Jeffrey a Marine and Joni G Marine Charitable Foundation

Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation

Beverly Hills, CA

The Y&S Nazarian Family Foundation funds education, policy research, arts and culture, Jewish and Iranian causes, and work supporting women and girls, mental health, and efforts to combat antisemitism. Its 2024 grants ranged from $1,000 to $2 million, with a median of $10,000; it focuses on Southern California, other U.S. partnerships, and Israel. It does not accept unsolicited requests; letters of inquiry and proposals are by invitation only.

The Field Family Fund

Encino, CA

The Field Family Fund supports education and community programs that build self-sufficiency and address poverty, joblessness, and lack of resources, with grants spanning arts, cultural, Jewish, humanitarian, and other organizations. Its 2024 grants had a median of $5,000 and ranged from $1,000 to $236,096; most funding went to California, with grants also reaching other states. The filing says no application form or materials are required, but does not explicitly state whether unsolicited requests are accepted.

The Michael and Lori Milken Family

Santa Monica, CA

The foundation supports education, health care and medical research, higher education, and cultural programs, with 93% of its 2024 grant dollars going to California recipients. Grant amounts ranged from $1,000 to $20 million, with a median of $5,000. It accepts requests beyond preselected organizations and asks applicants to submit a brief written statement and supporting materials.

Alpert & Alpert Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

The foundation’s 2023 grants supported a wide range of charitable organizations, including Jewish community, disability, arts, reproductive health, and cancer research groups, with recipients concentrated in Indiana and New York and some in California and other states. Grants ranged from $250 to $5.9 million, with a median of $2,000; it funded only preselected organizations and did not accept unsolicited requests. Its 2023 filing was marked final and reported that it distributed all net assets under a dissolution plan.

The Waldorf Family Foundation

Los Angeles, CA

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group

Los Angeles, CA

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group funds Jewish and broader community programs in areas including health, education, arts and culture, and social services, with a focus on Los Angeles and some support for Israel. Its 2024 grants had a median of $20,000, though amounts varied widely. It does not accept unsolicited applications for General Community Grants, and its website said all 2025 grantmaking was by invitation only.

Hochberg Family Foundation

Skokie, IL

The foundation supports a range of charitable work, including Israel-related causes, healthcare, and children’s music programs, with 2025 grants from $100 to $102,500 and a median of $3,000. Its grants went mainly to organizations in New York, California, Washington, DC, Illinois, and Tennessee. It does not accept unsolicited requests and gives only to preselected organizations.

The Stanley & Joyce

Beverly Hills, CA

The Stanley & Joyce funds preselected charitable organizations working in areas including Holocaust education, pediatric health care, children and family services, Jewish arts and culture, and cancer research. Its 2024 grants ranged from $300 to $250,000, with a median of $10,000; 93% of grant dollars went to California recipients. It does not accept unsolicited funding requests.

Howard and Irene Levine

San Francisco, CA

The Howard and Irene Levine Foundation funds a range of charitable work, including senior care, movement disorders research, housing, and Jewish community programs, primarily in California. In 2024, grants ranged from $1,000 to $1 million, with a median of $5,000. It gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Top Jewish Foundation Inc

Tampa, FL

TOP Jewish Foundation supports charitable giving through donor-advised, endowment, and managed funds, with grants benefiting Jewish organizations, federations, synagogues, schools, and other causes. Its 2025 filing reported 99 grants ranging from $5,250 to $1.47 million, with a median of $20,000; most grant dollars went to Florida, though it also supports organizations elsewhere. The information provided does not state whether it accepts unsolicited requests.

Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles supports human services, health, education, Jewish life, arts and culture, Israel-related work, and nonprofit capacity and capital projects, with a focus on Los Angeles and also giving in Israel and beyond. Its 2024 itemized grants had a median of $25,000, though amounts varied widely. General Community grants are by invitation only and do not accept unsolicited applications; current procedures should be verified.

Strauss Foundation TD

Saint Louis, MO

Strauss Foundation TD supports a range of charitable organizations, including arts and culture, children and youth, and health-related causes. In 2025, it awarded grants of $250 to $143,000, with a median of $5,000, mainly in California, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. It funds only preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.