Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a nonprofit academic healthcare organization based in Los Angeles, California, and is classified as a public charity. Its work includes clinical care, research, education and community benefit. Through its grantmaking, it supports local nonprofit partners working to improve access to care, address homelessness and housing, and respond to health disparities affecting marginalized Los Angeles residents.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center at a glance
In short: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center gave $21.7M across 217 grants in 2025 (avg $100K), mostly in California. 27% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,736,558
- -21.5% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 217
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $100,168
- -31.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $40,000
- Total assets
- $13,245,259,510
- +7.0% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 27% first-time grantees (59 of 217, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (97% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
- How to Apply
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Cedars-Sinai does not accept unsolicited requests; its grantmaking page says it is unable to accept unsolicited grant proposals.
- Contact
Mailing address: 8700 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90048
Phone: (310) 423-3277
Website: https://cedars-sinai.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Cedars-Sinai Medical Center funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was California Community Foundation ($1.8M). Together the top 10 received $9.3M.
Grant Size Distribution
937 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 454 grants of 937 (48%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Cedars-Sinai Grantmaking awards grants to nonprofit organizations in its Community Benefit Service Area. The organization describes its community-benefit work as serving Los Angeles residents, with housing and homelessness efforts focused on Los Angeles County. In filing year 2025, 97% of grant dollars went to recipients in California; the remaining reported shares were 1% each to New York and Washington, D.C., and less than 1% each to Georgia and New Jersey.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 217 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center open to new grantees?
27%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 59 of 217 grantees (27%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $58K; repeat grants $116K. How we count
Medians: $25K first-time, $51K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2020–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $20.9M (2023) to $36.2M (2022). In 2025 it made 217 grants totaling $21.7M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| California Community Foundation Los Angeles, CA | General Support Grant | $1,805,624 |
| Southern California Grantmakers Los Angeles, CA | General Support, Community Health Grant | $1,347,500 |
| Lulu's Place Inc El Segundo, CA | General Support Grant | $1,250,000 |
| United Way of Greater Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA | General Support, Community Support Grant | $1,165,000 |
| Community Initiatives Oakland, CA | General Support Grant | $1,003,000 |
| The Regents of the Univ of CA (UCSF) San Francisco, CA | Leadership Development Grant | $850,000 |
| Saban Community Clinic Los Angeles, CA | General Support, Community Health Grant | $525,000 |
| Pukuu Cultural Community Services San Fernando, CA | General Support | $500,000 |
| Community Clinic Assoc La (Ccalac) Los Angeles, CA | Workforce Development Grant, Community Health Grant | $450,000 |
| Community Partners Los Angeles, CA | General Support, Community Support Grant | $430,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
Amounts are reported for the respective filing years.
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $13,245,259,510 | $5,868,996,069 | $4,746,868,087 | $21,736,558 | 217 | $641,147,837 |
| 2024 | $12,381,804,412 | $5,280,774,922 | $4,513,878,834 | $27,686,481 | 190 | $216,905,744 |
| 2023 | $11,195,401,380 | $4,655,895,710 | $4,157,965,052 | $20,926,067 | 182 | $80,379,292 |
| 2022 | $9,869,382,713 | $4,698,645,086 | $3,948,942,919 | $36,178,096 | 187 | $207,583,336 |
| 2021 | $8,483,105,195 | $4,483,301,756 | $3,624,372,141 | $30,944,009 | 161 | $185,661,511 |
| 2020 | $7,523,813,961 | $3,778,033,612 | $3,308,261,916 | $26,650,172 | 177 | $24,284,107 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Cedars-Sinai’s mission is to elevate the health status of the communities it serves. It says it delivers healthcare enhanced by research and education, prioritizes high-quality care with equity and compassion, advances biomedical discoveries, and educates future healthcare professionals.
Its grantmaking focuses on strengthening local nonprofit partners and the healthcare safety net, particularly for people who are underinsured, uninsured or uninsurable. The Access to Care portfolio addresses safety-net clinic capacity, integrated health services, and Black maternal and infant health. Homelessness and Housing grants support connections between healthcare and housing systems and efforts to prevent or end homelessness among older adults, youth and young adults in Los Angeles County. Community Response grants have included food equity, responses to adverse childhood experiences, nonprofit-sector strengthening, and disaster relief and recovery.
