Jean & Lewis Wolff Family
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 95-4679221. Reported 193 grants totalling $7,442,043 to 117 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. 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. Jean & Lewis Wolff Family 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 $300 and $5,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $1,771,518. 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. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Endowment Foundation Fbo Jean and Lewis Wolff Family Foundation | Hudson, OH | $2,078,286 | 3 | 1 | 2023 |
| Stand Up to Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | $1,575,000 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Yavneh Day School | Los Gatos, CA | $1,181,500 | 5 | 4 | 2023 |
| Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $456,121 | 2 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cinequest Inc | San Jose, CA | $300,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| KIPP Socal | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bbva | Los Angeles, CA | $289,296 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Matthew Silverman Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Planned Parenthood La | Los Angeles, CA | $164,235 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | $150,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| The San Francisco School | San Francisco, CA | $120,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Downtown Women's Center | Los Angeles, CA | $65,000 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| La Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $55,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| La Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $42,500 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| KIPP La Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $38,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $26,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Foundation for Suicide Prevention | New York, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Downtown Womens Center | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Nationals Philanthropies Nationals Park | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater La | La, CA | $20,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City Year Inc | Boston, MA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Marin Food Bank | San Francisco, CA | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Community Partners for the Civics Center | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Jay N Schapira MD Medical Research Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Motion Picture & Television Fund the Wasserman Campus | Woodland Hills, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Naral Virginia Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation the Rose Bowl Institute | Pasadena, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival | Cupertino, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leo Baeck Temple | Montvale, CA | $8,635 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 1 | 2023 |
| Giffords Law Ctr to Prevent Gun Violence | San Francisco, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Mothers Against Drunk Driving | Irving, TX | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| All Stars Helping Kids Inc | Santa Clara, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Arthur D Stillman Endowed Aid Fund | Cambridge, ME | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Arthur D Stillman Endowed Aid Fund - Trustee of Harvard Univ | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Arthur Stillman Endowed Aid Fund - Trustee of Harvard University | Cambridge, MA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Court Awareness Month | San Luis Obispo, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary Foundation | Santa Cruz, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Music By Heart | Sunnyvale, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Panda Cares Foundation | Rosemead, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Fransisco Marin Food Bank | Sf, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Tower Cancer Research Foundation Spirit of Hope Luncheon | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Voter Participation Center | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Silicon Valley | Los Gatos, CA | $4,780 | 3 | 2 | 2023 |
| Kppc | Pasadena, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles City College Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Union Rescue Mission La | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 4 | 1 | 2022 |
| Vets Whole in One Jim Dinnerline | Pacific Palisades, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Be'chol Lashon | San Francisco, CA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kcrw Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $1,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Magen David Adom | Palm Beach Gardens, FL | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Me Water Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Fresh Air Fund | New York, NY | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer Association | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Alzheimer's Association New York Chapter | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Doctors Without Boarders | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Emily's List | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Emilys List | Washington DC, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hias | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Naral Virginia | Alexandria, VA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Our House Grief Support Center | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Pride and Promise Foundation Ritenour School Distric Wyland Elem School | St Louis, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| San Jose Public Library Fdn | San Jose, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stanford University Development Services | Stanford, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| The Center for Jewish Philanthopy Jewish Federation of Chigaco | Chicago, IL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research | Hagerstown, MD | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Moog Center for Deaf Education | St Louis, MO | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Washington Institue for Near East Policy Development Department | Washington, DC | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Macular Degeneration Research Bright Focus Foundation | Clarksburg, MD | $900 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Addison Penzak Jewish Community Center | Los Gatos, CA | $750 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Rod Dedeaux Foundation | Beverly Hills, CA | $700 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Lung Association | Lewiston, ME | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Care USA | Silver Spring, MD | $600 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Special Olympics | Washington, DC | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| World Jewish Congress - Am Sec | Lewiston, ME | $600 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| YMCA of Silicon Valley | Santa Clarita, CA | $540 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Alzheimer Assoc | Chigaco, IL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Heart Association | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Heart Association National Ctr | Dallas, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Destin Harvest | Destin, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Doctor's Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Eagle Valley Community Fdn | Edwards, CO | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Organization for Women | Washington, DC | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Second Harvest of Silicon Valley | San Jose, CA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Museum of Modern Art | New York, NY | $450 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Alcott Ctr for Mental Health Issues | Los Angeles, CA | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Parkinsons Disease Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $400 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Alcott Center for Mental Health Issues | Los Angeles, CA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| American Cancer Society | Atlanta, GA | $300 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Care USA | Merrifield, VA | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Assoc of America | N Cherry Hill, NJ | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Assoc | Chicago, IL | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Ny, NY | $200 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Paralyzed Veterans of America | Memphis, TN | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| PBS Socal-Koce Tv Foundation | Costa Mesa, CA | $200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Department of Justice | Los Angeles, CA | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Foundation for the Blind | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Foundation Ft Blind | Arlington, VA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Heart Assoc | Dallas, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Ctr - Unv of Tx | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Ctr Univ of Tx | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| MD Anderson Cancer Ctr University of Texas | Houston, TX | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Muscular Dystrophy Association | Chicago, IL | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Fdn | New York, NY | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Memphis, TN | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| PBS Socal-Koce Tv Fdn | Costa Mesa, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St John's Hospital & Health Ctr | Santa Monica, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Johns Hospital & Health Ctr Foundation | Santa Moncia, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Johns Hospital & Heath Ctr Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Washington Nationals Philanthropies & Youth Baseball Academy Nationals Park | Washington, DC | $100 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
38 of 117 (32%) 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 12%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 82 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 61 | $2,931,187 | $1,000 |
| 2021 | 8 | $942,800 | $30,000 |
| 2022 | 64 | $1,011,580 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 60 | $2,556,476 | $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
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 70% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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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 the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- 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 Jean & Lewis Wolff Family's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 10960 Wilshire Blvd 5TH Flr, Los Angeles, CA, 90024. 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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