The James Previti Family Foundation concentrates its giving in Southern California with an emphasis on direct services for children and community well‑being, plus significant support for regional healthcare institutions and cultural organizations. Grants skew toward operational and outreach support (community outreach, children's programs, healthcare), and the foundation shows a preference for sizable, impactful gifts to local nonprofits rather than many small awards.
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County appears as a repeated priority in The James Previti Family Foundation’s recent giving, with four grants between 2023 and 2025 totaling $350,000. That pattern points to a funder that supports child advocacy as an ongoing commitment rather than a one-time award. The foundation also backed regional healthcare organizations with six-figure gifts, including Ruhs Foundation and Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation, while continuing smaller awards to children’s services and community organizations across Southern California and nearby states. Its grant list shows a mix of direct-service funding and program support. In addition to child advocacy and healthcare, the foundation has funded arts outreach through Segerstrom Center for the Arts, education at the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate, and community organizations such as New Haven Youth and Family Services. The giving pattern is local, with most grants staying in California and a large share going to recipients in the state. Amounts range from smaller community awards to major gifts at the six-figure level, suggesting a foundation that uses a combination of anchor grants and narrower program support to back specific institutions and services.
Child advocacy is one of the clearest themes in the grant record. The foundation gave $100,000 to Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County in 2025, following earlier awards of $100,000 and $75,000 to the same organization in prior years. That repeated support aligns with the foundation’s interest in children and family-focused services. Healthcare is another major area. It awarded $100,000 to Ruhs Foundation in 2023 and $100,000 to Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation in 2024, then followed with another $50,000 to Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation in 2025. Those gifts point to sustained support for regional health institutions. The foundation also funds community-facing arts and youth services. Segerstrom Center for the Arts received $53,000 in 2024 and $16,262 in 2023, while New Haven Youth and Family Services received $17,219 in 2025 and smaller awards in 2024 and 2023. Education appears through the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate and related USD grants.
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$226K
Most grants fall between $6K and $52K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$6K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$52K
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Concentrated, relatively large grants to regional organizations with repeat support for select core grantees (notably multiple gifts to CASA of Orange County), focusing on operational/outreach funding rather than many small or national grants.
Notable grantees: Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County, RUHS Foundation, Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Typical grants cluster in the middle range, with p25 at $6,250, a median of $25,000, and p75 at $52,250. The foundation makes both repeated and one-off awards: Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County, Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, New Haven Youth and Family Services, and the Burnham-Moores Center each received multiple grants across more than one year. The pattern is consistent with a family foundation making direct grants rather than program-related investments, and it does not fund individuals. The awards are mostly programmatic or outreach-oriented, with local recipients receiving the vast majority of grants.
Giving is concentrated in California, which accounts for 86% of grants and is also the top state by grant count. Recipient cities include Orange, Rancho Mariage, San Diego, Costa Mesa, Moreno Valley, Sacramento, Sierra Madre, Vista, San Bernardino, Tracy, and Vacaville. Outside California, the foundation also gave to recipients in Tampa, Reno, and Incline Village. All recorded grants in the recent list went to U.S. recipients.
The recent grants show support for court-appointed child advocacy, healthcare foundations and hospital support, community arts outreach, children’s programs, and education tied to the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. The same themes appear across multiple years, with community outreach and direct-service work recurring often.
Its grant sizes center around a $25,000 median, with the middle half of grants falling between $6,250 and $52,250. The recent list also includes several six-figure awards, including multiple $100,000 grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County, Eisenhower Medical Center Foundation, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, New Haven Youth and Family Services, and the Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate. That pattern suggests recurring support rather than purely one-time grants.
California is the clear center of giving, with 86% of grants going to recipients in the state. Recent California recipients include organizations in Orange, San Diego, Costa Mesa, Moreno Valley, Sacramento, and Vista.
No. The foundation does not fund individuals, and it does not make program-related investments. Its recent giving is through grants to organizations, largely for community outreach, healthcare, children’s services, and education.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY | ORANGE, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| USD BURNHAM-MOORES CENTER | SAN DIEGO, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | EDUCATION |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | RANCHO MARIAGE, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | HEALTHCARE |
| NEW HAVEN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES | VISTA, CA | $17,219 | 2025 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| EISENHOWER MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION | RANCHO MARIAGE, CA | $100,000 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE |
| SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS | COSTA MESA, CA | $53,000 | 2024 | COMMUNUNIY OUTREACH |
| USD BURNHAM-MOORES CENTER | SAN DIEGO, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | EDUCATION |
| THE CHILDREN'S CABINET INC | RENO, NV | $50,000 | 2024 | CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS |
| SACRAMENTO REGIONAL FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER | SACRAMENTO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| ONE RECOVERY | SIERRA MADRE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| NEW HAVEN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES | VISTA, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| THE SEBA CHARITY FUND | SAN BERNARDINO, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| INCLINE VILLAGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FOUNDATION | INCLINE VILLAGE, NV | $5,000 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE |
| MARCUS HEART FOUNDATION | MORENO VALLEY, CA | $1,500 | 2024 | HEALTHCARE |
| RUHS FOUNDATION | MORENO VALLEY, CA | $100,000 | 2023 | HEALTH CARE |
| COURT APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES OF ORANGE COUNTY | SAN DIEGO, CA | $75,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| BURNHAM-MOORES CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE USD | SAN DIEGO, CA | $60,000 | 2023 | EDUCATION |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS | TAMPA, FL | $50,000 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS |
| 1984 GRUPE FAIR FUND | STOCKTON, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS | COSTA MESA, CA | $16,262 | 2023 | COMMUNUNIY OUTREACH |
| NEW HAVEN YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES | VISTA, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| PLAY 4 ALL PARK INC | VACAVILLE, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| THE SEBA CHARITY FUND | SAN BERNARDINO, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH |
| SOW A SEED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | TRACY, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS |
| FRISTERS | IRIVINE, CA | $2,000 | 2023 | CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS |
USD BURNHAM-MOORES CENTER
$50,000EDUCATION
SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$53,000COMMUNUNIY OUTREACH
USD BURNHAM-MOORES CENTER
$50,000EDUCATION
SACRAMENTO REGIONAL FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER
$25,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
ONE RECOVERY
$25,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
THE SEBA CHARITY FUND
$5,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
MARCUS HEART FOUNDATION
$1,500HEALTHCARE
RUHS FOUNDATION
$100,000HEALTH CARE
BURNHAM-MOORES CENTER FOR REAL ESTATE USD
$60,000EDUCATION
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
$50,000CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
1984 GRUPE FAIR FUND
$50,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
SEGERSTROM CENTER FOR THE ARTS
$16,262COMMUNUNIY OUTREACH
PLAY 4 ALL PARK INC
$10,000COMMUNITY OUTREACH
THE SEBA CHARITY FUND
$2,500COMMUNITY OUTREACH
SOW A SEED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
$2,500CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS