Water Buffalo Club: We Benefit Children Grant

Water Buffalo Club: We Benefit Children Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Water Buffalo Club Inc
Last Updated: May 17, 2025

Summary

The Water Buffalo Club: We Benefit Children Grant supports underserved and at-risk children in Los Angeles County. For over 35 years, the club has helped small charities grow by providing funding, resources, and active member participation. The grants focus on organizations with annual budgets of $500,000 or less and are aimed at capital projects, ensuring that 100% of donations directly benefit these charities. This unique approach combines funding with volunteer efforts to maximize community impact.

Overview

Water Buffalo Club: We Benefit Children Grant We Benefit Children (WBC) is a Los Angeles-based charitable organization that aims to improve the well-being of underserved and at-risk children through its members’ commitment of time and financial resources. WBC directly impacts smaller charities by providing grants, hosting events, and supporting youth programs. What Sets WBC Apart We Benefit Children (WBC) is a force for good across greater Los Angeles! For over 35 years, WBC has been supporting youth in need by providing direct services and supporting projects with our community partners. However, what sets WBC apart is that our members are doers, not just donors. We Benefit Children (WBC) is an incubator for charities that are doing great things but are too small to garner the attention of most donors or foundations. We aim to help these charities grow so they no longer need our support. Since 1989, we have assisted more than 300 charities, many of which have since outgrown WBC. Not only do we help fund organizations that are “under the radar” due to their small size (budgets of less than $500,000), but WBC goes a step further—through members giving of their time. From the very start, we have believed that our time is perhaps just as important as funding any grant proposal. Our members participate in various ways, from sourcing and vetting the organizations and programs we support to accompanying the kids who participate in our field trips, sorting and shelving books at the libraries we refurbish in Title 1 elementary schools, and giving out food at Thanksgiving at selected schools in some of Los Angeles’ most challenged neighborhoods. In doing so, WBC members, along with their families, impact our community far more than the funds we provide. We Benefit Children is funded by its members, donations from private foundations, corporations, and generous individuals. However, unlike most charitable organizations that use a portion of the donations they receive to pay for overhead expenses, 100 percent of all donations received by WBC go directly to the charities we support. Our members pay WBC’s overhead and administrative costs through their annual membership dues!

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. We Benefit Children is a 501(c)(3) Organization.Helping underserved children in Los Angeles County Charities annual budget must be $500,000 or less The request must be for a capital item, not for operating funds