The Maurice Marciano Family Foundation concentrates its giving into a small number of large awards, split mainly between arts philanthropy tied to the Marciano family and Israel-focused relief, security, and emergency medical support. The foundation makes sizable, sometimes repeat, grants to a few preferred organizations rather than many small gifts, signaling a preference for high-impact partnerships with both family-associated cultural institutions and pro‑Israel nonprofits.
A defining feature of The Maurice Marciano Family Foundation is its use of large, targeted awards to a small set of repeat recipients. The biggest recent grant was $1,500,000 to the Maurice and Paul Art Marciano Foundation in Beverly Hills, followed by a $1,000,000 grant to Friends of the Israel Defense Forces in Los Angeles. Those gifts point to the foundation’s two strongest threads: family-linked contemporary art philanthropy and support for Israel-related relief and security work. The grant record also shows repeated backing for the same organizations over multiple years. Friends of the Israel Defense Forces received another $500,000 in 2025, while the Maurice and Paul Art Marciano Foundation received a $400,000 award in 2025 after the earlier 2024 grant. Friends of United Hatzalah also appears as a recurring recipient, with grants of $476,448 and $100,000. Alongside those anchors, the foundation makes program-restricted gifts to education, religious, relief, and emergency-response efforts, including art museums, schools, and local civic organizations. The overall pattern is selective rather than broad, with funding concentrated in a handful of institutions that appear more than once in the recent record.
In arts philanthropy, the foundation supported the Maurice and Paul Art Marciano Foundation with $1,500,000 in 2024 and $400,000 in 2025, and it also gave $100,000 to MOCA in Los Angeles for an educational program. That mix shows support for both family-associated art initiatives and broader museum education. In Israel-focused giving, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces received $1,000,000 in 2024 and $500,000 in 2025 for relief programs, while Friends of United Hatzalah received $476,448 in 2025 for relief and $100,000 in 2024 for a religious program. The foundation also backed America-Israel Coalition with $500,000 in 2025 for relief. Beyond those core areas, the grant record includes environmental and conservation work through NRDC, One Earth Philanthropy, Tompkins Conservation, Fibershed, and the Regenerative Agriculture Alliance, all funded in program-specific awards.
Typical grants cluster around a mid-sized level: the p25 is $10,000, the median is $25,000, and the p75 is $55,000. The recent record, however, includes several much larger awards, showing a two-track approach of routine grants alongside very large program commitments. Repeat recipients are common; multiple organizations appear in both 2024 and 2025, including the Maurice and Paul Art Marciano Foundation, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, Friends of United Hatzalah, NRDC, One Earth Philanthropy, Gindi Maimonides Academy, Beverly Hills Police Foundation, Visionary Women, and Artadia the Art Council. The foundation is a private family foundation and does not fund individuals or make program-related investments.
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$18.8M
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$2.8M
Most grants fall between $10K and $55K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$55K
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Concentrated giving: a small number of large grants (several six-figure to seven-figure gifts), repeated funding to the same recipients, split between a flagship family art foundation and Israel-related relief/security/EMS organizations.
Notable grantees: Maurice and Paul Art Marciano Foundation, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, Friends of United Hatzalah, America-Israel Coalition
Giving is highly concentrated in California, which accounts for 70% of grants, and the top recipient city cluster is in Los Angeles County and nearby Beverly Hills. Recent recipients in those places include Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica, Toluca Lake, Ventura, Prather, and San Geronimo. Outside California, grants also reached New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Maryland, and Utah, but every recent grant in the dataset went to a U.S. recipient.
The foundation backs a mix of family-linked contemporary art philanthropy, Israel-focused relief and security work, emergency medical services, education, and some environmental or conservation efforts. Recent recipients include art institutions, relief organizations, schools, and civic groups, with funding often tied to specific programs.
Its stated grant-size distribution is $10,000 at the 25th percentile, $25,000 at the median, and $55,000 at the 75th percentile. The recent record also includes much larger awards, including seven-figure and high six-figure grants.
Yes. Several recipients appear in both 2024 and 2025, including the Maurice and Paul Art Marciano Foundation, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces, Friends of United Hatzalah, NRDC, One Earth Philanthropy, Gindi Maimonides Academy, Beverly Hills Police Foundation, Visionary Women, and Artadia the Art Council.
