Sun Shine On You Foundation concentrates its giving on Jewish religious life and Israel-related causes, with a smaller stream to higher education in Los Angeles. The foundation makes a very small number of large grants, including repeat, major support to a single synagogue and a substantial gift to an Israel defense organization, signaling priority on institutional stability and international Jewish concerns.
Sun Shine On You Foundation’s largest recent gifts point to two recurring priorities: synagogue support and Jewish community institutions, alongside major support for Israel-related organizations. In 2024, it gave $514,170 to Wilshire Blvd Temple in Los Angeles, following a $513,950 grant there in 2023, showing sustained institutional backing rather than one-off project funding. It also made a $500,000 grant in 2024 to Friends of Israel Defense Forces in New York, a separate large commitment that places military and veteran support within its giving pattern. Beyond those headline gifts, the foundation has also funded Jewish educational and memorial institutions, including the U S Holocaust Mem Museum in Washington, DC, and the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles. Its giving also extends into Los Angeles-area universities and community organizations, with grants to the University of Southern California, Chabad of Pacific Palisades, and the Center for Early Education. The overall picture is of a foundation that backs religious life, Jewish continuity, and related civic and educational institutions through relatively large, restricted grants.
Jewish community support is the clearest theme in the foundation’s recent grant list. It gave $514,170 to Wilshire Blvd Temple in 2024 for religious support, and it also funded Chabad of Pacific Palisades with $55,000 for community programs. Israel-related giving appears in both advocacy and aid. The foundation awarded $500,000 to Friends of Israel Defense Forces for aid for IDF, and later gave $25,000 to Central Fund Israel for Israel advocacy. Its local education and youth-oriented grants are smaller but present. University of Southern California received $203,000 in 2023 and $53,000 in 2024 for educational purposes, while Center for Early Education received $20,000 in 2023 for education. The foundation also supports public-facing institutions tied to Jewish history and memory, including a $150,000 grant to the U S Holocaust Mem Museum and a $100,000 grant to the Simon Wiesenthal Center.
Sun Shine On You Foundation’s reported grant sizes cluster around a median of $20,000, with a lower quartile of $5,000 and an upper quartile of $50,000. That distribution sits alongside a small number of much larger awards that shape the foundation’s profile. The recent record shows repeated support to the same recipient across years, most clearly with Wilshire Blvd Temple in both 2023 and 2024. The foundation is a grantmaker rather than a program-related investor, and it also funds individuals. Its recent grants are all to U.S. recipients.
$4.5M
$39.8M
$2.2M
$4.8M
Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $20K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$20K
75th Percentile
$50K
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Concentrated, high-dollar giving: only a few large grants overall, repeat major funding to a single religious institution, and targeted one-off gifts to aligned international and local institutional beneficiaries.
Notable grantees: Wilshire Blvd Temple, Friends of Israel Defense Forces, University of Southern California
Grant recipients are concentrated in California, with 81% of grants going to organizations in the foundation’s HQ state. Los Angeles appears repeatedly, including Wilshire Blvd Temple, University of Southern California, the Simon Wiesenthal Center, and Beit T’Shuvah. Other California recipients include Pacific Palisades, Beverly Hills, Carson, El Monte, Inglewood, Irvine, and Thousand Oaks. Outside California, the foundation gave to organizations in New York, Washington, DC, Texas, Nevada, and Ohio. Texas appears in the recipient list through Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Recent grants show support for Jewish religious life, Israel-related causes, higher education, homelessness services, substance abuse treatment, law enforcement support, disaster relief, and mental wellness programs. The largest named grants go to Wilshire Blvd Temple and Friends of Israel Defense Forces, while smaller awards also reach schools, shelters, and public-safety organizations.
Yes. Wilshire Blvd Temple received $513,950 in 2023 and $514,170 in 2024. The repeated awards suggest ongoing support for some institutions rather than a strictly one-time grant pattern.
The grant-size distribution centers on a median award of $20,000, with a 25th percentile of $5,000 and a 75th percentile of $50,000. The recent record also includes several larger outlier grants above that range.
Its grants are heavily concentrated in California, which accounts for 81% of grants to recipients in the HQ state. Los Angeles is the most visible city in the recipient list, with multiple grantees there, while Texas is the top state by grant count outside the HQ-state measure.
No. Jewish community and Israel-related organizations are central, but the recent grants also include USC, Harvard-Westlake School, homeless services, substance abuse treatment, law enforcement support, disaster relief, and a survivors fund. That mix shows a narrower core focus with some broader community giving around it.
2026
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish Community Foundation Los Ang | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000,000 | 2026 | Community Foundation |
| American Friends of Magen David Amo | New York, NY | $500,000 | 2026 | Disaster Relief |
| Zaka Tel-Aviv Inc | Jackson Township, NJ | $500,000 | 2026 | Victims of Disaster |
| UCLA Foundation | Irwindale, CA | $250,000 | 2026 | Kidney Cancer Support |
| American Friends of Ogen | University Heights, OH | $250,000 | 2026 | Emergency Assistance |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $150,000 | 2026 | Physiology & Sport Mgmt |
| Central Fund of Israel | Cedarhurst, NY | $150,000 | 2026 | Community Support |
| American Friends of the Hebrew Univ | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | Jewish Education |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 2026 | Educational |
| Central Fund Israel | Cedarhurt, NY | $100,000 | 2026 | Israel Advocacy |
| CRPA Foundation | Fullerton, CA | $85,000 | 2026 | Defend 2nd Amend Rights |
| Kenyon College | Gamber, OH | $50,000 | 2026 | Parents Fund |
| Second Amendment Law Center | Henderson, NV | $50,000 | 2026 | Research Institutes |
| U S Vets | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2026 | Veteran's Programs |
| Vandenberg Coalition | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 2026 | Int'l Relations/Public Affairs |
| Film Collaborative Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2026 | Labor Unions/Oganizations |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple | Los Angeles, CA | $14,780 | 2026 | Religious |
| Los Angeles Sheriff's Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Community Programs |
| Faith in Christ Ministries | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Religious |
| Jews for Judaism International Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Jewish Education |
| Vets Corps Inc | Carson, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Veteran's Programs |
| Our Big Kitchen of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2026 | Community Programs |
| MACA Foundation | New York, NY | $7,500 | 2026 | Minortiy Rights |
| Giving Back Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Community Program |
| BH Firefighter's Relief Fund | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Scholarship Fund |
| Ventura Sheriff K9 Foundation | Ventura, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Support Dogs |
| Garden Valley Baseball Corp | Garden Valley, ID | $5,000 | 2026 | Sports |
| LA Griz | Covina, CA | $5,000 | 2026 | Community Programs |
| Huntsman Cancer Foundation | Salt Lake City, UT | $2,500 | 2026 | Cancer Research |
| LA Airport Team LAX | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2026 | Running Team |
| USO | Arlington, VA | $1,000 | 2026 | Military Members Support |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 | 2025 | Medical Research |
| Foundation for Defense of Democraci | Washington, DC | $325,000 | 2025 | Research Institute |
| Jewish National Fund USA | New York, NY | $300,000 | 2025 | Jewish Educational |
| American-Israel Democracy Coalition | Bryn Mawr, PA | $150,000 | 2025 | Educational |
| Second Amendment Law Center | Henderson, NV | $130,000 | 2025 | Research Institutes |
| Beth Jacob Congregation | Beverly Hills, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | Religious |
| Central Fund Israel | Cedarhurt, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | Israel Advocacy |
| CRPA Foundation | Fullerton, CA | $80,000 | 2025 | Defend 2nd Amend Rights |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $53,000 | 2025 | Educational |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Museum Public Programs |
| Kenyon College | Gamber, OH | $50,000 | 2025 | Parents Fund |
| Vanderbuilt Univ Medical Center | Nashville, TN | $50,000 | 2025 | Medical Research |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | Physiology & Sport Mgmt |
| American Friends of Magen David Amo | New York, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | Disaster Relief |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple | Los Angeles, CA | $24,470 | 2025 | Religious |
| LA Chairman Adaptive Sports FND | Los Angeles, CA | $16,000 | 2025 | Community Programs |
| Sheriff's Youth Founation | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | Youth Programs |
| LA Sheriff's Reserve Association | Sherman Oaks, CA | $11,614 | 2025 | Community Programs |
| Drug Awareness Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | Drug Awareness |
Jewish Community Foundation Los Ang
$2,000,000Community Foundation
UCLA Foundation
$250,000Kidney Cancer Support
Physiology & Sport Mgmt
American Friends of the Hebrew Univ
$100,000Jewish Education
CRPA Foundation
$85,000Defend 2nd Amend Rights
Second Amendment Law Center
$50,000Research Institutes
U S Vets
$25,000Veteran's Programs
Wilshire Blvd Temple
$14,780Religious
Faith in Christ Ministries
$10,000Religious
Jews for Judaism International Inc
$10,000Jewish Education
Vets Corps Inc
$10,000Veteran's Programs
MACA Foundation
$7,500Minortiy Rights
Giving Back Fund
$5,000Community Program
BH Firefighter's Relief Fund
$5,000Scholarship Fund
Ventura Sheriff K9 Foundation
$5,000Support Dogs
Garden Valley Baseball Corp
$5,000Sports
LA Griz
$5,000Community Programs
LA Airport Team LAX
$1,000Running Team
Foundation for Defense of Democraci
$325,000Research Institute
Jewish National Fund USA
$300,000Jewish Educational
Second Amendment Law Center
$130,000Research Institutes
Beth Jacob Congregation
$100,000Religious
CRPA Foundation
$80,000Defend 2nd Amend Rights
Simon Wiesenthal Center
$50,000Museum Public Programs
Wilshire Blvd Temple
$24,470Religious
LA Chairman Adaptive Sports FND
$16,000Community Programs
Sheriff's Youth Founation
$15,000Youth Programs
LA Sheriff's Reserve Association
$11,614Community Programs
Drug Awareness Foundation
$10,000Drug Awareness