The 2025–2028 Community Benefit Implementation Strategy also identifies increasing access to healthcare and community services, optimizing health and preventing disease, and addressing housing insecurity and homelessness as focus areas. Its stated priorities include primary care, mental health, maternal and infant health, cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, food insecurity, immunizations, and overweight and obesity.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Cedars-Sinai reported 217 grants totaling $21,736,558. Grant amounts ranged from $5,400 to $1,805,624, with a median of $40,000.
Among the largest reported grants were $1,805,624 to California Community Foundation for general support; $1,347,500 to Southern California Grantmakers for general support and a community health grant; $1,250,000 to Lulu’s Place Inc. for general support; and $1,165,000 to United Way of Greater Los Angeles for general support and a community support grant. Other notable awards included $850,000 to the Regents of the University of California (UCSF) for leadership development, $525,000 to Saban Community Clinic for general support and a community health grant, and $450,000 to Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County for workforce development and community health.
The grantees’ own descriptions illustrate the range of organizations funded. California Community Foundation says it invests in, partners with and amplifies the community; Lulu’s Place says it operates a multi-sport and learning campus with programs for low-income and under-represented youth and families; and Children’s Institute says it provides early education, behavioral health and family-strengthening services to children and families affected by adversity and poverty in Los Angeles.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Thomas M. Priselac and Peter L. Slavin, MD, as presidents and board members; John Bendheim and Lawrence B. Platt as secretaries and board members; and Sonu Ahluwalia, MD, Mohamed Mike Ahmar, Monique Araya, MD, Casey Bloys, Laura W. Brill, and Marc Edelstein, MD, as board members. Marc Edelstein is also listed as chief of medical staff.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is led by Eduardo Marban MD, Executive Director-Heart Institute since 2023 (on filings since 2020); 15 of 49 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Eduardo Marban MD
Executive Director-Heart Institute
Director-Heart Institute → Executive Director-Heart Institute, 2023
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$3.8M (2020) → $4.1M (2025)
Rajendra Makkar MD
Executive Director-Cardiac Interventional Services
Executive Director-Cardiac Interventional Services → Executive Director-Cardiac Interventional, 2023
Executive Director-Cardiac Interventional → Executive Director-Cardiac Interventional Services, 2025
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$2.7M (2020) → $3.8M (2025)
Thomas M. Priselac
President & Board Member
President & CEO → President & Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
52 hrs/week
$4.6M (2020) → $7.9M (2025)
Peter L. Slavin MD
President & Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
52 hrs/week
$1.9M (2025)
Keith Black MD
Chair-Neurosurgery
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$3.2M (2020) → $3.9M (2025)
Joanna Chikwe MD
Chair-Cardiac Surgery
Chair & Cardiac Surgery → Chair-Cardiac Surgery, 2022
On filings since 2021
50 hrs/week
$2.5M (2021) → $3.7M (2025)
David B. Kaplan
Chair & Board Member
Board Member & Vice Chair → Chair, Vice Chair & Board Member, 2024
Chair, Vice Chair & Board Member → Chair & Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David M. Wrigley
Chief Financial Officer
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$1.5M (2020) → $2.8M (2025)
Edward M. Prunchunas
Former Officer
Chief Financial Officer → Treasurer, 2021
Treasurer → Former Officer, 2023
On filings since 2020
20 hrs/week
$2.6M (2020) → $464K (2025)
Jeffrey Smith Md Jd Mmm
Former Key Employee
Chief Operating Officer → Former Key Employee, 2024
On filings since 2020
$1.6M (2020) → $1.6M (2025)
Kimberly Gregory MD MPH
Staff Phys. & Board Member
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$557K (2020) → $756K (2025)
Shlomo Melmed MD
Chief Academic Officer
On filings since 2020
50 hrs/week
$2.5M (2020) → $3.3M (2025)
Sonu Ahluwalia MD
Board Member
Clinical Chief & Board Member → Board Member, 2022
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
$10K (2020) → $0 (2025)
Bryan Croft
Chief Operating Officer
On filings since 2023
50 hrs/week
$1.4M (2023) → $1.9M (2025)
Monique Araya MD
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
$100K (2025)
Irene Kim MD
Staff Phys. & Board Member
On filings since 2024
50 hrs/week
$1.1M (2024) → $1.2M (2025)
Arthur J. Ochoa JD
Chief Advancement Officer
New on the 2025 filing
50 hrs/week
$2.4M (2025)
Abby Feinman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ari Engelberg
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David B. Lee MD MPH MBA
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Debra Lee Esq.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Emmeline Widjaja
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Eric Holoman
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James M. Lippman
Board Member
Board Member & Chairman → Chair & Board Member, 2024
Chair & Board Member → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jay Wintrob
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Bendheim
Secretary & Board Member
Board Member → Secretary & Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jose De Jesus Legaspi
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joshua Lobel
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura W. Brill
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lawrence B. Platt
Secretary & Board Member
Board Member → Secretary & Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc Edelstein MD
Chief of Medical Staff & Board Member
Chief of Staff & Board Member → Chief of Medical Staff & Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marc H. Rapaport
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michelle Kittleson MD PhD
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mohamed Mike Ahmar
Board Member
Board Member → Board Member & Secretary, 2022
Board Member & Secretary → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steven Romick
Vice Chair & Board Member
Board Member & Secretary → Vice Chair, Secretary & Board Member, 2024
Vice Chair, Secretary & Board Member → Vice Chair & Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2020
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas J. Leanse Esq.
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Vera Guerin
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
G. Gabrielle Gabi Starr PhD
Board Member
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gina Sanchez
Board Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kenneth Samet Fache
Board Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Adam Selkowitz
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Johanna Fuentes
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jose E. Feliciano
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laura Livingston Fox
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
David Rhew MD
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie B. Platt
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Susan Rabizadeh MD
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Casey Bloys
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Gary H. Hoffman MD
Chief of Medical Staff & Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Bruce Gewertz MD (2020–2024) — Executive Vice Dean-Clinical Sys Development
- Former: Clement Yang MD (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Mark S. Siegel (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Peggy Miles MD (2020–2024) — Staff Phys. & Board Member
- Former: Zuri Murrell MD (2020–2024) — Medical Director & Board Member
- Former: Dale Cochran (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: David Sadkin (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Jeffrey Katzenberg (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Mark S. Greenfield (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Russell Goldsmith (2020–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Andy Heyward (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Christopher Ng MD (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Deborah Freund PhD (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Leslie F. Vermut (2020–2022) — Board Member & Vice Chair
- Former: Patricia Salas Pineda (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stewart Kwoh (2020–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Alfredo Trento MD (2020) — Senior Heart Surgeon
- Former: Antony P. Ressler (2020) — Board Member
- Former: John Coleman (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Mark Gavens (2020) — Former Key Employee
- Former: Michael Alexander MD (2020) — Staff Phys. & Board Member
- Former: Philomena McAndrew MD (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Richard Riggs MD (2020) — Staff Phys. & Board Member
- Former: Richard Sinaiko (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Robert K. Barth (2020) — Board Member
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $7.9M, to Thomas M Priselac (President/Board Member). 15 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
How much does Cedars-Sinai Medical Center give each year?
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center gave $21.7M across 217 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $27.7M across 190 grants.
What is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's typical grant size?
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's median grant in 2025 was $40,000, and its average grant was $100,168, across 217 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center that year got $58K on average.
Where does Cedars-Sinai Medical Center give grants?
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center gives mostly in California: 97% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (107 grants), Washington, DC (13 grants), New York, NY (7 grants) and Santa Monica, CA (6 grants).
Does Cedars-Sinai Medical Center give general operating support?
Yes: 79% of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (171 of 217) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Community Health Grant" (14 grants), "Community Support Grant" (10 grants) and "Food Equity Grant" (5 grants).
Who are Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's largest grantees?
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's largest 2025 grantees include California Community Foundation ($1,805,624), Southern California Grantmakers ($1,347,500) and Lulu's Place Inc ($1,250,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 20% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center?
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center reported $13.2B in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.9B.
What does Cedars-Sinai Medical Center fund?
Cedars-Sinai’s mission is to elevate the health status of the communities it serves. It says it delivers healthcare enhanced by research and education, prioritizes high-quality care with equity and compassion, advances biomedical discoveries, and educates future healthcare professionals. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center?
Cedars-Sinai does not accept unsolicited requests; its grantmaking page says it is unable to accept unsolicited grant proposals. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
What is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's EIN?
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-1644600. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(6)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 14, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 14, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 13, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)
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