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The Field Family Fund

Encino, CA · EIN 95-6145871. Reported 209 grants totalling $2,366,196 to 100 organizations across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.

Yesaccepts unsolicited requests
$5,000median grant
$2,366,196granted, 2021-2024
100organizations funded
65%of grantees funded again the next year
$8,123,277assets, latest filing

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. The Field Family Fund did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.

This is the foundation's own statement to the IRS, not our judgement, and it says nothing about whether they have a form, a deadline, or an appetite for new grantees. Treat it as the reason this foundation is worth your research time, not as an invitation. Many small foundations of this kind have no website and no application process -- a letter of inquiry is the normal first step.

How big are its grants?

The median grant is $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $2,500 and $10,000; the smallest was $500 and the largest $240,000. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.

Under $1,000
3 grants
$1,000 - $5,000
68 grants
$5,000 - $10,000
76 grants
$10,000 - $25,000
48 grants
$25,000 - $50,000
3 grants
$50,000 - $100,000
7 grants
$100,000 and Up
4 grants

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.

OrganizationLocationTotal receivedGrantsYears fundedLast
Los Angeles County Museum of ArtLos Angeles, CA$536,096332024
Jewish Federation Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$240,000222024
American Friends Israel PhilharmonicNew York, NY$190,000222024
Jewish United FundChicago, IL$100,000222023
American Friends of the Israel MuseumWest Hollywood, CA$95,000332024
Sinai TempleLos Angeles, CA$86,500442024
Camp RamahOjai, CA$85,000442024
United Jewish FundChicago, IL$75,000112021
Executive Service CorpsLos Angeles, CA$40,000442024
The Washington InstituteWashington, DC$40,000442024
Feeding AmericaChicago, IL$35,000442024
Friends of Israel StoryNew York, NY$35,000442024
Wilshire Boulevard TempleLos Angeles, CA$31,000222023
American Jewish UniversityLos Angeles, CA$30,000332023
American Technion SocietyBeverly Hills, CA$30,000222022
Holocaust Museum LaLos Angeles, CA$30,000332024
Occidental CollegeLos Angeles, CA$30,000332024
Milken Community SchoolLos Angeles, CA$25,000332024
Sinai Akiba AcademyLos Angeles, CA$25,000442024
American Israel Cooperative EnterpriseChevy Chase, MD$20,000222022
Builders of Jewish EducationLos Angeles, CA$20,000442024
Hillel at UCLALos Angeles, CA$20,000442024
Jewish Institute for National Security of AmericaWashington, DC$20,000442024
La Family HousingNorth Hollywood, CA$20,000442024
Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical GardensLos Angeles, CA$20,000442024
MemriWashington, DC$20,000442024
Midnight MissionLos Angeles, CA$20,000442024
Sova Food PantryVan Nuys, CA$20,000442024
UCLA Operation MendLos Angeles, CA$20,000442024
United WayAlexandria, VA$20,000222022
Colburn SchoolLos Angeles, CA$17,500332024
American Israel Cultural FoundationNew York, NY$16,100442024
Jewish Relief AgencyBala Cynwyd, PA$16,000332024
Adat Ari ElValley Village, CA$15,000332023
Anti-Defamation LeagueNew York, NY$15,000442024
Magen David AdonNew York, NY$15,000112023
Street SymphonyLos Angeles, CA$15,000332023
Jewish Federations of North AmericaNew York, NY$13,000332023
Venice Family ClinicVenice, CA$12,500442024
Cystic Fibrosis FoundationBethesda, MD$11,000222023
American Friends of AnuNew York, NY$10,000222024
Birthright Israel FoundationNew York, NY$10,000112021
Disabled American VeteransCold Spring, KY$10,000442024
Los Angeles Museum of the HolocaustLos Angeles, CA$10,000112021
Shalom InstituteLos Angeles, CA$10,000112024
The Aleph InstitutePittsburgh, PA$10,000112021
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer CenterLos Angeles, CA$10,000112023
Brothers for LifeSeattle, WA$7,500112024
Camp Bob WaldorfLos Angeles, CA$7,500332024
Razom IncNew York, NY$7,500112024
Stand With USLos Angeles, CA$7,500222022
Jewish Family Service of Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA$6,000112022
American Society of the University of HaifaNew York, NY$5,000112023
Brawerman Elementary SchoolLos Angeles, CA$5,000332024
Central European Center for ResearchSilver Spring, MD$5,000112021
Centropa Central Europe Center for Research and DocumentationWien Austria$5,000112023
De Toledo High SchoolWest Hills, CA$5,000112021
Friends of Israel Sci-Tech SchoolsNew York, NY$5,000112022
Jewish Federation of North AmericaNew York, NY$5,000112024
Jewish World WatchEncino, CA$5,000112021
Karsh CenterLos Angeles, CA$5,000112024
Nature IsraelNew York, NY$5,000222024
Rape Abuse & Incest National NetworkWashington, DC$5,000442024
Schechter InstitutesJerusalem Israel$5,000112023
Temple JudeaTarzana, CA$5,000112022
United WaySan Diego, CA$5,000112024
La Hebrew High SchoolEncino, CA$4,500222022
Save the ChildrenFairfield, CT$4,000222024
African Refugee Development CenterDayton, OH$3,000112021
Bet Tzedek Legal ServicesLos Angeles, CA$3,000332024
Ecopeace Middle EastAlexandria, VA$3,000112022
Habonim Dror FoundationMonrovia, CA$3,000112021
Hunger Task Force IncWest Milwaukee, WI$3,000332023
Maternity Care CoalitionPhiladephia, PA$3,000222024
Project Homeless ConnectSan Francisco, CA$3,000112021
The Aguda - the Association for Lgbtq EqualityHendersonville, NC$3,000112021
Aleh Israel FoundationNew York, NY$2,500112021
CameraBoston, MA$2,500112021
National Scleroderma FoundationDanvers, MA$2,500112023
Scleroderma FoundationDanvers, MA$2,500112024
Camp GalilOttsville, PA$2,000112024
John Tracy CenterLos Angeles, CA$2,000222024
Mount Vernon ManorPhiladelphia, PA$2,000112023
The Center for Early EducationWest Hollywood, CA$1,500222022
The Executives Supporting the Los Angeles Jewish HomeReseda, CA$1,500112021
Anshlies EmbraceNorth Canton, OH$1,000112024
Bet TzedekLos Angeles, CA$1,000112021
Congregation Jeshrat IsraelSan Francisco, CA$1,000112021
Friends of RootsEncino, CA$1,000112021
Friends of the Israel Defense ForcesNew York, NY$1,000112023
Hebrew Free Loan SocietyNew York, NY$1,000112023
Israel Guide Dog CenterWarrington, PA$1,000112023
Merona Leadership FoundationEncino, CA$1,000112022
National Indigenous Womens CenterLame Deer, MT$1,000112024
People's Emergency CenterPhiladelphia, PA$1,000112022
Scleroderma FoundationCulver City, CA$1,000112021
Special OlympicsWashington, DC$1,000112021
Students Struggle for IsraelMinneapolis, MN$1,000112021
America GivesNew York, NY$500112023
The Crefeld SchoolPhiladelphia, PA$500112021

