The Max Factor Family Foundation concentrates its philanthropic giving on Jewish communal crisis response, directing all reported grants to a single large recipient to support the crisis in Israel. Its giving is highly focused and mission-specific, providing substantial unrestricted or designated support through established Jewish communal institutions rather than a broad mix of nonprofits. This suggests the foundation prioritizes rapid, high-impact relief and community support during emergencies affecting Israel and the Jewish community.
Max Factor Family Foundation’s reported grantmaking centers on Jewish communal crisis response, with the largest recent grant going to The Jewish Federation in Los Angeles to support the crisis in Israel. That same recipient appears repeatedly, including support for the Financial Assistance Network and another Israel-focused grant, showing a sustained relationship with a Jewish umbrella organization rather than a scattered portfolio. The foundation also extends this crisis-oriented approach into related communal needs in Los Angeles and beyond, including antisemitism response, campus engagement, and support for Jewish adults and families. Across the recent record, the foundation combines emergency support with targeted local investments. Grants have gone to organizations working on Jewish student safety, federation-led assistance for vulnerable community members, and designated support for community services tied to crisis conditions. At the same time, the foundation has made grants for Jewish education and scholarships, as well as a small set of local service and civic initiatives in Los Angeles. The overall picture is of a tightly focused funder that uses a limited number of established grantees to address urgent Jewish communal needs and selected adjacent community priorities.
A major theme is crisis support for Jewish communities. In 2025, Max Factor Family Foundation gave $275,000 to The Jewish Federation in Los Angeles to support the crisis in Israel, and also gave $25,000 to Resetting the Table for the Antisemitism in Los Angeles Initiative. The foundation also supports Jewish education and campus engagement. It awarded $25,000 to Jewish Graduate Initiative for front-line campus engagement to fight antisemitism and promote Jewish pride, and $25,000 to American Jewish University to offer 35 scholarships. Local service and youth-focused grants appear alongside those Jewish communal priorities. Examples include $50,000 to Farm2people to provide fresh fruit and vegetables to underserved populations in Los Angeles, and $50,000 to First Place for Youth for the CA Youth Voice Program. Education and civic learning are another clear thread. The foundation gave $50,000 to Para Los Ninos Student Support for student support services, and $25,000 each to Teach Democracy and Constitutional Rights Foundation for the LA County Civic Learning Initiative.
$730K
$12.6M
$1.3M
$843K
Most grants fall between $20K and $25K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$20K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$25K
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Highly concentrated: all reported funding went to one recurring grantee (The Jewish Federation) across multiple grants, representing a single-issue, high-dollar approach rather than diversified or small-dollar giving.
Notable grantees: The Jewish Federation
Typical grant size clusters tightly around $25,000, with p25 at $20,000, median at $25,000, and p75 at $25,000. The recent record shows a small number of larger awards at $50,000 and $275,000, but most grants sit at the same standard level. The foundation is a regular funder and its recent grants show repeated support to the same recipient across multiple years, especially The Jewish Federation in Los Angeles in 2023, 2024, and 2025. It also funds individuals and does not make program-related investments. No application process is described in the data.
Giving is local and entirely in the United States, with 100% of grants going to recipients in California. Los Angeles is the clear center of activity, with multiple grantees in the city including The Jewish Federation, Para Los Ninos Student Support, Teach Democracy, and the University of Southern California. Other California recipients appear in West Hills, Montebello, North Hollywood, Burbank, Pacoima, Santa Monica, and Laguna Beach. Outside California, the only named recipient cities are New York, NY.
The recent record centers on Jewish communal crisis response. The largest grant supports the crisis in Israel through The Jewish Federation in Los Angeles, and other grants support antisemitism response, Jewish campus engagement, and federation-led assistance for vulnerable community members.
Most grants are $25,000. The reported distribution shows a p25 of $20,000, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $25,000, with occasional larger grants at $50,000 and one at $275,000.
Its reported grants go entirely to U.S. recipients, and every grant in the recent dataset goes to California organizations or California-based work. Los Angeles is the main city, with additional grants in West Hills, Montebello, North Hollywood, Burbank, Pacoima, Santa Monica, and Laguna Beach.
Yes. The Jewish Federation in Los Angeles received grants in 2023, 2024, and 2025, including support for the Financial Assistance Network and for the crisis in Israel. That repeated pattern suggests ongoing relationships with established grantees.
The foundation also funds Jewish education and campus engagement, civic learning, youth development, food access, oral health, and workforce support. Recent grants include scholarships at American Jewish University, civic learning initiatives, fresh produce distribution, and support for nursing assistant career enrollment.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE JEWISH FEDERATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $275,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CRISIS IN ISRAEL. |
| JEWISH COUNCIL FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | TO AWARD A ONE YEAR GRANT SUPPORTING THE BUILDING BRIDGES INITIATIVE. |
| FARM2PEOPLE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO PROVIDE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN LOS ANGELES |
| TEACH DEMOCRACY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT LOS ANGELES COUNTY CIVIC LEARNING INITIATIVE. |
| AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO OFFER 35 SCHOLORSHIPS FOR THE AJU. |
| RESETTING THE TABLE | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | A ONE YEAR GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ANTISEMITISM IN LOS ANGELES INITIATIVE. |
| HEAL THE BAY | SANTA MONICA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION PROGRAMS |
| ETTA | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO HELP COMPLETE MODIFICATIONS OF THE GROUP RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR JEWISH ADULTS. |
| CROP SWAP LA | LS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO ADDRESS THE FOOD CRISIS OF INSECURITY AND MALNUTRICION IN LOS ANGELES. |
| WAYFINDER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES |
| MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH NOW | NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO INCREASE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS TO INCREASE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FRESH FRUIT TO COMMUNITIES |
| OPICA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE EXPRESS THE YOURSELF PROGRAM |
| RED HEN PRESS | PASADENA, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF WRITING IN THE SCHOOLS BY HELPING TO CREATE AN ARTS SKILLED TRAINING PROGRAM. |
| MAPLE COUNSELING | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO CREATE A GREEN SPACE FOR THERAPISTS |
| TREE PEOPLE | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT FRUIT TREE PROGRAMS EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO PLANT FRUIT TREES |
| DANCE AND DIALOGUE | LS, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT AND FUND TEACHER SALARIES. |
| ACHIEVABLE HEALTH | CULVER CITY, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF EXAM ROOMS. |
| LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE YOLA PROGRAM, HELPING HUNDREDS OF YOUTH DEVELOP MUSICALLY AS HUMAN BEINGS. |
| NEW WAYS TO WORK | CULVER CITY, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CIRICULUM AND ONLINE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE TEACHERS AND COUNCELERS BEST PRACTICES FOR ENGAGING PARENTS AND CHILDREN. |
| UCLA JCCF | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | IN HONOR OF AERIN GLASER |
| THE JEWISH FEDERATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $275,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK, SUPPORTING VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. |
| ORGANIZATION FOR SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY | WEST HILLS, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY; PROTECTING LA JEWISH STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEINGS. |
| FIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE CA YOUTH VOICE PROGRAM |
| EDUCATE CALIFORNIA | MONTEBELLO, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF RESOURCES. |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO STRENGTHEN THE USC MCMORROW NAI PROGRAM WITH COLLEGE FIELD TRIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLORS. |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE CYCTIC FYBROSIS FOUNDATION'S COMPASS PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. |
| JVS SOCIAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT HEALTHWORKS, ASSISTING ENROLLMENT OF NURSING ASSISTANTS INTO PERMANENT CAREERS. |
| EAST LOS ANGELES WOMENS CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY NURTURING PROGRAM. |
