Funding search · EIN 276163510 · Pasadena, CA

Harvey and Ellen Knell Foundation

Name: Harvey and Ellen Knell Foundation grants, 2022–2024
Creator: PaperOrbit
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.

238
grants reported: $3.4M
total given: 2022–2024
filing years: $550
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.

What they fund

chartiy public

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Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Top recipients

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

Cancer Support Community3 grants · $1.0M
American Commitee of the Weizmann Institute of Science2 grants · $704,906
Museique3 grants · $350,000
Pasadena Conservatory of Music3 grants · $260,000
Pasadena Playhouse2 grants · $202,500
Huntington Hostpital1 grant · $155,000
Jewish Federation3 grants · $145,000
Huntington Library3 grants · $72,992
Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center3 grants · $47,172
Center Theatre Group2 grants · $45,000

Giving over time

$1.4M

2022

$1.4M

2023

$584,620

2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 238 grants.

$1.0M
Cancer Support Community · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charity
$700,000
American Commitee of the Weizmann Institute of Science · New York, NY · 2023
Charity
$252,500
Pasadena Conservatory of Music · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$155,000
Huntington Hostpital · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charity
$150,000
Museique · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$105,000
Jewish Federation · Monrovia, CA · 2024
Charity
$102,500
Pasadena Playhouse · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$100,000
Pasadena Playhouse · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$100,000
Museique · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$100,000
Museique · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charity
$35,000
Jewish Federation · Monrovia, CA · 2023
Charity
$30,000
Center Theatre Group · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charity
$25,000
Huntington Library · Sanmarino, CA · 2024
Charity
$23,996
Huntington Library · Sanmarino, CA · 2023
Charity
$23,996
Huntington Library · Sanmarino, CA · 2022
Charity
$22,000
Cancer Support Community · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$18,680
Cancer Support Community · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$18,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2023
Charity
$16,000
Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charity
$15,672
Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$15,500
Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$15,000
Pasadena Heritage · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$15,000
Center Theatre Group · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charity
$10,000
American Friends of Beit Issie Shapero · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Charity
$10,000
Armory Center for the Arts · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$10,000
Hear Now Music Festival · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charity
$10,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2024
Charity
$10,000
Friends in Deed · Pasadnea, CA · 2023
Charity
$10,000
Hear Now Music Festival · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charity
$10,000
Hear Now Music Festival · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charity
$10,000
Jarcanda Music · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charity
$9,800
Calarts · Valencia, CA · 2022
Charity
$9,100
Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation · Arcadia, CA · 2022
Charity
$8,100
Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charity
$7,500
Boston Court Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$6,000
Birthright Israel Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Charity
$6,000
The Birthright Israel · New York, NY · 2023
Charity
$5,000
Adl · New York, NY · 2024
Charity
$5,000
Families Forward · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$5,000
Friends in Deed · Pasadnea, CA · 2024
Charity
$5,000
Friends of the Castle Green · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · Washington, DC · 2024
Charity
$5,000
Adl · New York, NY · 2023
Charity
$5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2023
Charity
$5,000
La Opera · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charity
$5,000
Pasadena Art Alliance · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$5,000
Pasadena Heritage · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$5,000
Planned Parenthood · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$5,000
African Wildlife Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
Charity
$5,000
Friends in Deed · Pasadnea, CA · 2022
Charity
$5,000
Jewish Federation · Monrovia, CA · 2022
Charity
$5,000
La Opera · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charity
$5,000
Pasadena Conservatory of Music · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charity
$5,000
The Birthright Israel · New York, NY · 2022
Charity
$5,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Charity
$4,906
American Commitee of the Weizmann Institute of Science · New York, NY · 2022
Charity
$4,600
Pasadena Art Alliance · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charity
$4,550
Planned Parenthood Pasadena & Sgv · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charity
$4,060
Pasadena Showcase for the Arts · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$3,600
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Charity
$3,600
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Charity
$3,600
Sharsheret · Teaneck, NJ · 2022
Charity
$3,250
Planned Parenthood · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charity
$3,000
Planned Parenthood Pasadena & Sgv · Altadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$3,000
Planned Parenthood Pasadena & Sgv · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$3,000
Sequoyah School · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$2,500
Pasadena Conservatory of Music · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$2,500
Sierra Madre Playhouse · Sierra Madre, CA · 2024
Charity
$2,500
The Gamble House Conservancy · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$2,500
Sierra Madre Playhouse · Sierra Madre, CA · 2023
Charity
$2,500
Foothill Family · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charity
$2,500
Lacma · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charity
$2,500
World Jewish Congress American Section · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Charity
$2,300
Families Forward · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$2,000
Boston Court Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$2,000
Chabad of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$2,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charity
$2,000
Chabad of Pasadena · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charity
$2,000
Simon Wiesenthal Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charity
$1,870
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charity
$1,800
Sharsheret · Teaneck, NJ · 2024
Charity
$1,500
America Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2024
Charity
$1,500
Skirball Cultural Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charity
$1,500
The Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charity
$1,500
La Zoo · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charity
$1,375
Skirball Cultural Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charity
$1,359
Sierra Madre Playhouse · Sierra Madre, CA · 2022
Charity
$1,080
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Charity
$1,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Descanso Gardens · La Canada Flintridge, CA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Go2 for Lung Cancer · San Carlos, CA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
National Wildlife Federation · Merrifield, VA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
San Marino Motor Classic · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Technoserve Business Solutions To Poverty · Arlington, VA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
The Music Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
Tree People · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Charity
$1,000
American Jewish World Service · New York, NY · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Go2 Foundation for Lung Cancer · Washington, DC · 2023
Charity
$1,000
Mara Elephant Project · Carmel, IN · 2023
Charity
$1,000
National Wildlife Federation · Reston, VA · 2023
Charity

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