Wks Foundation
Private foundation · Cypress, CA · EIN 20-8255795 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Wks Foundation
58grants reported
$3,250median award
$1,000lower quartile
$100smallest grant
$195Ktotal paid
9states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 5 of its 58 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $24K 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
5856 Corporate Ave Ste 200
Cypress, CA 90630-4754
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Cancer Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $10,000 |
| Bibiana Clderon Donation - Wendy's Burbank - Mother's Funeral Exp | Burbank, CA | $10,000 |
| Lds Church Back to School Backpack Program and Youth Camp | Long Beach, CA | $8,088 |
| Roxana Barrientos Assistance of her brother's illness | Lehi, UT | $8,000 |
| The Greater Harvest Church | Long Beach, CA | $5,900 |
| Temple Baptist Church | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Carla Goodman | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 |
| Elaine Del Bello | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Norma Taylor | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Paula Kinzie | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Diane Feinour | Topton, PA | $5,000 |
| Toni Sansom Donation - foster children | Billings, MT | $5,000 |
| Diane Feinour Chistmas Donation | Topton, PA | $5,000 |
| Diana Johnson Chistmas Donation | Riverside, CA | $5,000 |
| Linda Jones Chistmas Donation | Medford, OR | $5,000 |
| Paula Kinzie Chistmas Donation | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Carla Goodman Chistmas Donation | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 |
| Jose Arreola EPL #3458 Cook - wife passed - he has 4 children | Newport Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Dolores Franco | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Norma Taylor | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Elaine Del Bello Holiday Donation | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Paula Kinzie Holiday Donation | Long Beach, CA | $5,000 |
| Norma Taylor Holiday Donation | Lakewood, CA | $5,000 |
| Carla Goodman Holiday Donation | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 |
| Tiffany Kelly Holiday Donation | Los Alamitos, CA | $5,000 |
| Vickie Fernley Holiday Donation | St Cloud, FL | $5,000 |
| Diane Feinour Holiday Donation | Topton, PA | $5,000 |
| California State University Long Be Donation - MBA program for Mireya Hernandez | Long Beach, CA | $4,432 |
| Jackson Liljenquist Donation to missionary in Cambodia (Monisak Yon) | Mean Chey | $3,500 |
| Angelica Rea EE of Los Alamitos EPL - son was killed | Los Alamitos, CA | $3,000 |
| Long Beach Fire Fighter Long Beach Fire Fighter's Children Toy Drive | Long Beach, CA | $2,800 |
| Donations for Church Carnival Donations to multiple Individuals | Cypress, CA | $2,768 |
| Ryan Arnold EE Denny's 7522 - home burned down | Ofallon, IL | $2,500 |
| Mireya Hernandez Payment reinbursement for MBA tuition | Bellflower, CA | $2,422 |
| Lds Church Children's Back Packs - Donation to the LDS Church | Long Beach, CA | $2,142 |
| Lyle Pedersen Chistmas Donation | Indio, CA | $2,000 |
| Maaco Donation for the Long Beach Baptist Church | Long Beach, CA | $1,874 |
| Mark Carter Denny's Show Low Cancer Victim | Show Low, AZ | $1,672 |
| Marisol Beleril Community Partners Dinner | Cypress, CA | $1,500 |
| Dale & Suzi Pettit Church Projects - Clothes | Los Alamitos, CA | $1,000 |
| Aurelio Cardenas Denny's cook - Health issues | Barstow, CA | $1,000 |
| Crystal Sanchez Donation -Denny's UT - Husband & children in accident | Roy, UT | $1,000 |
| Glory Ramos Donation to Glory's family | Carrollton, TX | $1,000 |
| David Baxter Donation to Carissa - health issure | Tucson, AZ | $1,000 |
| Sherri Ridenour Donation - battling cancer | Long Beach, CA | $1,000 |
| Eduardo Ramos EPL EE - passed away - check for family | Bakersfield, CA | $1,000 |
| Uber Reyna Wendy's Burbank Manager | Van Nuys, CA | $1,000 |
| Jose Franco Church member assistance | Long Beach, CA | $660 |
| Denise Morales Veronica Morales - Brother died | Whittier, CA | $500 |
| Mac's Athletic Baseball LLC Donation - Ethan Spongberg's Sports Team Donation | Moreno Valley, CA | $500 |
| Melany Coss Leon Donation - gas explosion in her home | Wildomar, CA | $500 |
| Colleen Low Donation - For the Children's Hospital of Orange County | Long Beach, CA | $500 |
| Izak Hoats Child ill - facilities tech | Wylie, TX | $500 |
| Elizabeth Henderson Wendy's EE - difficult times | Waxahachie, TX | $500 |
| Colleen and John Low Carter Cancer Foundation | Long Beach, CA | $500 |
| Fine Line Painting Church Night in Bethlehem invoice for painting | Long Beach, CA | $462 |
| Diane Deanda Eagle Scout Project donation - Vanessa Bueno nephew | Downey, CA | $150 |
| Litchfield Chamber of Commerce Denny's Litchfield, AZ Community Project Donation | Litchfield Park, AZ | $100 |
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