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 2021–2024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.
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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
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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Similar purposes
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Similar grant size
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