The Toppino Family Charitable Trust centers its giving on health-related causes—most prominently pediatric burn care—while also supporting child- and family-focused social services and a few local Los Angeles institutions. Grants are made to a small set of repeat beneficiaries and cover both clinical/medical nonprofits and community organizations (including faith-based and Jewish elder care groups), with occasional support for arts/film and adoption platforms. Their pattern suggests a preference for funding direct-service organizations that serve children, burn survivors, and vulnerable families in the LA area.
A defining thread in Toppino Family Charitable Trust’s giving is pediatric burn care: the largest recent grant went to Childrens Burn Foundation in Sherman Oaks, and the organization received additional support in both 2024 and 2025. That repeated backing sits alongside a smaller cluster of grants for child health, family services, and Los Angeles-based community institutions. The trust also appears to favor general-fund support rather than tightly restricted project awards, with gifts reaching organizations such as The Film Collaboration, The Help Group, and The Guardians of LA Jewish Home. Across the recent grants list, the trust’s pattern is compact but varied. It supports direct-service nonprofits serving children, burn survivors, adoption-related services, and older adults, while also making room for arts, education, and faith-based hunger relief. Several recipients appear more than once, including Childrens Burn Foundation, The Help Group, Para Los Ninos, Big Sunday, and Homeboy Industries, suggesting ongoing relationships rather than one-time interest. The scale ranges from $2,000 to six-figure support, with multiple mid-sized grants clustered around core beneficiaries and a handful of smaller awards spread across other causes.
Pediatric burn care is the clearest cause area in the trust’s recent giving. It awarded $124,650 to Childrens Burn Foundation in 2023, then followed with $57,500 in 2024 and $49,500 in 2025, all for general fund support. Child health research and services also appear in the portfolio: Children’s Tumor Foundation received $15,000 in 2025, and Johns Hopkins University received $2,500 in 2023. Family-facing social services show up through grants to The Help Group, Pure Charity - Adopt Together, and Para Los Ninos. The trust also supported local community and cultural organizations, including $25,000 to The Film Collaboration and $10,000 to UCLA Development. Faith-based and elder-care giving appears in grants to Church of the Good Shepherd - Feed My Poor and The Guardians of LA Jewish Home.
The typical grant size is modest: p25 is $1,000, median is $3,500, and p75 is $10,000. The recent record shows both repeat support and one-off awards, with several organizations appearing in multiple years rather than just once. Grants are made as general-fund support, and the trust does not make program-related investments or grants to individuals. Its structure and cadence look consistent with a family charitable trust making flexible operating gifts across a small set of recurring beneficiaries.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $10K, with a median of $4K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$4K
75th Percentile
$10K
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Concentrated giving: a few relatively large grants concentrated in health (notably multi-year or repeat support to the Children's Burn Foundation) alongside select one-off gifts to local institutions; mix of repeat grantees and limited diversification across related child- and community-focused causes.
Notable grantees: Children's Burn Foundation, Children's Tumor Foundation, The Help Group, Pure Charity - Adopt Together, Church of the Good Shepherd - Feed My Poor
Grants are concentrated in the United States, and most recipient organizations are in California, including Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Rosa, and Miami among the named cities. New York is the top state by grant count, with recipients such as New York, NY, but the trust also gives heavily in its HQ state of California, which accounts for 63% of grants. Outside California, grants also reached Bentonville, AR; Cambridge, MA; San Juan, PR; Baltimore, MD; and Dallas, TX.
The trust supports child- and family-focused nonprofits, pediatric burn care, child health research and services, local Los Angeles community organizations, faith-based hunger relief, Jewish elder care, and selected arts and education groups. Recent recipients include organizations in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, New York, and Bentonville.
Its grant sizes are relatively small to mid-sized: the 25th percentile is $1,000, the median is $3,500, and the 75th percentile is $10,000. The recent grants list also includes larger awards, including a six-figure gift to a burn-care nonprofit.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Childrens Burn Foundation, The Help Group, Para Los Ninos, Big Sunday, Homeboy Industries, Church of the Good Shepherd - Feed My Poor, and Pure Charity - Adopt Together. The pattern suggests ongoing relationships rather than isolated awards.
