Albert and Joan Dorman Family Foundation
Pacific Palisades, CA · EIN 46-4078455. Reported 218 grants totalling $778,761 to 97 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Albert and Joan Dorman Family Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,500; the smallest was $25 and the largest $80,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gladstone Institutes | San Francisco, CA | $276,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ | $177,869 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Foundation at Njit | New York, NY | $52,500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Harvey Mudd College | Claremont, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| USC Viterbi School of Engineering | Los Angeles, CA | $24,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Birthright Israel Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $10,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Hillel International | Washington, DC | $9,956 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Israel Public Affair Committee | Washington, DC | $8,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| National Academy of Engineering | Washington, DC | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Smith Gambrell & Russell Llp | Atlanta, GA | $6,887 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Cancer Weizman Institute | New York, NY | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Amnesty International | Sacramento, CA | $6,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| American Civil Liberties Union | Los Angeles, CA | $5,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Loyola Marymount University | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $4,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Colburn School | Los Angeles, CA | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Middle East Media Research Institute (memri) | Los Angeles, CA | $4,100 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| American Associates of Ben-Gurion University | New York, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Hebrew University | New York, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Environmental Defense Fund (edf) | New York, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Bnai Birth | Sherman Oaks, CA | $3,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ajc Children's Foundation | New York, NY | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Youth Symphony | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Bandaloop (laura) | Oakland, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| CASA of La | Monterey Park, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Fulfillment Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Jewish Congress | New York, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Sierra Club | Oakland, CA | $2,635 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| San Francisco Ballet Association | San Francisco, CA | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Southern Poverty Law Center | Montgomery, AL | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Joseph Center | Venica, CA | $2,450 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Kusc | Los Angeles, CA | $2,400 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| California State Parks Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $2,350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish Foundation for the Righteous | West Orange, NJ | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Stand With US | Los Angeles, CA | $2,250 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Jewish Institute for National Security of America (jinsa) | Washington, DC | $2,050 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Aia College of Fellows | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (aclu) | New York, NY | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| American Society of Civil Engineers - Asce Foundation | El Segundo, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Defenders of Wildlife | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jdrf | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jewish National Fund | Van Nuys, CA | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation | Burbank, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Skirball Museum | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Jcc - Federation of San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, CA | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Common Cause | Washington, DC | $1,700 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| American Diabetes Association | Arlington, VA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Berea College | Berea, KY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Kanab, UT | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Wildlife Federation | Merrifield, VA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Tree People | Beverly Hills, CA | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Los Angeles Opera | Los Angeles, CA | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Rand Corporation | Santa Monica, CA | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Metropolitan Opera | New York, NY | $1,100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian | Washington, DC | $1,050 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Park Foundation (napi Pak) | Washington, DC | $1,025 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee (ajc) | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Asce Foundation | Reston, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| B'nai B'rith Heritage Society | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bet Tzedek (laura) | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Circle of Friends Adhc | Inglewood, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Israel Center for Excellence in Education (icee) | Homer Glen, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| St Jude Childrens Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Trust for Public Land | Pasadena, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Bet Tzedek | Kanab, UT | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Kpcc | Pasadena, CA | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Reading Partners Los Angeles | Pasadena, CA | $600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Salvation Army | Alexandria, VA | $550 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Communities in Schools | Arlington, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Foundation of La | Los Angeles, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Moishe House | Charlotte, NC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Pbskcet | Costa Mesa, CA | $500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| National Trust for Historic Preservation | Chicago, IL | $350 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Flame Foundation | Berkeley, CA | $325 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Children's Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $300 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| US Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Special Olympics | Washington, DC | $225 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| La Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $200 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America | Washington, DC | $150 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Pbc | Costa Mesa, CA | $129 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | New York, NY | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem | New York, NY | $100 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Braille Institute of America Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Drew University | Madison, NJ | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kcrw | Santa Monica, CA | $60 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| La State Parks | Baton Rouge, LA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Loren L Zachary Society | Beverly Hills, CA | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Metropolitan Club | New York, NY | $50 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
69 of 97 (71%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 71%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Gladstone Institutes
SUPPORT FOR ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES - New Jersey Institute of Technology
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH - The Foundation at Njit
SUPPORT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION'S OPERATIONS. - USC Viterbi School of Engineering
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. - Harvey Mudd College
EDUCATION AND SUPPORT FOR CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. - Birthright Israel Foundation
SUPPORT OF NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 104 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | $168,443 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 77 | $232,508 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 63 | $192,435 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 37 | $185,375 | $1,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
57% of its giving went to organizations in California. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Albert and Joan Dorman Family Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 727 Brooktree Rd, Pacific Palisades, CA, 90272. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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