Woravka Family Foundation for Children
Woravka Family Foundation for Children is a private foundation based in Huntington Beach, California. Its 2025 filing reports grants to charitable organizations serving children and young people, including organizations providing youth shelter, education, advocacy, and support for foster youth.
Woravka Family Foundation for Children at a glance
In short: Woravka Family Foundation for Children gave $188K across 17 grants in 2025 (avg $11K), mostly in California. 24% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $188,000
- +13.9% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 17
- +21.4% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $11,059
- -6.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $3,979,567
- +22.4% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 24% first-time grantees (4 of 17, 2025; small sample)
- Primary geography
- California (71% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Woravka Family Foundation for Children
- Accepts unsolicited proposals
- No
- How to Apply
-
The foundation states in its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
- Contact
Mailing address: 18685 Main St101-365, Huntington Beach, CA 92648
Phone: (714) 969-5644
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Woravka Family Foundation for Children funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Waymakers HB Youth Shelter ($40K). Together the top 10 received $150K.
Organizations only. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($15,000), which are not listed by name.
Grant Size Distribution
69 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 69 grants of 69 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
In 2025, 71% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 13% to Ohio, 8% to Georgia, 5% to Washington, DC, and 3% to Illinois.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 17 itemized grants.
Cities
Is Woravka Family Foundation for Children open to new grantees?
24%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 4 of 17 grantees (24%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $8K; repeat grants $12K. How we count
Medians: $8K first-time, $10K repeat.
- 76% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
- Giving grew 30% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990-PF filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $100K (2019) to $188K (2025). In 2025 it made 17 grants totaling $188K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Waymakers HB Youth Shelter Huntington Beach, CA | Amount used for a caring and healing home which provides emergency shelter for runaway, homeless, abused, and at-risk youth ages 11-17 | $40,000 |
| Padua Franciscan High School Parma, OH | Amount used to educate young men and women within a community where all are challenged to achieve academic excellence and to live out a lifelong commitment to christ in holiness and learning. | $25,000 |
| Laguna Beach Educational Foundation Laguna Beach, CA | Amounts to be used to raise monney for laguna beach schools | $15,000 |
| 1 grant to individuals Recipients not named | — | $15,000 |
| Oakview Comunidad Huntington Beach, CA | Amounts used to support the oak view community with weekly food drives, back to school supplies, clothing, and diapers | $15,000 |
| Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange COUNTY(CASA) Santa Ana, CA | Amount to be used for providing quality mentoring and advocacy for children through a unique one-on-one relationship between a trained and supervised court appointed volunteer and an abused, abandoned, or neglected child. | $10,000 |
| Andrew Pstewart Center Atlanta, GA | Amount to be used to provide educational initiative,spiritual enrichment opportunities, and wellness resources for the children in the pittsburg communities. | $10,000 |
| Orangewood Foundation Santa Ana, CA | Amounts to be used for scholarship and grants program for foster youth. Financial assistance so the foster youty may participate in normalizing childhood activities, such as afterschool sports, and summer camps. | $10,000 |
| Therapeutic Riding Center of HB Huntington Beach, CA | Amount used to empower people with physical and developmental challenges to discover their greatest strengths and gain a sense of self-confidence and self-reliance through the special relationship with a horse. | $10,000 |
| Blood Cancer United Washington, DC | Amounts used to cure blood cancer, improve the quality of life for patients and their families, and enable patients to gain more than one million years of life by 2040 | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,979,567 | $622,336 | $194,051 | $188,000 | 17 | $188,000 | $291,424 | $174,009 |
| 2024 | $3,251,277 | $442,009 | $167,593 | $165,000 | 14 | $165,000 | $203,637 | $146,937 |
| 2023 | $2,830,680 | $259,176 | $146,950 | $145,000 | 13 | $145,000 | $78,896 | $129,138 |
| 2022 | $2,458,060 | $352,548 | $151,788 | $145,000 | 12 | $145,000 | $140,298 | $125,433 |
| 2021 | $2,714,833 | $463,227 | $132,113 | $130,000 | 13 | $130,000 | $234,362 | $120,184 |
| 2020 | $2,298,035 | $243,703 | $111,115 | $110,000 | 10 | — | $71,631 | $106,470 |
| 2019 | $2,066,046 | $251,812 | $105,018 | $100,000 | 10 | — | $66,782 | $91,672 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Woravka Family Foundation for Children reported a distributable amount of $174K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with a range of stated purposes. For example, an individual recipient says it empowers at-risk and homeless youth by providing resources, stability, and guidance toward completing high school and achieving self-sufficiency. The Orangewood Foundation says it strives for equity for youth by valuing and supporting the lives they envision. GiGi’s Playhouse says it provides free educational, therapeutic, and career-development programs for individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and the community.
Grantmaking
In 2025, the foundation reported 17 grants totaling $188,000. Grant amounts ranged from $1,500 to $40,000, with a median grant of $10,000.
Among the 2025 grants were $40,000 to Waymakers HB Youth Shelter for a caring and healing home providing emergency shelter to runaway, homeless, abused, and at-risk youth ages 11–17; $25,000 to Padua Franciscan High School; and $15,000 each to Laguna Beach Educational Foundation, an individual recipient, and Oakview Comunidad. Other recipients included Court Appointed Special Advocates of Orange County ($10,000), Orangewood Foundation ($10,000), Therapeutic Riding Center of HB ($10,000), and Blood Cancer United ($10,000).
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists John Woravka as president and Alexandra Woravka as secretary.
Woravka Family Foundation for Children is led by John Woravka, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
John Woravka
President
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Alexandra Woravka
Secretary
On filings since 2019
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Woravka Family Foundation for Children
How much does Woravka Family Foundation for Children give each year?
Woravka Family Foundation for Children gave $188K across 17 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $165K across 14 grants.
What is Woravka Family Foundation for Children's typical grant size?
Woravka Family Foundation for Children's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $11,059, across 17 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Organizations receiving their first grant from Woravka Family Foundation for Children that year got $8K on average.
Where does Woravka Family Foundation for Children give grants?
Woravka Family Foundation for Children gives mostly in California: 71% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest states were Ohio (13%) and Georgia (8%). The most frequent recipient cities were Huntington Beach, CA (4 grants), Santa Ana, CA (3 grants) and Atlanta, GA (2 grants).
Does Woravka Family Foundation for Children give general operating support?
Occasionally: 6% of Woravka Family Foundation for Children's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (1 of 17) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Who are Woravka Family Foundation for Children's largest grantees?
Woravka Family Foundation for Children's largest 2025 grantees include Waymakers HB Youth Shelter ($40,000), Padua Franciscan High School ($25,000) and Laguna Beach Educational Foundation ($15,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 grant to individuals ($15,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 43% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Woravka Family Foundation for Children?
Woravka Family Foundation for Children reported $4.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $188K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $174K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What does Woravka Family Foundation for Children fund?
No mission statement for the foundation is provided. Its 2025 grants went to organizations with a range of stated purposes. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Woravka Family Foundation for Children?
The foundation states in its 2025 filing that it makes contributions only to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Woravka Family Foundation for Children's EIN?
Woravka Family Foundation for Children's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 46-4014212. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Does Woravka Family Foundation for Children accept unsolicited proposals?
No, according to Grantable's research on the foundation's published guidelines. See how to apply ↑
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS April 28, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 4, 2026)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 11, 2020)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 6, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 9, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 9, 2024)
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