California · Private foundation
George R Wiley Foundation
Its FY2026 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $88k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 7
- Grants FY2026
- 9
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Median grant, FY2026
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $40,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 3 to 10
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 2
- Total assets, FY2026
- $619k
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 33% of the organizations George R Wiley Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 9% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 91% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 7 | $88k | 57% |
| FY2025 | 9 | $112k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 10 | $70k | 40% |
| FY2023 | 8 | $95k | 63% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $65k | 40% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $59k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 3 | $57k | 33% |
| FY2019 | 3 | $10k | 67% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceana Inc | $27,150 | 4 | 0% |
| California Highway Patrol | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate of Orange County | $20,085 | 4 | 0% |
| Working Wardrobes For A New Start | $9,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Buena Park | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Taras Chance | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dental Care for Children | $5,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Saddleback College Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Priority Center Ending the Generational Cycle | $2,330 | 2 | 0% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceana Inc | $27,150 | 4 | 0% |
| California Highway Patrol | $25,000 | 2 | n/a |
| Court Appointed Special Advocate of Orange County | $20,085 | 4 | 0% |
| Working Wardrobes For A New Start | $9,300 | 3 | 0% |
| Boys and Girls Club of Buena Park | $6,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Taras Chance | $5,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Dental Care for Children | $5,000 | 1 | 9% |
| Saddleback College Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation | $2,500 | 1 | 0% |
| The Priority Center Ending the Generational Cycle | $2,330 | 2 | 0% |
| Children's Hospital of Orange County | $1,250 | 1 | 0% |
| Orange County Council 039 Boy Scouts of America | $1,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Newport Beach Police Foundation | $260 | 1 | 0% |
| Tustin Area Historical Society | $90 | 1 | 0% |
What it could do for these grantees
Plus 9 recipients with no EIN on record ($585k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget George R Wiley Foundation supplied at peak.
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How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Orange County Community Foundation · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation
How this is measured
About George R Wiley Foundation
- How much does George R Wiley Foundation give?
- George R Wiley Foundation reported 7 grants totaling $87,900 in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 3 and 10 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does George R Wiley Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Health (72%), Animals (11%), Public Safety & Disaster (4%).
- Who are George R Wiley Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Oceana Inc ($27k), California Highway Patrol ($25k), Court Appointed Special Advocate of Orange County ($20k).
- Does George R Wiley Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does George R Wiley Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as George R Wiley Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Orange County Community Foundation, American Online Giving Foundation Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund.
- Where is George R Wiley Foundation based?
- George R Wiley Foundation is based in CA.
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