The Teshinsky Family Foundation makes very large, concentrated gifts with a mix of channeling philanthropic dollars through a national donor-advised fund and direct support for a single local nonprofit. The foundation's public documentation shows two substantial grants to Vanguard Charitable and a major direct grant to Lost Angels Children's Project, suggesting an interest in funneling flexible giving via a DAF while also backing street‑connected youth services in Los Angeles. Overall, the foundation gives few but sizable payments rather than many small grants.
Highly concentrated: very few, very large grants; repeat contributions to a national donor-advised fund (Vanguard Charitable) alongside a single significant direct local operating grant.
The Teshinsky Family Foundation Fred & Lucy Teshinsky Trustees makes outsized, concentrated grants rather than a broad spread of small awards. Its two largest recent payments both went to Vanguard Charitable, at $3,100,000 in 2025 and $2,400,000 in 2023, signaling a strong use of donor-advised fund channels alongside direct philanthropy. The foundation also backed Lost Angels Childrens Project Inc with a $585,629 grant in 2025, showing that a substantial share of its giving reaches a Los Angeles-area organization serving street-connected youth. That pattern is reinforced by a smaller grant to Southern California Grantmakers, which places the foundation within a local philanthropic network. Across the recent grants provided here, the foundation’s public record shows only a handful of awards, but the dollar amounts are large, with one direct nonprofit grantee receiving both a major 2025 grant and a prior 2023 award. The result is a profile of a family foundation that mixes flexible charitable vehicles with targeted support for local service organizations.
A central thread in the foundation’s giving is donor-advised philanthropy. The largest recent grants were $3,100,000 in 2025 and $2,400,000 in 2023 to Vanguard Charitable, both listed as general operating support. The foundation also funds street-connected youth services in Los Angeles. In 2025, it gave $585,629 to Lost Angels Childrens Project Inc for general operating support, following a $245,374 grant to the same organization in 2023. Local philanthropic infrastructure appears in the record as well. Southern California Grantmakers received $2,200 in both 2023 and 2025, again marked for general operating support. That repeat award pattern suggests ongoing engagement with the regional grantmaking community.
The grant-size profile is highly skewed upward: p25 is $123,787, the median is $245,374, and p75 is $1,322,687. The recent record includes repeated awards to the same recipients across multiple years, including Vanguard Charitable in 2023 and 2025 and Lost Angels Childrens Project Inc in 2023 and 2025. The foundation gives through direct grants and through a donor-advised fund vehicle, and it does not fund individuals or make program-related investments. An active Career Pathways Training Grant program is listed, accepts unsolicited applications, and offers one-time grants.
$3.7M
$109.1M
$34.7M
$4.4M
Most grants fall between $124K and $1.3M, with a median of $245K.
25th Percentile
$124K
Median
$245K
75th Percentile
$1.3M
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Notable grantees: Vanguard Charitable, Lost Angels Children's Project Inc
The foundation gives primarily in California, which accounts for 67% of grants by recipient location, and its top state by grant count is CA. Recent recipient cities include Lancaster and Los Angeles in California, alongside Warwick, Rhode Island for donor-advised fund grants through Vanguard Charitable. All of the grants in the provided recent-grants set went to U.S. recipients.
The recent record shows support for donor-advised philanthropy through Vanguard Charitable, street-connected youth services through Lost Angels Childrens Project Inc, and local grantmaking infrastructure through Southern California Grantmakers. It also lists an active Career Pathways Training Grant program for post-secondary career training providers.
Typical grant size is large: the p25 is $123,787, the median is $245,374, and the p75 is $1,322,687. The recent grants also include two multimillion-dollar payments to Vanguard Charitable.
Yes. The active Career Pathways Training Grant program accepts unsolicited applications and makes one-time grants for direct-service post-secondary career training programs.
California is the main recipient state, with 67% of grants going there and CA listed as the top state by grant count. Recent recipient cities include Lancaster and Los Angeles, with another recipient in Warwick, Rhode Island.
Yes. Vanguard Charitable appears in 2023 and 2025, Lost Angels Childrens Project Inc appears in 2023 and 2025, and Southern California Grantmakers received grants in both years as well.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $3,100,000 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LOST ANGELS CHILDRENS PROJECT INC | Lancaster, CA | $585,629 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,200 | 2025 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $3,250,000 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LOST ANGELS CHILDRENS PROJECT INC | Lancaster, CA | $330,746 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $450 | 2024 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE | WARWICK, RI | $2,400,000 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| LOST ANGELS CHILDRENS PROJECT INC | Lancaster, CA | $245,374 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GRANTMAKERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $2,200 | 2023 | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT |
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT