Funding search · EIN 953190683 · Santa Monica, CA

Appel Family Foundation

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

119
grants reported
$636,397
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$1,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. 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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Top recipients

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  • UCLA Foundation3 grants · $226,250
  • Jay Schapira Med Foundation3 grants · $72,500
  • UCLA Foundation1 grant · $50,000
  • Jewish Federation1 grant · $35,000
  • UCLA Semel Foundation3 grants · $29,250
  • Jay Schapira Med Foundation1 grant · $25,000
  • Concern Foundation3 grants · $21,500
  • Jewish Federation1 grant · $15,000
  • UCLA Medical Hospitality Fund1 grant · $14,500
  • American Friends of Iicc2 grants · $10,000

Giving over time

$198,139
2021
$129,648
2022
$144,800
2023
$163,810
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 119 grants.

  • $100,000

    UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Medical research

  • $76,250

    UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Medical research

  • $50,000

    UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Medical research

  • $50,000

    UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Medical research

  • $35,000

    Jewish Federation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Care for the needy

  • $25,000

    Jay Schapira Med Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Cardiac disease research

  • $25,000

    Jay Schapira Med Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Cardiac disease research

  • $25,000

    Jay Schapira Med Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Cardiac disease research

  • $22,500

    Jay Schapira Med Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Cardiac disease research

  • $15,000

    Jewish Federation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    create safe, joyful, and connected Jewish life in Los Angeles, Israel, and around the world

  • $14,500

    UCLA Medical Hospitality Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    advancing excellence in education, research and service

  • $14,500

    UCLA Semel Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Mental health research

  • $14,500

    UCLA Semel Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Mental health research

  • $7,614

    Los Angeles Giving Circle · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    supports economic self-sufficiency programs for women and girls

  • $7,500

    Concern Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    Support cancer researchers

  • $7,500

    Concern Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Support cancer researchers

  • $7,000

    Concern Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Support cancer researchers

  • $7,000

    Concern Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Support cancer researchers

  • $5,000

    American Committe for Weizmann Institue of Science · New York, NY · 2024

    Support scientific research

  • $5,000

    American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra · New York, NY · 2024

    supports the world-class Israel Philharmonic

  • $5,000

    American Jewish University · Sherman Oaks, CA · 2024

    supporting transformative educational experiences that strengthen communities and enrich the Jewish world

  • $5,000

    City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2024

    conquer cancer and diabetes for people everywhere by integrating scientific discovery, clinical ingenuity and compassion.

  • $5,000

    American Friends of Iicc · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Raise awareness of iicc

  • $5,000

    American Friends of Iicc · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Raise awareness of iicc

  • $5,000

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022

    Deliver emergency medical care

  • $5,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022

    Provide meals during crisis

  • $4,347

    Determined To Succeed · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    college access & success program

  • $3,500

    Innocence Project · New York, NY · 2021

    Free innocent from wrong conviction

  • $3,057

    Larc · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Prepare la for climate change

  • $3,029

    Determined To Succeed · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    College access & success program

  • $2,557

    Los Angeles Giving Circle · New York, NY · 2022

    Help women to be self suffcient

  • $2,556

    Los Angeles Giving Circle · New York, NY · 2021

    Help women to be self suffcient

  • $2,500

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2024

    international medical humanitarian organization

  • $2,500

    Dr Roy Nini · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    support medical research

  • $2,500

    Dr Roy Nini · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Support medical research

  • $2,500

    UCLA Jonsson Cancer Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Cancer research & patient care

  • $2,500

    Roy Nini Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Medical research

  • $2,000

    Planned Parenthood Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    support reproductive and sexual health and wellness across Los Angeles

  • $2,000

    World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024

    provide meals during crisis

  • $2,000

    Life Rolls On · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Improve quality of life for disabled

  • $2,000

    Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2021

    Conservation & climate solutions

  • $2,000

    Sogorea Te' Land Trsut · Oakland, CA · 2021

    Return of lands to indiginous people

  • $1,500

    Heal Palestine · Kent, OH · 2024

    healing and empowering the children of Gaza

  • $1,500

    The Trevor Project · West Hollywood, CA · 2024

    protect and support LGBTQ+ youth in crisis

  • $1,500

    Givewell · Oakland, CA · 2023

    Assist donors where to give

  • $1,500

    Colburn School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Learning & performing opportunities

  • $1,500

    Jewish Voice for Peace · Berkeley, CA · 2021

    Us foreign policy based on peace

  • $1,500

    Peoples Community Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2021

    Community support

  • $1,200

    Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2021

    Deliver emergency medical care

  • $1,030

    Determined To Succeed · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    College access & success program

