Optivest Foundation
Private foundation · Dana Point, CA · EIN 26-0011296 · reported 2023–2025
55grants reported
$13Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$500smallest grant
$1.7Mtotal paid
11states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 10 of its 55 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $399K 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
24921 Dana Point Harbor Dr B220
Dana Point, CA 92629-2933
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 |
|---|---|---|
| National Christian Foundation Scholarship - Donor Advised Fund: Expert guidance and creative giving solutions so Christian donors | Costa Mesa, CA | $230,860 |
| Northrise University Missions - Providing quality, Christ-centered education opportunities and growing leaders in Zambia | Scottsdale, AZ | $100,000 |
| National Christian Foundation Scholarship - Donor Advised Fund: Expert guidance and creative giving solutions so Christian donors | Costa Mesa, CA | $95,277 |
| Operation Mobilization USA Missions - Christ-centered rehabilitation for disabled Afghan refugees & crisis response in Banglade | Tyrone, GA | $75,000 |
| Hope International Religious - Helping people escape proverty by Biblical training, savings opportunities & microloans. | Lancaster, PA | $70,000 |
| Children's Hunger Fund Humanitarian Aid - Gospel-centered mercy ministry delivering food to hungry children across US and g | Pasadena, CA | $70,000 |
| Acres of Love Humanitarian Aid - Christ-centered care for orphaned children in South Africa by way of "Forever Fam | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $67,500 |
| Sedera Voahary Jesus Family Kingdom In support of individual charity work & medical services in Madagascar. | Antananarivo | $62,400 |
| Forest Home Foundation Religious - Spread the word of God to all ages through camp experiences. | Redlands, CA | $60,000 |
| Edify Religious - Building Christ-centered schools to education & opportunity for impoverished children ac | San Diego, CA | $60,000 |
| Justice Rising International Humanitarian Aid - Educating children living in war zones to provide alternatives from poverty, chil | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 |
| Plant With Purpose Humanitarian Aid - Equip rural poor to increase farm yields, heal damaged ecosystems, improve nutrit | San Diego, CA | $55,381 |
| Congo Initiative Religious - Build transformative leadership in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Raleigh, NC | $50,000 |
| Hope International Religious - Helping people escape proverty by Biblical training, savings opportunities & microloans. | Lancaster, PA | $50,000 |
| Northrise University Missions - Providing quality, Christ-centered education opportunities and growing leaders in Zambia | Scottsdale, AZ | $50,000 |
| Freedom Challenge Christ-centered non-profit focused on freeing oppressed and enslaved women and children by raising f | Tyrone, GA | $42,580 |
| Novo Mission Missionary training focused on evangelism in restrictive parts of the world where Chrsitianity is no | Anaheim, CA | $40,000 |
| Forest Home Foundation Religious - Spread the word of God to all ages through camp experiences. | Redlands, CA | $40,000 |
| Care for Children Humanitarian Aid - Placement of child orphans into Christ-centered homes in Asia | Leawood, KS | $35,000 |
| Water Mission Safe water solutions for rural communities and refugee camps where municipal-grade, clean water syst | Charlotte, NC | $25,000 |
| Edify Religious - Building Christ-centered schools to education & opportunity for impoverished children ac | San Diego, CA | $25,000 |
| Homeword Religious - advance the work of God in the world by educating, equipping, and encouraging parents an | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $25,000 |
| Hitching Post Ministries Humanitarian Aid - Provide positive mentoring relationships, offer restoration, hope and healing via | Rancho Mission Viejo, CA | $20,000 |
| Riverbank Organization Provide household and kitchen items to families in need. | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $20,000 |
| Asone MAKE DISCIPLES OF JESUS WHILE CREATING SUSTAINABLE SOUTIONS IN EDUCATION, ENTERPRISE, HEALTH AND AGR | Sioux Falls, SD | $20,000 |
