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The Katz Family 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.

$979k
Granted FY2025(still arriving)
25
Grants FY2025
27
Organizations funded FY2024
19%
First-time grantees FY2024
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Median grant, FY2025
$1,000
Largest grant, FY2025
$467,500
Organizations funded a year
24 to 38
FY2018 to FY2024
States reached, FY2025
5
Total assets, FY2025
$15M
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2024, 19% of the organizations The Katz Family Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 1% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7k went to new ones.

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

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

’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthHuman ServicesArts & CultureInternationalYouth DevelopmentOther
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
FY2025still arriving24$771k21%
FY202427$681k19%
FY202335$625k40%
FY202232$423k31%
FY202124$525k29%
FY202036$711k39%
FY201933$789k39%
FY201838$910k53%
100% classified

What it funded, over time

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

Education$3.9MHuman Services$2.7MReligion$856kHealth$356kRecreation & Sports$227kYouth Development$57kArts & Culture$33kPhilanthropy$19kOther$0

Where its grants go

Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.

Which US states its grants reach

VT
MN
IL
MI
NY
MA
OR
OH
PA
CT
CA
CO
MD
KS
TN
NC
DC
AL
TX
FL

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Los Angeles$1,259,83380%
Stephen S Wise Temple$717,1409n/a
Loyola Marymount University$375,00050%
Milken Community School$131,85030%
Yale University$128,7272n/a
Yale University$125,0002n/a
Yale University$125,0002n/a
Tower Cancer Research Foundation$88,50091%
The Taft School Corporation$50,00030%
First Star Inc$41,50052%
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All grantees of The Katz Family Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Los Angeles$1,259,83380%
Stephen S Wise Temple$717,1409n/a
Loyola Marymount University$375,00050%
Milken Community School$131,85030%
Yale University$128,7272n/a
Yale University$125,0002n/a
Yale University$125,0002n/a
Tower Cancer Research Foundation$88,50091%
The Taft School Corporation$50,00030%
First Star Inc$41,50052%
Colgate University$35,00030%
Wise Readers to Leaders$17,20061%
Children's Institute Inc$16,00010%
Marlborough School$15,50020%
Local Development Catalyst Network$12,4001n/a
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame$10,00030%
Duke University$10,00090%
Himalayan Cataract Project Inc$10,00020%
Sound Body Sound Mind Foundation$10,00020%
Blood Cancer United Inc$8,00080%
Center for the Study of Young People in Groups$7,70050%
Holocaust Museum La$6,00020%
Rett Syndrome Research Trust Inc$6,00070%
Paul S Veneklasen Research Foundation$5,00011%
The George and Barbara Bush Foundation$5,0001n/a
The Thinking Project Institute$5,00023%
Reprise 20 Inc$5,00011%
Channel Islands Maritime Museum Inc$5,00012%
Vets Advocacy Inc$5,00012%
Bob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc$4,80010%
The Thalians$4,50021%
Temple Emanuel of Beverly Hills$4,0001n/a
Justin Turner Foundation$3,50020%
Henry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine$3,04710%
Harmony Project$3,00020%
New Hytes Inc$2,75040%
National Psoriasis Foundation$2,00030%
Lone Warrior Foundation$1,8002n/a
Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles$1,70010%
One Sea Star Inc$1,550414%
San Francisco Public Press$1,50030%
Le Lycee Francais de Los Angeles$1,50020%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,50020%
Wounded Warrior Project Inc$1,50010%
Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco$1,5001n/a
Ready to Succeed$1,25020%
Mercy Ships International$1,00010%
Legacy Connections$1,00010%
Veterans Bridge Home Inc$1,00010%
Feeding America$1,00010%
Easter Seals Inc$1,00010%
Young Mens Christian Association of Southeast Ventura County$1,00010%
Los Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health$1,00010%
Shriners Hospitals for Children$1,00010%
Cathedral High School Education Foundation$1,00010%
A Place Called Home$90010%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South Inc$75010%
Friends of the Jewish Chapel Inc$7502n/a
Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging$70040%
Curebound$70020%
Friends of Shoseian$70023%
Children's Harbor Inc$50010%
The Rape Foundation$50010%
United States Fund for Unicef$50010%
Giving a Smile Foundation$5001n/a
Camp Kesem National$50010%
Center Theatre Group of Los Angeles$50010%
Our House Grief Support Center$50010%
Friends of Meali International Inc$50010%
The Animal Protectorates$50010%
Children's Museum of the Arts Inc$50010%
Vassar College$50010%
Immigrant Defenders Law Center$50010%
University of California San Francisco Foundation$50010%
Scleroderma Research Foundation$50010%
Celiac Disease Foundation$50010%
College Access Partnership Inc$50010%
New York Junior Tennis League Inc$40010%
Chapman University$25010%
Tag Treatment Action Group Inc$2501n/a
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$25010%
Jewish Center for Justice$25010%
Caring for Military Families the Elizabeth Dole Foundation$25010%
New Life Vision Church$2501n/a
Space for Giants USA Inc$20010%
Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan$10010%
Children's Hospital League Corporation$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 40 recipients with no EIN on record ($2.9M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget The Katz Family Foundation supplied at peak.

25%50%75%100%$10k$100k$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetYoung Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Los Angeles: $1,259,833 over 8y, 0.4% of budgetLoyola Marymount University: $375,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetMilken Community School: $131,850 over 3y, 0.2% of budgetTower Cancer Research Foundation: $88,500 over 9y, 0.6% of budgetThe Taft School Corporation: $50,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetFirst Star Inc: $41,500 over 5y, 1.7% of budgetColgate University: $35,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetWise Readers to Leaders: $17,200 over 6y, 0.7% of budgetChildren's Institute Inc: $16,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMarlborough School: $15,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: $10,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetDuke University: $10,000 over 9y, 0.0% of budgetHimalayan Cataract Project Inc: $10,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetSound Body Sound Mind Foundation: $10,000 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetBlood Cancer United Inc: $8,000 over 8y, 0.0% of budgetCenter for the Study of Young People in Groups: $7,700 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetHolocaust Museum La: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetRett Syndrome Research Trust Inc: $6,000 over 7y, 0.0% of budgetPaul S Veneklasen Research Foundation: $5,000 over 1y, 1.4% of budgetThe Thinking Project Institute: $5,000 over 2y, 2.9% of budgetReprise 20 Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetChannel Islands Maritime Museum Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 1.6% of budgetVets Advocacy Inc: $5,000 over 1y, 2.0% of budgetBob Woodruff Family Foundation Inc: $4,800 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetThe Thalians: $4,500 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetJustin Turner Foundation: $3,500 over 2y, 0.5% of budgetHenry M Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine: $3,047 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetHarmony Project: $3,000 over 2y, 0.1% of budgetNew Hytes Inc: $2,750 over 4y, 0.2% of budgetNational Psoriasis Foundation: $2,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetJewish Big Brothers Big Sisters Association of Los Angeles: $1,700 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Sea Star Inc: $1,550 over 4y, 14% of budgetSan Francisco Public Press: $1,500 over 3y, 0.1% of budgetLe Lycee Francais de Los Angeles: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSt Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc: $1,500 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetWounded Warrior Project Inc: $1,500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetReady to Succeed: $1,250 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetMercy Ships International: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLegacy Connections: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetVeterans Bridge Home Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFeeding America: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetEaster Seals Inc: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetYoung Mens Christian Association of Southeast Ventura County: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetLos Angeles Guild for Reproductive Health: $1,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetShriners Hospitals for Children: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCathedral High School Education Foundation: $1,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetA Place Called Home: $900 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMake-A-Wish Foundation of the Mid-South Inc: $750 over 1y, 0.0% 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 74.

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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.

California Community FoundationCA25× affinity15 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: California Community Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles · Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles Group · Liberty Hill Foundation · Conrad N Hilton Foundation · Richard and Ruth Lavine Family Foundation · Wurwand Foundation · David & Sylvia Weisz Foundation · Strauss Foundation Td · Jewish Federation Council of Greater La · Jewish Communal Fund

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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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.

About The Katz Family Foundation

How much does The Katz Family Foundation give?
The Katz Family Foundation reported 25 grants totaling $979,000 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 24 and 38 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
What does The Katz Family Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (48%), Human Services (33%), Religion (10%).
Who are The Katz Family Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Young Men's Christian Association of Metropolitan Los Angeles ($1.3M), Stephen S Wise Temple ($717k), Loyola Marymount University ($375k).
Does The Katz Family Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2024, 19% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Katz 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 The Katz Family Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include California Community Foundation, The Annenberg Foundation, Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles.
Where is The Katz Family Foundation based?
The Katz 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 128 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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