Operation USA supports health and education programs in order to help children and families at home and abroad recover and thrive in the wake of disasters, disease, violence and endemic poverty.
Operation California Inc’s recent giving shows a strong emphasis on community health and disaster recovery, with large grants flowing to California-based organizations and to partners working on crises beyond the state. The single largest recent grant was $3,367,146 to El Salvador Foundation in Winnetka, California, followed by $2,218,883 to the same organization in 2023. That pattern, together with sizable awards to Rjc in Montebello and El Piche in Los Angeles, points to a funder that backs both ongoing community-health work and emergency support. The foundation also appears in its own grant list, including support for Operation USA in Los Angeles, which fits the broader operating model rather than a separate outside grantee profile. Recent awards also reach into disaster response outside California, including hurricane recovery work in Tennessee and civilian support tied to the Russian invasion in Ohio. The organization’s active programs reinforce that mix: rapid-response aid, Native American programs, California clinic supplies, and corporate partnership funding for emergency grants and long-term recovery. Across the file, the emphasis is on direct service, material aid, and practical support for children, families, clinics, and communities facing disaster, disease, violence, and poverty.
Community health is the clearest throughline. Operation California Inc gave $1,164,547 to Cambodia Health Care Professionals of America in Long Beach for community health, and $268,200 to Feeding San Diego for the same purpose. Emergency support appears alongside that health work: they awarded $660,283 to Cope-maui in Calabasas for emergency support, plus $325,124 to Rjc in Montebello for emergency support. Disaster response also shows up in California wildfire recovery, including $460,684 to Corazon Healsburg in Healdsburg for Northern California wildfires and $142,890 to the same organization for NorCal fires and community health. Their portfolio also includes conflict-related relief, such as $360,000 to Brook of Hope in Garfield Heights for Russian invasion civilian support and $286,564 to Cope Community Outreach Promoting Emergency for Ukraine conflict, community health, and Turkey earthquake response.
Typical grant size sits at $22,558 at the 25th percentile, $113,985 at the median, and $342,562 at the 75th percentile, while the recent list also includes several seven-figure awards. The pattern looks repeat-oriented rather than one-off: El Salvador Foundation, Rjc, El Piche, Cope, Corazon Healsburg, and Operation USA each appear more than once across 2023–2025. Operation California Inc is a regular funder, not a DAF, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The file also points to a mix of operating support, emergency funding, and in-kind or program-specific assistance through active programs.
$613K
$2.2M
$3.5M
$4M
Most grants fall between $23K and $343K, with a median of $114K.
25th Percentile
$23K
Median
$114K
75th Percentile
$343K
RICHARD WALDEN
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Operation California.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 66 | $19.6M | 98.5% |
| 2 | Mexico | 1 |
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Giving is heavily California-centered: 76% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and California cities recur across the list. Los Angeles, Montebello, Calabasas, Winnetka, Long Beach, Healdsburg, San Diego, Compton, Culver City, Santa Rosa, Wilmington, and San Pedro all appear among recipients. Outside California, recent grants reach Johnson City, Tennessee; Mattapoisett, Massachusetts; and Garfield Heights, Ohio. The country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with one grant to Mexico.
The foundation supports disaster relief, emergency response, long-term recovery, health, medical supplies distribution, education, and community development. Its active programs also include rapid-response disaster aid, Native American community support, California clinic supply distribution, and corporate partnership funding for emergency grants and long-term recovery.
Recent grants cluster around a median of $113,985, with the 25th percentile at $22,558 and the 75th percentile at $342,562. The file also includes larger awards, including multimillion-dollar grants in 2023 and 2024.
No. California recipients make up most of the grant list, but the foundation also funded organizations in Tennessee, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Mexico. The recipient country distribution is 66 grants in the U.S. and 1 in Mexico.
Yes. Several recipients appear more than once across the recent list, including El Salvador Foundation, Rjc, El Piche, Cope, Corazon Healsburg, and Operation USA. The repeated awards include both community health and emergency support.
It operates as a regular funder and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. The active-program list shows direct-service and material-aid approaches, including rapid response, clinic supplies, Native American programs, and corporate partnership grants for emergency funding and long-term recovery.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
| $402K |
1.5% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Current and upcoming funding from Operation California that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Corporate partners or organizations able to donate bulk quantities of new, unused, disaster-appropriate materials. Individual/small donations not accepted.
