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The Lowell Milken Family Foundation

Name: The Lowell Milken Family Foundation grants, 2020–2023
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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.

180
grants reported: $43.8M
total given: 2020–2023
filing years: $50,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2020–2023. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

community research centers approved higher inst progs human

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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.

UCLA Foundation - School of Law2 grants · $8.0M
The UCLA Foundation3 grants · $5.8M
Stephen Wise Temple4 grants · $4.8M
Milken Community School2 grants · $2.6M
University of California Los Angeles - School of Law1 grant · $2.4M
American Friends of Ariel2 grants · $2.0M
Art Center College of Design4 grants · $2.0M
National Philanthropic Trust2 grants · $1.5M
Nami Westside Los Angeles3 grants · $1.4M
UCLA Foundation - School of Music2 grants · $1.3M

Giving over time

$9.8M

2020

$10.4M

2021

$13.6M

2022

$10.0M

2023

Grant history

The 100 largest of 180 grants.

$5.5M
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Educational programs
$5.0M
UCLA Foundation - School of Law · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$3.0M
UCLA Foundation - School of Law · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$2.5M
Milken Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$2.4M
University of California Los Angeles - School of Law · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$2.3M
Stephen Wise Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$1.3M
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$1.1M
American Friends of Ariel · Boca Raton, FL · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$1.0M
Stephen Wise Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Educational programs
$1.0M
Stephen Wise Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$1.0M
American Friends of Ariel · Boca Raton, FL · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$860,000
UCLA Foundation - School of Music · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$815,000
Nami Westside Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Human service programs
$800,000
Milken Community Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Educational programs
$600,000
Art Center College of Design · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$600,000
Art Center College of Design · Pasadena, CA · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$527,500
Stephen Wise Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
$500,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
$500,000
Jerusalem Center for Security & Foreign Affairs · Cedarhurst, NY · 2023
Community centers & programs
$500,000
Letter of the Law - Shurat Hadin Israel Law Center · Woodmere, NY · 2023
Community centers & programs
$500,000
The Lawfare Project · New York, NY · 2023
Community centers & programs
$500,000
Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs · Cedarhurst, NY · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$425,000
UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$425,000
UCLA Foundation - School of Music · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$400,000
Art Center College of Design · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$400,000
Jewish News Service · Beaverton, OR · 2023
Community centers & programs
$400,000
Zoa · New York, NY · 2022
Community centers & programs
$400,000
Nami Westside Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Human service programs
$400,000
Art Center College of Design · Pasadena, CA · 2020
Educational programs
$350,000
Jewish News Syndicate · Beaverton, OR · 2022
Community centers & programs
$350,000
Zoa · New York, NY · 2021
Community centers & programs
$300,000
The Lawfare Project · New York, NY · 2022
Community centers & programs
$275,000
Memri - the Middle East Media and Research Institute · Washington, DC · 2023
Community centers & programs
$250,000
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes · Fort Scott, KS · 2022
Community centers & programs
$250,000
National Philanthropic Trust · Jenkintown, PA · 2020
Community center programs
$225,000
National Institute for Excellence in Teaching · Scottsdale, AZ · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$225,000
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes · Fort Scott, KS · 2021
Community centers & programs
$200,000
Israel Global Initiative Fund · Glendale, WI · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$200,000
American Friends of Aish Hatorah - Western Region · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Community centers & programs
$150,000
American Friends of Aish Hatorah-Western Region · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Community centers & programs
$150,000
Academic Exchange · Beverly Hills, CA · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$150,000
Milken Community Schools · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$150,000
Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes · Fort Scott, KS · 2020
Community center programs
$150,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2020
Medical research
$136,000
Nami Westside Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Human service programs
$106,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute · Simi Valley, CA · 2023
Cultural, libraries & museums
$102,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
Prostate cancer research
$101,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Prostate cancer research
$100,000
Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research · New York, NY · 2023
General research
$100,000
Parkinsons Foundation · Miami, FL · 2023
General research
$100,000
University of California Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General research
$100,000
Animas High School · Durango, CO · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$100,000
Connect Israel · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$100,000
Israel Defense and Security Forum · New York, NY · 2022
Community centers & programs
$100,000
Jewish Federation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$100,000
Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General research
$100,000
Milken Community School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Preschool - 12th grade programs
$100,000
Parkinsons Foundation · Miami, FL · 2022
General research
$100,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General research
$100,000
Israel Global Initiative Fund · Glendale, WI · 2021
Community centers & programs
$100,000
Jewish Federation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Community centers & programs
$100,000
Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2021
General research
$100,000
Parkinsons Foundation · Miami, FL · 2021
General research
$100,000
The UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General research
$100,000
American Friends of Aish Hatorah - Western Region · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Community center programs
$100,000
Baton Rouge Area Foundation · Baton Rouge, LA · 2020
Educational programs
$100,000
Jewish Federation · Los Angeles, CA · 2020
Community center programs
$100,000
Michael J Fox Foundation · New York, NY · 2020
Medical research
$100,000
Neeman Foundation - Ariel University · Newton, MA · 2020
Educational programs
$100,000
Parkinsons Foundation · Miami, FL · 2020
Medical research
$100,000
Venice Family Clinic · Venice, CA · 2020
Healthcare programs
$100,000
Zoa · New York, NY · 2020
Community center programs
$76,000
Prostate Cancer Foundation · Santa Monica, CA · 2021
Prostate cancer research
$75,000
Van Leer-Jerusalem Institutemilken Innovation Center · New York, NY · 2023
Community centers & programs
$75,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2021
Community centers & programs
$70,000
Center for Jewish Community Studies · Cedarhurst, NY · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$50,000
American Parkinson Disease Association · Staten Island, NY · 2023
General research
$50,000
Fuente Latina · Miami, FL · 2023
Community centers & programs
$50,000
Israel America Academic Exchange · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$50,000
UCLA - Geriatric Medicine · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General research
$50,000
American Parkinson Disease Association · Staten Island, NY · 2022
General research
$50,000
Ariel University Foundation · Hoboken, NJ · 2022
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$50,000
Friends of United Hatzalah · New York, NY · 2022
Community centers & programs
$50,000
UCLA - Geriatric Medicine · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General research
$50,000
American Parkinson Disease Association · Staten Island, NY · 2021
General research
$50,000
Connect Israel · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Community centers & programs
$50,000
Jewish News Syndicate · Newton, MA · 2021
Community centers & programs
$50,000
Neeman Foundation · Hoboken, NJ · 2021
Higher ed & research inst. & progs
$50,000
Standwithus · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Community centers & programs
$50,000
UCLA - Geriatric Medicine · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
General research
$50,000
American Parkinson Disease Association · Staten Island, NY · 2020
Medical research
$50,000
Center for Jewish Community Studies · Baltimore, MD · 2020
Educational programs
$50,000
Friends of the Cultural Center - McCallum Theatre · Palm Desert, CA · 2020
Cultural programs
$50,000
Hightech Los Angeles · Van Nuys, CA · 2020
Educational programs
$50,000
Pef Israel Endowment Funds · New York, NY · 2020
Community center programs
$50,000
The Lawfare Project · New York, NY · 2020
Community center programs
$35,000
American Friends of Libi · Brookline, MA · 2020
Community center programs
$30,000
Variety Childrens Charities of the Desert Tent 66 · Palm Desert, CA · 2022
Community centers & programs
$30,000
Keep Memory Alive · Las Vegas, NV · 2021
General research
$28,000
Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation · Simi Valley, CA · 2021
Cultural, libraries & museums

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