Hester Family Foundation
Private foundation · Newport Beach, CA · EIN 51-0189743 · reported 2023–2025
31grants reported
$5,000median award
$4,000lower quartile
$2,250smallest grant
$189Ktotal paid
1states reached
3years giving
Gives only in CA. Every grant it reported went to a single state. If you are outside it, this is not a prospect. If you are inside it, that is the strongest signal on this page: a funder with a local mandate and less competition from out of state.
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 2 of its 31 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $10K 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
1400 Quail St Ste 130
Newport Beach, CA 92660-2713
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gnostic Institute | Long Beach, CA | $15,000 |
| Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Costa Mesa, CA | $12,780 |
| Hoover Institute | Stanford, CA | $10,000 |
| Gnostic Institute | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| Childrens Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | $10,000 |
| Gnostic Institute | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| Childrens Hospital of Orange County | Orange, CA | $10,000 |
| Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Costa Mesa, CA | $8,020 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Foundation | Orange, CA | $7,000 |
| Decorative Arts Society | Newport Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Central OC | Irvine, CA | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tustin | Tustin, CA | $5,000 |
| Special Olympics | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Hoover Institute | Stanford, CA | $5,000 |
| Decorative Arts Society | Newport Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tustin | Tustin, CA | $5,000 |
| Trinity Presbyterian Church | Orange, CA | $5,000 |
| Hoover Institute | Stanford, CA | $5,000 |
| Decorative Arts Society | Newport Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Central OC | Irvine, CA | $5,000 |
| St Joseph's Hospital Foundation | Orange, CA | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Tustin | Tustin, CA | $5,000 |
| Trinity Presbyterian Church | Orange, CA | $5,000 |
| Special Olympics | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Boys & Girls Club of Central OC | Irvine, CA | $4,000 |
| Segerstrom Center for the Arts | Costa Mesa, CA | $3,628 |
| Corazon de Vida Foundation | Irvine, CA | $3,500 |
| The Relational Center | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 |
| Hoag Hospital Foundation | Newport Beach, CA | $2,500 |
| Corazon de Vida Foundation | Irvine, CA | $2,400 |
| Corazon de Vida Foundation | Irvine, CA | $2,250 |
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