The Schuman Family Foundation focuses its philanthropy locally in the Los Angeles area with a strong emphasis on education and health-related initiatives, supplemented by Jewish communal and Israel support and urban environmental work. The portfolio is anchored by a very large, repeat relationship with UCLA around geriatric medicine and innovation, while other gifts fund K–12 schools, school wellness and athletics, youth development programs, and regional environmental nonprofits. Grants tend to be sizable, institution-level awards rather than many microgrants, and the foundation gives repeatedly to a few preferred organizations.
A $1,062,974 grant to the UCLA Foundation for an Innovation Fund stands out as the clearest marker of the Schuman Family Foundation’s style: large, institution-level support tied to medical research and innovation. That relationship is not isolated. In 2023, the foundation also gave $431,770 to the UCLA Foundation to support innovation in geriatric medicine, and in 2025 it added several more UCLA-linked awards for geriatrics, the Semel Institute’s Gen Z Wellness Summit, and the UCLA Mobile Stroke Unit. The pattern points to a funder that backs a small number of preferred organizations with repeated awards rather than broad, diffuse grantmaking. Alongside medical philanthropy, the family foundation supports education, Jewish communal life, Israel-related relief, urban environmental work, and youth programs. Recent gifts include support for school athletics and wellness, annual funding for Los Angeles-area Jewish institutions, tree planting and stewardship through TreePeople, and animal rescue work in Los Angeles and Miami. The overall profile is local in reach, but the grants themselves span health, education, civic life, and community response.
Medical and research-related giving is a core theme. The foundation awarded $25,750 to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for the Dr. Barry Rosenbloom Oncology Fund, and it gave $25,000 to the UCLA Foundation Mobile Stroke Unit for annual support. At UCLA, it also funded the Friends of the Semel Institute – Gen Z Wellness Summit with $25,944, showing interest in both clinical and wellness-oriented programming. Education is another visible area. Gulliver Preparatory School Inc. received $100,846 for athletics, while Viewpoint Educational Foundation received $100,846 for a wellness program and another $26,212 for support tied to its mission. Jewish communal support appears in gifts to Leo Baeck Temple, Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, including an Israel Crisis Fund award.
Typical grants cluster tightly around the low five figures: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $11,421, and the 75th percentile is $26,000. That said, the distribution includes some very large awards, especially to UCLA Foundation. The grant history also shows repeat support to the same organizations across multiple years and multiple purposes, including UCLA Foundation, TreePeople, Viewpoint Educational Foundation, Wags & Walks, Leo Baeck Temple, and Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. The foundation funds individuals and does not make program-related investments. The recent record reads as institutional, restricted, and often program-specific rather than open-ended micrograntmaking.
$3.5M
$43.8M
$53.1M
$3.5M
Most grants fall between $10K and $26K, with a median of $11K.
25th Percentile
$10K
Median
$11K
75th Percentile
$26K
About 89% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for Schuman Family Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 95 | $3.5M | 99.0% |
| 2 | Israel | 1 | $2K |
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Concentrated giving with several large, multi-grant relationships (notably UCLA and TreePeople); a small number of mid-sized institutional gifts (~$50k–$200k) across education, Jewish organizations, and local environment rather than many one-off small grants.
Notable grantees: UCLA Foundation, TreePeople, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Gulliver Preparatory School, Friends of the Israel Defense Forces
The Schuman Family Foundation gives overwhelmingly in California: 89% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and California is also the top state by grant count. Los Angeles is the main hub, with awards to UCLA Foundation, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles, and Leo Baeck Temple. Outside California, recent grants reached Miami through Gulliver Preparatory School Inc. and Paws4you Rescue, New York through Friends of Israeli Defense Forces, San Francisco through Save the Redwoods League, and Bethesda through Center for a Humane Economy. One grant also went to an Israeli recipient.
