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Steven and Ilyse Teller Charitable Foundation at a glance

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Steven and Ilyse Teller Charitable Foundation

Its FY2025 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$208k
Granted FY2025still arriving
27
Grants FY2025still arriving
3
States reached
$111k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0194% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.

Health$337kEducation$182kPhilanthropy$142kReligion$101kArts & Culture$31kCommunity Improvement$8kPublic Safety & Disaster$5kPublic Benefit$3kOther$0
02FY2025 · 27 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2025

  • Under $10k23 grants · $47k
  • $10k–50k3 grants · $50k
  • $50k–250k1 grant · $111k
$2,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.4M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
CONCERN FOUNDATION$110,500
OAKWOOD SCHOOL$25,000
CITY OF HOPE$12,500
JEWISH FEDERATION$12,500
STEPHEN WISE TEMPLE$7,200
BEIT T'SHUVAH$6,100
JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$5,000
PIECE BY PIECE$2,500
TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION$2,500
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$2,500
BIG SUNDAY$2,500
UCLA FOUNDATION$2,250
AMERICAN RED CROSS$2,000
LAFD FOUNDATION$2,000
Individual grant recipient$2,000
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:

Its human-services grants (FY25–25, $2k) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 10%AMERICAN RED CROSS: $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.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
NJ
CA
MD
NC
DC
HI
FL
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.

97%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$782k · 23 repeat orgs$25k to everyone else

23 repeat relationships: 20 still active in FY2025, 3 since wound down; 4 grantees were first funded in FY2025 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

23
18

Total granted

$782k
$19k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+57%
+80%

Still filing today

61%
67%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2025, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $6k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
RenewedFirst-time

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

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24’25
HealthEducationYouth DevelopmentArts & CultureInternationalPhilanthropyOther
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

  • CF
    CONCERN FOUNDATION
    9× · 2017–2025 · $141k · revenue +30%
  • OS
    OAKWOOD SCHOOL
    9× · 2017–2025 · $102k · revenue +61%
  • BT
    Beit T'Shuvah
    8× · 2017–2025 · $40k · revenue +57%

Funded once

  • TC
    THE CARING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC
    one grant, 2019 · $3k · revenue -18%
  • MF
    MAYORS FUND LA
    one grant, 2020 · $2k
  • TD
    THE DIENER SCHOOL INCgraduated
    one grant, 2019 · $2k · revenue +106%
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
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
2
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
3
The Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation

The jonsson cancer center foundation is the single most important vehicle for raising private funds for cancer research at ucla and plays a key role in advancing cancer treatments and care. please see schedule o for additional information.

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4
University of Southern California Hillel Foundation

To create an informed, celebratory and satisfying jewish community for students at the university of southern california, to deepen jewish identity through social, intellectual and spiritual participation, to offer diversified…

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5
Metropolitan Jewish Health System Inc

Mjhs health system is a charitable not-for-profit established to support the activities of affiliated organizations. mjhs is built on the core values of compassion, dignity and respect, first established by the four brooklyn ladies in…

Health
6
Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles

We steward $1.5 billion in charitable assets through donor-advised funds, endowments, and other giving vehicles. partnering with 1,400 individuals, families, and organizations, we build enduring legacies and multigenerational impact. in…

Philanthropy
7
The Shalom Hartman Institute of North America

The shalom hartman institute (shi) is a leading research and educational center serving israel and world jewry. we work to enrich the moral and spiritual life of israel and the jewish people, deepen the commitment to pluralism and israel's…

International
8
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
9
Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Committed to exceptional healthcare quality for all and actively engaged with our community, einstein drives scientific discovery and educates compassionate leaders in health and science.

Education
10
Ucsf Foundation Investment Company

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

Education
11
International Biomedical Research Alliance

Our mission is to invest in and accelerate the development of the most promising future leaders in biomedical research with global impact.

Health
12
Uc Riverside Foundation

To support educational, research and public functions and programs of the riverside campus of the university of california.

Education
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is California Community Foundation; the most unlike its peers is Cares Corp. 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

34 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. 34 of the 49 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.

