Grants paid by Why Not Foundation
EIN 30-6556291 · Orange, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV · NTEE T99
Why Not Foundation of Orange, CA (EIN 30-6556291) reported 9 grants paid totaling $323,650 to 7 recipients in tax years 2018–2024, on Form 990-PF, Part XV. Derived from IRS e-file data, dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Grants paid
$323,650
9 grants
Recipients
7
distinct organizations
Tax years
2018–2024
6 filings in the corpus
By tax year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Amount paid | Approved for future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $18,000 | — |
| 2019 | 3 | $4,000 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | $256,650 | — |
| 2022 | 1 | $20,000 | — |
| 2023 | 1 | $20,000 | — |
| 2024 | 1 | $5,000 | — |
Top recipients
The 7 recipients receiving the most from Why Not Foundation, by grants paid, out of 7 distinct recipients.
| Recipient | Match | Location | Grants | Total paid | Latest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity Donor Advised Fund | U | Cincinnati, OH | 1 | $250,000 | 2020 |
| Foundation for Regenerative Medicin 81-2889343 | C | Orange, CA | 3 | $46,650 | 2023 |
| Fellowship of Catholic University S | U | Dever, CO | 1 | $18,000 | 2018 |
| St Marks Episcopal Church | U | Gulfport, MS | 1 | $5,000 | 2024 |
| Anaheim Duck Hockey Club | U | Anaheim, CA | 1 | $2,500 | 2019 |
| Anaheim Duck Foundation 11-3839845 | D | Anaheim, CA | 1 | $1,000 | 2019 |
| Canyon High School | U | Anaheim, CA | 1 | $500 | 2019 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Every grant
All 9 grant rows this organization reported, most recent first.
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | St Marks Episcopal Church Gulfport, MS | U | $5,000 | paid | DONATION | 202541359349103849 |
| 2023 | Foundation for Regenerative Medicin Orange, CA | C | $20,000 | paid | Donation | 202411369349105086 |
| 2022 | Foundation for Regenerative Medicin Orange, CA | C | $20,000 | paid | Donation | 202331319349103118 |
| 2020 | Fidelity Donor Advised Fund Cincinnati, OH | U | $250,000 | paid | Donation | 202141679349101004 |
| 2020 | Foundation for Regenerative Medicin Orange, CA | C | $6,650 | paid | Donation | 202141679349101004 |
| 2019 | Anaheim Duck Hockey Club Anaheim, CA | U | $2,500 | paid | Donation | 202011559349101401 |
| 2019 | Anaheim Duck Foundation Anaheim, CA | D | $1,000 | paid | Donation | 202011559349101401 |
| 2019 | Canyon High School Anaheim, CA | U | $500 | paid | Donation | 202011559349101401 |
| 2018 | Fellowship of Catholic University S Dever, CO | U | $18,000 | paid | Donation | 201901939349100000 |
Match tier: A Reported EIN · B Exact name and place · C Strong name match · D Probable name match · U Unresolved. Tiers C and D are inferred, not reported; see how matching works.
Recipient matching for this dataset version has not yet completed its independent precision check. Tier A rows carry the EIN the filer reported; tiers B–D are the matcher's inference and should be read as leads until the check is published on the methodology page.
Source filings
Every figure above is traceable to one of these IRS e-file returns by its OBJECT_ID.
| Form | Tax year | Period end | Filed | Schema | IRS OBJECT_ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990PF | 2024 | 2024-12-31 | not stated | 2024v5.1 | 202541359349103849 |
| 990PF | 2023 | 2023-12-31 | not stated | 2023v5.0 | 202411369349105086 |
| 990PF | 2022 | 2022-12-31 | not stated | 2022v5.0 | 202331319349103118 |
| 990PF | 2020 | 2020-12-31 | not stated | 2020v4.0 | 202141679349101004 |
| 990PF | 2019 | 2019-12-31 | not stated | 2019v5.0 | 202011559349101401 |
| 990PF | 2018 | 2018-12-31 | not stated | 2018v3.1 | 201901939349100000 |
Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML; recipient identities from the IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. The same rows as Parquet: manifest; as JSON: /api/funders/306556291.json.
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