California receives the largest share of grants, with 70% going to recipients in the HQ state. Recent California recipients are located in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Santa Monica, Toluca Lake, Ventura, Prather, and San Geronimo.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMERICA-ISRAEL COALITION | BRYN MAWR, PA | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $500,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $476,448 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| MAURICE AND PAUL ART MARCIANO FOUNDATION (SEE ATTACHED STMT B) | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $400,000 | 2025 | SEE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY" REPORT AT STMT C |
| MOCA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM |
| FIBERSHED | SAN GERONIMO, CA | $85,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE ALLIANCE | NORTHFIELD, MN | $75,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| GINDI MAIMONIDES ACADEMY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| BEVERLY HILLS POLICE FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| NRDC | NEW YORK, NY | $50,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| VISIONARY WOMEN | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| ONE EARTH PHILANTHROPY | CULVER CITY, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| HAMMER MUSEUM | LOS ANGELES, CA | $48,500 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM |
| STEP UP ON SECOND STREET INC | SANTA MONICA, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| COLEL CHABAD | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | RELIGIOUS PROGRAM |
| ARTADIA THE ART COUNCIL | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| CHILDREN MENDING HEARTS | TOLUCA LAKE, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| LOS ANGELS NOMADIC DIVISION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $15,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $12,500 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| SHERIFF'S YOUTH FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $12,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| PUSHING FOR PINK | CHATSWORTH, CA | $10,800 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| FRIENDS OF COMPTON YAL | COMPTON, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| ISRAFEST FOUNDATION INC | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM |
| PROJECT HEALTHY MINDS | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM |
| VIENNA SECESSION AMERICAN FOUNDATION INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| RUGBY LA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $6,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| ACTIVE CULTURES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM |
| CHILDREN'S BURN FOUNDATION | SHERMAN OAKS, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| FEEDING AMERICA | CHICAGO, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| MAURICE AND PAUL ART MARCIANO FOUNDATION (SEE ATTACHED STMT B) | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $1,500,000 | 2024 | SEE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY" REPORT AT STMT C |
| FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,000,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| FRIENDS OF ELNET | LOS ANGELES, CA | $150,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| NRDC | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| FRIENDS OF UNITED HATZALAH | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2024 | RELIGIOUS PROGRAM |
| PEOPLE FOOD AND LAND FOUNDATION | PRATHER, CA | $85,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| CHARITY GLOBAL | HUGERSTOWN, MD | $60,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| BEVERLY HILLS POLICE FOUNDATION | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| ONE EARTH PHILANTHROPY | CULVER CITY, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| GINDI MAIMONIDES ACADEMY | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| TOMPKINS CONSERVATION | VENTURA, CA | $50,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| UTAH FILM CENTER | SALT LAKE CITY, UT | $50,000 | 2024 | EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM |
| VISIONARY WOMEN | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| ARTADIA THE ART COUNCIL | BROOKLYN, NY | $25,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| STEP UP ON SECOND STREET INC | SANTA MONICA, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| TRAUMA RESOURCE INSTITUTE INC | CLAREMONT, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| CHILDREN MENDING HEARTS | TOLUCA LAKE, CA | $25,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION | SAN DIEGO, CA | $12,500 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| PRINTED MATTER INC | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | CARSON, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
| LAXART | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,000 | 2024 | RELIEF PROGRAM |
AMERICA-ISRAEL COALITION
$500,000RELIEF PROGRAM
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
$500,000RELIEF PROGRAM
MAURICE AND PAUL ART MARCIANO FOUNDATION (SEE ATTACHED STMT B)
$400,000SEE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY" REPORT AT STMT C
MOCA
$100,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
RELIEF PROGRAM
GINDI MAIMONIDES ACADEMY
$50,000RELIEF PROGRAM
BEVERLY HILLS POLICE FOUNDATION
$50,000RELIEF PROGRAM
VISIONARY WOMEN
$50,000RELIEF PROGRAM
HAMMER MUSEUM
$48,500EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
COLEL CHABAD
$25,000RELIGIOUS PROGRAM
ARTADIA THE ART COUNCIL
$25,000RELIEF PROGRAM
LOS ANGELS NOMADIC DIVISION
$15,000RELIEF PROGRAM
CHALLENGED ATHLETES FOUNDATION
$12,500RELIEF PROGRAM
SHERIFF'S YOUTH FOUNDATION
$12,000RELIEF PROGRAM
PUSHING FOR PINK
$10,800RELIEF PROGRAM
FRIENDS OF COMPTON YAL
$10,000RELIEF PROGRAM
ISRAFEST FOUNDATION INC
$10,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
VIENNA SECESSION AMERICAN FOUNDATION INC
$10,000RELIEF PROGRAM
RUGBY LA
$6,000RELIEF PROGRAM
ACTIVE CULTURES
$5,000EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM
MAURICE AND PAUL ART MARCIANO FOUNDATION (SEE ATTACHED STMT B)
$1,500,000SEE EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY" REPORT AT STMT C
FRIENDS OF ELNET
$150,000RELIEF PROGRAM
PEOPLE FOOD AND LAND FOUNDATION
$85,000RELIEF PROGRAM
CHARITY GLOBAL
$60,000RELIEF PROGRAM
BEVERLY HILLS POLICE FOUNDATION
$50,000RELIEF PROGRAM
GINDI MAIMONIDES ACADEMY
$50,000RELIEF PROGRAM
TOMPKINS CONSERVATION
$50,000RELIEF PROGRAM
VISIONARY WOMEN
$25,000RELIEF PROGRAM
ARTADIA THE ART COUNCIL
$25,000RELIEF PROGRAM
TRAUMA RESOURCE INSTITUTE INC
$25,000RELIEF PROGRAM
THE SALVATION ARMY
$10,000RELIEF PROGRAM
LAXART
$10,000RELIEF PROGRAM