Who can apply: Not a traditional public grant program — eligibility and scope are determined collaboratively between Operation USA and corporate partners; intended beneficiaries are community-based organizations and impacted communities served by OpUSA.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT | JOHNSON CITY, TN | $250,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - REBUILD PROGRAM/SERVICE PROVISION |
| ALL HANDS AND HEARTS | MATTAPOISETT, MA | $145,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - REBUILD PROGRAM/SERVICE PROVISION |
| SBP | NEW ORLEANS, LA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - REBUILD PROGRAM/SERVICE PROVISION |
| REACH OUT WORLDWIDE (ROWW) | PASADENA, CA | $42,380 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RELIEF |
| DISABILITY RIGHTS NORTH CAROLINA | RALEIGH, NC | $30,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - REBUILD PROGRAM/COMMUNITY RELIEF SERVICE PROVISION |
| FARM SHARE | HOMESTEAD, FL | $30,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - FEEDING PROGRAM |
| CONNECTING A CARING COMMUNITY | WEST HILLS, CA | $24,893 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RELIEF |
| BELOVED ASHEVILLE | ASHEVILLE, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - REBUILD PROGRAM/COMMUNITY RELIEF SERVICE PROVISION |
| MANNA FOOD BANK | MILLS RIVER, NC | $10,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - FEEDING PROGRAM |
| EL SALVADOR FDN | WINNETKA, CA | $7,229 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RELIEF |
| GAP | LYNWOOD, CA | $7,200 | 2025 | COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT |
| YOUNG AND HEALTHY | PASADENA, CA | $6,720 | 2025 | CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RELIEF |
| EL SALVADOR FOUNDATION | WINNETKA, CA | $3,367,146 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| EL PICHE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,316,384 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH/SUPPORT |
| CAMBODIA HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA | LONG BEACH, CA | $1,164,547 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| RJC | MONTEBELLO, CA | $670,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| COPE-MAUI | CALABASAS, CA | $660,283 | 2024 | EMERGENCY SUPPORT |
| OPERATION USA (JUNK) | LOS ANGELES, CA | $447,962 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH/SUPPORT |
| BROOK OF HOPE | GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH | $360,000 | 2024 | RUSSIAN INVASION CIVILIAN SUPPORT |
| RJC | MONTEBELLO, CA | $325,124 | 2024 | EMERGENCY SUPPORT |
| EL SALVADOR FOUNDATION | WINNETKA, CA | $299,423 | 2024 | EMERGENCY SUPPORT |
| COPE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROMOTING EMERGENCY | CALABASAS, CA | $286,564 | 2024 | UKRAINE CONFLICT, COMMUNITY HEALTH, DISASTER RESPONSE TURKEY EARTHQUAKE |
| OPERATION USA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $233,433 | 2024 | EMERGENCY SUPPORT |
| GANG ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $158,100 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| CORAZON HEALSBURG | HEALDSBURG, CA | $142,890 | 2024 | NORCAL FIRES, COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| DELANCY STREET | LOS ANGELES, CA | $134,100 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| PORT OF LALONG SHOREMAN UNION | SAN PEDRO, CA | $113,985 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| BROOK OF HOPE | GARFIELD HEIGHTS, OH | $100,000 | 2024 | UKRAINE 2022 |
| POR UN SAN LORENZO MEJOR | SAN PEDRO, CA | $77,500 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH/SUPPORT |
| WHITE PONY EXPRESS | PLEASANT HILL, CA | $50,288 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| KARAM FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $50,000 | 2024 | TURKEY QUAKES 2023 |
| HELP AGE | WASHINGTON, DC | $50,000 | 2024 | RUSSIAN INVASION CIVILIAN SUPPORT |
