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 20222024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$758,550
2022
$708,550
2023
$801,070
2024

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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Source: IRS Form 990-PF, Part XV, as filed by the foundation. These are grants already paid — a record of what this funder backs, not an open call.