Helping Hands Emergency Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Timeline: Available year-round”
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Recovery from theft
- Recovery from fire
- Other one-time emergencies
- Contact Information: Anaheim Community Foundation, 657-582-9181, [email protected], P.O.
Overview
Emergency Helping Hands Grants are available year-round to support organizations facing a one-time challenge, such as a loss due to theft or fire.
Geographic Scope: Anaheim, CA
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofit organizations
Eligible Uses:
- Recovery from theft
- Recovery from fire
- Other one-time emergencies
Contact Information: Anaheim Community Foundation, 657-582-9181, [email protected], P.O. Box 1253, Anaheim, CA 92815
How to Apply
Application Process
Timeline: Available year-round
Submission: Submit an Emergency Grant Application online
Required Information: Details of the emergency situation and financial impact on organization
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Anaheim Community Foundation's IRS filings)
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire
Santa Ana, CA · 2024
$208K
Anaheim, CA · 2024
$63K
Orange County Human Relations Council
Santa Ana, CA · 2024
$54K
Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater Anaheim-Cypress
Anaheim, CA · 2024
$43K
Orange County Community Housing
Santa Ana, CA · 2024
$7,000
5 grants in Anaheim Community Foundation's 2024 filings reference “Helping Hands Emergency Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Anaheim Community Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 14
- Total given
- $938K
- Median grant
- $52K
- Range
- $7,000–$208K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: Anaheim, CA; Santa Ana, CA; Irvine, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 71% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Orange County and the Inland Empire Inc · Santa Ana, CA
Program support - act mental health/helping hands
$208K
Anaheim Public Library Foundation · Anaheim, CA
Program support
$112K
Girls Inc of Orange County · Santa Ana, CA
Program support - act mental health
$100K
JMH-Anaheim Foundation Inc · Anaheim, CA
Program support - food pantry
$79K
Western Youth Services · Santa Ana, CA
Program support - act mental health
$73K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Hardship
- Small grants
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