1
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
9
Early backer (in before they grew)
33/34
Grantees still filing
19/34
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

JEWISH FEDERATION: $101,000 · OtherJEWISH FEDERATIONSTEPHEN S WISE TEMPLE: $100,200 · OtherSTEPHEN S WISE TEMPLECITY OF HOPE: $93,500 · OtherCITY OF HOPEIndividual grant recipient: $65,500 · OtherIndividual grant recipientBeit T'Shuvah: $39,900 · OtherBeit T'Shuvah+20 more: $37,250 · Other+20 moreCONCERN FOUNDATION: $140,500 · PhilanthropyCONCERN FOUNDATIONCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $35,100 · PhilanthropyCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY F…+1 more: $1,250 · PhilanthropyOAKWOOD SCHOOL: $101,500 · EducationOAKWOOD SCHOOLUCLA FOUNDATION: $38,500 · EducationUCLA FOUNDATIONTHE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC: $19,000 · EducationTHE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR …CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY: $9,000 · EducationAMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY: $6,000 · Education+1 more: $2,000 · EducationBEAUTY BUS FOUNDATION: $26,500 · HealthTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $14,500 · HealthHOPE FOR HENRY FOUNDATION: $6,500 · HealthTHE CARING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 · Health+4 more: $4,000 · HealthPIECE BY PIECE: $18,250 · Arts & CultureCARES CORP: $12,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $500 · Arts & CultureBig Sunday: $8,000 · Community ImprovementJEWISH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES: $2,000 · Youth DevelopmentCONNECTING A CARING COMMUNITY: $1,000 · Youth DevelopmentStudent Movement of Justice and Opportunity: $500 · Youth Development
Other$437,350Philanthropy$176,850Education$176,000Health$54,000Arts & Culture$30,750Community Improvement$8,000Youth Development$3,500

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

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetCONCERN FOUNDATION: $140,500 over 9y, 0.3% of budgetOAKWOOD SCHOOL: $101,500 over 9y, 0.1% of budgetBeit T'Shuvah: $39,900 over 8y, 0.2% of budgetUCLA FOUNDATION: $38,500 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $35,100 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBEAUTY BUS FOUNDATION: $26,500 over 7y, 1.9% of budgetTHE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC: $19,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetPIECE BY PIECE: $18,250 over 8y, 1.1% of budgetTOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION: $14,500 over 8y, 0.1% of budgetCARES CORP: $12,000 over 5y, 67% of budgetCHAPMAN UNIVERSITY: $9,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetBig Sunday: $8,000 over 5y, 0.1% of budgetHOPE FOR HENRY FOUNDATION: $6,500 over 4y, 0.3% of budgetAMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY: $6,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetTHE CARING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.8% of budgetAmerican National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetJEWISH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetTHE DIENER SCHOOL INC: $2,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetLOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION: $2,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMiller Fellowship House Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.5% of budgetMAUI FOOD BANK INC: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION: $1,250 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTREEPEOPLE INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSharsheret Inc: $1,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMOTHERS2MOTHERS UNITED STATES INC: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCONNECTING A CARING COMMUNITY: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetLOS ANGELES REGIONAL FOOD BANK: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetStudent Movement of Justice and Opportunity: $500 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetDIABETES RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOUNDATION INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHOLOCAUST MUSEUM LA: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE MAPLE COUNSELING CENTER: $250 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 CONCERN FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds OAKWOOD SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds Beit T'Shuvah ↗
  • Who funds UCLA FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds BEAUTY BUS FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE ARCHER SCHOOL FOR GIRLS INC ↗
  • Who funds PIECE BY PIECE ↗
  • Who funds TOWER CANCER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds CARES CORP ↗
  • Who funds CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds Big Sunday ↗
  • Who funds HOPE FOR HENRY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds AMERICAN JEWISH UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds THE CARING COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC ↗
  • Who funds American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches ↗
  • Who funds JEWISH BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS ASSOCIATION OF LOS ANGELES ↗
  • Who funds THE DIENER SCHOOL INC ↗
  • Who funds LOS ANGELES FIRE DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds Miller Fellowship House Inc ↗
  • Who funds MAUI FOOD BANK INC ↗
  • Who funds HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds WORLD CENTRAL KITCHEN INC ↗
  • Who funds TREEPEOPLE INC ↗
  • Who funds Sharsheret Inc ↗
  • Who funds MOTHERS2MOTHERS UNITED STATES INC ↗

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 …Marvin and Sondra Sma…Jewish Community Foun…The Annenberg Foundat…Bob & Nita Hirsch Fam…The Stanley & Joyce B…Gs Donor Advised Phil…National Philanthropi…Morgan Stanley Global…The Bank of America C…Charities Aid Foundat…
Jewish Community Foundation of Los AngelesCA24.9× affinity10 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 · Marvin and Sondra Smalley Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group · The Annenberg Foundation · Bob & Nita Hirsch Family Foundation · The Stanley & Joyce Black Family Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · National Philanthropic Trust · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · The Bank of America Charitable Foundation Inc · Charities Aid Foundation America

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 Steven and Ilyse Teller Charitable Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Steven and Ilyse Teller Charitable Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 10%6%25%56%100%funder's share of their income ↑0%13%25%38%50%share of the org’s income from government →median 4%
  • Sharsheret Inc: 4% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
1get no government money at all
8report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–50%
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.

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 49 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 2025, released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
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