Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Santa Monica, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $41.0M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $2.8M. Net investment income was $10.2M.
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust at a glance
In short: Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust gave $2.8M across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $467K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $2,800,000
- +27.3% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 6
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $466,667
- +27.3% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $425,000
- Total assets
- $40,959,441
- +21.1% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- California (61% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 6 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was American Society for Technion ($1.0M). Together the top 6 received $2.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
30 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 17 grants of 30 (57%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust gives
- Giving grew 45% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 108% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $1.7M (2019) to $2.8M (2025). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $2.8M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| American Society for Technion New York, NY | To support the nanophotonics research program at the technion. | $1,000,000 |
| Los Angeles Family Housing North Hollywood, CA | To support the tenant services program and meal and nutrition program at los angeles family housing. | $500,000 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple Los Angeles, CA | To support scholarships for students to attend wilshire boulevard temple preschool and elementary school. | $500,000 |
| Jewish Home for the Aging Reseda, CA | To support keeping the vision campaign; annenberg school of nursing. | $350,000 |
| Vista Del Mar Los Angeles, CA | To support the autism center program at vista del mar. | $350,000 |
| Hadassah New York, NY | To support deep sequencing analysis for genetic and metabolic diseases. | $100,000 |
Ready to take the next step with Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust?
Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $40,959,441 | $10,700,811 | $3,563,803 | $2,800,000 | 6 | $2,839,341 | $10,235,423 | $2,618,249 |
| 2024 | $33,822,433 | $9,546,114 | $2,804,689 | $2,200,000 | 6 | $2,236,126 | $9,128,336 | $2,469,480 |
| 2023 | $27,081,008 | $4,478,019 | $2,632,402 | $2,200,000 | 6 | $2,237,552 | $4,190,638 | $2,172,917 |
| 2022 | $25,235,391 | $3,256,591 | $2,368,614 | $1,935,000 | 6 | $1,999,592 | $2,976,753 | $2,254,146 |
| 2021 | $24,347,414 | $99,508 | $2,290,517 | $1,925,000 | 6 | — | $738,449 | $2,168,893 |
| 2020 | $26,554,787 | $973,122 | $2,336,102 | $1,950,000 | 6 | — | $1,006,453 | $1,906,161 |
| 2019 | $27,914,618 | $1,232,424 | $2,313,611 | $1,700,000 | 6 | — | $948,907 | $1,903,275 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust reported a distributable amount of $2.6M for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; all 2 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Stanford K. Rubin
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
$221K (2019) → $199K (2025)
Philip Feder
Co-Trustee
On filings since 2022
10 hrs/week
$71K (2022) → $199K (2025)
Former officers (2)
- Former: Karen Feder (2021–2022) — Co-Trustee
- Former: Frank E. Feder (2019–2021) — Co-Trustee
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 $199K, to Stanford K Rubin (Co-Trustee). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust
How much does Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust give each year?
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust gave $2.8M across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $2.2M across 6 grants.
What is Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust's typical grant size?
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust's median grant in 2025 was $425,000, and its average grant was $466,667, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust give grants?
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust gives mostly in California: 61% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was New York (39%). The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (2 grants) and Los Angeles, CA (2 grants).
Does Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust give general operating support?
Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.
Who are Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust's largest grantees?
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust's largest 2025 grantees include American Society for Technion ($1,000,000), Los Angeles Family Housing ($500,000) and Wilshire Boulevard Temple ($500,000), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. Together they received 71% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust?
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust reported $41.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $2.8M in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $2.6M (roughly 5% of its investment assets).
What is Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust?
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Santa Monica, CA. It holds $41.0M in total assets as of 2025.
What is Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust's EIN?
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-6487466. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 27, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
Explore Open Grants
Browse active grant opportunities in Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust's focus areas in our free grants database
Similar Funders
Funders with grantees in common
Sarah Bennett Charitable Trust
Pennington, NJ
Assets
$1.5M
Grants
5
Total Given
$65K
Said Cohen Foundation
Irvine, CA
Assets
$9.2M
Grants
6
Total Given
$280K
The Roth Foundation
Ormond Beach, FL
Assets
$14K
Grants
7
Total Given
$935
Samuel H Christenfeld Foundation Inc
New York, NY
Assets
$204K
Grants
7
Total Given
$12K
Gordon Foundation
Danvers, MA
The Gordon Foundation supports organizations including universities, science and cultural institutions, healthcare providers, and local education and conservation groups, primarily in Massachusetts, with some funding in New York and Texas. Its 2024 grants ranged from $25,000 to $4,200,500, with a median of $302,500. It accepts written requests at any time; the filing says to contact Bernard M. Gordon and state the request’s purpose.
Assets
$1.8M
Grants
8
Total Given
$6.7M
Schostak Family Support Foundation
Bloomfield Hills, MI
To support the jewish community and the community as a whole.
Assets
$-1,523
Grants
9
Total Given
$296K
More similar funders
More Funders in California
The filing figures on this page are open data under CC BY 4.0. About GrantGraph Open
Figures come from Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust's IRS filings (methodology). AI-written summaries, news items and logos are not covered by the open licence. Spot an error? Email hello@grantable.co.
Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust down — hundreds of funders to go?