The Erwin Rautenberg Foundation concentrates its giving on Greater Los Angeles Jewish communal life and youth services, primarily routing major gifts through large Jewish philanthropic institutions. Nearly all dollars go to two repeat grantees—the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles and the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles—supporting broad community needs and targeted programs for at-risk youth in the LA area. The foundation appears to prefer pooled or intermediary funding vehicles and programmatic support delivered locally.
The Erwin Rautenberg Foundation’s largest recent awards are repeated $700,000 grants to the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, paired with $700,000 support to the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles in 2025. That pattern points to a funder that works through large Jewish philanthropic intermediaries and uses them to channel broad community support as well as targeted local programs. The foundation gave $9,944,443 in annual grants and reports $56,345,431 in assets, with grantmaking that is regional in scope and heavily centered in California. Its recent grant list shows sustained support for Los Angeles Jewish communal infrastructure, youth services, senior care, health, and education. Several awards are made to the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles for “various charities,” while the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles receives multi-year support for New Leaders Projects, inclusion-focused programming, and youth-at-risk work. Other recurring recipients include Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Jewish Health, and Cedars-Sinai entities, indicating a mix of communal, social service, and health-oriented giving. The foundation also backs Holocaust education and preservation work through the Holocaust Museum LA.
Youth services are a visible part of the foundation’s portfolio. In 2025 it gave $700,000 to the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles for New Leaders Projects, and in 2024 it gave $650,000 to the same federation for programs “that are seeking to educate and celebrate inclusion in a variety of ways.” In 2023, another $650,000 award supported youth at risk in the Los Angeles area. Senior care and health services also appear across multiple grantees. Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles received $155,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for senior living and healthcare options in the LA community. Los Angeles Jewish Health received $100,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for the Activities Center at the Brandman Center for Senior Care. The foundation also supported job and skill training at JVS SoCal with grants of $100,000 in 2023 and 2024, and $110,000 in 2025. Education and memory work show up through Jewish summer camp support at Shalom Institute Camp and Conference and conservation and expansion projects at Holocaust Museum LA.
$3.4M
$56.3M
$5.1M
$5.5M
Most grants fall between $5K and $50K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$5K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$50K
Top 3 recipient countries by grant volume for Erwin Rautenberg Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 150 | $9.9M | 96.2% |
| 2 | Germany |
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Highly concentrated: few, very large grants directed to a small number of repeat institutional grantees (intermediaries), focused on local Los Angeles Jewish community needs and youth services.
Notable grantees: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles
Typical grants cluster around a mid-range programmatic size, with a p25 of $5,475, a median of $25,000, and a p75 of $50,000. The recent list also shows a set of large anchor gifts at $700,000, $650,000, and $510,500, alongside many smaller awards. Recipients often reappear across multiple years, especially Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, and Los Angeles Jewish Health. The foundation is a regular funder rather than a DAF, and its grants are mostly project-based or operational support routed through established institutions.
Grantmaking is heavily concentrated in Los Angeles and nearby communities. Los Angeles recipients include the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, JVS SoCal, Cedars-Sinai, and Holocaust Museum LA, while Reseda and Malibu also appear in the recent list. California receives 78% of grants by recipient location. Outside California, the foundation gives to New York–based grantees such as Chamah and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. The recipient-country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with smaller numbers of grants in Germany and Switzerland.
Its recent grants go mainly to Jewish communal, social service, health, and education organizations. Examples include the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Jewish Health, Cedars-Sinai entities, JVS SoCal, and Holocaust Museum LA.
Yes. Several recipients appear in multiple years, including the Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Jewish Health, JVS SoCal, Cedars-Sinai, and American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.
The distribution centers on a median grant of $25,000, with a p25 of $5,475 and a p75 of $50,000. The recent record also includes much larger awards such as $700,000 and $650,000 to major Los Angeles Jewish institutions.
Most grants go to California recipients, with 78% of grants in the foundation’s HQ state. Los Angeles is the main city in the grant list, and New York is the top state by grant count outside California.
Recent grants support New Leaders Projects, inclusion programming, youth-at-risk services, senior living and healthcare options, job and skill training, summer camp programs, and Holocaust museum expansion and conservation work.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $26K |
2.6% |
| 3 | Sweden | 2 | $50K | 1.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $700,000 | 2025 | To support various charities |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $700,000 | 2025 | To support New Leaders Projects |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $350,000 | 2025 | To support various charities |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $155,000 | 2025 | To support life-improvingservices that help the people ofLos Angeles |
| THE HOLOCAUST MUSIUM LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $137,500 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE RIGHTEOUS CONSERVATION PROJECT PROGRAM |
| JVS SOCAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $110,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT job and skill training programs for unemployed and underemployed people. |
| LOS ANGELES JEWISH HEALTH | RESEDA, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES CENTER AT THE BRANDMAN CENTER FOR SENIOR CARE |
| MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MILKEN FORWARD CAPITAL CAMPAIN |
| AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION | NEW YORK, NY | $70,000 | 2025 | To support Jews in need |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | To suppor medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare, and wide-ranging community benefit activities |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $70,000 | 2025 | To pioner medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare, and wide-ranging community benefit activities, were setting new standards for quality and innovation in patient care |
| INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTI | CHICAGO, IL | $60,000 | 2025 | To build bridges between Christians and Jews |
| SHALOM INSTITUE CAMP AND COMFERENCE | MALIBU, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE ASHES TO BLOSSOMS CAPITAL CAMPAIN |
| YESHIVA GEDOLAH OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | To support the highest level of education possible in both Judaic and Secular Studies. |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET | TEANECK, NJ | $45,000 | 2025 | To support the Israel's largest food bank and food rescue network |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF ORR SHALOM | JANESVILLE, WI | $40,000 | 2025 | To support and provide shelter, food, medical services, education and counseling to needy families and orphaned children in israel. |
| HILLEL AT UCLA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | TO HELP BUILD JEWISH IDENTITIES THROUGH JEWISH LIFE, LEARNING & ISRAEL |
| BET TZEDEK | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | To help people of all communities and generations secure life's necessities |
| JEWISH FREE LOAN ASSOCIATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | To support in providing interest free loans to people in need of all faith |
| HEBREW UNION COLLEGE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | To support premier Jewish seminary |
| THE HOLOCAUST MUSIUM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE MUSIUM ACTIVITIES |
| PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | To support different charities in Israel |
| BUILDERS O JEWISH EDUCATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATION, FAMILIES, IDENTITY, AND JEWISH COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP |
| SHALOM INSTITUTE CAMP AND CONFERENC | MALIBU, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE CHEMESH ORGANIC FARM EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM |
| JEWISH LOS ANGELES SPECIAL NEEDS TR | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE AND EASY-TO-ACCESS PROFESSIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO NEEDS A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST |
| CEDARS SINAI WOMEN'S GUILD | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | To support pioneering research and care |
| PAIDEIA THE JEWISH INSTITUTE | STOCKHOLM, ST | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THE REVIVAL OF JEWISH CULTURE IN EUROPE |
| THE CORNERSTONE VILLAGE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED ADULTS |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | To support programs that help youth at rist in the Los Angeles area |
| THE BRAID FOUNDATION | MEMPHIS, TN | $20,000 | 2025 | TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, AND INCREASE EQUITABL ACCESS TO MENTAL HELP |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE PROJECTS |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | To suppor medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare, and wide-ranging community benefit activities |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | To suppor medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare, and wide-ranging community benefit activities |
| SHANSHERET | TEANECK, NJ | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE JEWISSH BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER COMMUNITY |
| CHAI LIFELINE INC | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS |
| AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSI | ENCINO, CA | $11,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE PORMOTION OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER WORLD CLASS ACEDEMIC & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH & MEDICINE |
| ALZEIMERS LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT ALZEIMERS LA PROGRAMS |
| BEAUTY BUS FOUNDATION | WOODLAND HILLS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | To deliver loving kindness, support, and compassion to seriously ill patients and their caregivers through beauty services |
| JQ INTERNATIONAL | WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | To support programs that envision a world where all LGBTQ+ Jews feel a strong sense of self, pride, and community a place where LGBTQ+ Jews and their allies are supported. |
| WISE READERS TO LEADERS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO CLOSING THE LITERACY ACHIEVEMENTS GAP FOR YOUTH |
| JEWISH NATIONAL FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF A STRONG, VIBRANT FUTURE FOR THE LAND AND PEOPLE OF ISRAEL |
| THE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING TRUTH CAMPUS EXPANSION CAPITAL CAMPAIN |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | To suppor medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare, and wide-ranging community benefit activities |
| FORDEVEREIN EHEMALIGE SYNOGOGUE STA | Stadthage, Sc | $5,000 | 2025 | To support holocaust museum in Stadthagen, Germany |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | To support programs that provide extensive senior living and healthcare options to the LA community |
| WOMEN'S GUILD CEDARS SINAI | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE PROJECTS |
| AAPLE ACADEMY FOUNDATION | SANTA BARBARA, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS |
| RATSGYMNASIUM STADTHAGEN | HEIDELBERG, HE | $5,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL PEACEFUL ACTIVITIES |
| JEWISH BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER OF LO | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,650 | 2025 | To assist youth in achieving their full potential through innovative, impactful programs. |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL | LOS ANGELES, CA | $4,000 | 2025 | TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE PROJECTS |
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LA
$700,000To support various charities
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LA
$700,000To support New Leaders Projects
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF LA
$350,000To support various charities
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELE
$155,000To support life-improvingservices that help the people ofLos Angeles
THE HOLOCAUST MUSIUM LA
$137,500TO SUPPORT THE RIGHTEOUS CONSERVATION PROJECT PROGRAM
TO SUPPORT job and skill training programs for unemployed and underemployed people.
