Oscar De La Hoya Foundation
The organization is a private foundation dedicated to providing general support to various charitable causes. Its mission reflects a commitment to community service, health initiatives, and human services, as evidenced by its funding to health-related organizations and community service clubs. The foundation primarily serves nonprofit organizations that address essential community needs. It has a notable focus on supporting initiatives in California and Nevada, contributing to local health and community service efforts.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
Ideal Applicant
Mid‑sized health systems or community nonprofits based in California (or occasionally Nevada) with established institutional capacity and an existing relationship or referral into the foundation's network.
Good Fit
- • Organizational presence in California (foundation state) or a Nevada connection.
- • Track record as a health provider, hospital, or community service organization that can absorb general operating support.
- • An existing personal or institutional relationship with foundation leadership, board members, or prior grantees.
- • Capacity to manage multi‑five‑figure to six‑figure single grants for general support.
Geography
Observed grants are regionally concentrated: the foundation primarily funds organizations in California and gave a smaller share to Nevada in the latest year, with California receiving the majority of dollars.
Recipient Variety
Across three years the foundation funded several distinct recipients (five different grantees in 2023 and additional recipients in other years), but the most recent year shows only two recipients with one receiving a dominant share of dollars, indicating a moderate but uneven variety.
New Applicants
The foundation's stated policy is to consider only preselected applicants and filings show limited contact detail; although there were new grantees in past years, the explicit invitation‑only posture and opaque submission routes make it unlikely an unfamiliar applicant can reliably enter the portfolio.
Source: Zeffy Agent · Mar 2026
