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Joy and Jerry Monkarsh Family Foundation at a glance

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Joy and Jerry Monkarsh Family Foundation

Its FY2022 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$35k
Granted FY2022
2
Grants FY2022
1
States reached
$30k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
01100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2022.

Arts & Culture$1.1MEducation$465kHealth$260kReligion$141kYouth Development$117kCommunity Improvement$5kRecreation & Sports$2kHousing & Shelter$1k
02FY2022 · 2 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2022

  • Under $10k1 grant · $4k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $30k
$30,262
Median grant
1
States reached
$0
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
The Jewish Federation$30,262
The Friendship Circle$4,245
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–22) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 12%. 94% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 12%MACCABI USA: $2k → 22%One Mind Institute: $30k → 9%The Friendship Circle: $35k → 14%One Mind Institute: $30k → 9%The Friendship Circle: $23k → 14%One Mind Institute: $30k → 9%The Friendship Circle: $21k → 14%One Mind Institute: $25k → 9%The Friendship Circle: $18k → 14%One Mind Institute: $5k → 9%The Friendship Circle: $15k → 14%The Friendship Circle: $4k → 14%Beit T'Shuvah: $3k → 14%Art Practice: $3k → 14%The Help Group: $2k → 14%The Hammer Museum: $500k → 14%The Hammer Museum: $500k → 14%UCLA Foundation: $85k → 14%UCLA Hillel: $30k → 14%UCLA Hillel: $25k → 14%Sinai Temple: $25k → 14%Sinai Temple: $16k → 14%Sinai Temple: $11k → 14%Sinai Temple: $10k → 14%UCLA Foundation: $10k → 14%Sinai Temple: $10k → 14%UCLA Hillel: $10k → 14%UCLA Medical Center-Operation Mend: $5k → 14%Skirball Hospice: $2k → 14%UCLA Hillel: $3k → 14%Pico Union Project: $3k → 14%Pico Union Project: $2k → 14%Alzheimer's Greater Los Angeles: $4k → 14%The Jewish Federation: $106k → 14%The Jewish Federation: $105k → 14%The Jewish Federation: $105k → 14%The Jewish Federation: $66k → 14%The Jewish Federation: $46k → 14%Sharewell: $34k → 14%Sharewell: $33k → 14%Sharewell: $33k → 14%The Jewish Federation: $30k → 14%The Jewish Federation: $5k → 14%Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai: $2k → 14%Phase One: $2k → 14%ADL Los Angeles: $2k → 14%American Friends of Hewbrew Univers: $6k → 14%American Friends of Hewbrew Univers: $2k → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

99%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$2.0M · 18 repeat orgs$22k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +107% since the first grant, against +23% for those funded once.

18 repeat relationships: 2 still active in FY2022, 16 since wound down.

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

18
16

Total granted

$2.0M
$22k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+107%
+23%

Still filing today

56%
38%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2022, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22
Arts & CultureHealthYouth DevelopmentPhilanthropyCommunity ImprovementEducationOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • AH
    ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER INC
    2× · 2020–2021 · $1.0M · revenue +22%
  • OM
    ONE MIND
    5× · 2017–2021 · $120k · revenue +219%
  • FC
    FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE
    6× · 2017–2022 · $117k · revenue +118%

Funded once

  • UM
    UCLA Medical Center-Operation Mend
    one grant, 2017 · $5k
  • AG
    ALZHEIMERS GREATER LOS ANGELESgraduated
    one grant, 2018 · $4k · revenue +46%
  • AP
    ART & PRACTICE
    one grant, 2017 · $3k · revenue -48%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
California Institute of Contemporary Art
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2
Los Angeles International Dance Festival
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3
California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy

To harness the power of the human immune system and advanced computing technologies to create and translate scientific discoveries into next generation vaccines and therapies for prevention, control and cure of chronic diseases, enabling…

Health
4
California Institute for BioMedical Research

Our mission is to build a unique institute that bridges basic research and drug discovery, and that attracts the best and brightest scientists, physicians and students to work together synergistically to find cures for neglected human…

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5
University of California Irvine Foundation

The mission of the university of california, irvine foundation (uc irvine foundation) is to raise and manage private funds to support uc irvine's broader mission of excellence in teaching, research and public service. to this end, the uc…

Education
6
The Jewish Museum

The mission of the jewish museum is to collect, preserve, exhibit and interpret art and jewish culture. see schedule o for more information.