| THE JEWISH FEDERATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE CRISIS IN ISRAEL. |
| BET TZEDEK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE KINSHIP CARE LAUSD EDUCATIONAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTING VULNERABLE CHILDREN. |
| JEWISH GRADUATE INITIATIVE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE DEPTH OF FRONT LINE CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM AND PROMOTE JEWISH PRIDE. |
| MEND | PACOIMA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT FOOD PURCHASES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PEOPLE IN NEED. |
| LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC ASSOCIATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | TO SUPPORT THE YOLA PROGRAM, HELPING HUNDREDS OF YOUTH DEVELOP MUSICALLY AS HUMAN BEINGS. |
| LAPMS | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | TO EXPAND THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IN FORENSIC SCIENCE SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED STUDENTS. |
| SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE | SIERRA MADRE, CA | $20,000 | 2024 | TO UNDERWRITE THE RUN COSTS OF 12 STUDENTS MATINEES OF THE THE PLAY "THE RIGHT IS OURS" |
| SHOES THAT FIT | CLAREMONT, CA | $15,000 | 2024 | TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SCALE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED ANNUALLY |
| COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PURCHASE FURNISHINGS FOR THE NEW OLIVE TREE COMMONS PROGRAM |
| A SENSE OF HOME | HAWTHORNE, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | TO PURCHASE NEW FURNITURE FOR THE NEW FACILITY |
| THE JEWISH FEDERATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $275,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK, SUPPORTING VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. |
| PARA LOS NINOS STUDENT SUPPORT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF PLN CHARTER SCHOOLS STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES. |
| HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE AUGMENTED REALITY APP, BRINGING ARCHIVES TO LIFE. |
| KIDS COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC | BURBANK, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | TO PROVIDE ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION, TREATMENT AND ESSENTIAL KITS TO RAISE LITERACY |
| MY HERO | LAGUNA BEACH, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | PROVIDE A PART TIME EDUCATION CONSULTANTS TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED CLASSROOMS TO MEDIA ARTS. |
| PROYECTO PASTORAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | TO FUND EDUCATIONAL INEQUITIES FOR BOYLE HEIGHTS YOUTH. |
| EL NIDO FAMILY CENTERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | RECOVERY SERVICES REGARDING COVID 19 RESPONSE AT THE LA FAMILY SOURCE CENTERS |
| CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT THE LA COUNTY CIVIC LEARNING INITIATIVE. |
| LA TRUST FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2023 | TO EXPAND THE DATA XCHANGE, INTEGRATING STUDENT HEALTH AND ACADEMIC DATA AT TWO WELLNESS CENTERS. |
| THE JEWISH FEDERATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | UKRAINE RELIEF FUND AND EFFORTS |
| JUNIOR BLIND OF AMERICA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | TO SUPPORT 40 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL |
| COVENANT HOUSE CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2023 | TO PURCHASE FURNISHINGS FOR THE NEW OLIVE TREE COMMONS PROGRAM |
TO AWARD A ONE YEAR GRANT SUPPORTING THE BUILDING BRIDGES INITIATIVE.
FARM2PEOPLE
$50,000TO PROVIDE FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES TO UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS IN LOS ANGELES
AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY
$25,000TO OFFER 35 SCHOLORSHIPS FOR THE AJU.
RESETTING THE TABLE
$25,000A ONE YEAR GRANT TO SUPPORT THE ANTISEMITISM IN LOS ANGELES INITIATIVE.
TO HELP COMPLETE MODIFICATIONS OF THE GROUP RESIDENTIAL HOMES FOR JEWISH ADULTS.
CROP SWAP LA
$20,000TO ADDRESS THE FOOD CRISIS OF INSECURITY AND MALNUTRICION IN LOS ANGELES.
WAYFINDER
$20,000TO PURCHASE SUPPLIES FOR CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH NOW
$20,000TO INCREASE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THROUGH TRAINING OF VOLUNTEERS TO INCREASE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FRESH FRUIT TO COMMUNITIES
OPICA
$20,000TO SUPPORT THE EXPRESS THE YOURSELF PROGRAM
TO SUPPORT EXPANSION OF WRITING IN THE SCHOOLS BY HELPING TO CREATE AN ARTS SKILLED TRAINING PROGRAM.
