The Judy Ann Bork Charitable Trust concentrates on sustaining community-serving organizations with an emphasis on vulnerable children, families, and leadership for social change. Its portfolio blends locally focused human services in Los Angeles (pregnancy support, food security, child welfare) with faith-based ministry support and targeted international poverty relief in places like Haiti, Rwanda and eastern Congo. The foundation favors multi-year/sustaining grants and repeated support to a small set of mission-aligned organizations rather than one-off, broad-based giving.
Judy Ann Bork Charitable Trust stands out for a recurring pattern of sustained support to a small set of mission-aligned organizations, especially Be Present Inc, Elizabeth House, Haiti Allies, and several faith-based ministries. One of the clearest examples is the trust’s 2025 grant of $780,000 to Be Present Inc for the engagement of a leader to publish stories of changed lives, following earlier support for the same model in 2024 and 2023. The trust also backed Elizabeth House with $450,000 in 2025 for underprivileged pregnant women, reinforcing its interest in maternal shelter and care. Beyond those anchors, the portfolio includes direct support for hot meals for students, leadership development for social justice, and ministry operations and scholarships. The pattern is not broad or scattershot; it favors sustained, multi-year relationships and grants that underwrite organizational continuity, leadership, or direct service delivery. Several grants also point to international poverty relief and education efforts tied to Haiti and Rwanda, alongside local Los Angeles-area basic needs and child welfare work.
A major thread is leadership development for social justice. In 2024 and 2023, the trust gave $280,000 each year to Be Present Inc to sustain and expand the Be Present model for sustainable leadership for social justice, and then added $780,000 in 2025 for a book project centered on stories of changed lives. Another area is maternal shelter and care in Los Angeles. Elizabeth House received $135,000 in 2024 for shelter and comprehensive care for pregnant women and their children experiencing homelessness, plus $450,000 in 2025 for underprivileged pregnant women. Internationally, the trust supported Haiti Allies with $245,000 in 2025 for student hot meals and gave Haiti Partners $110,000 in 2025 for training Haitians to become leaders through education and social entrepreneurship. The trust also funded African Road Inc for VICOBA and Reach Rwanda.
Typical grant size clusters around a median of $50,000, with a lower quartile of $37,500 and an upper quartile of $98,375. The trust often returns to the same organizations across multiple years, which points to recurring rather than one-off support: Be Present Inc appears in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Elizabeth House and Haiti Allies recur across several years; and both Action Kivu Inc - Congo Peace School and Green America received repeated awards. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and makes grants to individuals as well as organizations. The recent record also shows a mix of operating, sustaining, and program-specific support rather than a single grantmaking format.
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Most grants fall between $38K and $98K, with a median of $50K.
25th Percentile
$38K
Median
$50K
75th Percentile
$98K
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Concentrated, repeat giving: several mid-to-large sustaining grants are made repeatedly to a core group of grantees (founder/sustaining grants and program support), supplemented by a few smaller donations to large humanitarian agencies. Mixes domestic LA-area operational support with targeted international development grants.
Notable grantees: Be Present Inc, Elizabeth House, Haiti Allies / Haiti Partners, Wisdom & Money, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Grantmaking is regional, with California receiving 57% of grants. Los Angeles appears multiple times through Action Kivu Inc - Congo Peace School, Street Poets, and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, while Pasadena is represented by Elizabeth House. Other California recipients include Gardena, Lake Forest, Menlo Park, and Vernon. Outside California, the trust has funded organizations in Georgia, Wisconsin, Oregon, Florida, and Washington, DC. All recorded recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The trust backs a mix of social justice leadership, maternal shelter and care, faith-based ministry, food support, youth education, and international poverty-relief work. Recent grants include support for Be Present Inc’s leadership model, Elizabeth House for pregnant women, Haiti Allies for student meals, and ministry funding for New Life Ministries and Crossroad Christian Ministries.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including Be Present Inc in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Elizabeth House in 2023, 2024, and 2025; Haiti Allies in 2023, 2024, and 2025; and both Action Kivu Inc - Congo Peace School and Green America in more than one year.