52 of 100 (52%) 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 65%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is about typical. 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 116 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.

Arts & Culture
20 grants
International Affairs
18 grants
Human Services
14 grants
Education
12 grants
Philanthropy & Grantmaking
11 grants
Religion
10 grants
Health Care
6 grants
Civil Rights
4 grants

Giving by year

Tax yearGrantsTotalMedian grant
202158$373,300$5,000
202248$401,300$5,000
202355$955,500$5,000
202448$636,096$5,000

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. 67% 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.

California
$1.6M
New York
$337K
Illinois
$210K
District of Columbia
$86K
Maryland
$36K
Pennsylvania
$36K
Virginia
$23K
Kentucky
$10K

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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.

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund44 shared recipientsDonor Advised Charitable Giving Inc44 shared recipientsNational Philanthropic Trust39 shared recipientsVanguard Charitable Endowment Program39 shared recipientsAmerican Online Giving Foundation Inc38 shared recipientsMorgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc37 shared recipients

How to approach this foundation

  1. Check you are its size. The median grant is $5,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
  2. Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

Related guides

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Where these numbers come from

Everything above is taken from The Field Family Fund's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.

Address of record on the latest return: 15760 Ventura Blvd Ste 1560, Encino, CA, 91436. 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.

EIN 95-6145871 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this

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