The Marian & Pinkus Happ Fund focuses on supporting family- and child-centered social services with an emphasis on general operating support. Their grants concentrate on maternity and family services, crisis nurseries and child welfare organizations, local community health providers, and a small number of community arts and education groups. Most awards are modest unrestricted grants that sustain frontline nonprofits rather than project-specific initiatives.
Distributed moderate-size grants (mostly $10k–$20k) primarily as general operating support; a mix of repeat support to familiar child- and family-service organizations and one-off grants across health, arts, and education, geographically concentrated in California with the foundation based in St. Louis.
The Marian & Pinkus Happ Fund’s recent giving is defined by unrestricted support for family- and child-centered social service organizations. Awards in the recent record repeatedly go to maternity and family support providers, child welfare groups, and related community-serving nonprofits, with several recipients receiving support in multiple years. The largest recent gifts are $15,000 general operating grants to St Anne's Family Services and St Annes Maternity Home, both tied to family support and maternity services. That pattern continues across the fund’s broader portfolio. It has backed organizations serving children at risk, families facing crisis, and local agencies that deliver day-to-day social services. Recipients include Wayfinder Family Services, Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services, Assistance League of Los Angeles, and McKinley Childrens Center Inc. The fund also extends support beyond direct social services to a smaller number of community health, arts, and education groups. Across the recent grants list, the common thread is flexible operating support rather than restricted project funding, which suggests the fund is used to strengthen core capacity at established local nonprofits.
A central theme in the Marian & Pinkus Happ Fund’s giving is child welfare and crisis support. In 2024, it gave $10,000 to Yolo Crisis Nursery Inc for general operating support, and it also supported McKinley Childrens Center Inc in San Dimas with $10,000 grants in both 2023 and 2025. Family services is another clear priority. The fund awarded $10,000 to Wayfinder Family Services in 2025 after a $7,500 grant in 2023, both unrestricted. It also provided $15,000 to St Anne's Family Services in Los Angeles for general operating support. The portfolio also reaches into allied community services. Community Hospital of Central California Fdn received $10,000 in 2024, while Assistance League of Los Angeles received $10,000 in 2024 and again in 2025. Beyond social services, the fund made a $10,000 general operating grant to San Pedro City Ballet.
The typical grant size is tightly clustered: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $10,000. The recent record is dominated by flat, unrestricted awards, with a small number of larger gifts such as $15,000 and $12,000. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including McKinley Childrens Center Inc, Wayfinder Family Services, Abilityfirst, Homeless Not Toothless, and Assistance League of Los Angeles, which points to recurring relationships rather than one-off gifts. The fund is a private foundation, and the available grants show a clear preference for general operating support.
$65K
$1.3M
$94K
$88K
Most grants fall between $10K and $10K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$10K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Notable grantees: McKinley Children’s Center, Inc., St. Anne’s Family Services / St. Anne’s Maternity Home, Yolo Crisis Nursery, Inc., Community Hospital of Central California Foundation, San Pedro City Ballet
Giving is concentrated in California, which accounts for the top state by grant count. Los Angeles appears repeatedly as a recipient city, along with San Dimas, Pasadena, Davis, Fresno, San Pedro, Anaheim, and Long Beach. Outside California, the recent grants include Safe - Project US in Arlington, Virginia, but the grant list is otherwise entirely U.S.-based. The geographic pattern is regional and heavily weighted toward Southern and Central California nonprofits.
The fund backs family- and child-centered social service organizations, especially maternity homes, crisis nurseries, child welfare agencies, family strengthening groups, and local health providers. It also makes some grants to community arts and education organizations.
The fund’s grant-size distribution is very tight: the 25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile are all $10,000. Most recent awards are at that level, with a few larger grants such as $15,000 and $12,000.
Yes. The recent grants list shows general operating support across the board, including awards to St Anne's Family Services, Yolo Crisis Nursery Inc, Assistance League of Los Angeles, and Community Hospital of Central California Fdn.
Yes. California is the top state by grant count, and the recipient cities in the recent record cluster around Los Angeles, San Dimas, Pasadena, Davis, Fresno, San Pedro, Anaheim, and Long Beach.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including McKinley Childrens Center Inc, Wayfinder Family Services, Abilityfirst, Homeless Not Toothless, and Assistance League of Los Angeles. That pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLIND CHILDRENS CENTER INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MCKINLEY CHILDRENS CENTER INC | SAN DIMAS, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| LOVE MORE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| GIANT STEPS THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTE | PETALUMA, CA | $8,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| THREE STARLINGS FOUNDATION | COSTA MESA, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| KIDS ENJOY EXERCISE NOW | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| NORTH COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC | ESCONDIDO, CA | $4,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WE CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN | CONCORD, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST ANNE'S FAMILY SERVICES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ABILITYFIRST | PASADENA, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MCKINLEY CHILDRENS CENTER INC | SAN DIMAS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| VISTA DEL MAR CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HELPING HANDS SOCIETY OF LOS ANGELES | VERNON, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SAFE - PROJECT US | ARLINGTON, VA | $12,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| YOLO CRISIS NURSERY INC | DAVIS, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FDN | FRESNO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CATERINAS CLUB | ANAHEIM, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HOMELESS NOT TOOTHLESS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| SAN PEDRO CITY BALLET | SAN PEDRO, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ST ANNES MATERNITY HOME | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| MCKINLEY CHILDRENS CENTER INC | San Dimas, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| EDUCATING STUDENTS TOGETHER INC | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| ABILITYFIRST | PASADENA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| WAYFINDER FAMILY SERVICES | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| HOMELESS NOT TOOTHLESS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $6,250 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CA AQUATIC THERAPY & WELLNESS CENTER INC | Long Beach, CA | $6,250 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
| CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING |
LOVE MORE
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
GIANT STEPS THERAPEUTIC EQUESTRIAN CENTE
$8,000GENERAL OPERATING
THREE STARLINGS FOUNDATION
GENERAL OPERATING
KIDS ENJOY EXERCISE NOW
$5,000GENERAL OPERATING
NORTH COUNTY EDUCATION FOUNDATION INC
$4,500GENERAL OPERATING
WE CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
$2,500GENERAL OPERATING
SAFE - PROJECT US
$12,000GENERAL OPERATING
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA FDN
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
HOMELESS NOT TOOTHLESS
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
SAN PEDRO CITY BALLET
$10,000GENERAL OPERATING
HOMELESS NOT TOOTHLESS
$6,250GENERAL OPERATING
CA AQUATIC THERAPY & WELLNESS CENTER INC
$6,250GENERAL OPERATING