The median recent grant is $50,000, with a p25 of $37,500 and a p75 of $98,375. The recent list also includes larger sustaining grants such as $780,000 to Be Present Inc and $450,000 to Elizabeth House.
California is the top state by grant count, and 57% of grants go to recipients in that state. Recent California recipients include organizations in Los Angeles, Pasadena, Gardena, Lake Forest, Menlo Park, and Vernon.
Yes. The trust is marked as funding individuals, and its recent record shows direct support primarily through organizations that serve specific populations, such as pregnant women, students, youth, families, and people involved in ministry or philanthropy-related work.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACTION KIVU INC - CONGO PEACE SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $568,400 | 2026 | EDUCATIONAL GRANT FOR IMPOVERISHED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH |
| LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK | VERNON, CA | $300,000 | 2026 | SUPPORT BACKPACK PROGRAM |
| BE PRESENT INC | STONE MOUNTAIN, GA | $280,000 | 2026 | ENGAGEMENT OF LEADER TO UNDERTAKE PUBLICATION OF BOOK TO TELL STORIES OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN CHANGED |
| HAITI ALLIES | MADISON, WI | $273,000 | 2026 | FUNDS TO SERVE STUDENTS HOT MEAL 3-DAYS A WEEK |
| NEW LIFE MINISTRIES | LAKE FOREST, CA | $207,000 | 2026 | Underwrite weekend sessions for at least five events focusing on support in organizational development |
| CROSSROAD MINISTRIES | GARDENA, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | Transform lives through communicating God's truth and connecting people into redemptive relationships |
| WISDOM & MONEY | MENLO PARK, CA | $200,000 | 2026 | Companioning people of wealth on a path of transformation to alter relationships with money |
| HAITI PARTNERS | VERO BEACH, FL | $150,000 | 2026 | Education focused- Training Haitians to become leaders through education/social entrepreneurship |
| Vicoba (via African Road US Charity) | TIGARD, OR | $109,500 | 2026 | Empower communities economically and spiritually |
| GREEN AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2026 | HARNESS ECONOMIC POWER THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE TO CREATE A SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY |
| African Road Inc | TIGARD, OR | $60,000 | 2026 | $10,000 GRANT FOR Administration of Vicoba/REACH Rwanda; $50,000 GRANT FOR General Operating U.S. Operations |
| Reach Rwanda (via African Road US Charity) | Tigard, OR | $52,500 | 2026 | Reduce domestic violence in Rwanda |
| American Red Cross | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2026 | Support for Victims of Eaton Wildfire |
| STREET POETS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $45,000 | 2026 | HARNESSES THE HEALING POWER OF POETRY AND MUSIC TO INSPIRE YOUTH |
| Learning Consultancy (via African Road) | TIGARD, OR | $40,000 | 2026 | Unite various organizations in East Africa to assist in cordinating activities, building relationships and partnerships |
| BE PRESENT INC | STONE MOUNTAIN, GA | $780,000 | 2025 | ENGAGEMENT OF LEADER TO UNDERTAKE PUBLICATION OF BOOK TO TELL STORIES OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN CHANGED |
| ELIZABETH HOUSE | PASADENA, CA | $450,000 | 2025 | Serve underprivileged pregnant women |
| HAITI ALLIES | MADISON, WI | $245,000 | 2025 | FUNDS TO SERVE STUDENTS HOT MEAL 3-DAYS A WEEK |
| AFRICAN ROAD INC | TIGARD, OR | $204,500 | 2025 | $107,500 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF VICOBA, $97,000 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF REACH RWANDA |
| CROSSROAD CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | GARDENA, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH COMMUNICATING GOD'S TRUTH AND CONNECTING PEOPLE INTO REDEMPTIVE RELATIONSHIPS |
| WISDOM & MONEY | MENLO PARK, CA | $200,000 | 2025 | COMPANIONING PEOPLE OF WEALTH ON A PATH OF TRANSFORMATION TO ALTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH MONEY |
| NEW LIFE MINISTRIES | LAKE FOREST, CA | $194,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF MINISTRY STAFF AND VENDORS; SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP FUND |
| ACTION KIVU INC - CONGO PEACE SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $125,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL GRANT FOR IMPOVERISHED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH |
| LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK | VERNON, CA | $120,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT BACKPACK PROGRAM and NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND SENIORS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY |
| HAITI PARTNERS | VERO BEACH, FL | $110,000 | 2025 | Education focused- Training Haitians to become leaders through education/social entrepreneurship |
| GREEN AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $100,000 | 2025 | HARNESS ECONOMIC POWER THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE TO CREATE A SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY |
| STREET POETS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $90,000 | 2025 | HARNESSES THE HEALING POWER OF POETRY AND MUSIC TO INSPIRE YOUTH |
| BE PRESENT INC | STONE MOUNTAIN, GA | $280,000 | 2024 | SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE BE PRESENT MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. |
| ELIZABETH HOUSE | PASADENA, CA | $135,000 | 2024 | SUSTAINING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF SHELTER & COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS |
| HAITI ALLIES | MADISON, WI | $135,000 | 2024 | SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED |
| WISDOM & MONEY | MENLO PARK, CA | $110,000 | 2024 | SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF PHILANTHROPY |
| AFRICAN ROAD INC | TIGARD, OR | $94,500 | 2024 | $52,500 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF VICOBA, $42,000 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF REACH RWANDA |
| CROSSROAD CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES | GARDENA, CA | $75,000 | 2024 | SUSTAINING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY |
| NEW LIFE MINISTRIES | LAKE FOREST, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY |
| GREEN AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY |
| ACTION KIVU INC - CONGO PEACE SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL GRANT FOR IMPOVERISHED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH |
| HAITI PARTNERS | VERO BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2024 | SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED |
| CASA OF LOS ANGELES | MONTEREY PARK, CA | $40,000 | 2024 | SUSTAINING FOUNDER GIFT IN SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN & YOUTH WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS |
| STREET POETS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | GRANT IN SUPPORT OF ARTS EDUCATION VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM |
| LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK | VERNON, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | SUSTAINING AND EMERGENCY NEEDS GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED |
| BE PRESENT INC | STONE MOUNTAIN, GA | $280,000 | 2023 | SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE BE PRESENT MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE. |
| ELIZABETH HOUSE | PASADENA, CA | $125,000 | 2023 | SUSTAINING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF SHELTER & COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS |
| HAITI ALLIES | MADISON, WI | $125,000 | 2023 | SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED |
| AFRICAN ROAD INC | TIGARD, OR | $94,500 | 2023 | $52,500 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF VICOBA, $42,000 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF REACH RWANDA |
| WISDOM & MONEY | MENLO PARK, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF PHILANTHROPY |
| GREEN AMERICA | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY |
| HAITI PARTNERS | VERO BEACH, FL | $50,000 | 2023 | SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED |
| NEW LIFE MINISTRIES | LAKE FOREST, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY |
| ACTION KIVU INC - CONGO PEACE SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | EDUCATIONAL GRANT FOR IMPOVERISHED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH |
| CASA OF LOS ANGELES | MONTEREY PARK, CA | $40,000 | 2023 | SUSTAINING FOUNDER GIFT IN SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN & YOUTH WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS |
ACTION KIVU INC - CONGO PEACE SCHOOL
$568,400EDUCATIONAL GRANT FOR IMPOVERISHED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH
ENGAGEMENT OF LEADER TO UNDERTAKE PUBLICATION OF BOOK TO TELL STORIES OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN CHANGED
HAITI ALLIES
$273,000FUNDS TO SERVE STUDENTS HOT MEAL 3-DAYS A WEEK
NEW LIFE MINISTRIES
