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Marisla Fdn: Human Services Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Marisla Foundation
Last Updated: February 26, 2026

Summary

The Marisla Foundation, established in 1986, offers a Human Services Grant aimed at supporting women in crisis in Orange County and Los Angeles, California. This grant focuses on enhancing physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing through stable housing, addiction treatment, and vocational training. Eligible organizations must possess 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. The foundation does not support individual applications or multiple submissions from the same organization within a year, ensuring a fair and equitable distribution of resources.

Overview

Marisla was established in 1986 as a private, non-operating charitable institution. Human Services Program The Human Services Program addresses the needs of women in crisis, primarily focusing on their physical, emotional and mental health, and financial wellbeing. Grants support activities and integrated approaches to stable housing, treating addiction, empowering adult and child domestic violence survivors, and vocational training. The geographic limitation is Orange County and Los Angeles, California.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Foundation is able to support only those organizations that have received tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The project must be carried out in Los Angeles County, CA or Orange County, CA.

Ineligibility

Grants are not made to individuals or for activities that support candidates for political office.The Foundation strongly discourages the submission of multiple applications from one organization. This includes chapters or field offices.The Foundation also will not review more than one application per year (any twelve-month period) from any organization.

What The Marisla Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024
194
Total given
$46.68M
Median grant
$75K
Range
$10K–$9.89M
  • By dollars: California 44%, District of Columbia 19%, New York 12%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY.
  • 9% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

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IRS Form 990-PF, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

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Fields of Work

nonprofitswomendomestic-violenceaddiction-recoveryhousinghuman-services

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