| Harbor Point Church LOCAL CHURCH NONPROFIT SERVING THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $20,000 |
| Robert Bub Kuns Benevolence | Aliso Viejo, CA | $19,500 |
| Harbor Point Church LOCAL CHURCH NONPROFIT SERVING THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $13,000 |
| Northrise University Initiative Providing quality, Christ-centered education opportunities and growing leaders in Zambia. | Scottsdale, AZ | $12,500 |
| Sedera Voahary Jesus Family Kingdom In support of individual charity work & medical services in Madagascar. | Antananarivo | $12,500 |
| Homeword Religious - advance the work of God in the world by educating, equipping, and encouraging parents an | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $10,000 |
| Logos Wilderness Therapy Rehabilitation and trauma program offered to sexually abused women via outdoor therapy. | Littleton, CO | $10,000 |
| Many Hopes Justice initiative focused on the rescue of children in oppressed situations across the globe, offer | Bronxville, NY | $10,000 |
| Su Refugio Ministries Christ-centered aid to women and children in rural areas of Paruguay and Uraguay. Provide clothing, | San Diego, CA | $10,000 |
| Kids Alive International Help trafficked girls and women in Central America to heal from their trauma, finish schooling and p | Alpharetta, GA | $10,000 |
| Milele International Helping people living on the streets in Kenya to finish school and reacclamate to society and health | Trabuco Canyon, CA | $10,000 |
| Congo Initiative Religious - Build transformative leadership in the Democratic Republic of Congo. | Raleigh, NC | $10,000 |
| Milele International Helping people living on the streets in Kenya to finish school and reacclamate to society and health | Trabuco Canyon, CA | $10,000 |
| Ho'ola Na Pua CHRIST-CENTERED NON-PROFIT FOCUSED ON FREEING OPPRESSED, TRAFFICKED AND ENSLAVED WOMEN, PROVIDING SA | Honolulu, HI | $10,000 |
| Optivest Legacy LOCAL PRIVATE OPERATING FOUNDATION THAT DONATES TO CHRIST-CENTERED NONPROFITS ACROSS THE GLOBE. | Dana Point, CA | $6,000 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Providing medical assitance to the sick and those in need. | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Khurshed Zokirov Missionary support working in Tajikistan to build a church, spread the Gospel and provide aid to tho | Snellville, GA | $5,000 |
| Orange County Rescue Mission Assistance to local homeless community including food, supplies and resources for people in difficul | Tustin, CA | $5,000 |
| PB J Humanitarian Aid - Eradicating severe acute malnutrition via distribution of fortified peanut butter | Irvine, CA | $5,000 |
| Su Refugio Ministries Christ-centered aid to women and children in rural areas of Paruguay and Uraguay. Provide clothing, | San Diego, CA | $5,000 |
| United Servants Abroad Support non-profit initiatives for those in need in Cuba | West Palm Beach, FL | $4,500 |
| Kristi Hennessey Benevolence | San Clemente, CA | $4,000 |
| Cash Distributions Financial support for R. Hunter who cannot work due to terminal illness. | Dana Point, CA | $2,500 |
| 3 Crosses Church Church providing service and missions opportunities abroad. | Castro Valley, CA | $2,500 |
| Emerald Cove Camp Star Rock Ministr | San Clemente, CA | $1,925 |
| Weissach Rally FUNRAISING ARM THAT DONATOES TO CHARITABLE CAUSES PROVIDING ESSENTIAL RESOURCES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH AN | Pasadena, CA | $750 |
| Capistrano Valley Christian School CHRISTIAN EDUCATION | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $570 |
| Homeword Religious - advance the work of God in the world by educating, equipping, and encouraging parents an | San Juan Capistrano, CA | $500 |
| Memorialcare Medical Foundation NONPROFIT ARM OF HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION SERVING THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REGION, PROVIDING MEDICAL ASS | Long Beach, CA | $500 |
| Samaritan's Purse CHRIST-CENTERED NONPROFIT PROVIDING SPIRITUAL AND PHYSICAL AID TO HURTING PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD - | Boone, NC | $500 |
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