California is where most grants land, accounting for 63% of grants, even though New York is the top state by grant count overall in the recent record. Recipient cities in California include Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Rosa, and Miami is also represented outside the state.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Burn Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $73,500 | 2026 | General fund |
| Upward Bound House | Santa Monica, CA | $16,300 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Pledgeling Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 2026 | Disburses donationsto nonprofits |
| Teaching Matters | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| The Weber Family Arts Foundation | Ojai, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| UCLA My Giving Gateway | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Medical CenterAdministration |
| Feed My Poor Inc | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | General fund |
| Rod Dedeaux Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Baptist Health Foundation | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 2026 | General fund |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 2026 | General fund |
| Convoy of Hope | Springfield, MO | $1,030 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Waterside School | Stamford, CT | $1,000 | 2026 | Event Sponsorship |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | Childrens Fund |
| Our House Griel Support Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Rett Syndrome Research Trust | Trumbull, CT | $1,000 | 2026 | General fund |
| Tom's Door | Carbondale, CO | $500 | 2026 | General Fund |
| Children's Burn Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $49,500 | 2025 | General fund |
| Children's Tumor Foundation | New York, NY | $15,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Church of the Good Shepherd - Feed My Poor | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Baptist Health South | Miami, FL | $5,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | General fund |
| Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai | Beverly Hills, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Rett Syndrome Research Trust | Trumbull, CT | $1,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| The Crossroads Foundation | San Diego, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Sentinel Foundation - Hurricane Helene Response | Chagrin Falls, OH | $1,000 | 2025 | General fund |
| Childrens Burn Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $57,500 | 2024 | General fund |
| Teaching Matters Inc | New York, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| Pure Charity - Adopt Together | Bentonville, AR | $10,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| Church of the Good Shepherd - Feed My Poor | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| Asian University for Women | Cambridge, MA | $10,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| Para Los Ninos | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| Canine Companions for Independence | Santa Rosa, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| The Help Group | Sherman Oaks, CA | $5,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| Turning Point School | Culver City, CA | $3,500 | 2024 | General fund |
| Foundation for Puerto Rico | San Juan, PR | $3,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| March to the Top of Africa | Woodland Hills, CA | $3,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| Big Sunday | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | General fubd |
| Saint Mary's Star of the Sea Basilica | Key West, FL | $1,500 | 2024 | General fund |
| Rett Syndrome Research Trust | Trumbull, CT | $1,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| Make A Wish Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| His Little Feet Inc | Long Beach, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| International Medical Corps | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2024 | General fund |
| Childrens Burn Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $124,650 | 2023 | General fund |
| The Film Collaboration | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | General fund |
| The Help Group | Sherman Oaks, CA | $15,000 | 2023 | General fund |
| Pure Charity - Adopt Together | Bentonville, AR | $15,000 | 2023 | General fund |
| UCLA Development | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2023 | General fund |
The Weber Family Arts Foundation
$10,000General Fund
UCLA My Giving Gateway
Medical CenterAdministration
Feed My Poor Inc
$10,000General fund
Rod Dedeaux Foundation
$5,000General Fund
Baptist Health Foundation
$5,000General fund
Convoy of Hope
$1,030General Fund
Tom's Door
$500General Fund
Church of the Good Shepherd - Feed My Poor
$10,000General fund
Baptist Health South
$5,000General fund
The Crossroads Foundation
$1,000General fund
Sentinel Foundation - Hurricane Helene Response
$1,000General fund
Pure Charity - Adopt Together
$10,000General fund
Church of the Good Shepherd - Feed My Poor
$10,000General fund
The Help Group
$5,000General fund
Turning Point School
$3,500General fund
Foundation for Puerto Rico
$3,000General fund
Saint Mary's Star of the Sea Basilica
$1,500General fund
His Little Feet Inc
$1,000General fund
The Help Group
$15,000General fund
Pure Charity - Adopt Together
$15,000General fund