About Jean & Lewis Wolff Family Foundation
The Jean & Lewis Wolff Family Foundation concentrates large, strategic gifts rather than many small grants, primarily funding philanthropic vehicles and Jewish educational causes. Most dollars go into donor-advised/endowment vehicles and a significant single gift supports a Jewish day school, suggesting a focus on preserving long-term philanthropic capacity and supporting local Jewish education and affiliated charitable foundations.
Focus Areas
Donor-advised/endowment funding and legacy philanthropyJewish day school support in Los Angeles (Yavneh Day School)Grants to fellow family-associated or allied private foundations and charitable vehicles
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated giving: very few, large grants with repeat funding to an endowment/DAF vehicle; a mix of capacity/legacy funding (endowment) and sizable one-off gifts to Jewish education and allied foundations.
Funding Style
unrestricted/general operating supportflexible/open-purpose fundingbroad/multi-sector support
American Endowment Foundation FBO Jean and Lewis Wolff Family Foundation, Yavneh Day School, The Matthew Silverman Foundation
About Jean & Lewis Wolff Family Foundation
The Jean & Lewis Wolff Family Foundation’s largest recent commitment was a $1,771,518 grant in 2024 to American Endowment Foundation Fbo Jean and Lewis Wolff Family Foundation for general purpose support, pointing to a structure that uses philanthropic vehicles alongside direct grantmaking. That pattern fits the foundation’s broader record: sizable gifts to charitable entities tied to long-term giving capacity, paired with support for Jewish education and community organizations. Recent grants also include $400,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in 2024 to Yavneh Day School, showing sustained support for a Jewish day school in California. Another $250,000 went in 2023 to The Matthew Silverman Foundation, and $100,000 was awarded in both 2023 and 2024 to Cinequest Inc. The portfolio is broad in subject matter but consistent in style, with many awards labeled general purpose and a strong tilt toward flexible support rather than tightly restricted project funding. That mix makes the foundation relevant to researchers looking at family foundation philanthropy, Jewish communal giving, and support for affiliated charitable infrastructure.
What Jean & Lewis Wolff Family Foundation Funds
A clear theme is Jewish education and community life. In 2024, the foundation gave $200,000 to Yavneh Day School for general purpose support, following a $400,000 grant in 2023 to the same school. It also gave $10,000 in 2024 to Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles and $10,000 in 2023 to Jewish Federation of Greater La. Cultural and civic institutions appear as well. Cinequest Inc received $100,000 in both 2023 and 2024, and the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation the Rose Bowl Institute received $10,000 in 2024. Health and human services also appear in the recent record: the foundation gave $25,000 to Downtown Women’s Center in 2023 and again in 2024, and $27,500 to La Regional Food Bank in 2023.
How Jean & Lewis Wolff Family Foundation Gives
The typical grant size is small relative to the foundation’s annual giving: the p25 is $375, the median is $1,000, and the p75 is $5,000. At the same time, the recent record includes a few much larger awards, including a seven-figure grant and several six-figure gifts, so the distribution is heavily skewed. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a donor-advised fund vehicle, but it does make grants to allied philanthropic entities. Recurrence is visible in the recent list: Yavneh Day School, Cinequest Inc, and Downtown Women’s Center each appear in multiple years, indicating repeated support rather than one-time awards. Most grants are listed as general purpose.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.6M
Total Assets
$0
Total Revenue
$929K
Total Expenses
$2.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $375 and $5K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$375
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$5K
Geographic Reach
National16 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
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