The Michael and Lori Milken Family
Santa Monica, CA · EIN 82-1927087. Reported 356 grants totalling $89.8M to 186 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. The Michael and Lori Milken 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 $5,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,800 and $25,000; the smallest was $1,000 and the largest $20.0M. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milken Institute | Santa Monica, CA | $37.0M | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Foundation Charitable Fund | Los Angeles, CA | $20.0M | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $17.8M | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $3,226,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Ballet | Los Angeles, CA | $1,090,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Milken Community School | Los Angeles, CA | $1,075,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Windward School | Los Angeles, CA | $900,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Exchange Project | Sudbury, MA | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Ownership Works | New York, NY | $750,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School of Education | Philadelphia, PA | $715,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | $617,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brentwood School | Los Angeles, CA | $425,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| UCLA Foundationmattel Children's Hospital | Los Angeles, CA | $302,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business | Los Angeles, CA | $280,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kehillat Israel | Pacific Palisades, CA | $275,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| The John Thomas Dye School | Los Angeles, CA | $275,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Ellis Island Honors Society | Floral Park, NY | $225,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Keep Memory Alive | Las Vegas, NV | $210,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stanford University Graduate School of Business | Stanford, CA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Capital Caring Health | Falls Church, VA | $150,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Music Center Opera Association | Los Angeles, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans | Alexandria, VA | $125,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness | Los Angeles, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Dea Educational Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $100,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Dream | New York, NY | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Young Eisner Scholars | Inglewood, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Iolani School | Honolulu, HI | $90,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Kehillath Israel | Pacific Palisades, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Opera | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Vision to Learn | Los Angeles, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Center for Jewish Community Studies | Baltimore, MD | $70,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Standwithus | Los Angeles, CA | $52,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Pioneer Valley Symphony | Greenfield, MA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Simon Wiesenthal Center | Los Angeles, CA | $45,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $42,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Rancho Mirage Writers Festival | Rancho Mirage, CA | $40,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Aish Hatorah - Western Region | Los Angeles, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Pediatric Victory Foundation | Tarzana, CA | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Planned Parenthood Federation of America | Washington, DC | $35,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| National Multiple Sclerosis Society | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The UCLA Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Students Run La | Tarzana, CA | $27,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Asian Health Services | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| BABY2BABY | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California Forward | Hercules, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Children's Diabetes Foundation | Aurora, CO | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Connect Israel | Los Angeles, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Khan Academy | Mountain View, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Library of Congress | Washington, DC | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Navy Seal Foundation | Oak Brook, IL | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New Heights Youth | Brooklyn, NY | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Reach Academy for Young Men | Beverly Hills, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Symphony | Encino, CA | $22,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Friends of Sheba Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Police Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Lynne Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research | Santa Monica, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| The Help Group | Sherman Oaks, CA | $20,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Tribe Media Corp | Los Angeles, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Uja-Federation of New York | New York, NY | $18,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Friends of Israel Sport Center for the Disabled | Northfield, IL | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Lubavitch | Washington, DC | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of the Hebrew University | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Archer School for Girls | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Childrens Diabetes Foundation at Denver | Aurora, CO | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| KIPP Socal Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Rett Syndrome Research Trust | Trumbull, CT | $15,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Shrm Foundation | Alexandria, VA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Teach for America Los Angeles | San Francisco, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Phase One | Los Angeles, CA | $12,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of Cancer Research | Washington, DC | $11,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Jewish Committee | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Red Cross | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| American Society of the University of Haifa | New York, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Asia Society | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hadassah | Beverly Hills, CA | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association | Ashland, OR | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Per Scholas | Bronx, NY | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Stand Up to Cancer | Los Angeles, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| The Rape Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Washington Nationals Philanthropies | Washington, DC | $10,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Hillel at UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | $8,600 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Center for Excellence in Education | Mclean, VA | $8,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Alliance College-Ready Public Schools | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| American Friends of Magen David Adom | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Forwords | San Rafael, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Police Reserve Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Race to Erase Ms | Los Angeles, CA | $7,500 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| St Joseph Center | Venice, CA | $7,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Students Run America | Tarzana, CA | $7,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Aleph Institute | Los Angeles, CA | $7,200 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Wayfinder Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | $7,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Harold Pump Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $6,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Providence Trinity Kids Care | Torrance, CA | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Americans for Ben Gurion University | Chicago, IL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Bar Ilan University of Israel | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Crohn's & Colitis Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| First Star Inc | Washington, DC | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Giffords Law Center | San Francisco, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hfi - Healthcare for Israel | Holllywood, FL | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Healing Center Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival | Incline Village, NV | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Los Angeles Master Chorale | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Police Memorial Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Maccabi USA | Philadelphia, PA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Museum Associates - Lacma | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Present Now | Santa Monica, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Jude Hospital Foundation | Memphis, TN | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Temple of the Arts | Beverly Hills, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Union Rescue Mission | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Valley Beth Shalom | Encino, CA | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| West Coast Friends of Bar Ilan University | New York, NY | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Burn Foundation | Sherman Oaks, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Concern Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Cystic Fibrosis Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Jbi International | New York, NY | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| National Council of Jewish Women | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Opica Adult Day Care Associates Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind | Warrington, PA | $3,800 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| American Jewish University | Los Angeles, CA | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Health | Reseda, CA | $3,600 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | New York, NY | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Western Galilee Hospital | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Foundation for Individual Rights in Education | Philadelphia, PA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Gabriels House | Oxnard, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles County Police Canine Association | Santa Monica, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research | Woodbury, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Mend - Meet Each Need With Dignity | Pacoima, CA | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation | Incline Village, NV | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Project Angel Food | Los Angeles, CA | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Santa Monica Police Officers Association Wellness Fund | Santa Monica, CA | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc | Rye Brook, NY | $2,750 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| American Friends of Neve Shalomwahat Al-Salam | Glendale, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Friends of the Paris Opera & Ballet | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Beauty Bus | Woodland Hills, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Breakthrough T1D | Tustin, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation | Encino, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Friends of the Israel Defense Forces | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jq International | West Hollywood, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Jewish Home | Reseda, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Museum Associates | Los Angeles, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| New York Community Trust | New York, NY | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Sharewell | Santa Monica, CA | $2,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| American Institute for Cancer Research | Washington, DC | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Boys Town Jerusalem Foundation of America | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services | Culver City, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Happy Trails for Kids | Santa Monica, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Holocaust Museum La | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| International Society for Yad Vashem | New York, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Jdrf | Tustin, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jews for Judaism | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| La's Best | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Los Angeles Unified School District | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Police Unity Tour | Valencia, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Roberto Clemente Foundation | San Juan, PR | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Tourette Syndrome Assn Inc | Bayside, NY | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Uplift Family Services at Hollygrove | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life | Los Angeles, CA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Jewish Community Relations Council of Ny | New York, NY | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jewish Free Loan Association | Los Angeles, CA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Maor Academy La | Los Angeles, CA | $1,800 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Jewish Vocational Service | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Santa Monica Police Officers Association | Santa Monica, CA | $1,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| American Society for Yad Vashem | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Anti-Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Camera | Boston, MA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Camp Ronald Mcdonald for Good Times | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Chase Foundation | Calabasas, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Jews for Judaism International Inc | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Kids Kaps With Love | Woodland Hills, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Malibu Lost Hills Sheriffs Foundation | Agoura Hills, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marc Lustgarten Pancreatic Cancer Foundation | Uniondale, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Neo Ensemble Theatre | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Orthodox Unionncsy | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Parasol Foundation Inc | Incline Village, NV | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Inc | Dallas, TX | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
88 of 186 (47%) 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 58%, 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 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.
- Jewish Community Foundation Charitable Fund
COMMUNITY CENTERS & PROGRAMS - Milken Institute
HIGHER ED & RESEARCH INST. & PROGS - Prostate Cancer Foundation
MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRAMS - Milken Community School
PRESCHOOL - 12TH GRADE PROGRAMS - Los Angeles Ballet
CULTURAL, LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS - University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School of Education
EDUCATION & RESEARCH PROGRAMS
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 239 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 97 | $22.7M | $3,600 |
| 2021 | 85 | $18.2M | $5,000 |
| 2022 | 88 | $22.8M | $5,000 |
| 2023 | 86 | $26.1M | $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.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. The Michael and Lori Milken Family has 32 of them, worth $16.5M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Milken Community School | Los Angeles, CA | $2,775,000 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $1,800,000 |
| George Washington University | Washington, DC | $1,600,000 |
| Windward School | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Windward School | Los Angeles, CA | $800,000 |
| American Exchange Project | Sudbury, MA | $750,000 |
| Ownership Works | New York, NY | $750,000 |
| Windward School | Los Angeles, CA | $600,000 |
| Prostate Cancer Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $600,000 |
| American Exchange Project | Sudbury, MA | $500,000 |
| Ownership Works | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 |
| Windward School | Los Angeles, CA | $400,000 |
| Brentwood School | Los Angeles, CA | $300,000 |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 95% 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 $5,000. 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 The Michael and Lori Milken 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: 1250 4TH Street 520, Santa Monica, CA, 90401. 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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