Alan Donald Leve and Annette Melva Leve Family Foundation
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About Alan Donald Leve and Annette Melva Leve Family Foundation
The Leve Family Foundation concentrates its giving on sustaining and improving Jewish communal life in the Los Angeles area, with the vast majority of funds directed to endowment and capital support for the Shalom Institute. Grants are large and targeted, often routed through the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles to create or grow named endowments and to finance a specific campus improvement (the Annette M. Leve Amphitheater). This indicates a donor priority on long-term financial stability and physical infrastructure for a single Jewish educational/cultural institution.
Focus Areas
Endowment funding for the Shalom Institute (long-term financial support)Capital projects and campus improvements at the Shalom Institute (e.g., amphitheater)Philanthropic giving via the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles to create named fundsSupport for Jewish retreat/educational institutions in Greater Los Angeles
Who They Fund
college and university Jewish students (Southern California and national)Israeli populations: soldiers, war-orphaned children, residents of periphery/northern regions
About Alan Donald Leve and Annette Melva Leve Family Foundation
The Alan Donald Leve and Annette Melva Leve Family Foundation’s recent giving is dominated by endowment support for the Shalom Institute, including a $750,000 grant in 2025 through the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles and a $500,000 grant in 2024 for the same purpose. That pattern points to a funder focused on long-term stability for a Jewish educational institution rather than short-term project funding alone. A separate large grant to the Shalom Institute in Malibu financed the Annette M Leve Amphitheater, showing that the foundation also supports campus improvements tied to the same institution. Beyond that core relationship, the foundation has funded Jewish campus life and Israel-related education in Southern California through Hillel at UCLA, Hillel at USC, and Hillel 818. It has also backed emergency and resilience-oriented work through Giving Back Fund, including mental health, suicide prevention, and support for war-orphaned children. The grant list also includes support for Holocaust survivor aid, community security, and the Israel Emergency Alliance, indicating a portfolio that combines institutional support with targeted responses to Jewish communal needs. The foundation’s grants are typically structured around named projects, endowment funds, and specific initiatives, often routed through intermediary organizations such as the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
What Alan Donald Leve and Annette Melva Leve Family Foundation Funds
In Jewish education and campus engagement, the foundation gave $75,000 to Hillel at UCLA for the Israel Innovation Hub and Israel Leadership Summit, and $50,000 to Hillel at USC for the USC Hillel Alternative Spring Break. It also supported Hillel 818 in Northridge with $75,000 for the Hillel 818 Leve Foundation Grant and $50,000 for Bridge Building and Other Tentpole Initiatives. Its Israel- and crisis-related giving includes $50,000 to Israel Emergency Alliance for influencer trips to Israel and another $50,000 to the same organization for a digital content writer to enhance social media. The foundation also gave $50,000 to the Survivor Mitzvah Project for the Holocaust Survivor Emergency Aid Program and $50,000 to American Friends of Magen David Adom for general operating support. Security and antisemitism-related work appears as well: Academic Engagement Network received $55,000 and $50,000 for combating antisemitism, anti-Zionism, and anti-Israel bias at Southern California colleges and universities.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.7M
Total Assets
$48.6M
Total Revenue
$2.3M
Total Expenses
$2.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Geographic Reach
National9 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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