The foundation’s recent gifts center on universities and medical institutions, schools, Jewish communal organizations, environmental nonprofits, and animal rescue groups. UCLA Foundation, University of Southern California, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, TreePeople, and Wags & Walks all appear in the recent grant list.
The grant-size distribution is fairly tight: the 25th percentile is $10,000, the median is $11,421, and the 75th percentile is $26,000. The recent record also includes several larger institutional awards above $100,000, especially to UCLA Foundation.
Yes. UCLA Foundation appears multiple times across 2023 and 2025, TreePeople appears more than once in 2025, and Viewpoint Educational Foundation, Wags & Walks, Leo Baeck Temple, and Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles each receive repeat support in the recent grants list.
Its giving is heavily concentrated in California: 89% of grants go to recipients in the HQ state, and California is the top state by grant count. Los Angeles is the main recipient city, with additional awards going to a smaller number of organizations outside the state and one in Israel.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $1,062,974 | 2025 | INNOVATION FUND |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $123,816 | 2025 | GERIATRICS MEDICINE INNOVATION FUND |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $109,079 | 2025 | GERIATRICS MEDICINE INNOVATION FUND |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $100,976 | 2025 | ISRAEL CRISIS FUND |
| VIEWPOINT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CALABASSAS, CA | $100,846 | 2025 | WELLNESS PROGRAM |
| GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC | MIAMI, FL | $100,846 | 2025 | ATHLETICS |
| TREE PEOPLE | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $100,357 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND: BENCH DEDICATION |
| FRIENDS OF ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES | NEW YORK, NY | $100,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $51,106 | 2025 | SCA |
| TREE PEOPLE | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $51,065 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| LEO BAECK TEMPLE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,994 | 2025 | ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN |
| COMMUNITY KARATE FOUNDATION | SANTA MONICA, CA | $50,994 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND OR BUTCH SCHUMAN MEMORIAL FUND |
| TREE PEOPLE | BEVERLY HILLS, CA | $50,414 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND: BENCH DEDICATION |
| WAGS & WALKS | LOS ANGELES, CA | $50,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| LEO BAECK TEMPLE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $36,526 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $36,526 | 2025 | SHOAH FOUNDATION |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $35,835 | 2025 | LAW SCHOOL BUILDING FUND |
| UCLA FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,944 | 2025 | FRIENDS OF THE SEMEL INSTITUTE - GEN Z WELLNESS SUMMIT |
| CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,750 | 2025 | DR. BARRY ROSENBLOOM ONCOLOGY FUND |
| PAWS4YOU RESCUE | MIAMI, FL | $25,750 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,443 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $25,443 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY | BETHESDA, MD | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| UCLA FOUNDATION MOBILE STROKE UNIT | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| VIEWPOINT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CALABASSAS, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | NIGHT OF UNITY ANNUAL FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $25,000 | 2025 | HILLEL |
| LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION | LOS ANGELES, CA | $24,998 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| VIEWPOINT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CALABASSAS, CA | $24,998 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,566 | 2025 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND |
| UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,566 | 2025 | HILLEL / SHOAH FOUNDATION |
| VISTA DEL MAR | LOS ANGELES, CA | $20,231 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| FRIENDS OF ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES | NEW YORK, NY | $20,000 | 2025 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND |
| LEO BAECK TEMPLE | LOS ANGELES, CA | $19,330 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| VIEWPOINT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION | CALABASSAS, CA | $18,263 | 2025 | WELLNESS PROGRAM |
| JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO | SAN DIEGO, CA | $15,124 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA | PORT WASHINGTON, NY | $12,500 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| REDLAND ROCKPIT ABANDONED DOGS PROJECT | DAVIE, FL | $10,554 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CORAL GARDENERS AKA BARREL BAG | MILL VALLEY, CA | $10,412 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| CHIRLA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,375 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| HADASSAH THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA | NEW YORK, NY | $10,372 | 2025 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND |
| LUMINA ALLIANCE | SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA | $10,300 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER | REDONDO BEACH, CA | $10,299 | 2025 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND |
| NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME | NORTH CANTON, OH | $10,256 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| PAWS4YOU RESCUE | MIAMI, FL | $10,214 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| SAGAFTRA | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,213 | 2025 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND |
| GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC | MIAMI, FL | $10,213 | 2025 | ATHLETICS |
| BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY | KANAB, UT | $10,192 | 2025 | ANNUAL FUND |
| JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES | LOS ANGELES, CA | $10,159 | 2025 | LEGAL FUND |
| ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND | NEW YORK, NY | $10,122 | 2025 | EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND |
UCLA FOUNDATION
$1,062,974INNOVATION FUND
UCLA FOUNDATION
$123,816GERIATRICS MEDICINE INNOVATION FUND
UCLA FOUNDATION
$109,079GERIATRICS MEDICINE INNOVATION FUND
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
$100,976ISRAEL CRISIS FUND
VIEWPOINT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$100,846WELLNESS PROGRAM
GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC
$100,846ATHLETICS
TREE PEOPLE
$100,357ANNUAL FUND: BENCH DEDICATION
FRIENDS OF ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES
$100,000ANNUAL FUND
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$51,106SCA
TREE PEOPLE
$51,065ANNUAL FUND
LEO BAECK TEMPLE
$50,994ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN
COMMUNITY KARATE FOUNDATION
$50,994ANNUAL FUND OR BUTCH SCHUMAN MEMORIAL FUND
TREE PEOPLE
$50,414ANNUAL FUND: BENCH DEDICATION
WAGS & WALKS
$50,000ANNUAL FUND
LEO BAECK TEMPLE
$36,526ANNUAL FUND
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$36,526SHOAH FOUNDATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$35,835LAW SCHOOL BUILDING FUND
UCLA FOUNDATION
$25,944FRIENDS OF THE SEMEL INSTITUTE - GEN Z WELLNESS SUMMIT
CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER
$25,750DR. BARRY ROSENBLOOM ONCOLOGY FUND
PAWS4YOU RESCUE
$25,750ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
$25,443ANNUAL FUND
SAVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE
$25,443ANNUAL FUND
CENTER FOR A HUMANE ECONOMY
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
UCLA FOUNDATION MOBILE STROKE UNIT
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
VIEWPOINT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$25,000ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF LOS ANGELES
$25,000NIGHT OF UNITY ANNUAL FUND
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$25,000HILLEL
LOS ANGELES POLICE FOUNDATION
$24,998ANNUAL FUND
VIEWPOINT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$24,998ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
$20,566EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
$20,566HILLEL / SHOAH FOUNDATION
VISTA DEL MAR
$20,231ANNUAL FUND
FRIENDS OF ISRAELI DEFENSE FORCES
$20,000EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
LEO BAECK TEMPLE
$19,330ANNUAL FUND
VIEWPOINT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
$18,263WELLNESS PROGRAM
JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF SAN DIEGO
$15,124ANNUAL FUND
NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA
$12,500ANNUAL FUND
REDLAND ROCKPIT ABANDONED DOGS PROJECT
$10,554ANNUAL FUND
CORAL GARDENERS AKA BARREL BAG
$10,412ANNUAL FUND
CHIRLA
$10,375ANNUAL FUND
HADASSAH THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA
$10,372EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
LUMINA ALLIANCE
$10,300ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
$10,299EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
NATIONAL INVENTORS HALL OF FAME
$10,256ANNUAL FUND
PAWS4YOU RESCUE
$10,214ANNUAL FUND
SAGAFTRA
$10,213EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND
GULLIVER PREPARATORY SCHOOL INC
$10,213ATHLETICS
BEST FRIENDS ANIMAL SOCIETY
$10,192ANNUAL FUND
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER LOS ANGELES
$10,159LEGAL FUND
ENTERTAINMENT COMMUNITY FUND
$10,122EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FUND