Funding search · EIN 366140417 · Chicago, IL
Jerry E Poncher 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.
- 105
- grants reported
- $566,225
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,500
- 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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Top recipients
Repeat recipients are the strongest signal of whether a funder has an open door or quietly re-funds the same organizations.
- Wildwood School3 grants · $162,500
- St John'S Health Center Foundation3 grants · $75,000
- Spirit Rock Meditation Center3 grants · $75,000
- The J Paul Getty Trust3 grants · $37,500
- Hammer Museum3 grants · $24,000
- Metivta3 grants · $12,500
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center3 grants · $12,500
- The Oaks School2 grants · $12,500
- The Broad Stage3 grants · $12,500
- Mediators Foundation1 grant · $9,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 105 grants.
- $75,000
Wildwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $50,000
Wildwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $37,500
Wildwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
Spirit Rock Meditation Center · Woodacre, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
St John'S Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $25,000
Spirit Rock Meditation Center · Woodacre, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
St John'S Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $25,000
Spirit Rock Meditation Center · Woodacre, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $25,000
St John'S Health Center Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $15,000
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $12,500
The J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $12,500
The J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $12,500
The J Paul Getty Trust · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $9,000
Mediators Foundation · Boulder, CO · 2022
Charitable
- $7,500
The Oaks School · Hollywood, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $6,000
Dharma Ground · San Anselmo, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
Moma Ps1 · Queens, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
The Broad Stage · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
University of Montana Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2024
Charitable
- $5,000
American Friends of Sheba Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Metivta · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
The Broad Stage · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
The Oaks School · Hollywood, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $5,000
Los Angeles Nomadic Division · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $5,000
Metivta · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $4,500
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $4,500
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
California Institute for Yiddish Language and Culture · Marina Del Rey, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
College Unbound · Providence, RI · 2024
Educational
- $2,500
Insight Meditation · Redwood City, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Institute for Jewish Spirituality · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Jewish Healing Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Kcrw · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Metivta · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
Tricycle Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $2,500
College Unbound · Providence, RI · 2023
Educational
- $2,500
Gallatin School at New York University · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Insight Meditation · Redwood City, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Institute for Jewish Spirituality · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Jewish Healing Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Kcrw · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
The New School · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $2,500
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
College Unbound · Providence, RI · 2022
Educational
- $2,500
Insight Meditation · Redwood City, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Institute for Jewish Spirituality · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Jewish Healing Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Kcrw · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,500
The Broad Stage · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $2,000
International School of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,500
Kpcc · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Media Matters for America · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
Vital Ground Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2024
Charitable
- $1,500
California Institute for Yiddish Language and Culture · Marina Del Rey, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Kpcc · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Media Matters for America · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Tricycle Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Vital Ground Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2023
Charitable
- $1,500
Vital Ground Foundation · Missoula, MT · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies · Barre, MA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Pbs So Cal · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Educational
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital · Solvang, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
Sarnath International Nyingma Institute · Cazadero, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
The Rape Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $1,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies · Barre, MA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Pbs So Cal · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Educational
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital · Solvang, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
The Rape Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Worldwide Friends Foundation · Jonesboro, GA · 2023
Charitable
- $1,000
Barre Center for Buddhist Studies · Barre, MA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
California Institute for Yiddish Language and Culture · Marina Del Rey, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Center for Powerful Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Educational
- $1,000
Harvard-Westlake School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Educational
- $1,000
J Street Education Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Media Matters for America · Washington, DC · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Pbs So Cal · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Educational
- $1,000
Planned Parenthood · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital · Solvang, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
The Rape Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Charitable
- $1,000
Tricycle Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
Charitable
- $500
Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Southern California Public Radio · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Western Center On Law and Poverty · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Charitable
- $500
Earth Justice · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Southern California Public Radio · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Charitable
- $500
Western Center On Law and Poverty · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Charitable
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