The Lee and Anne Samson Charitable Foundation primarily funds Jewish religious, educational, youth and Israel-focused humanitarian causes, concentrating support on Orthodox community institutions in Los Angeles and organizational partners in Israel. Grants favor Jewish day and secondary schools, synagogue programming, youth outreach groups, Holocaust remembrance organizations, and Israeli emergency/relief services, with occasional gifts to local arts institutions. The foundation tends to make relatively large awards to a small set of recurring grantees that align with Orthodox Jewish life and Israel-related relief and advocacy.
Lee and Anne Samson Charitable Foundation’s recent giving shows a clear center of gravity around Jewish religious life, youth engagement, and Israel-related humanitarian support. Among the largest awards in the file are $201,800 to Ncsy, $200,000 to The Ariel University Foundation, $175,000 to Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc, and $163,600 to Yula High School, a mix that points to Orthodox education, teen outreach, heritage work, and institutional support. The foundation also gives to synagogue and community institutions in Southern California, including Young Israel of North Beverly Hills and Chabad of North Hollywood, while supporting Jewish educational organizations outside California such as Yeshiva University. Its grant history includes both program-specific and exempt-purpose language, suggesting flexible support for aligned public charities rather than a single funding format. Israel-linked humanitarian and advocacy organizations are part of the same pattern. Recent grants include American Friends of Magen David Adom, Friends of United Hatzalah, Friends of the Idf, One Family Fund, and Central Fund of Israel. The result is a portfolio that connects Los Angeles Orthodox community institutions with broader Jewish and Israel-focused nonprofit networks.
In Jewish youth outreach, the foundation gave $201,800 to Ncsy in 2024 and $101,800 in 2023, showing sustained support for teen-oriented programming. In Orthodox education, it awarded $163,600 to Yula High School and $50,000 to Yeshiva University, linking local and national Jewish schooling. Its synagogue and community support includes $60,012 and $28,749 to Young Israel of North Beverly Hills, plus $46,000 and $16,000 to Chabad of North Hollywood. For Jewish remembrance and public-interest advocacy, the foundation gave $175,000 and $20,000 to Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc. It also supported Israel-facing relief and medical work with $30,000 to American Friends of Magen David Adom, $25,000 to Friends of United Hatzalah, and $20,000 to One Family Fund.
Typical grants cluster around a modest-to-midrange scale: p25 is $1,000, median is $5,000, and p75 is $16,000. The recent file also shows a smaller set of much larger awards, including six-figure gifts, indicating a tiered approach rather than a single grant size. Several recipients reappear across years, including Ncsy, Young Israel of North Beverly Hills, Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc, Chabad of North Hollywood, One Family Fund, Kiryat Shemona Foundation, and The Torah and Nature Foundation. The foundation gives to public charities and tax-exempt nonprofits, with grants commonly described as support for exempt purpose or public charity. No application process is shown in the data.
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Most grants fall between $1K and $16K, with a median of $5K.
25th Percentile
$1K
Median
$5K
75th Percentile
$16K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Lee and Anne Samson Charitable Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 96 | $2.1M | 99.0% |
| 2 | Israel |
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Concentrated giving: a small number of relatively large grants, often repeated to the same core grantees; principal geographic focus on Los Angeles-area Orthodox community institutions and Israel-focused humanitarian/advocacy groups.
Notable grantees: NCSY, YULA High School, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Young Israel of North Beverly Hills, American Friends of Magen David Adom
Grants are heavily concentrated in California, which accounts for 54% of recipients in the HQ state and is also the top state by grant count. Los Angeles appears repeatedly, alongside Beverly Hills, Sherman Oaks, and West Hollywood. Outside California, the foundation gives to organizations in New York, New Jersey, Washington, DC, Maryland, and Cedarhurst. The recipient-country mix is almost entirely U.S.-based, with 80 U.S. grants and one in Israel. That pattern fits a portfolio rooted in Los Angeles and extending to Jewish and Israel-focused institutions elsewhere.
Its recent grants support Jewish religious, educational, youth, and Israel-focused humanitarian causes. The file also shows gifts to Holocaust remembrance and Jewish heritage organizations, synagogue and community institutions, and a smaller number of arts-related charities.
The grant-size distribution is p25 $1,000, median $5,000, and p75 $16,000. The recent file also includes several larger awards above $100,000, so the foundation gives at both small and large scales.
Yes. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Ncsy, Young Israel of North Beverly Hills, Simon Wiesenthal Center Inc, Chabad of North Hollywood, One Family Fund, Kiryat Shemona Foundation, and The Torah and Nature Foundation.
California is the top state by grant count, and 54% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state of California. Recent recipient cities include Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Sherman Oaks, and West Hollywood.
