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Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$391k
Granted FY2023
23
Grants FY2023
20
Organizations funded FY2023
15%
First-time grantees FY2023
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83% of Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation’s FY2024 grant dollars went to The Jewish Federations Of North America Inc, not to grantees.

Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2024 names 4 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2023, the last year Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 17 organizations, $391k. It is dated, not current.

Organizations named directly on the return

27
’19
27
’20
32
’21
17
’22
17
’23
4
’24

Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.

Median grant, FY2023
$9,000
Largest grant, FY2023
$100,000
Organizations funded a year
20 to 42
FY2019 to FY2023
States reached, FY2023
5
Total assets, FY2023
$32k
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 15% of the organizations Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 4% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 96% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $12k went to new ones.

50%100%’20’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

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

’20’21’22’23
InternationalReligionPhilanthropyEducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesOther
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.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY202320$327k15%
FY202223$155k13%
FY202142$655k40%
FY202039$634k49%
FY201933$566kn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2019 to 2024.

Religion$878kPhilanthropy$633kEducation$546kHealth$320kInternational$108kArts & Culture$106kRecreation & Sports$37kSocial Science$37kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
NV
IN
PA
CA
CO
DC
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2019 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Ikar$255,0085n/a
Brentwood School$197,50030%
Stephen S Wise Temple$180,0003n/a
Prostate Cancer Foundation$175,00030%
Valley Beth Shalom$130,8485n/a
Milken Community School$115,00040%
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association$73,96930%
The Hide and Seek Foundation$60,00039%
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation$46,63630%
Washington Institute for Near East Policy$42,50050%
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All grantees of Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Ikar$255,0085n/a
Brentwood School$197,50030%
Stephen S Wise Temple$180,0003n/a
Prostate Cancer Foundation$175,00030%
Valley Beth Shalom$130,8485n/a
Milken Community School$115,00040%
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association$73,96930%
The Hide and Seek Foundation$60,00039%
The Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation$46,63630%
Washington Institute for Near East Policy$42,50050%
Beauty Bus Foundation$40,00033%
American Jewish University$25,80020%
Friends of Elnet$25,00040%
Los Angeles Ballet Inc$21,00030%
The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America$20,00020%
The Harold and Carole Pump Foundation (Fka the Harold Pump Foundation)$18,50041%
Jewish Graduate Student Initiative$17,00030%
American Jewish Committee$16,50030%
Opendor Media Inc$13,50030%
Skirball Cultural Center$10,00010%
Jewish Social Response$10,00022%
Beit T'Shuvah$8,60040%
Bighorn Golf Club Charities Inc$7,50030%
Lion Global Foundation$7,40050%
The Aleph Institute Inc$7,20020%
Tower Cancer Research Foundation$7,00020%
Hillel at Ucla$6,30020%
Baby2baby$5,00010%
Anti-Defamation League$5,00010%
Pacific Council on International Policy$5,00010%
The Milken Institute$5,00010%
Jumpstart Labs Inc DBA Jewish JUMPSTART JSLABS$5,00010%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$4,00030%
Berkeley Hillel$3,60020%
The Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation$3,25030%
United Friends of the Children$2,50010%
Jewish Funders Network$2,40020%
The Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness$2,00020%
Camp Ramah in California Inc$2,00010%
American Society of the University of Haifa$2,00020%
Moving Traditions$2,00020%
Pico Union Project$1,80010%
Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation$1,50020%
Friends of United Hatzalah Inc$1,20010%
De Toledo High School$1,00010%
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Fund$1,00010%
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$1,00010%
The Lawfare Project Inc$1,00010%
Israel Emergency Alliance$1,00010%
National Conference on Soviet Jewry$1,00010%
Westchester del Rey Little League$50011%
Bet Tzedek$50010%
Los Angeles Mission Inc$50010%
Prager University Foundation$50010%
Angel City Alliance$50010%
Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai Medical Center$35010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 20 recipients with no EIN on record ($757k), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetBrentwood School: $197,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetProstate Cancer Foundation: $175,000 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetMilken Community School: $115,000 over 4y, 0.1% of budgetLos Angeles Philharmonic Association: $73,969 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetThe Hide and Seek Foundation: $60,000 over 3y, 9.0% of budgetThe Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation: $46,636 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetWashington Institute for Near East Policy: $42,500 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetBeauty Bus Foundation: $40,000 over 3y, 2.6% of budgetAmerican Jewish University: $25,800 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of Elnet: $25,000 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetLos Angeles Ballet Inc: $21,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetThe Shalom Hartman Institute of North America: $20,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Harold and Carole Pump Foundation (Fka the Harold Pump Foundation): $18,500 over 4y, 0.6% of budgetJewish Graduate Student Initiative: $17,000 over 3y, 0.4% of budgetAmerican Jewish Committee: $16,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetOpendor Media Inc: $13,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetSkirball Cultural Center: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetJewish Social Response: $10,000 over 2y, 2.1% of budgetBeit T'Shuvah: $8,600 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetBighorn Golf Club Charities Inc: $7,500 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetLion Global Foundation: $7,400 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetThe Aleph Institute Inc: $7,200 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetTower Cancer Research Foundation: $7,000 over 2y, 0.2% of budgetHillel at Ucla: $6,300 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetBaby2baby: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAnti-Defamation League: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetPacific Council on International Policy: $5,000 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetThe Milken Institute: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJumpstart Labs Inc DBA Jewish JUMPSTART JSLABS: $5,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetNational Multiple Sclerosis Society: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetBerkeley Hillel: $3,600 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetThe Sigma Alpha Mu Foundation: $3,250 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetUnited Friends of the Children: $2,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Funders Network: $2,400 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetThe Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness: $2,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetCamp Ramah in California Inc: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetAmerican Society of the University of Haifa: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMoving Traditions: $2,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetPico Union Project: $1,800 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetMatthew Silverman Memorial Foundation: $1,500 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetFriends of United Hatzalah Inc: $1,200 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetDe Toledo High School: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Fund: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetCedars-Sinai Medical Center: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetThe Lawfare Project Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetIsrael Emergency Alliance: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Conference on Soviet Jewry: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetWestchester del Rey Little League: $500 over 1y, 0.8% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 53.

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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.

Jewish Community Foun…California Community …The Rosalinde and Art…The Michael and Lori …Jewish Federation Cou…Gs Donor Advised Phil…Lynn & Les Bider Fami…Jewish Community Foun…Hyman Levine Family F…Jewish Communal FundThe Annenberg Foundat…Bob & Nita Hirsch Fam…
Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesCA35.7× affinity16 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · California Community Foundation · The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation · The Michael and Lori Milken Family Foundation · Jewish Federation Council of Greater La · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Lynn & Les Bider Family Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group · Hyman Levine Family Foundation L'Dor V'Dor · Jewish Communal Fund · The Annenberg Foundation · Bob & Nita Hirsch Family 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.

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About Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation

How much does Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation give?
Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation reported 23 grants totaling $391,472 in its FY2023 IRS filing. It funded between 20 and 42 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2023.
What does Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2019 to FY2024, its largest causes are Religion (32%), Philanthropy (23%), Education (20%).
Who are Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2019 to FY2024: Ikar ($255k), Brentwood School ($198k), Stephen S Wise Temple ($180k).
Does Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 15% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles, California Community Foundation, The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation.
Where is Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation based?
Richard and Ellen Sandler Family Foundation is based in CA.

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 79 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 2023, released 2023. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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