The foundation concentrates its giving on community housing and neighborhood stabilization, with its largest grant flow directed to a housing developer/assistance organization. It also funds local human services and community institutions—arts education, veteran services, and disability support—mostly within California but with occasional out-of-state grants. Grants are relatively few in number and skewed toward a handful of organizations that align with community development and direct-service missions.
Concentrated and selective: a small number of mid-to-large grants with roughly half of total giving going to a single housing-focused grantee; repeat or multi-year relationships likely with core community-service organizations rather than wide, one-off distributions.
Community Housing Assistance Program Inc’s largest recent grant went to Step Forward Communities, a signal that housing and neighborhood stabilization sit at the center of its giving. In 2023, the foundation also supported an Orange County arts education organization, a veterans network in Idaho, and local disability services, showing a mix of housing, human services, and community institutions rather than a single-program approach. The pattern is rooted in direct support for organizations serving economically disadvantaged communities and people unable to afford basic necessities. Its recent grant list is compact and concentrated. One grant accounted for most of the year’s giving, while the remaining awards were smaller and directed to mission-aligned nonprofits with local or regional footprints. The grantee mix includes a housing developer/assistance organization, a community arts school, a veterans service provider, and a vocational or independent-living support organization. Taken together, the grants show a funder that backs service delivery and capacity in places where housing stability, social services, and community-based supports overlap.
Affordable housing is the clearest theme in the foundation’s grantmaking. It awarded $70,951 to Step Forward Communities for housing-related work, matching its stated emphasis on community housing and neighborhood stabilization. Beyond housing, the foundation funds services that support specific local populations. It gave $20,000 to Idaho Veterans Network for veterans’ social services and reintegration programs, and $11,423 to Lifesteps for disability support and vocational or independent-living services. The portfolio also includes community arts education. A $28,045 grant to Oc School of Arts Foundation in Santa Ana shows support for educational and cultural programming in Orange County, alongside the foundation’s broader community-development orientation.
Typical grant size sits at $11,423 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $28,045 at the 75th percentile, though one grant was much larger at $70,951. The 2023 pattern is concentrated: five grants totaled $140,991, with awards skewing toward a small set of recipients. The foundation is a public charity, and the available record shows grants to organizations rather than individuals. The recipient list includes multiple California grantees and one Idaho grantee, but the overall footprint remains local in scope.
$141K
$420K
$695K
$2.5M
Most grants fall between $11K and $28K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$11K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$28K
About 80% of grants go to recipients in ID.
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Notable grantees: STEP FORWARD COMMUNITIES, OC School of Arts Foundation, IDAHO VETERANS NETWORK, Lifesteps, Riverside Charitable Corp
Grants are heavily California-centered: 80% went to recipients in the foundation’s headquarters state. Recent awards reached San Clemente, Santa Ana, Tustin, and Boise, with Boise representing the clearest out-of-state recipient location. By count, Idaho is the top giving state, even though California accounts for most of the dollars. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based, with five grants and no non-U.S. recipients in the recent record.
Its recent grants support housing and neighborhood stabilization, community arts education, veterans’ services, and disability support. The named recipients include organizations tied to affordable housing development, a community arts school, a veterans network, and independent-living or vocational services.
The typical grant size is $11,423 at the 25th percentile, $20,000 at the median, and $28,045 at the 75th percentile. Most recent awards fall in that range, with one larger grant standing out at $70,951.
By grant count, Idaho is the top state. California still receives most of the dollars, with 80% of grants going to recipients in the HQ state, but the recipient locations include both California and Idaho.
Yes. The geographic scope of giving is local, and the recent recipient cities are all in the United States. California locations appear most often, with one Idaho recipient in Boise.
2023
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2023.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEP FORWARD COMMUNITIES | SAN CLEMENTE, CA | $70,951 | 2023 | — |
| OC SCHOOL OF ARTS FOUNDATION | SANTA ANA, CA | $28,045 | 2023 | — |
| IDAHO VETERANS NETWORK | BOISE, ID | $20,000 | 2023 | — |
| LIFESTEPS | TUSTIN, CA | $11,423 | 2023 | — |
| RIVERSIDE CHARITABLE CORP | TUSTIN, CA | $10,572 | 2023 | — |
STEP FORWARD COMMUNITIES
$70,951OC SCHOOL OF ARTS FOUNDATION
$28,045IDAHO VETERANS NETWORK
$20,000LIFESTEPS
$11,423RIVERSIDE CHARITABLE CORP
$10,572