Funding search · EIN 821927087 · Santa Monica, CA

The Michael and Lori Milken Family

Name: The Michael and Lori Milken Family grants, 2021–2023
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License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

259
grants reported: $67.1M
total given: 2021–2023
filing years: $5,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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3 grants matching “prostate” · $1.5M

$302,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Prostate cancer research
$1.2M
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Prostate cancer research
$64,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Prostate cancer research

Top recipients

Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.

Milken Institute3 grants · $35.9M
Jewish Community Foundation Charitable Fund1 grant · $20.0M
Prostate Cancer Foundation3 grants · $1.5M
Milken Community School3 grants · $1.1M
Los Angeles Ballet3 grants · $915,000
Ownership Works3 grants · $750,000
American Exchange Project3 grants · $750,000
Windward School3 grants · $650,000
Mattel Children'S Hospital at UCLA1 grant · $617,000
George Washington University1 grant · $400,000

Giving over time

$18.2M

2021

$22.8M

2022

$26.1M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 259 grants.

$20.0M
Jewish Community Foundation Charitable Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
$19.0M
Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$15.7M
Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$1.3M
Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Milken scholars program
$1.2M
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Prostate cancer research
$925,000
Milken Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$617,000
Mattel Children'S Hospital at UCLA · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Health care
$455,000
Los Angeles Ballet · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Cultural, libraries & museums
$400,000
George Washington University · Washington, DC · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$325,000
Brentwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$302,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Prostate cancer research
$250,000
American Exchange Project · Sudbury, MA · 2023
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$250,000
Ownership Works · New York, NY · 2023
Community centers & programs
$250,000
American Exchange Project · Sudbury, MA · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$250,000
Ownership Works · New York, NY · 2022
Community centers & programs
$250,000
American Exchange Project · Sudbury, MA · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$250,000
Ownership Works · New York, NY · 2021
Community centers & programs
$250,000
Windward School · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$235,000
Los Angeles Ballet · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Cultural, libraries & museums
$225,000
Ellis Island Honors Society · Floral Park, NY · 2023
Cultural, libraries & museums
$225,000
Los Angeles Ballet · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Cultural, libraries & museums
$200,000
Windward School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$200,000
Windward School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$175,000
Kehillat Israel · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2021
Community centers & programs
$150,000
Capital Caring Health · Falls Church, VA · 2023
Health care
$150,000
University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School of Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$130,000
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$125,000
Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans · Alexandria, VA · 2023
Community centers & programs
$122,000
UCLA Foundationmattel Children'S Hospital · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Health care
$100,000
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
$100,000
The John Thomas Dye School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$100,000
Dream · New York, NY · 2022
Community centers & programs
$100,000
Kehillat Israel · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$100,000
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$100,000
Milken Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$100,000
Stanford University Graduate School of Business · Stanford, CA · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$100,000
University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School of Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$100,000
University of Pennsylvania - Graduate School of Education · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$85,000
UCLA Foundationmattel Children'S Hospital · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Health care
$80,000
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$75,000
Keep Memory Alive · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
General research
$75,000
Los Angeles Opera · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Cultural, libraries & museums
$75,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Cultural, libraries & museums
$75,000
Keep Memory Alive · Las Vegas, NV · 2022
General research
$64,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Prostate cancer research
$60,000
Keep Memory Alive · Las Vegas, NV · 2021
General research
$50,000
Pioneer Valley Symphony · Greenfield, MA · 2023
Cultural, libraries & museums
$50,000
Stanford University Graduate School of Business · Stanford, CA · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$50,000
Dea Educational Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$50,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Cultural, libraries & museums
$50,000
Music Center Opera Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Cultural, libraries & museums
$50,000
The John Thomas Dye School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$50,000
John Thomas Dye School · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$50,000
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Community centers & programs
$50,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Cultural, libraries & museums
$50,000
Milken Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$50,000
Music Center Opera Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Cultural, libraries & museums
$50,000
Stanford University Graduate School of Business · Stanford, CA · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$30,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Cultural, libraries & museums
$30,000
University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$25,000
Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Human service programs
$25,000
California Forward · Hercules, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
$25,000
Children'S Diabetes Foundation · Aurora, CO · 2023
Health care
$25,000
Standwithus · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
$25,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Health care
$25,000
Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Human service programs
$25,000
Library of Congress · Washington, DC · 2022
Cultural, libraries & museums
$25,000
New Heights Youth · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
Community centers & programs
$25,000
Reach Academy for Young Men · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$25,000
Standwithus · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$25,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Health care
$25,000
Asian Health Services · Oakland, CA · 2021
Health care
$25,000
Brent Shapiro Foundation for Drug Awareness · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Human service programs
$25,000
Connect Israel · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Community centers & programs
$25,000
Dea Educational Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Community centers & programs
$25,000
Khan Academy · Mountain View, CA · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$25,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · Washington, DC · 2021
Health care
$25,000
Vision To Learn · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Health care
$20,000
American Friends of Aish Hatorah - Western Region · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$20,000
Rancho Mirage Writers Festival · Rancho Mirage, CA · 2022
Cultural, libraries & museums
$20,000
Tribe Media Corp · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$20,000
Lynne Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
General research
$20,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$18,000
Uja-Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2021
Community centers & programs
$15,000
Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Human service programs
$15,000
Kipp Socal Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$15,000
Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Human service programs
$15,000
Shrm Foundation · Alexandria, VA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$15,000
Childrens Diabetes Foundation at Denver · Aurora, CO · 2021
General research
$15,000
Teach for America Los Angeles · San Francisco, CA · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$12,500
Students Run La · Tarzana, CA · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$10,000
American Friends of Lubavitch · Washington, DC · 2023
Community centers & programs
$10,000
Iolani School · Honolulu, HI · 2023
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$10,000
National Multiple Sclerosis Society · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General research
$10,000
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Association · Ashland, OR · 2023
Cultural, libraries & museums
$10,000
Phase One · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General research
$10,000
Stand Up To Cancer · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General research
$10,000
Iolani School · Honolulu, HI · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$10,000
The Help Group · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2022
Health care
$10,000
Iolani School · Honolulu, HI · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs

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