The Munzer Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 33-0686779 · since 1996munzerfdn.org·Long Beach·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$4.3M
Annual giving, 2024 tax year
From the Form 990-PF filing
$1,000 to $60,000
Grant range
From grants in the 990-PF filings
$12,500
Typical grant (median)
166 grants in the latest filing
Open to applications
A mix of rolling and fixed deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • This foundation funds at community level in Long Beach, with themes covering family support systems, education, necessary healthcare, healthcare careers, and children and youth, so fit depends on work serving that geographic focus.
  • A realistic request sits well within its typical grant range of $1,000 to $60,000, and since half of its grants across recent filings were $20,000 or less, a modest ask is sensible; organisations seeking more structured support might look to its Core Grants Program ($10,000 to $125,000), while Large Grants (from $125,000) are invitation-only and not open to unsolicited applications.
  • Apply electronically through the foundation's website within its application window, which falls around late October and early November.
  • The pattern of giving is notably relationship-led: 98% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had also funded in the prior two filings, so this is a competitive environment for applicants without an existing relationship.
  • It does not fund individuals, endowments, private foundations, government agencies and institutions, or political campaigns or lobbying, so organisations of those kinds should not apply.

Overview

The Munzer Foundation is a US private foundation based in Long Beach, CA.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 7 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The Munzer Foundation concentrates its grantmaking at community level in Long Beach, to honour family roots and support children, families and neighbourhoods of highest need. It focuses on strengthening family support systems, providing educational opportunities and ensuring access to necessary healthcare. Its emphasis includes infants and children from birth through 12th grade, as well as children and young people most in need. Through grants to nonprofit organisations, it strengthens support systems that help families overcome barriers and supports healthcare and preventative care for vulnerable populations with limited access to health resources. It also backs opportunities for underrepresented populations to enter the healthcare field. Its approach is local, strengthening community-based organisations and addressing barriers linked to poverty, racism and other discrimination.

Themes

  • Family support systems
  • Education
  • Necessary healthcare
  • Healthcare careers
  • Children and youth

Geographic Focus

City of Long Beach.

What They Don't Fund

  • Individuals
  • Endowments
  • Private foundations
  • Government agencies and institutions
  • Political campaigns or lobbying

How to apply

Eligible organisations submit applications electronically through the foundation's website. Large Grants are invitation-only.

Deadlines: The application window falls around late October and early November.

Application success factors

  • Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 98% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
  • Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 478 grants to organisations were $20,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

  • The foundation considers demonstrated past impact.
  • The foundation considers pressing needs and potential outcomes.
  • The foundation considers the size of an organisation's operating budget.
  • The foundation considers diverse funding sources.
  • The foundation considers an organisation's ability to leverage a Munzer Foundation grant.
  • Grant recipients must submit a narrative and financial report at the end of the grant period.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

California88%
Connecticut6%
New York3%
District of Columbia2%
Massachusetts<1%
Maryland<1%

6 other states: <1%

  • The largest single recipient received 6% of grant dollars to organisations.
  • In tax year 2024, 98% of grant dollars went to organisations The Munzer Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
  • No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.
  • 4% of grant dollars went to intermediaries that regrant to other organisations.

Grants

166 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $12,500

How much do they typically give?

Share of 166 grants in tax year 2024 by size

Under $1k1%
$1k–$2.5k22%
$2.5k–$5k13%
$5k–$10k13%
$10k–$25k5%
$25k–$50k23%
$50k–$100k22%
$100k–$250k2%

Median $12,500 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

  • Long Beach City College Foundation · Long beach city college & pools of hope summer wellness camp
    $157,8202024 tax year
  • Ece Workforce Project (Collaboration) · Long beach ece workforce professionalization and advocacy
    $105,0002024 tax year
  • Mental Health America of Los Angeles · Healthy body, healthy mind
    $100,0002024 tax year
  • Children's Dental Health Clinic · Capital campaign advisor support
    $99,0002024 tax year
  • Memorial Medical Center Foundation · Neonatal continuing care program
    $90,0002024 tax year
  • Children's Clinic Serving Children and Their Families · Tcc family health developmental & behavioral healthcare for children and adolescents
    $90,0002024 tax year
  • Children's Dental Health Clinic · Children's dental health clinic - general operating support
    $90,0002024 tax year
  • Long Beach Public Library Foundation · Long beach public library foundation
    $82,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

  • Jeffrey R Munzer — Director
  • James R Munzer — Director
  • Elizabeth Munzer — Director
  • Daniel Wayne Munzer — Director
  • Kirsten Bourne — Director
  • John G Bourne — Director
  • Dana Bourne — Director
  • Anne Bourne — Vice President
  • Daniel Warren Munzer — President
  • Nicole C Munzer Fingleton — Director

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

YearTotal expensesGrants paidAssetsFiling document
2022 tax year$5,609,687$4,223,050$88,179,916Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year$6,479,436$4,325,680$95,582,133Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year$5,807,097$4,341,640$97,933,729Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Sources

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