The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation makes focused, high-dollar grants to national public-interest organizations working on consumer protection and advocacy. Their sole recorded grant supports policy and consumer-advocacy work, indicating a philanthropic interest in strengthening consumer rights and regulatory oversight.
The Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation CO Jeff Gold gives at a scale that puts consumer advocacy, public education, and health-oriented research at the center of its grantmaking. One of its clearest patterns is repeated support for Public Citizen, with awards of $300,000 in 2023, $250,000 in 2024, and $150,000 in 2025 for consumer advocacy. The foundation also backs nutrition-based public education through NutritionFacts.org, which received $150,000 in 2023 and $200,000 in both 2024 and 2025 for free education grounded in non-commercial science-based public nutrition research. Beyond those areas, the foundation has supported education, medical research, and public-interest institutions, including the California Science Center Foundation, Csun, and the UCLA Foundation. Its recent grants show a preference for organizations that produce research, education, or advocacy resources for broad public use rather than narrow program support. The recurring grants to the same organizations across multiple years suggest a sustained relationship with select grantees, especially in consumer rights and nutrition education.
Consumer protection is a defining theme. The foundation gave Public Citizen $300,000 in 2023 and $250,000 in 2024 for consumer advocacy, then followed with another $150,000 in 2025 for the same purpose. It also supports public education tied to nutrition and disease prevention. NutritionFacts.org received $200,000 in 2024 and $200,000 in 2025 to provide free education on non-commercial, science-based public nutrition research, while Moving Medicine Forward received $60,000 in 2025 and $50,000 in 2024 for disease prevention through nutrition. The foundation has also funded youth development and education: The Posse Foundation received $100,000 in 2024 and $75,000 in both 2023 and 2025 for high school students with academic and leadership potential, and Youth Champions received $60,000 in 2025 for paid internship opportunities for high school students.
Typical grants cluster in the low-to-mid thousands, with a p25 of $3,500, median of $6,000, and p75 of $20,000. The recent-grants list also shows repeated awards to the same recipients across several years, which points to ongoing relationships rather than isolated gifts. The foundation is classified as a regular funder and funds individuals. Its profile also indicates a regional geographic scope of giving, with most grants concentrated in California recipients.
$3.5M
$69.9M
$5.8M
$3.6M
Most grants fall between $4K and $20K, with a median of $6K.
25th Percentile
$4K
Median
$6K
75th Percentile
$20K
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Sheila Dave & Sherry Gold Foundation Co Jeff Gold.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 596 | $9.8M | 99.8% |
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Highly concentrated giving: a single large grant to one national advocacy organization rather than many small or geographically dispersed awards.
Notable grantees: Public Citizen
California recipients account for 68% of grants, making it the main destination for the foundation’s giving, even though the headquarters are in Studio City. Within California, recent grants went to Los Angeles, Northridge, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, and Encino. Outside the state, the foundation also funded organizations in Washington, DC; Takoma Park, Maryland; Chesterfield, Missouri; St Petersburg, Florida; Great Falls, Virginia; and Eugene, Oregon. The recipient-country distribution is overwhelmingly US-based, with one grant to Canada.
Its recent grants emphasize consumer advocacy, public education on nutrition and disease prevention, education for high school students, medical research, and selected civic or public-interest work such as digital library access and environmental protection.
Yes. Public Citizen, NutritionFacts.org, The Posse Foundation, Los Angeles Community Action Network, Moving Medicine Forward, and Csun each appear more than once in the recent grants list, sometimes across multiple years.
The grant-size distribution centers on smaller awards: p25 is $3,500, median grant size is $6,000, and p75 is $20,000. The recent grants list also shows several larger awards, including $300,000 and $250,000 to Public Citizen.
California is the top state by grant count, with 68% of grants going to recipients in the state. Recent California recipients include organizations in Los Angeles, Northridge, Pasadena, Beverly Hills, San Francisco, and Encino.
Public-interest support includes consumer advocacy through Public Citizen, science and health education through NutritionFacts.org, internet and cultural preservation through Internet Archive, and environmental protection through Our Children’s Trust.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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| $25K |
0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NutritionFactsorg | Takoma Park, MD | $200,000 | 2025 | Support in providing free education regarding non-commercial science-based public nutrition research. |
| PUBLIC CITIZEN | WASHINGTON, DC | $150,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CONSUMER ADVOCACY |
| Internet Archive | San Francisco, CA | $135,000 | 2025 | Support for the creation of a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form |
| CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTER FOUNDATION | Los Angeles, CA | $112,950 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF SCIENCE EDUCATION |
| CSUN | Northridge, CA | $101,535 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF EDUCATION |
| UCLA Foundation | Pasadena, CA | $88,500 | 2025 | Support of Medical Research |
| THE POSSE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $75,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC & LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL |
| American College of Lifestyle Medicine | Chesterfield, MO | $75,000 | 2025 | Support of medical research for chronic disease treatment through lifestyle changes and therapeutic means |
| The Physicians Committee for Responsible | Washington, DC | $70,000 | 2025 | To save and improve human and animal lives through plant-based diets. |
| Moving Medicine Forward | St Petersburg, FL | $60,000 | 2025 | Support for prevention of disease through nutrition |
| JEWISH WORLD WATCH | ENCINO, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF PREVENTION OF MASS ATROCITIES IN THE SUDAN & CONGO |
| Kurdish Peace Institute | Great Falls, VA | $60,000 | 2025 | Support for vulnerable people including the homeless & poor. |
| Youth Champions | Los Angeles, CA | $60,000 | 2025 | Support for the development of High School Students through paid internship opportunities |
| Greenpeace Fund | Washington, DC | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR the environment |
| The Giving Spirit | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | Support for the homeless |