Arts & Culture
7
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences

The Television Academy is dedicated to celebrating excellence, innovation and the advancement of the telecommunications arts and sciences through recognition, education and leadership, while fostering a diverse, inclusive and accessible…

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8
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce

Chamber's mission: design and advance opportunities and solutions for a thriving regional economy that are inclusive and globally competitive. 1) advocacy - be a bold advocate for business as a driver of a strong economy that enables…

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9
Asian Art Museum Foundation of San Francisco

The asian art museum celebrates, preserves, and promotes asian and asian american art and cultures for local and global audiences. we provide a dynamic forum for exchanging ideas, inviting collaboration, and fueling imagination to deepen…

Arts & Culture
10
Jewish Federation Council of Greater La

Based on jewish values, the jewish federation of greater los angeles convenes and leads the community and leverages its resources to assure the continuity of the jewish people, support a secure state of israel, care for jews in need here…

Philanthropy
11
Museum of Arts and Design

To collect, display and interpret objects in craft art and design.

Arts & Culture
12
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

The organization provides professional investment management services for endowed gifts and financial assets entrusted to the ucsf foundation.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Ucla Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Art & Practice. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 35 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
15/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER INC: $1,000,000 · Arts & CultureARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER INCSHAREWELL: $102,300 · Arts & CultureSHAREWELL+2 more: $1,450 · Arts & CultureThe Jewish Federation: $463,299 · OtherThe Jewish FederationSinai Temple: $72,350 · OtherSinai TempleUCLA Hillel: $67,500 · OtherUCLA Hillel+18 more: $41,000 · Other+18 moreONE MIND: $120,000 · HealthPHASE ONE FOUNDATION: $4,500 · Health+2 more: $4,450 · HealthFRIENDSHIP CIRCLE: $116,648 · Youth DevelopmentUCLA FOUNDATION: $95,000 · Education+1 more: $300 · EducationPICO UNION PROJECT: $4,500 · Community ImprovementART & PRACTICE: $2,500 · PhilanthropyMACCABI USA INC: $1,500 · Recreation & Sports
Arts & Culture$1,103,750Other$644,149Health$128,950Youth Development$116,648Education$95,300Community Improvement$4,500Philanthropy$2,500Recreation & Sports$1,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER INC: $1,000,000 over 2y, 1.9% of budgetONE MIND: $120,000 over 5y, 0.5% of budgetFRIENDSHIP CIRCLE: $116,648 over 6y, 2.8% of budgetSHAREWELL: $102,300 over 5y, 0.7% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $95,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetBeit T'Shuvah: $6,200 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPICO UNION PROJECT: $4,500 over 2y, 0.4% of budgetPHASE ONE FOUNDATION: $4,500 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetALZHEIMERS GREATER LOS ANGELES: $3,700 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetART & PRACTICE: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetMACCABI USA INC: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION: $750 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetEVERYBODY DANCE LA: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCAMP RAMAH IN CALIFORNIA INC: $300 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE BRICK: $200 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART AND CULTURAL CENTER INC ↗
  • Who funds ONE MIND ↗
  • Who funds FRIENDSHIP CIRCLE ↗
  • Who funds SHAREWELL ↗
  • Who funds UCLA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Beit T'Shuvah ↗
  • Who funds PICO UNION PROJECT ↗
  • Who funds PHASE ONE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds ALZHEIMERS GREATER LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds ART & PRACTICE ↗
  • Who funds MACCABI USA INC ↗
  • Who funds DIA CENTER FOR THE ARTS INC ↗
  • Who funds CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE JONSSON CANCER CENTER FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EVERYBODY DANCE LA ↗
  • Who funds CAMP RAMAH IN CALIFORNIA INC ↗
  • Who funds THE BRICK ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

California Community …Jewish Community Foun…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Morgan Stanley Global…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…American Online Givin…Donor Advised Charita…Fidelity Investments …Amazonsmile Foundation
California Community FoundationCA14.5× affinity5 shared granteesties to 9 of 9Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust · American Online Giving Foundation Inc · Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc · Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund · Amazonsmile Foundation

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Joy and Jerry Monkarsh Family Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Joy and Jerry Monkarsh Family Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →
    no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
    1get no government money at all
    5report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
    0rely on government for over half their income
    ⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
    typical government reliance, FY20–25
    How this is measured
    Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
    05Through Plinth

    Warm introductions · Powered by PlinthPlus

    How do I get to Joy and Jerry Monkarsh Family Foundation?

    Find your warmest path to Joy and Jerry Monkarsh Family Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

    Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

    On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 35 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

    How this is measured
    Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

    Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2022, released 2022. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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