  • $1,000

    Heal the Bay · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    keeps our beaches, rivers, and watersheds safe, healthy and clean

  • $1,000

    Jvc Socal · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    provide no-cost job training programs

  • $1,000

    Sogorea Te' Land Trust · Oakland, CA · 2024

    facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people

  • $1,000

    Ccfa (Crohn'S & Colitis Fndtn) · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Medical research

  • $1,000

    The Masket Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023

    Provide eye care to those in need

  • $1,000

    Black & Pink National · Omaha, NE · 2022

    Prison abortionist organization

  • $1,000

    Ellison Institue Research Foundatio · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    To move cancer care forward

  • $1,000

    Heal the Bay · Santa Monica, CA · 2022

    Protect coastal water of socal

  • $1,000

    Jewish Voice for Peace · Berkeley, CA · 2022

    Us foreign policy based on peace

  • $1,000

    Nrdc · New York, NY · 2022

    Fight climate change

  • $1,000

    Sierra Club · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Conservation & climate solutions

  • $1,000

    Sogorea Te' Land Trsut · Oakland, CA · 2022

    Return of lands to indiginous people

  • $1,000

    Beit Tshuvah · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Aid people struggling with addiction

  • $1,000

    Charity Water · Hagerstown, MD · 2021

    Provide clean water

  • $1,000

    Dive Warriors · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Help disabled veterans

  • $1,000

    Harm Reduction Coalition · New York, NY · 2021

    Heal harm from radical drug policies

  • $1,000

    Holding Space Foundation · Decatur, GA · 2021

    Provide resources to black girls

  • $1,000

    Israel Guide Dog Center · Warrington, PA · 2021

    Improve quality of life to blind

  • $1,000

    Malaria Consortium US · Hermitage, PA · 2021

    Improve health in africa & asia

  • $1,000

    Rainforest Trust · Warrenton, VA · 2021

    Save species/protect the planet

  • $1,000

    World Resources Institute · Washington, DC · 2021

    Golbal research organization

  • $850

    Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services · Culver City, CA · 2024

    provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services

  • $850

    Various · Santa Monica, CA · 2023

    General support

  • $750

    Israel Guide Dog Center · Warrington, PA · 2023

    Help visually impaired israelis

  • $700

    Various · Santa Monica, CA · 2024

    general support

  • $695

    Jewish Home for the Aging · Reseda, CA · 2023

    Provide care for older adults

  • $572

    Corazon De Vida Foundation · Irvine, CA · 2021

    Support orphaned/abandoned children

  • $500

    Best Friends Animal Society · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    operates the nation's largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs

  • $500

    Israel Guide Dog Center · Warrington, PA · 2024

    help visually impaired Israelis

  • $500

    Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    assist youth in achieving their full potential

  • $500

    Jewish Home for the Aging · Reseda, CA · 2024

    Provide care for older adults

  • $500

    Larc · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    prepare LA for climate change

  • $500

    American Committe for Weizmann · New York, NY · 2023

    Support scientific research

  • $500

    Apparent Winds · Moynt Pleasant, SC · 2022

    Env & cultural preservation

  • $500

    Beit Tshuvah · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Aid people struggling with addiction

  • $500

    Best Friends Animal Society · Kanab, UT · 2022

    National animal welfare org

  • $500

    Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services · Culver City, CA · 2022

    Provide mental health services

  • $500

    Larc · Los Angeles, CA · 2022

    Prepare la for climate change

  • $500

    Oceana · Washngton, DC · 2022

    Protect the world's oceans

  • $500

    Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2022

    Infrastructure for free knowledge

  • $500

    Black & Pink National · Omaha, NE · 2021

    Prison abortionist organization

  • $500

    For the Gworls · New York, NY · 2021

    Assist black trans people

  • $500

    Larc · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Prepare la for climate change

  • $500

    Planned Parenthood · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Reproductive health & education

  • $500

    Weizmann Institute of Science · New York, NY · 2021

    Science research

  • $500

    Wikimedia Foundation · San Francisco, CA · 2021

    Infrastructure for free knowledge

  • $360

    Friends of Sheba · Los Angeles, CA · 2021

    Fund medical mission in ukraine

  • $325

    Register Her · El Segundo, CA · 2023

    Register women to vote

  • $300

    Global Arts · Los Angeles, CA · 2024

    provide free after-school music classes to students in the Pico Union Neighborhood of Los Angeles

  • $300

    Unicef · New York, NY · 2021

    Provide aid to childern

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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.