They are overwhelmingly U.S.-based. The recipient-country distribution shows 80 U.S. grants and 1 grant to Israel.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
| 1 |
| $500 |
1.0% |
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIEL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | MIDDLETOWN, DE | $150,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| YULA HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $125,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE TORAH AND NATURE FOUNDATION | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $60,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $60,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF NORTH BEVERLY HILLS | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $29,600 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| FRIENDS OF NAHAL HAREDI INC | TEANECK, NJ | $13,700 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| KIRYAT SHEMONA FOUNDATION | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BETH JACOB CONGREGATION | MARGATE, NJ | $2,045 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| OUR BIG KITCHEN LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,800 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE WESTSIDE SHUL | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $1,500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICERS FUND | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CHABAD TERROR VICTIMS PROJECT INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $1,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF UNIT 669 INC | LIVINGSTON, NJ | $1,000 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CHABAD OF SUNSET STRIP | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $500 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ALIYOS SHLOMO | FAR ROCKAWAY, NY | $180 | 2026 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CHABAD OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $46,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF NORTH BEVERLY HILLS | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $28,749 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| KIRYAT SHEMONA FOUNDATION | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CENTRAL FUND OF ISRAEL | CEDARHURST, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| IMPACT FORUM FOUNDATION | ENCINO, CA | $9,999 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CHABAD TERROR VICTIMS PROJECT INC | BROOKLYN, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ONE FAMILY FUND | TEANECK, NJ | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| YULA HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BETH JACOB CONGREGATION | MARGATE, NJ | $3,150 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICERS FUND | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $2,500 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| TRIBE MEDIA CORP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,800 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SHALHEVET HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,800 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEHILAS SHLOMO | BALTIMORE, MD | $1,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| LOS ANGELES JEWISH SYMPHONY | ENCINO, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| OUR BIG KITCHEN LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| BNEI AKIVA OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| CBCC FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY WELLNESS INC | BAKERSFIELD, CA | $540 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE TORAH AND NATURE FOUNDATION | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $360 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| DERECH CHAIM | BROOKLYN, NY | $180 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ALIYOS SHLOMO | FAR ROCKAWAY, NY | $180 | 2025 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| NCSY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $201,800 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE ARIEL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | HOBOKEN, NJ | $200,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC | LOS ANGELES, CA | $175,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| YULA HIGH SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $163,600 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| YOUNG ISRAEL OF NORTH BEVERLY HILLS | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $60,012 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| THE TORAH AND NATURE FOUNDATION | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $60,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| YESHIVA UNIVERSITY | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF MAGEN DAVID ADOM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| ONE FAMILY FUND | TEANECK, NJ | $20,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| JEWISH POLICY CENTER | WASHINGTON, DC | $20,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| FRIENDS OF THE IDF | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
| WEST COAST TORAH RETREAT & CAMP CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $18,000 | 2024 | TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION |
ARIEL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$150,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
THE TORAH AND NATURE FOUNDATION
$60,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC
$30,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
YOUNG ISRAEL OF NORTH BEVERLY HILLS
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
FRIENDS OF NAHAL HAREDI INC
$13,700TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
KIRYAT SHEMONA FOUNDATION
$10,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BETH JACOB CONGREGATION
$2,045TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
THE WESTSIDE SHUL
$1,500TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICERS FUND
$1,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CHABAD TERROR VICTIMS PROJECT INC
$1,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF UNIT 669 INC
$1,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CHABAD OF SUNSET STRIP
$500TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
ALIYOS SHLOMO
$180TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CHABAD OF NORTH HOLLYWOOD
$46,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
YOUNG ISRAEL OF NORTH BEVERLY HILLS
$28,749TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
KIRYAT SHEMONA FOUNDATION
$20,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC
$20,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CHABAD TERROR VICTIMS PROJECT INC
$5,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BETH JACOB CONGREGATION
$3,150TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
BEVERLY HILLS POLICE OFFICERS FUND
$2,500TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SHALHEVET HIGH SCHOOL
$1,800TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF TEHILAS SHLOMO
$1,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
LOS ANGELES JEWISH SYMPHONY
$1,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
CBCC FOUNDATION FOR COMMUNITY WELLNESS INC
$540TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
THE TORAH AND NATURE FOUNDATION
$360TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
DERECH CHAIM
$180TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
ALIYOS SHLOMO
$180TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
NCSY
$201,800TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
THE ARIEL UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
$200,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER INC
$175,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
YOUNG ISRAEL OF NORTH BEVERLY HILLS
$60,012TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
THE TORAH AND NATURE FOUNDATION
$60,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
FRIENDS OF THE IDF
$20,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION
WEST COAST TORAH RETREAT & CAMP CENTER
$18,000TO FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION