The Jennie V Foundation is a small, highly targeted health-focused funder that concentrates its giving on local hospital foundations in the Newport Beach/Orange County area. Its grants are earmarked for clinical programs and workforce development—especially nursing education and employee scholarships—alongside neonatal intensive care and cancer research often given in memory of individuals. The foundation prefers direct program support through hospital fundraising arms rather than broad general operating or community grants.
Jennie V Foundation’s giving is defined by a cluster of recurring hospital-based grants in Orange County, where clinical support, nursing education, and memorial-designated cancer research are funded through local foundation partners. Across 2023 to 2025, the foundation repeatedly supported Hoag Hospital Foundation in Newport Beach and St Joseph Hospital Foundation in Orange, pairing nursing and employee education with cancer research and neonatal care. It also backed CHOC Foundation for nursing education and general support, showing a preference for direct program funding rather than broad community grantmaking. The foundation’s recent records show an emphasis on named, restricted purposes. A $70,000 grant to Hoag Hospital Foundation in 2025 included nursing, an employee education scholarship fund, and cancer research in memory of Marie A. Cook. In the same year, another $70,000 grant to St Joseph Hospital Foundation supported the Alice Paone Fund, nursing education, and neonatal intensive care. These gifts fit a pattern of targeted support for hospitals, staff development, and patient care programs. Beyond health care, the foundation has also funded scholarships and specialized education programs tied to local institutions, including higher education and STEM-related efforts. The mix of hospital philanthropy, memorial grants, and education support suggests a foundation that channels most of its giving through restricted awards to specific institutions and funds.
In nursing education, Jennie V Foundation repeatedly funds hospital-led scholarship and training programs. It gave $25,000 to St Joseph Hospital Foundation for nursing education in 2023 and another $30,000 to CHOC Children’s Foundation for nursing education in 2023, followed by $30,000 again to CHOC Children’s Foundation in 2024 for the same purpose. Neonatal care is another clear theme. The foundation granted $25,000 to St Joseph Hospital Foundation in 2025 for neonatal intensive care as part of a broader hospital award, and it had previously given $40,000 to the same hospital foundation in 2024 and 2023 for neonatal intensive care. The foundation also supports education outside health care. It awarded $40,000 to Orange Coast College Foundation in 2025 for the School of Sailing and STEM Academy, and $25,000 to Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic Foundation in 2025 for the Women’s Leadership Program.
$588K
$13.6M
$1.9M
$915K
Most grants fall between $20K and $30K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Concentrated and targeted: very few, relatively large gifts directed to nearby hospital foundations with program-restricted purposes; funding favors repeatable program lines (nursing, NICU, cancer research/ memorials) rather than many small or diversified grants.
Notable grantees: St. Joseph Hospital Foundation, Hoag Hospital Foundation
Jennie V Foundation’s typical grant size sits in a tight band: p25 $20,000, median $25,000, and p75 $30,000. The recent record also includes multiple larger, restricted awards at $40,000 to $70,000, usually split across named purposes within one recipient. Giving appears recurring rather than one-off, with several recipients appearing in multiple years, including hospital foundations and scholarship partners. The foundation is structured as a private grantmaker that also funds individuals, and the recent grants show direct support to institutions rather than an open application platform.
Giving is highly concentrated in California, which accounts for 84% of grants and is the foundation’s top state by grant count. Recent recipients cluster in Newport Beach, Orange, Irvine, Costa Mesa, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Fullerton. Outside California, the recent record includes a grant to Staten Island, New York, and another to Shreveport, Louisiana. All recorded grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The foundation most often funds hospital foundations and related education programs. Recent grants include Hoag Hospital Foundation in Newport Beach, St Joseph Hospital Foundation in Orange, and CHOC Foundation in Orange, with purposes such as nursing education, employee scholarships, neonatal intensive care, and cancer research.
Its grant sizes are usually modest and clustered tightly: p25 is $20,000, the median is $25,000, and p75 is $30,000. Recent awards also show a smaller number of larger grants at $40,000, $50,000, and $70,000.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Hoag Hospital Foundation, St Joseph Hospital Foundation, CHOC Children’s Foundation, Orange Coast College Foundation, Tailhook Educational Foundation, and Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, which indicates recurring grantmaking rather than isolated awards.
Nursing education, neonatal intensive care, cancer research, STEM education, scholarship support, and veteran or first responder services all appear in the recent record. The grants are usually restricted to a named purpose within the recipient organization.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital Foundation | Orange, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | Alice Paone Fund $20,000,Nursing Education $25,000, Neonatal Intensive Care $25,000 |
| Hoag Hospital Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | $20,000 Nursing, $15,000 Employee Education Scholarship Fund, $35,000 Cancer Research in memory of Marie A. Cook |
| CHOC Foundation | Orange, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Nursing Education $20,000, General Fund $30,000 |
| Pediatric Cancer Research Foundatio | Irvine, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | In Memory of William Irwin |
| Orange Coast College Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | School of Sailing $20,000, STEM Academy $20,000 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Staten Island, NY | $34,000 | 2025 | Fallen First Responders $25,000, Homeless Veteran's Program $9,000 |
| Tailhook Educational Foundation Inc | San Diego, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | A-6 Intruder Association Scholarship fund |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Jacqueline Fernandez/ Deloitte Foundation Scholarship |
| Red River Valley Association Inc | Crestview, FL | $25,000 | 2025 | River Rat Scholarship Program |
| Adelphia Classical Christian School | Orange, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General operations and support |
| Cal State Fullerton Philanthropic F | Fullerton, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | Women's Leadership Program |
| Share our Selves SOS | Costa Mesa, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | General operations and support |
| Razom Inc | New York, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | Donation for a prosperous Ukraine |
| Newport Heights Elementary Foundati | Newport Beach, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General operations and support |
| Shelter to Soldier | San Diego, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| AOCDS Memorial Fund | Santa Ana, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | Association of Orange County Deputy Sherifs Memorial Fund: first responders |
| Orange County Sheriff's Advisory Co | Santa Ana, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | General Fund |
| The Trustees of Princeton Universit | Princeton, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | School of Engineering, scholarships for So Cal students |
| Go Church | Denver, CO | $14,000 | 2025 | General Operations and Support |
| Ocean Institute | Dana Point, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Spirit of Dana Point Restoration |
| PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIO | IRVINE, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM IRWIN FOR CANCER RESEARCH |
| ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $35,000 | 2024 | BREAST CANCER RESEARCH IN MEMORY OF JAQUELINE FERNANDEZ |
| LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ/DELOITTE FOUDATION SCHOLARSHIP |
| CHOC CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | NURSING EDUCATION |
| ORANGE COAST COLLEGE FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | STEM ACADEMY |
| CAL ST FULLERTON PHILANTHROPIC FDN | FULLERTON, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM |
| ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL FUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | ALICE PAONE FUND FOR NURSING EDUCATION |
| ORANGE COAST COLLEGE FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | SCHOOL OF SAILING SEAMANSHIP |
| RED RIVER VALLEY ASSOCIATION | SHREVEPORT, LA | $25,000 | 2024 | RIVER RAT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM |
| CHOC CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FOUNDATION USE |
| SHARE OUR SELVES SOS | COSTA MESA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| TAILHOOK EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | A-6 INTRUDER ASSN SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | NURSING EDUCATION |
| TUNNEL TO TOWERS | STATEN ISLAND, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS |
| ASSN OF ORANGE CO DEPUTY SHERIFFS | SANTA ANA, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | MEMORIAL FUND: FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS |
| TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY | PRINCETON, NJ | $20,000 | 2024 | SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SO CAL STUDENTS |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | NURSING EDUCATION |
| SHELTER TO SOLDIER | SAN DIEGO, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| ORANGE CO SHERIFFS ADVISORY COUNCIL | SANTA ANA, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | GENERAL FUND |
| NEWPORT HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | EMPLOYEE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ADELPHIA CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | ORANGE, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| RAZOM INC | NEW YORK, NY | $15,000 | 2024 | FOR PROSPEROUS UKRAINE |
| UKRAINIAN FREEDOM FUND | AFTON, WY | $12,500 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATIONS |
| OCEAN INSTITUTE | DANA POINT, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | SPIRIT OF DANA POINT RESTORATION |
| ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF ORANGE CO | ORANGE, CA | $7,000 | 2024 | ALICE NIEWIG NURSING SCHOLARSHIP |
| PEDIATRIC CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATIO | IRVINE, CA | $40,000 | 2023 | IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM IRWIN FOR CANCER RESEARCH |
| ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | ORANGE, CA | $40,000 | 2023 | NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE |
| HOAG HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | NEWPORT BEACH, CA | $35,000 | 2023 | BREAST CANCER |
Alice Paone Fund $20,000,Nursing Education $25,000, Neonatal Intensive Care $25,000
$20,000 Nursing, $15,000 Employee Education Scholarship Fund, $35,000 Cancer Research in memory of Marie A. Cook
Orange Coast College Foundation
$40,000School of Sailing $20,000, STEM Academy $20,000
Fallen First Responders $25,000, Homeless Veteran's Program $9,000
Tailhook Educational Foundation Inc
$30,000A-6 Intruder Association Scholarship fund
Jacqueline Fernandez/ Deloitte Foundation Scholarship
Red River Valley Association Inc
$25,000River Rat Scholarship Program
Adelphia Classical Christian School
$25,000General operations and support
Share our Selves SOS
$25,000General operations and support
Newport Heights Elementary Foundati
$20,000General operations and support
AOCDS Memorial Fund
$15,000Association of Orange County Deputy Sherifs Memorial Fund: first responders
Orange County Sheriff's Advisory Co
$15,000General Fund
The Trustees of Princeton Universit
$15,000School of Engineering, scholarships for So Cal students
Go Church
$14,000General Operations and Support
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM IRWIN FOR CANCER RESEARCH
BREAST CANCER RESEARCH IN MEMORY OF JAQUELINE FERNANDEZ
JACQUELINE FERNANDEZ/DELOITTE FOUDATION SCHOLARSHIP
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$25,000STEM ACADEMY
CAL ST FULLERTON PHILANTHROPIC FDN
$25,000WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL FUNDATION
$25,000ALICE PAONE FUND FOR NURSING EDUCATION
ORANGE COAST COLLEGE FOUNDATION
$25,000SCHOOL OF SAILING SEAMANSHIP
RED RIVER VALLEY ASSOCIATION
$25,000RIVER RAT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
SHARE OUR SELVES SOS
$25,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
TAILHOOK EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$25,000A-6 INTRUDER ASSN SCHOLARSHIP FUND
ASSN OF ORANGE CO DEPUTY SHERIFFS
$20,000MEMORIAL FUND: FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS
TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
$20,000SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING, SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SO CAL STUDENTS
NEWPORT HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ADELPHIA CLASSICAL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
$15,000GENERAL OPERATIONS
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF ORANGE CO
$7,000ALICE NIEWIG NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
IN MEMORY OF WILLIAM IRWIN FOR CANCER RESEARCH