| Our Children's Trust | Eugene, OR | $50,000 | 2025 | To protect the Earth's atmosphere and natural systems for present and future generations. |
| RepresentUs Education Fund | Florence, MA | $50,000 | 2025 | Support for public education and research to promote the message of money-in-politics corruption, and increase civic participation. |
| Didi Hirsh Mental Health Services | Culver City, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF Mental Health & Substance Abuse services for the poor |
| HADASSAH SO CALIFORNIAMEDICAL RESEARCH | Beverly Hills, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| VISTA DEL MAR CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF FAMILY SERVICES |
| Chrysalis | Santa Monica, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF Adoption Services |
| CITY OF HOPE | DUARTE, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| Food Access LA | Los Angeles, CA | $40,000 | 2025 | Support for sustainable food systems that promote social and cultural activities benefiting low to moderate income residents of Los Angeles while also supporting California small and mid-sized farms and local small businesses |
| UCLA Foundation - Integrative Medicine | Pasadena, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | Support of Medical Research |
| UCLA Foundation - Ronald Reagan Med Ctr | Pasadena, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | Support of medical research. |
| We Benefit Children | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | Support for children in underserved communities in Los Angeles |
| MEALS ON WHEELS | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF THE HOMEBOUND |
| Los Angeles Community Action Network | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | To help people dealing with poverty create & discover opportunities. |
| THE SALVATION ARMY | Rancho Palos Verdes, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY NEEDS |
| A Place Called Home | LOS ANGELES, CA | $35,000 | 2025 | education, counseling and mentorship of underprivileged children |
| INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF HEALTH SERVICES |
| Foundation for Craniofacial Surgery | Pacific Palisades, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | Medical support for children with facial birth defects and deformities |
| BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $30,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF CHILD MENTORING |
| UCLA - UNICAMP | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF EDUCATION |
| Saving Nature | Durham, NC | $25,000 | 2025 | Support for rescuing endangered and threatened species from extinction. |
| Camp Bob Waldorf Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF Underprivileged Children |
| Los Angeles Waterkeeper | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | Support for preservation of Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay & the adjacent waters |
| Westside Food Bank | Santa Monica, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | To provide food for the poor. |
| Venice Family Clinic | Venice, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | Support of Medical Care for the Poor |
| CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH |
| Action Against Hunger | New York, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | Support for malnourished children. |
| The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Scienc | Amherst, NY | $25,000 | 2025 | Support of Scientific Literacy |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute | Brookline, MA | $25,000 | 2025 | Support of Cancer Research |
| Union Rescue Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | Support for rehabilitation through Christian core values. |
| Jewish Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | Support of poor and disadvantaged individuals. |
| Allies For Every Child | Culver City, CA | $23,000 | 2025 | Supporting and cultivating conditions for children to succeed in life. |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | $20,000 | 2025 | Support for providing food and cooking resources to those in crisis. |
| Alexandria House | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Provision of housing for impoverished women and children. |
| DOWNTOWN WOMENS CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | SUPPORT FOR HOMELESS WOMEN |
| Heal the Bay | Santa Monica, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | Support of a Healthy Marine Ecosystem |
NutritionFactsorg
$200,000Support in providing free education regarding non-commercial science-based public nutrition research.
Support for the creation of a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form
CSUN
$101,535SUPPORT OF EDUCATION
THE POSSE FOUNDATION
$75,000SUPPORT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH ACADEMIC & LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL
American College of Lifestyle Medicine
$75,000Support of medical research for chronic disease treatment through lifestyle changes and therapeutic means
The Physicians Committee for Responsible
$70,000To save and improve human and animal lives through plant-based diets.
Moving Medicine Forward
$60,000Support for prevention of disease through nutrition
SUPPORT OF PREVENTION OF MASS ATROCITIES IN THE SUDAN & CONGO
Kurdish Peace Institute
$60,000Support for vulnerable people including the homeless & poor.
Youth Champions
$60,000Support for the development of High School Students through paid internship opportunities
To protect the Earth's atmosphere and natural systems for present and future generations.
Support for public education and research to promote the message of money-in-politics corruption, and increase civic participation.
Didi Hirsh Mental Health Services
$50,000SUPPORT OF Mental Health & Substance Abuse services for the poor
HADASSAH SO CALIFORNIAMEDICAL RESEARCH
$50,000SUPPORT OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
Chrysalis
$40,000SUPPORT OF Adoption Services
Support for sustainable food systems that promote social and cultural activities benefiting low to moderate income residents of Los Angeles while also supporting California small and mid-sized farms and local small businesses
We Benefit Children
$35,000Support for children in underserved communities in Los Angeles
MEALS ON WHEELS
$35,000SUPPORT OF THE HOMEBOUND
Los Angeles Community Action Network
$35,000To help people dealing with poverty create & discover opportunities.
THE SALVATION ARMY
$35,000SUPPORT OF COMMUNITY NEEDS
education, counseling and mentorship of underprivileged children
Foundation for Craniofacial Surgery
$30,000Medical support for children with facial birth defects and deformities
UCLA - UNICAMP
$25,000SUPPORT OF EDUCATION
Saving Nature
$25,000Support for rescuing endangered and threatened species from extinction.
Camp Bob Waldorf Foundation
$25,000SUPPORT OF Underprivileged Children
Support for preservation of Santa Monica Bay, San Pedro Bay & the adjacent waters
Westside Food Bank
$25,000To provide food for the poor.
The Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason & Scienc
$25,000Support of Scientific Literacy
Support for rehabilitation through Christian core values.
Jewish Family Services
$25,000Support of poor and disadvantaged individuals.
Supporting and cultivating conditions for children to succeed in life.
Support for providing food and cooking resources to those in crisis.