The Abby & David Kohl Charitable Foundation makes a small number of mid-sized gifts concentrated in Los Angeles-area causes, with an emphasis on private K–12 education and Jewish congregational life. A sizable share of its giving is routed through donor-advised accounts at Fidelity Charitable, suggesting some grantmaking is directed by donor-advisors or used as pass-through vehicles. The foundation appears to favor repeat support for a handful of familiar institutions rather than broad, diversified giving.
Concentrated giving with few, moderately sized grants; frequent use of donor-advised fund vehicles; repeat funding to the same institutions rather than many one-off grants.
Notable grantees: Brentwood School, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Fidelity Charitable (Donor-Advised Fund)
A $30,000 gift to Fidelity Charitable Donor Advised Fund in 2025 stands out as the largest recent grant from the Abby & David Kohl Charitable Foundation, and it helps show how much of the foundation’s activity moves through donor-advised channels. Alongside those pass-through grants, the foundation gives directly to a small circle of institutions, with recurring support for Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Brentwood School, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, and The UCLA Foundation. The pattern is not broad or highly diversified; it is centered on a limited set of relationships and general support awards. The foundation’s recent history also shows continuity across years. Wilshire Boulevard Temple appears in multiple grant years and at more than one amount, while Cedars Sinai Medical Center received support in 2023, 2024, and 2025. Brentwood School received a $25,000 general support grant in 2024, matching the scale of the foundation’s larger direct gifts. Smaller awards appear as well, but they sit alongside those repeated institutional commitments rather than replacing them. Overall, the foundation funds a compact mix of Jewish congregational life, private education, health care, and donor-advised giving vehicles.
Jewish congregational support is one of the clearest threads in the Abby & David Kohl Charitable Foundation’s giving. Wilshire Boulevard Temple received $9,470 in 2025, $7,370 in 2024, $3,600 in 2023, and another $250 in 2025, all marked general support. Private education is another recurring priority. Brentwood School received $25,000 in 2024 for general support, placing it among the foundation’s larger direct grants. Health care also appears in the grant record. Cedars Sinai Medical Center received $2,000 in each of 2023, 2024, and 2025, showing steady support across three consecutive years. The foundation also supports higher education and broader civic or cultural organizations. The UCLA Foundation received $1,000 in 2025, and Steppenwolf Theatre Company received $957 in 2023.
Typical grants are modest to mid-sized, with a p25 of $614, a median of $2,800, and a p75 of $6,778. The recent record shows both repeat grants and one-off awards, but the same institutions appear across multiple years more often than not. Cedars Sinai Medical Center and Wilshire Boulevard Temple each received support in several years, and University of Wisconsin Foundation received $5,000 grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025. The foundation’s philosophy tags point to general operating support, unrestricted support, and core support. A significant share of gifts is routed through Fidelity Charitable donor-advised accounts, indicating that some giving flows through donor-advised structures rather than direct operating grants.
$49K
$170K
$22K
$69K
Most grants fall between $614 and $7K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$614
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$7K
About 64% of grants go to recipients in CA.
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Giving is heavily concentrated in California: 64% of grants go to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state, and California is also the top state by grant count. Los Angeles is the most visible city in the record, with grants to Brentwood School, Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, The UCLA Foundation, Phase One Foundation, Pad Project La, and Lainies Legacy. Outside California, repeat recipients include University of Wisconsin Foundation in Milwaukee, Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, and Fidelity Charitable donors-advised entities in Chicago and Cincinnati. All recent grants in the dataset went to U.S. recipients.
The record centers on private K–12 education, Jewish congregational life, health care, and donor-advised giving vehicles. Recent grants include Brentwood School for general support, Wilshire Boulevard Temple for general support, Cedars Sinai Medical Center for general support across three years, and Fidelity Charitable donor-advised accounts.
Yes. Wilshire Boulevard Temple appears multiple times across 2023, 2024, and 2025. Cedars Sinai Medical Center also received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and University of Wisconsin Foundation received $5,000 grants in each of those same three years.
Typical awards are in the low thousands. The distribution shows a p25 of $614, a median of $2,800, and a p75 of $6,778, with larger outliers such as a $30,000 grant to Fidelity Charitable Donor Advised Fund and a $25,000 grant to Brentwood School.
California receives the largest share of grants, with 64% of grants going to recipients in the foundation’s HQ state. Los Angeles shows up repeatedly in the grant list, along with recipient cities such as Pasadena, Palm Desert, and Sherman Oaks.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE DONOR ADVISED FUND | CHICAGO, IL | $30,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $9,470 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHASE ONE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $518 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PAD PROJECT LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $363 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $250 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE LYNNE COHEN FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $145 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| MUSIC MATTER GOFUNDME | GRIDLEY, CA | $117 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| THE GIVING BACK | BOSTON, MA | $102 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| LAINIES LEGACY | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $100 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY | NEW YORK, NY | $53 | 2025 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BRENTWOOD SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE (DAF ACCOUNT) | CHICAGO, IL | $10,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE | PASADENA, CA | $7,370 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHASE ONE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500 | 2024 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| FIDELITY CHARITABLE (DAF ACCOUNT) | CINCINNATI, OH | $25,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION | MILWAUKEE, WI | $5,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE | PASADENA, CA | $3,600 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,000 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY | CHICAGO, IL | $957 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CV | PALM DESERT, CA | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS | COACHELLA, CA | $500 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
| PHASE ONE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $475 | 2023 | GENERAL SUPPORT |
FIDELITY CHARITABLE DONOR ADVISED FUND
$30,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
$9,470GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
THE UCLA FOUNDATION
$1,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PHASE ONE FOUNDATION
$518GENERAL SUPPORT
PAD PROJECT LA
$363GENERAL SUPPORT
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
$250GENERAL SUPPORT
THE LYNNE COHEN FOUNDATION
$145GENERAL SUPPORT
MUSIC MATTER GOFUNDME
$117GENERAL SUPPORT
THE GIVING BACK
$102GENERAL SUPPORT
LAINIES LEGACY
$100GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY
$53GENERAL SUPPORT
BRENTWOOD SCHOOL
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
FIDELITY CHARITABLE (DAF ACCOUNT)
$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
$7,370GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
PHASE ONE FOUNDATION
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
FIDELITY CHARITABLE (DAF ACCOUNT)
$25,000GENERAL SUPPORT
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE
$3,600GENERAL SUPPORT
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
$2,000GENERAL SUPPORT
STEPPENWOLF THEATRE COMPANY
$957GENERAL SUPPORT
BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CV
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
$500GENERAL SUPPORT
PHASE ONE
$475GENERAL SUPPORT