$207,000Underwrite weekend sessions for at least five events focusing on support in organizational development
CROSSROAD MINISTRIES
Transform lives through communicating God's truth and connecting people into redemptive relationships
Companioning people of wealth on a path of transformation to alter relationships with money
HAITI PARTNERS
$150,000Education focused- Training Haitians to become leaders through education/social entrepreneurship
Vicoba (via African Road US Charity)
$109,500Empower communities economically and spiritually
HARNESS ECONOMIC POWER THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE TO CREATE A SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY
$10,000 GRANT FOR Administration of Vicoba/REACH Rwanda; $50,000 GRANT FOR General Operating U.S. Operations
Reach Rwanda (via African Road US Charity)
$52,500Reduce domestic violence in Rwanda
American Red Cross
$50,000Support for Victims of Eaton Wildfire
HARNESSES THE HEALING POWER OF POETRY AND MUSIC TO INSPIRE YOUTH
Unite various organizations in East Africa to assist in cordinating activities, building relationships and partnerships
ENGAGEMENT OF LEADER TO UNDERTAKE PUBLICATION OF BOOK TO TELL STORIES OF PEOPLE WHOSE LIVES HAVE BEEN CHANGED
HAITI ALLIES
$245,000FUNDS TO SERVE STUDENTS HOT MEAL 3-DAYS A WEEK
$107,500 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF VICOBA, $97,000 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF REACH RWANDA
CROSSROAD CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
$200,000TRANSFORM LIVES THROUGH COMMUNICATING GOD'S TRUTH AND CONNECTING PEOPLE INTO REDEMPTIVE RELATIONSHIPS
COMPANIONING PEOPLE OF WEALTH ON A PATH OF TRANSFORMATION TO ALTER RELATIONSHIPS WITH MONEY
NEW LIFE MINISTRIES
$194,000SUPPORT OF MINISTRY STAFF AND VENDORS; SUPPORT SCHOLARSHIP FUND
EDUCATIONAL GRANT FOR IMPOVERISHED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH
LOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK
$120,000SUPPORT BACKPACK PROGRAM and NUTRITIOUS MEALS TO CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND SENIORS THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Education focused- Training Haitians to become leaders through education/social entrepreneurship
HARNESS ECONOMIC POWER THROUGH THE MARKETPLACE TO CREATE A SOCIALLY AND ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY
HARNESSES THE HEALING POWER OF POETRY AND MUSIC TO INSPIRE YOUTH
SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE BE PRESENT MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE.
SUSTAINING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF SHELTER & COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
HAITI ALLIES
$135,000SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED
$52,500 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF VICOBA, $42,000 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF REACH RWANDA
CROSSROAD CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES
$75,000SUSTAINING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
NEW LIFE MINISTRIES
$50,000SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
GENERAL OPERATING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
ACTION KIVU INC - CONGO PEACE SCHOOL
$50,000EDUCATIONAL GRANT FOR IMPOVERISHED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH
SUSTAINING FOUNDER GIFT IN SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN & YOUTH WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS
GRANT IN SUPPORT OF ARTS EDUCATION VIOLENCE PREVENTION PROGRAM
SUSTAINING AND EMERGENCY NEEDS GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED
SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THE BE PRESENT MODEL FOR SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE.
SUSTAINING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF SHELTER & COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR PREGNANT WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS
HAITI ALLIES
$125,000SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF THE UNDERPRIVILEGED
$52,500 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF VICOBA, $42,000 GRANT IN SUPPORT OF REACH RWANDA
GENERAL OPERATING GRANT IN SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
NEW LIFE MINISTRIES
$50,000SUSTAINING FOUNDER GRANT IN SUPPORT OF CHRISTIAN MINISTRY
ACTION KIVU INC - CONGO PEACE SCHOOL
$50,000EDUCATIONAL GRANT FOR IMPOVERISHED AND VULNERABLE YOUTH
SUSTAINING FOUNDER GIFT IN SUPPORT OF THE CHILDREN & YOUTH WHO ARE VICTIMS OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY THEIR PARENTS OR CAREGIVERS