TREE PEOPLE
$20,000TO SUPPORT FRUIT TREE PROGRAMS EMPOWERING COMMUNITIES TO PLANT FRUIT TREES
DANCE AND DIALOGUE
$20,000TO SUPPORT AND FUND TEACHER SALARIES.
TO SUPPORT THE YOLA PROGRAM, HELPING HUNDREDS OF YOUTH DEVELOP MUSICALLY AS HUMAN BEINGS.
NEW WAYS TO WORK
$20,000RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CIRICULUM AND ONLINE RESOURCES TO PROVIDE TEACHERS AND COUNCELERS BEST PRACTICES FOR ENGAGING PARENTS AND CHILDREN.
UCLA JCCF
$10,000IN HONOR OF AERIN GLASER
TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK, SUPPORTING VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
TO SUPPORT SOCIAL MEDIA SAFETY; PROTECTING LA JEWISH STUDENTS MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEINGS.
FIRST PLACE FOR YOUTH
$50,000TO SUPPORT THE CA YOUTH VOICE PROGRAM
EDUCATE CALIFORNIA
$25,000FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF RESOURCES.
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$25,000TO STRENGTHEN THE USC MCMORROW NAI PROGRAM WITH COLLEGE FIELD TRIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLORS.
TO SUPPORT THE CYCTIC FYBROSIS FOUNDATION'S COMPASS PATIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
JVS SOCIAL
$25,000TO SUPPORT HEALTHWORKS, ASSISTING ENROLLMENT OF NURSING ASSISTANTS INTO PERMANENT CAREERS.
TO SUPPORT THE KINSHIP CARE LAUSD EDUCATIONAL LEGAL PARTNERSHIP SUPPORTING VULNERABLE CHILDREN.
JEWISH GRADUATE INITIATIVE
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE DEPTH OF FRONT LINE CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT TO FIGHT ANTISEMITISM AND PROMOTE JEWISH PRIDE.
MEND
$25,000TO SUPPORT FOOD PURCHASES FOR DISTRIBUTION TO PEOPLE IN NEED.
TO SUPPORT THE YOLA PROGRAM, HELPING HUNDREDS OF YOUTH DEVELOP MUSICALLY AS HUMAN BEINGS.
LAPMS
$20,000TO EXPAND THE SUMMER ENRICHMENT PROGRAM IN FORENSIC SCIENCE SUPPORTING UNDERSERVED STUDENTS.
SIERRA MADRE PLAYHOUSE
$20,000TO UNDERWRITE THE RUN COSTS OF 12 STUDENTS MATINEES OF THE THE PLAY "THE RIGHT IS OURS"
TO INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE TO SCALE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN REACHED ANNUALLY
TO PURCHASE FURNISHINGS FOR THE NEW OLIVE TREE COMMONS PROGRAM
TO SUPPORT THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE NETWORK, SUPPORTING VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
PARA LOS NINOS STUDENT SUPPORT
$50,000TO SUPPORT THE EXPANSION OF PLN CHARTER SCHOOLS STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES.
TO SUPPORT THE AUGMENTED REALITY APP, BRINGING ARCHIVES TO LIFE.
KIDS COMMUNITY DENTAL CLINIC
$25,000TO PROVIDE ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION, TREATMENT AND ESSENTIAL KITS TO RAISE LITERACY
MY HERO
$25,000PROVIDE A PART TIME EDUCATION CONSULTANTS TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED CLASSROOMS TO MEDIA ARTS.
RECOVERY SERVICES REGARDING COVID 19 RESPONSE AT THE LA FAMILY SOURCE CENTERS
TO SUPPORT THE LA COUNTY CIVIC LEARNING INITIATIVE.
LA TRUST FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH
$25,000TO EXPAND THE DATA XCHANGE, INTEGRATING STUDENT HEALTH AND ACADEMIC DATA AT TWO WELLNESS CENTERS.
JUNIOR BLIND OF AMERICA
$20,000TO SUPPORT 40 STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL
TO PURCHASE FURNISHINGS FOR THE NEW OLIVE TREE COMMONS PROGRAM