The Jewish Community Foundation Charitable Fund in Los Angeles made a single, large grant focused on civic life by funding a regional community foundation outside its home state. This suggests the fund operates as a donor-advised or designated vehicle that can direct sizable, flexible support to philanthropic infrastructure and general civic initiatives. The giving appears programmatic rather than many small operational grants to local nonprofits.
The Jewish Community Foundation Charitable Fund made a single 2024 grant of $738,625 to the Community Foundation of Utah, a transfer that stands out for its size and for funding civic life outside California. That one award points to a funder that can move substantial resources through charitable vehicles rather than only making small local awards. The recent record also shows steady support for Jewish institutions and civic organizations in Los Angeles and beyond, with grants to Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay, New Israel Fund, and Wilshire Boulevard Temple among the named recipients. Alongside those faith and community awards, the foundation has supported education, social services, and Israel-related organizations, suggesting a mix of community continuity, civic engagement, and issue-based philanthropy. The pattern is broad but not diffuse: most grants land in California, while selected awards reach national organizations and out-of-state recipients when the foundation chooses to support a particular purpose or institution. The result is a grantmaking profile that combines local Jewish community support with flexible pass-through giving.
Jewish continuity appears repeatedly in the grant record. The foundation gave $48,130 to Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay for Jewish continuity, and $3,600 to Wilshire Boulevard Temple for religious life. It also made a $2,500 grant to Penn Hillel - Hillel Fdn for Jewish Campus Life, extending support into campus Jewish engagement. Social services are another visible thread. Bet Tzedek received $10,000 for social services and another $2,500 for human services, showing support for direct community welfare work. The foundation also funds Israel-related and civic work. It gave $38,504 to New Israel Fund for civic life, $34,000 to American Israel Education Foundation Inc for education, and $9,626 to PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc for social services. Environmental and animal-related giving appears as well through a $2,500 grant to Earthjustice.
Typical grants cluster at a modest-to-mid scale: the 25th percentile is $2,500, the median is $9,626, and the 75th percentile is $30,158. The distribution is uneven, with a very large pass-through style grant at the top and a long tail of smaller awards. The recent record includes repeat recipients across years, including New Israel Fund and Bet Tzedek, which suggests some ongoing relationships rather than entirely one-time giving. The fund appears to operate through a donor-advised or charitable fund structure, and its active programs show that it accepts unsolicited grants in some channels, including donor-advised giving and select relief or Israel-related programs.
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Most grants fall between $3K and $30K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$30K
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Highly concentrated: one large, single grant to a community foundation (suggests donor‑advised or designated funding/one-off major commitment rather than many small grants or repeat grantees).
Notable grantees: Community Foundation of Utah
Most grants go to California recipients, which account for 56% of grants in the data. Los Angeles appears often, including awards to New Israel Fund, American Committee for the Weizmann Institute, Bet Tzedek, and Wilshire Boulevard Temple. Other California recipients include Rancho Palos Verdes, Beverly Hills, and San Francisco. The record also reaches beyond the state, with a major grant to Salt Lake City, plus grants to Washington, DC; New York, NY; Homer Glen, IL; Austin, TX; and Philadelphia, PA. All listed recipient countries are in the US.
The grant record includes Jewish congregations, social service organizations, education-focused nonprofits, civic and community groups, environmental advocacy, and Israel-related institutions. Examples in the recent list include Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay, Bet Tzedek, New Israel Fund, Earthjustice, and Penn Hillel - Hillel Fdn for Jewish Campus Life.
The 25th percentile grant is $2,500, the median is $9,626, and the 75th percentile is $30,158. The recent record also includes one much larger grant of $738,625, showing that the fund can make both routine grants and very large transfers.
No. While 56% of grants go to recipients in California, the recent grants also reach Salt Lake City, Washington, DC, New York, Homer Glen, Austin, and Philadelphia. The recipient country distribution is entirely US-based in the data.
Yes. New Israel Fund appears in both 2024 and 2023, and Bet Tzedek appears twice as well, with grants for social services and human services. That pattern points to some ongoing relationships rather than only one-time awards.
Some channels do accept unsolicited grants. The donor-advised fund accepts unsolicited giving, as do the Community Impact Fund: Los Angeles Resilience and Israel Grants. Other programs shown, including Capital Grants, Next Stage Grants, Security Grants, and the 2025 portfolio, are marked invitation only or do not accept unsolicited requests.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Utah | Salt Lake City, UT | $738,625 | 2024 | Civic Life |
| Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | $48,130 | 2024 | Jewish Continuity |
| New Israel Fund | LOS ANGELES, CA | $38,504 | 2024 | Civic Life |
| Americans for Ben-Gurion University | New York, NY | $28,878 | 2024 | Education |
| American Society of Technion | Beverly Hills, CA | $14,439 | 2024 | Education |
| Bet Tzedek | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | Social Services |
| American Committee for the Weizmann Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $9,626 | 2024 | Science |
| Israel Center for Excellence Through Education USA | Homer Glen, IL | $9,626 | 2024 | Education |
| PEF Israel Endowment Funds Inc | New York, NY | $9,626 | 2024 | Social Services |
| American Israel Education Foundation Inc | Washington, DC | $34,000 | 2023 | Education |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple | Los Angeles, CA | $3,600 | 2023 | Religious Life |
| Bet Tzedek | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | Human Services |
| Earthjustice | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | Environment/Animals |
| Janes Due Process Inc | Austin, TX | $2,500 | 2023 | Civic Life |
| New Israel Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 2023 | Civic Life |
| Penn Hillel - Hillel Fdn for Jewish Campus Life | Philadelphia, PA | $1,000 | 2023 | Education |
Congregation Ner Tamid of South Bay
$48,130Jewish Continuity
New Israel Fund
$38,504Civic Life
Americans for Ben-Gurion University
$28,878Education
American Society of Technion
$14,439Education
Social Services
American Committee for the Weizmann Institute
$9,626Science
American Israel Education Foundation Inc
$34,000Education
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
$3,600Religious Life
New Israel Fund
$2,500Civic Life
Penn Hillel - Hillel Fdn for Jewish Campus Life
$1,000Education