LOS ANGELES JEWISH HEALTH
$100,000TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES CENTER AT THE BRANDMAN CENTER FOR SENIOR CARE
AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION
$70,000To support Jews in need
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL
$70,000To suppor medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare, and wide-ranging community benefit activities
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL
$70,000To pioner medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare, and wide-ranging community benefit activities, were setting new standards for quality and innovation in patient care
INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTI
$60,000To build bridges between Christians and Jews
SHALOM INSTITUE CAMP AND COMFERENCE
$50,000TO SUPPORT THE ASHES TO BLOSSOMS CAPITAL CAMPAIN
YESHIVA GEDOLAH OF LOS ANGELES
$50,000To support the highest level of education possible in both Judaic and Secular Studies.
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF LEKET
$45,000To support the Israel's largest food bank and food rescue network
To support and provide shelter, food, medical services, education and counseling to needy families and orphaned children in israel.
TO HELP BUILD JEWISH IDENTITIES THROUGH JEWISH LIFE, LEARNING & ISRAEL
To help people of all communities and generations secure life's necessities
To support in providing interest free loans to people in need of all faith
HEBREW UNION COLLEGE
$30,000To support premier Jewish seminary
THE HOLOCAUST MUSIUM
$25,000TO SUPPORT THE MUSIUM ACTIVITIES
BUILDERS O JEWISH EDUCATION
$25,000TO PROMOTE JEWISH EDUCATION, FAMILIES, IDENTITY, AND JEWISH COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
TO SUPPORT THE CHEMESH ORGANIC FARM EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
JEWISH LOS ANGELES SPECIAL NEEDS TR
$25,000TO SUPPORT AFFORDABLE AND EASY-TO-ACCESS PROFESSIONAL TRUSTEE SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WHO NEEDS A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST
PAIDEIA THE JEWISH INSTITUTE
$25,000TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR THE REVIVAL OF JEWISH CULTURE IN EUROPE
THE CORNERSTONE VILLAGE
$25,000TO SUPPORT HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED ADULTS
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LA
$25,000To support programs that help youth at rist in the Los Angeles area
THE BRAID FOUNDATION
$20,000TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, AND INCREASE EQUITABL ACCESS TO MENTAL HELP
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL
$20,000TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE PROJECTS
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL
$20,000To suppor medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare, and wide-ranging community benefit activities
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL
$20,000To suppor medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare, and wide-ranging community benefit activities
SHANSHERET
$15,000TO SUPPORT THE JEWISSH BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER COMMUNITY
CHAI LIFELINE INC
$15,000TO SUPPORT SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMS
AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HEBREW UNIVERSI
$11,000TO SUPPORT THE PORMOTION OF STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER WORLD CLASS ACEDEMIC & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADDRESS NEEDS IN THE AREAS OF HEALTH & MEDICINE
ALZEIMERS LA
$10,000TO SUPPORT ALZEIMERS LA PROGRAMS
BEAUTY BUS FOUNDATION
$10,000To deliver loving kindness, support, and compassion to seriously ill patients and their caregivers through beauty services
To support programs that envision a world where all LGBTQ+ Jews feel a strong sense of self, pride, and community a place where LGBTQ+ Jews and their allies are supported.
TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS DEDICATED TO CLOSING THE LITERACY ACHIEVEMENTS GAP FOR YOUTH
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
$10,000TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF A STRONG, VIBRANT FUTURE FOR THE LAND AND PEOPLE OF ISRAEL
TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING TRUTH CAMPUS EXPANSION CAPITAL CAMPAIN
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL
$5,000To suppor medical research achievements, education programs defining the future of healthcare, and wide-ranging community benefit activities
FORDEVEREIN EHEMALIGE SYNOGOGUE STA
$5,000To support holocaust museum in Stadthagen, Germany
To support programs that provide extensive senior living and healthcare options to the LA community
WOMEN'S GUILD CEDARS SINAI
$5,000TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE PROJECTS
AAPLE ACADEMY FOUNDATION
$5,000TO SUPPORT DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
RATSGYMNASIUM STADTHAGEN
$5,000TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL PEACEFUL ACTIVITIES
JEWISH BIG BROTHER BIG SISTER OF LO
$4,650To assist youth in achieving their full potential through innovative, impactful programs.
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL
$4,000TO SUPPORT HEALTHCARE PROJECTS