| MORE PREPARED LLC | TORRANCE, CA | $36,020 | 2024 | DISASTER PREP AND RESPONSE KITS |
| THE CHILDREN'S SERVICE FOUNDATION OF SW FLORIDA CO APOSTOLIC HOUSE OF GOD | FORT MYERS, FL | $33,900 | 2024 | DISASTER RESPONSE HURRICANE IAN FLORIDA |
| MIAMI DIAPER BANK | MIAMI, FL | $30,000 | 2024 | HURRICANE IAN RELIEF |
| KARAM FOUNDATION | CHICAGO, IL | $25,000 | 2024 | TURKEY QUAKE RELIEF |
| OUTRIGHT ACTION INTERNATIONAL | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2024 | RUSSIAN INVASION CIVILIAN SUPPORT |
| EL PICHE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $11,200 | 2024 | EMERGENCY SUPPORT |
| CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $10,058 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| HEAL PALESTINE | KENT, OH | $10,000 | 2024 | GAZA CONFLICT |
| HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | KAHULUI, HI | $10,000 | 2024 | HAWAII FIRE 2023 |
| APPALACHIA SERVICE PROJECT | JOHNSON CITY, TN | $10,000 | 2024 | POST FLOOD RELIEF |
| MAUI FOOD BANK | WAILUKU, HI | $10,000 | 2024 | HAWAII FIRE 2023 |
| HOMELESS HEALTHCARE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $7,500 | 2024 | HOLIDAY TOYS & GIFTS |
| COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP OF SONOMA COUNTY | SANTA ROSA, CA | $6,705 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES SANTA ROSA | SANTA ROSA, CA | $6,705 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| LA LUZ CENTER | SONOMA, CA | $6,705 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| TARZANA TREATMENT CENTER | TARZANA, CA | $6,200 | 2024 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| EL SALVADOR FOUNDATION | WINNETKA, CA | $2,218,883 | 2023 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
| RJC | MONTEBELLO, CA | $1,877,936 | 2023 | COMMUNITY HEALTH |
TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - REBUILD PROGRAM/SERVICE PROVISION
TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - REBUILD PROGRAM/SERVICE PROVISION
TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - REBUILD PROGRAM/SERVICE PROVISION
REACH OUT WORLDWIDE (ROWW)
$42,380CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RELIEF
TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - REBUILD PROGRAM/COMMUNITY RELIEF SERVICE PROVISION
TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - FEEDING PROGRAM
CONNECTING A CARING COMMUNITY
$24,893CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RELIEF
TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - REBUILD PROGRAM/COMMUNITY RELIEF SERVICE PROVISION
TO PROVIDE DISASTER RESPONSE FOR HURRICANE HELENE/MILTON - FEEDING PROGRAM
EL SALVADOR FDN
$7,229CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RELIEF
GAP
$7,200COMMUNITY HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
EL SALVADOR FOUNDATION
$3,367,146COMMUNITY HEALTH
EL PICHE
$1,316,384COMMUNITY HEALTH/SUPPORT
CAMBODIA HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS OF AMERICA
$1,164,547COMMUNITY HEALTH
RJC
$670,500COMMUNITY HEALTH
COPE-MAUI
$660,283EMERGENCY SUPPORT
BROOK OF HOPE
$360,000RUSSIAN INVASION CIVILIAN SUPPORT
RJC
$325,124EMERGENCY SUPPORT
EL SALVADOR FOUNDATION
$299,423EMERGENCY SUPPORT
COPE COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROMOTING EMERGENCY
$286,564UKRAINE CONFLICT, COMMUNITY HEALTH, DISASTER RESPONSE TURKEY EARTHQUAKE
GANG ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM
$158,100COMMUNITY HEALTH
PORT OF LALONG SHOREMAN UNION
$113,985COMMUNITY HEALTH
BROOK OF HOPE
$100,000UKRAINE 2022
POR UN SAN LORENZO MEJOR
$77,500COMMUNITY HEALTH/SUPPORT
MORE PREPARED LLC
$36,020DISASTER PREP AND RESPONSE KITS
THE CHILDREN'S SERVICE FOUNDATION OF SW FLORIDA CO APOSTOLIC HOUSE OF GOD
$33,900DISASTER RESPONSE HURRICANE IAN FLORIDA
EL PICHE
$11,200EMERGENCY SUPPORT
CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD
$10,058COMMUNITY HEALTH
HEAL PALESTINE
$10,000GAZA CONFLICT
EL SALVADOR FOUNDATION
$2,218,883COMMUNITY HEALTH
RJC
$1,877,936COMMUNITY HEALTH