Waymakers
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WAYMAKERS is a crime prevention nonprofit focused on helping individuals navigate conflict and crisis to build safer, stronger, and more stable communities; its work includes redirecting youthful offenders, stabilizing children with mental health concerns, counseling troubled families, resolving community conflicts, and supporting victims of crime. In filing year 2025, it reported an operating budget of $31.5M and total revenue of $31.8M, with top funders including ORANGE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, CENTER TO COMBAT HUMAN TRAFFICKING, and O L HALSELL FOUNDATION.
Mission Statement
The organization provides various human services in Orange County to youth at risk with mental or legal issues and to victims of crime of all ages.
Cause Areas
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Crime prevention
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Charity Verification Snapshot
IRS EO Business Master File Status
Listed as tax-exempt
IRS Pub 78 Status
Eligible for tax-deductible gifts
IRS Revocation Status
Not in Automatic Revocation of Exemption List
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- 61 funders
- 54 board & team members
- 11 historic 990s & financials
- 6-year operating budget trend
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Waymakers’s budget?
In 2024, Waymakers reported an annual operating budget of around $32.5 million. More detailed financial information is available to registered users.
What causes does Waymakers support?
Waymakers supports work in Crime prevention.
Where does Waymakers operate?
Waymakers is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.
Who funded Waymakers recently?
In 2025, Waymakers received grants from LOUIX DOR DEMPRIEY FOUNDATION, O L HALSELL FOUNDATION, and The Karena Lee Adler Foundation. More information on this organization’s funders is available to registered users.
What is the largest grant Waymakers received in 2024?
The largest grant to Waymakers in 2024 exceeds $55 thousand.
What is Waymakers’s reliance on government grants?
Waymakers relied on government grants for more than 95% of their total revenue in 2024.