Finders | Los Alamitos, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| SPIRITT Family Services | South El Monte, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | General Operating Funds |
| A Place Called Home | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | General operations |
| Ryman Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Chorale Bel Canto | Whittier, CA | $31,525 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Education through Music | Burbank, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| California School of the Arts | SANTA ANA, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Mount Saint Mary's University | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Scholarships |
| Boys Girls Club Santa Clarita Valle | Newhall, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Programs |
| Al Wooten Jr Youth Center | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Los Angeles Music Art School | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General Operating Grant |
| Griffith Observatory Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | Observatory School Programs |
| Children's Burn Foundation | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| A Noise Within | Pasadena, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Education Program |
| Los Angeles Repertory Theater | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Inner-City Arts | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| South Coast Botanic Garden | PALOS VERDES PENINSU, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Making the Right Connections | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Rio Hondo College Foundation | Whittier, CA | $9,000 | 2025 | General Operations |
| Boys Girls Club of Whittier | Whittier, CA | $675,475 | 2024 | 2022 Programs |
| Whittier Public Library Foundation | Whittier, CA | $252,500 | 2024 | Children's Outreach Program-STEAM |
| Interfaith Food Center | Santa Fe Springs, CA | $235,000 | 2024 | Operating Expenses and Capital Campaign |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $185,000 | 2024 | Program Operating Fund |
| United Friends fo the Chiildren | Los Angeles, CA | $125,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Library Foundation of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | Cybernaut Services |
| CASA of Los Angeles | Monterey Park, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | Transition Age Youth Program |
| Whole Child | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
| Natural History Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | School and Teacher Programs |
| Helpline Youth Counseling Inc | Whittier, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | General Operations |
United Peace Officers Against Crime
$150,000Kids to Camp and After School Program
Cybernaut Services
World Federation of Youth Clubs
$95,000General Operating Expenses
LA County High School for the Arts
$75,000General Operations
Long Beach Museum of Art
$75,000General Operations
Natural History Museum
$75,000School and Teacher Programs
Whittier Historical Society
$52,000General Operating and Roof Replacement
Social Emotional Wellness Initiativ
$50,000General Operating Grant
Camp Ronald McDonald for Good Times
$50,000Camp Programs
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra
$40,000Meet the Music Program
Whittier Regional Symphony
$40,000General Operations
Ryman Arts
$35,000General Operations
Chorale Bel Canto
$31,525General Operations
Education through Music
$30,000General Operations
California School of the Arts
$30,000General Operations
Mount Saint Mary's University
$30,000Scholarships
Boys Girls Club Santa Clarita Valle
$30,000Programs
Al Wooten Jr Youth Center
$25,000General Operations
Los Angeles Repertory Theater
$20,000General Operations
South Coast Botanic Garden
$10,000General Operations
Making the Right Connections
$10,000General Operations
Rio Hondo College Foundation
$9,000General Operations
Whittier Public Library Foundation
$252,500Children's Outreach Program-STEAM
Whole Child
$75,000General Operations
Natural History Museum
$75,000School and Teacher Programs