Funding search · EIN 453190486 · Santa Monica, CA
Lance and Hillary Milken 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.
- 95
- grants reported
- $2.3M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $3,000
- 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.
- Jewish Community Foundation3 grants · $680,000
- Wilshire Boulevard Temple3 grants · $316,120
- Brentwood School3 grants · $265,000
- The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles2 grants · $220,000
- Milken Institute3 grants · $177,000
- Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania2 grants · $155,000
- University of Pennsylvania1 grant · $83,700
- The Jewish Federation1 grant · $50,000
- California Community Foundation3 grants · $46,000
- Los Angeles Ballet3 grants · $39,250
Giving over time
Grant history
All 95 reported grants, largest first.
- $280,000
Jewish Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $200,000
Jewish Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $200,000
Jewish Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
- $150,000
Brentwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
- $120,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $107,520
Wilshire Boulevard Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Preschool - 12th grade programs
- $106,800
Wilshire Boulevard Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $101,800
Wilshire Boulevard Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
- $100,000
The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $83,700
University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
- $80,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
- $75,000
Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
- $67,000
Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
- $60,000
Brentwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Preschool - 12th grade programs
- $60,000
Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
- $55,000
Brentwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Preschool - 12th grade programs
- $50,000
Milken Institute · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
- $50,000
The Jewish Federation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
- $18,000
Penn Hillel · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
- $17,500
UCLA Foundation- Mattel Childrens Hospital · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Health care
- $16,250
Los Angeles Ballet · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Cultural and community programs
- $16,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $15,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $15,000
California Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
- $13,500
Present Now · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Human service programs
- $12,500
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
- $12,000
UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Health care
- $11,500
Los Angeles Ballet · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Cultural, libraries & museums
- $11,500
Los Angeles Ballet · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Cultural, libraries & museums
- $10,000
UCLA Mattel Childrens Hospital · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Health care
- $10,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Health care
- $10,000
Penn Hillel · Philadelphia, PA · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
- $10,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Health care
- $10,000
Lynne Cohen Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
General research
- $7,500
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Human service programs
- $5,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Human service programs
- $5,000
City Year · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Preschool - 12th grade programs
- $5,000
Organization for Social Media Safety · West Hills, CA · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $5,000
Phase One · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General research
- $5,000
Present Now · Santa Monica, CA · 2024
Human service programs
- $5,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Human service programs
- $5,000
City Year · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Preschool - 12th grade programs
- $5,000
Present Now · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Human service programs
- $5,000
City Year · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
- $5,000
Organization for Social Media · West Hills, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
- $3,600
Jewish Heritage Programs · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $3,500
Organization for Social Media Safety · West Hills, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $3,000
Phase One · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Human service programs
- $2,500
America Israel Democracy Coalition · Wynnewood, PA · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $2,500
Foundation for Living Beauty · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Health care
- $2,500
Visionary Women · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $2,500
Visionary Women · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $2,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General research
- $2,000
Foundation for Living Beauty · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Human service programs
- $1,800
American Friends of Sheba Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Health care
- $1,800
Chabad House at Penn · Philadelphia, PA · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $1,500
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General research
- $1,500
Stand Up To Cancer · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General research
- $1,250
Matthew Silverman Memorial Foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022
Human service programs
- $1,000
Beauty Bus Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Human service programs
- $1,000
Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Cultural, libraries & museums
- $1,000
Pediatric Victory Foundation · Tarzana, CA · 2024
Health care
- $1,000
Sigma Delta Tau Foundation · Carmel, IN · 2024
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
- $1,000
Geffen Playhouse · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Cultural, libraries & museums
- $1,000
Jewbelong · Upper Montclair, NJ · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $1,000
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2023
General research
- $1,000
Lynne Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
General research
- $1,000
Park Avenue Synagogue · New York, NY · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $1,000
Youth Renewal Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Preschool - 12th grade programs
- $1,000
Foundation for Living Beauty · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
- $1,000
Melanoma Research Alliance · Washington, DC · 2022
General research
- $1,000
No Limits · Culver City, CA · 2022
Human service programs
- $540
Uja-Federation of New York · New York, NY · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $500
Angel City Sports · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $500
Avodah the Jewish Service Corps · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $500
Breakthrought1d · Tustin, CA · 2024
General research
- $500
Eric Jason Bader Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $500
Free 2 Be Me Dance · Marina Del Rey, CA · 2024
Cultural, libraries & museums
- $500
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society · New York, NY · 2024
General research
- $500
The Colburn School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Preschool - 12th grade programs
- $500
United in Harmony · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Community centers & programs
- $500
Jdrf International · Tustin, CA · 2023
General research
- $500
Join Israel · Lawrence, NY · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $500
New York Empire Baseball · New York, NY · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $500
Project Morry · Port Chester, NY · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $500
Cedars-Sinai Womens Guild · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Health care
- $500
Crohns & Colitis Foundation of America · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General research
- $500
Jdrf International · Bloomington, MN · 2022
General research
- $500
Jewish Endowment Foundation · Metairie, LA · 2022
Community centers & programs
- $360
Bar Ilan University of Israel · New York, NY · 2024
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
- $250
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Health care
- $250
Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General research
- $250
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States · Winston Salem, NC · 2024
Health care
- $250
United in Harmony · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
- $250
Childrens Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Health care
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Similar grant size
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