How to apply
Accepts applications
The return gives an application contact and rules, as below.
- Contact
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Scholarship Committee
9867 Sturgeon Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714) 371-8880
[email protected] - Form and materials
- Required packet2025 Scholarship Application":1.Completed application form, signed and dated2.500-word personal statement describing educational goals and community impact3.Official school transcript(sealed)4.One current letter of recommendation from a teacher,counselor,or mentor5.Proof of disability or documentation of at-risk status or tribal enrollment verification6.Completed Financial-Need Worksheet with supporting documents(e.g.,FAFSA Student Aid Report)
- Deadlines
- April30,2025 package must be postmarked or submitted
- Restrictions
- Applicant must be a disabled,at-risk,and/or NativeAmerican youth residing in OrangeCounty,CaliforniaMust enroll full-time in an accredited secondary or post-secondary program for the 2025-26 academic yearOne non-renewable $10,000 award per recipient;maximum of seven awards total for fiscal year ending 6-30-2025Funds are disbursed directly to the educational institution for tuition,fees, books,or required supplies;no cash paid to studentsEmployees,officers,directors,and their immediate family members are eligible only if the related director substains voting right
Assets and giving by year
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Tax year 2024
$70,000
- Grants listed
- 7
- Assets, end of year
- $905,900
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Tax year 2023
$50,000
- Grants listed
- 5
- Assets, end of year
- $975,418
Grants paid in 2024
As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.
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Individual
Undergraduate tuition scholarship
$10,000 -
Individual
Undergraduate tuition scholarship
$10,000 -
Individual
Undergraduate tuition scholarship
$10,000 -
Individual
Undergraduate tuition scholarship
$10,000 -
Individual
Undergraduate tuition scholarship
$10,000 -
Individual
Undergraduate tuition scholarship
$10,000 -
Individual
Undergraduate tuition scholarship
$10,000
Officers, directors and trustees
As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.
- Kathy L RochaPresident & CEO Hours 10Pay $21,784
- Felix Rocha JrCFO Hours 6Pay $0
- Maria SolisDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Nora GriegoDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
- Robin FayetteDirector Hours 0.25Pay $0
The return
More foundations
Other foundations in California
- The Jim and Barbara Tsay Foundation 1 grant Preselected only $70,000 giving
- Butler Family Foundation 3 grants Preselected only $70,000 giving
- The George and Margaret Zivelonghi Foundation 9 grants Preselected only $70,000 giving
- Dona & Dwight Kendall Family Foundation 3 grants Preselected only $70,000 giving
- The Dominus Nihil Foundation 2 grants Preselected only $70,000 giving