Funding search · EIN 954635806 · Pasadena, CA
Binder 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.
- 92
- grants reported
- $5.6M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2024. 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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Funding pattern
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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Children'S Hospital Los Angeles1 grant · $3.0M
- Give-Mentor-Love Foundation2 grants · $600,000
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology3 grants · $410,000
- Georgetown University3 grants · $143,600
- American Enterprise Institute3 grants · $141,000
- UCLA3 grants · $113,000
- Dexter Southfield3 grants · $106,000
- City of Hope3 grants · $106,000
- Carlthorp School3 grants · $105,500
- Village School4 grants · $95,000
Giving over time
Grant history
All 92 reported grants, largest first.
- $3.0M
Children'S Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Cash
- $300,000
Give-Mentor-Love Foundation · South Pasadena, CA · 2024
Donation
- $300,000
Give-Mentor-Love Foundation · South Pasadena, CA · 2023
Donation
- $250,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Donation
- $155,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Donation
- $121,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation
- $80,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation
- $75,000
Boston Children'S Hospital Trust · Boston, MA · 2022
Cash
- $60,000
Pacific Legal Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Cash
- $50,000
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2022
Donation
- $50,000
Harvard Business School · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Cash
- $50,000
UCLA · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Donation
- $48,600
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2022
Donation
- $40,000
Dexter Southfield · Brookline, MA · 2022
Donation
- $40,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2022
Donation
- $38,500
Carlthorp School · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Donation
- $38,000
UCLA · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
- $37,000
Carlthorp School · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Donation
- $35,000
Dexter Southfield · Brookline, MA · 2023
Donation
- $33,500
Village School · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2023
Donation
- $31,000
Dexter Southfield · Brookline, MA · 2024
Donation
- $31,000
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2023
Donation
- $30,000
Breast Cancer Research Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Donation
- $30,000
Caltech · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Donation
- $30,000
Village School · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2024
Donation
- $30,000
Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · 2023
Donation
- $30,000
Carlthorp School · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Donation
- $30,000
Village School · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2022
Donation
- $25,000
City of Hope · Duarte, CA · 2024
Donation
- $25,000
Harvard Business School · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Donation
- $25,000
UCLA · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Donation
- $25,000
Cradles To Crayons · Newton, MA · 2022
Cash
- $25,000
La'S Best · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Donation
- $20,000
La'S Best · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
- $20,000
Chi Chapter of Kappa Sigma Educational Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2023
Donation
- $20,000
La'S Best · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Donation
- $20,000
Paws for Purple Hearts · San Diego, CA · 2023
Donation
- $20,000
The Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2023
Donation
- $18,000
Pali Riptide Baseball · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2024
Donation
- $15,000
Church of the Redeemer Chestnut Hill · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2024
Donation
- $15,000
Georgetown University · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation
- $15,000
Church of the Redeemer Chestnut Hill · Chestnut Hill, MA · 2023
Donation
- $15,000
The Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2022
Donation
- $10,000
American Academy of Arts & Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Boston Children'S Hospital Trust · Boston, MA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Chi Chapter of Kappa Sigma Educational Foundation · Tucson, AZ · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Harvard Business School · Cambridge, MA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Harvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Kehillat Israel · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Terrific Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Vincent Memorial Hospital Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
Winsor School · Boston, MA · 2024
Donation
- $10,000
American Academy of Arts & Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
American Enterprise Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Caltech · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Los Angeles Police Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Pali Riptide · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Tenacity · Boston, MA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Terrific Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
The Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2023
Donation
- $10,000
Harvard Medical School · Boston, MA · 2022
Cash
- $10,000
The Hoover Institution · Stanford, CA · 2022
Cash
- $7,900
Pali Riptide · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2022
Donation
- $7,500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Boston Ballet · Boston, MA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
The Nest School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
- $5,000
Kehillat Israel · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Leadership Institute · Arlington, VA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
Massachusetts Institute of Technology · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Donation
- $5,000
American Academy of Arts & Sciences · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Cash
- $5,000
Max Warburg Courage Curriculum · Boston, MA · 2022
Cash
- $2,500
Beauty Bus Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
Children'S Chain · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
Independent School Alliance · Culver City, CA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
St Monica Catholic Community · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
The Jewish Grad Organization · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
- $2,500
Unitive Spirituality · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Donation
- $2,500
Cayton'S Children'S Museum · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Cash
- $2,500
Kehillat Israel · Pacific Palisades, CA · 2022
Donation
- $2,500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · Rye Brook, NY · 2022
Cash
- $2,500
Pali Community Center Committee · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Cash
- $2,500
Vascular Birthmarks Foundation · Latham, NY · 2022
Cash
- $2,000
Children'S Chain · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Donation
- $2,000
Paw Works · Thousand Oaks, CA · 2023
Donation
- $1,500
Village School · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Jonathan Club Scholarship Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Pacific Palisades Baseball Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
Para Los Ninos · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Donation
- $1,000
National Legal & Policy Center · Falls Church, VA · 2023
Donation
- $400
Jonathan Club Scholarship Fund · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Donation
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