The Bernice Heffernan Family Foundation
Private foundation · Newport Beach, CA · EIN 33-0954861 · reported 2021–2025
71grants reported
$5,000median award
$2,500lower quartile
$1,250smallest grant
$611Ktotal paid
6states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 16 of its 71 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $183K 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.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Verbum Dei Jesuit High School | Los Angeles, CA | $85,000 |
| Our Lady OF the Lake Parish | Lake Oswego, OR | $55,545 |
| Sacred Heart School | Red Bluff, CA | $25,000 |
| Our Lady OF the Lake Church Building Our Future - A Sacred Presence Campaign Pledge | Lake Oswego, OR | $25,000 |
| Our Lady OF the Lake Church | Lake Oswego, OR | $20,000 |
| Our Lady OF the Lake Church | Lake Oswego, OR | $20,000 |
| Sacred Heart School Tuition Scholarship Fund | Red Bluff, CA | $15,000 |
| Our Lady OF the Lake Church | Lake Oswego, OR | $15,000 |
| Sacred Heart School Tuition assistance program | Red Bluff, CA | $15,000 |
| Sacred Heart Retreat Apostolate | Santa Ana, CA | $10,000 |
| Verbum Dei High School | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Friends OF the Children - National Office Charitable Event | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Jesuit High School Patrick Heffernan Family Foundation | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Outside IN Education Resource Center | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Sacred Heart Retreat Apostolate | Chatsworth, CA | $10,000 |
| Jesuit High School Financial Aid & Scholarship Fund | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Jesuit High School Deserving Students Scholarship Fund | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| Orange Catholic Foundation St. Joseph's Catholic School Scholarship Fund | Garden Grove, CA | $10,000 |
| Sacred Heart Retreat Apostolate Charitable Event | Chatsworth, CA | $10,000 |
| Sacred Heart School Tuition support fund | Red Bluff, CA | $10,000 |
| University OF Notre Dame DAN & ANNE CROSSEN GRANT | Notre Dame, IN | $10,000 |
| Verbum Dei High School 2023 HEFFERNAN LEADERSIP AND CHRISTIAN SERVICE awards | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 |
| Abbey OF New Clairvaux New senior wing | Vina, CA | $10,000 |
| Corporation OF Gonzaga University | Spokane, WA | $10,000 |
| Jesuit High School | Portland, OR | $10,000 |
| University OF Portland | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities OF Orange County | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 |
| Mercy Foundation North OB Laboring Bed at St Elizabeth Hospital in Red Bluff | Redding, CA | $5,000 |
| Poor and the Homeless Tehama County Coalition | Red Bluff, CA | $5,000 |
| Taller San Jose Hope Builders | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 |
| The National Hemophilia Foundation Judith Pool Research Fund for Coagulation disorders | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Abbey OF New Clairvaux Long term care fund | Vina, CA | $5,000 |
| Cathedral High School Thomas Jackson memorial scholarship fund | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities OF Orange County | Garden Grove, CA | $5,000 |
| Crane Elementary School | Crane, OR | $5,000 |
| DE LA Salle North Catholic High School | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Lifenet Family Resource and Pregnancy Center OF TE | Red Bluff, CA | $5,000 |
| National Bleeding Disorders Foundation Judith Pool Research Fund | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Outside IN Education Resource Center and the Needle Service and Harm Reduction program funds | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Pastor OF Sacred Heart Parish - Red Bluff a Corpor For tuition support for Sacred Heart School Scholarship fund | Red Bluff, CA | $5,000 |
| Poor and the Homeless Tehama County Coalition | Red Bluff, CA | $5,000 |
| Second Harvest Food Bank OF Orange County INC | Irvine, CA | $5,000 |
| ST Anne School | Santa Ana, CA | $5,000 |
| Blanchet House OF Hospitality | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Catholic Charities OF Orange County Catholic Charities Auxiliary of Orange County | Garden Grove, CA | $5,000 |
| Friends OF the Children - National Office Charitable Event | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Lifenet Family Resource and Pregnancy Center OF TE | Red Bluff, CA | $5,000 |
| Outside IN Syringe Service/Harm Reduction activities fund | Portland, OR | $5,000 |
| Poor and the Homeless Tehama County Coalition | Red Bluff, CA | $5,000 |
| ST Anne School Sr. Teresa Scholarship Fund | Santa Ana, CA | $4,995 |
| Notre Dame School Library fund | Chico, CA | $3,000 |
| Sacred Heart School | Red Bluff, CA | $3,000 |
| Stanford University Buck/Cardinal Club- Athletic Scholarship fund | Stanford, CA | $3,000 |
| Blanchet House OF Hospitality | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
| Catholic Charities | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
| DE LA Salle North Catholic High School Student Tuition Costs scholarship fund | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
| Friends OF the Children-Portland | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
| Homes for Our Troops INC | Taunton, MA | $2,500 |
| Northwest Catholic Counseling Center | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
| Oregon Food Bank INC | Portland, OR | $2,500 |
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