About Friese Foundation
The Friese Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of sizable grants split between domestic veteran services and pro‑Israel security/civic support. Domestically, it provides multi‑year operational funding for veteran shelter, clothing and meals (notably repeated support to The Salvation Army). Internationally, it directs large gifts to organizations that support Israeli emergency medical response, lone soldiers, and groups that strengthen democratic and civic institutions in Israel.
Focus Areas
Veteran shelter and wraparound services (housing, meals, clothing) — repeat funding to The Salvation ArmyCommunity‑based emergency medical response in Israel (support for United Hatzalah)Support for lone soldiers in Israel (direct assistance and resettlement supports)Organizations that defend or strengthen democratic institutions and civic resilience in Israel
Who They Fund
veterans and lone soldiers (Israel)first responders, defenders, and their familieschildren living in poverty (ages 0-12) and pediatric patients
About Friese Foundation
Friese Foundation’s recent giving is defined by repeated $600,000 support for Salvation Army in Carson, California, directed to veteran shelter, clothing, and meals. That pattern sits alongside another large stream of funding for Israel-related civic and security work, including support for Brothers & Sisters in Arms in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, which says it works to educate, strengthen, and preserve the democratic foundations of the State of Israel. The foundation also backs community-based emergency medical response in Israel through Friends of United Hatzalah and assistance for lone soldiers through Friends of the Lone Soldiers. Its grantmaking covers a narrow set of causes but with substantial awards: veterans, emergency response, democracy and civic resilience in Israel, and a smaller number of animal welfare, food, health, and youth-related grants. Recent gifts also show support for Los Angeles-area direct service organizations, including food distribution, pediatric care, and local community programs. The overall picture is a funder that uses sizable operating-style grants and repeat awards to organizations it appears to know well.
What Friese Foundation Funds
Veterans support is one of the clearest threads in Friese Foundation’s portfolio. In 2025, it gave $300,000 to National Veterans Foundation in Los Angeles to support veterans, following $300,000 in 2024 for the same purpose. The foundation also made a $600,000 gift to Salvation Army in Carson for veteran shelter, clothing, and meals, underscoring a direct-service orientation. Health and food access appear in other grants. Los Angeles Regional Food Bank received $300,000 in 2025 and the same amount in 2024 for food distribution through partner agencies and direct distribution programs. For pediatric care, Children Hospital Los Angeles received $200,000 in 2025 for the children’s fund and pediatric care. In youth and residential support, Rancho San Antonio Boys Home received $300,000 for care, guidance, and a creative and healing arts music program.
How Friese Foundation Gives
Typical grant size clusters at $10,000 at the 25th percentile, a $25,000 median, and $100,000 at the 75th percentile, but the recent grant list shows far larger awards as well. The foundation repeats grants across multiple years to several recipients, including Salvation Army, Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, American Red Cross, National Veterans Foundation, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, United Service Organizations, and National Glass Association. That repeat pattern suggests an ongoing relationship style rather than one-off gifts. The foundation makes grants, not program-related investments, and its current programs are all listed as closed to unsolicited applications.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$7.7M
Total Assets
$54.1M
Total Revenue
$2.3M
Total Expenses
$8.1M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $10K and $100K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$100K
Geographic Reach
Regional22 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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