James And Deborah Klein Family
The James & Deborah Klein Family Foundation is a private family foundation based in Anaheim, CA that supports disadvantaged youth through encouragement, education, and emotional support. The foundation site states it was established in 2017 (successor to the Lloyd & Elisabeth Klein Foundation) and notes that it is not accepting unsolicited applications. Contact and about pages are present on the site.
Source: Website · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
A small-to-midsize nonprofit serving disadvantaged youth (education, after-school, health/wellness) with an existing relationship or referral and operations in California or a demonstrated connection to the foundation's recurring partners.
Good Fit
- • Programs focused on youth education, after-school services, or youth health and wellness.
- • An established organization with a prior relationship, referral, or history of collaboration with the foundation's grantees.
- • Project-level asks within the foundation's observed grant sizes (roughly $5K–$55K) such as program support or capital/project-specific requests.
- • Geographic presence in California (or demonstrated linkage to CA-based initiatives) or ties to recurring out-of-state partners.
Geography
Latest-year grants went to organizations in five states but were majority-weighted to California (about 53% of dollars), indicating a regional focus rather than a strictly local or national footprint.
Recipient Variety
The most recent year shows 16 grants to 15 distinct organizations, but the portfolio is stable and repeat-driven (14 returning grantees), and the top five recipients captured 73% of dollars, so the funder supports multiple independent groups while concentrating funding among recurring partners.
New Applicants
The website states unsolicited applications are not accepted and observed behavior shows very limited turnover (only one new grantee in the latest year and a high rate of returning recipients), so an unfamiliar applicant is unlikely to enter the portfolio without a direct introduction or referral.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
