Bess J Hodges Foundation
Private foundation · Long Beach, CA · EIN 33-0046140 · reported 2023–2025
221grants reported
$3,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,000smallest grant
$860Ktotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 8 of its 221 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $34K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
5100 E Anaheim RD
Long Beach, CA 90815-4200
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa, OK | $28,042 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa, OK | $23,095 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa, OK | $15,497 |
| Trinity Broadcasting | Santa Ana, CA | $14,021 |
| St Anthony High School Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $12,000 |
| St Anthony High School Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $12,000 |
| St Anthony High School Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $12,000 |
| Trinity Broadcasting | Santa Ana, CA | $11,547 |
| Memorial Medical Center Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| Partners for Better Vision | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| Long Beach Sailing Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| St Joseph Schoolchurch | Long Beach, CA | $8,500 |
| Trinity Broadcasting | Santa Ana, CA | $7,749 |
| Assistance League of LB | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Food Finders | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach City College Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach Symphony Assoc | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Meal on Wheels of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Musical Theatre West | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Pathways to Independence | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 |
| Pathways Volunteer Hospice | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Rancho Los Alamitos Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Rancho Los Cerritos Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| St Joseph Schoolchurch | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Carpenter Performing Arts Ctr | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach Gives | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Csulb Athletics | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Augie's Quest to Cure ALS | Denver, CO | $5,000 |
| Assistance League of LB | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Csulb President's Scholars | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Food Finders | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach City College Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach Public Library Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Meal on Wheels of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Musical Theatre West | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Pathways to Independence | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 |
| Pathways Volunteer Hospice | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Rancho Los Alamitos Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Rancho Los Cerritos Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach Gives | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Ican California Abilities | Torrance, CA | $5,000 |
| Cooper Steinhauser Fdn | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach Cancer Society | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Assistance League of LB | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Food Finders | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach City College Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Meal on Wheels of Long Beach | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Memorial Medical Center Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Musical Theatre West | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Pathways to Independence | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 |
| Pathways Volunteer Hospice | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Rancho Los Alamitos Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Rancho Los Cerritos Fdn | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Carenter Performing Arts Ctr | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach Gives | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Csulb Athletics | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Long Beach Museum of Art | Long Beach, CA | $4,000 |
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