Funding search · EIN 956041700 · Los Angeles, CA
Maurice Amado 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.
- 228
- grants reported
- $5.7M
- total given
- 2021–2023
- filing years
- $10,000
- median grant
Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2021–2023. 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 Foundation2 grants · $1.2M
- John Muir Health Foundation2 grants · $300,000
- Evelyn Rubenstein Jcc of Houston3 grants · $260,000
- Uc Davis Foundation1 grant · $150,000
- Ostrow School of Dentistry of Usc2 grants · $150,000
- World Central Kitchen3 grants · $147,500
- Brennan Center for Justice3 grants · $146,500
- UCLA Foundation3 grants · $145,000
- The Humane Society of the United States3 grants · $130,000
- Jewish Family Service of Houston3 grants · $118,804
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 228 grants.
- $1.1M
Jewish Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $200,000
John Muir Health Foundation · Walnut Creek, CA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $150,000
Uc Davis Foundation · Sacramento, CA · 2022
Transplant center community program
- $139,129
Jewish Community Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $100,000
Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2023
Operating expenses
- $100,000
John Muir Health Foundation · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $100,000
Ostrow School of Dentistry of Usc · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Scholarships
- $100,000
Urj- Camp Newman · Santa Rosa, CA · 2022
Building camper housing
- $100,000
Wilshire Boulevard Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Capital project
- $98,804
Jewish Family Service of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Operating expenses
- $92,500
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating expenses
- $90,000
Evelyn Rubenstein Jcc of Houston · Houston, TX · 2023
Operating expenses
- $85,000
Evelyn Rubenstein Jcc of Houston · Houston, TX · 2022
Operating expenses
- $85,000
Evelyn Rubenstein Jcc of Houston · Houston, TX · 2021
Operating expenses
- $80,000
UCLA Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Meyer-kaizer roosevelt high scholarship fund
- $60,000
The Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating expenses
- $56,000
King Baudouin Foundation United States · New York, NY · 2021
Operating expenses
- $55,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2022
Operating expenses
- $50,000
National Marrow Donor Program (Nmdp) · Minneapolis, MN · 2023
Operating expenses
- $50,000
New Mexicans To Prevent Gun Violence · Santa Fe, NM · 2023
Operating expenses
- $50,000
Vineyard Havens · Lexington, MA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $50,000
Ostrow School of Dentistry of Usc · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarships
- $50,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating expenses
- $50,000
California State University Northridge · Northridge, CA · 2021
Program support
- $50,000
Cedars Sinai Medical Center · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Program support
- $50,000
UCLA Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Program support
- $45,000
King Baudouin Foundation United States · New York, NY · 2022
Operating expenses
- $45,000
Vineyard Havens · Lexington, MA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $40,000
Hillel 818 · Northridge, CA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $40,000
Jewish Free Loan Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Fund for college students
- $40,000
Jewish Free Loan Association · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Fund for college students
- $40,000
Share Our Strength · Baltimore, MD · 2021
Operating expenses
- $40,000
Stanford University Product Realization Lab · Stanford, CA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $40,000
Tenderlove Community Center · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
Operating expenses
- $40,000
The Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2021
Operating expenses
- $35,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
Operating expenses
- $35,000
Magen David Adom · New York, NY · 2022
Operating expenses
- $34,000
Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2022
Operating expenses
- $30,000
Delaware Shakespeare · Wilmington, DE · 2023
Community tour
- $30,000
Echoing Green · New York, NY · 2023
Operating expenses
- $30,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
Operating expenses
- $30,000
Zia Family Focus Center · Albuquerque, NM · 2023
Operating expenses
- $30,000
Delaware Shakespeare · Wilmington, DE · 2022
Community tour
- $30,000
Echoing Green · New York, NY · 2022
Operating expenses
- $30,000
Library Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $30,000
New Mexicans To Prevent Gun Violence · Santa Fe, NM · 2022
Operating expenses
- $30,000
The Humane Society of the United States · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating expenses
- $30,000
Echoing Green · New York, NY · 2021
Operating expenses
- $30,000
Encuentro · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
Operating expenses
- $30,000
Jewish Free Loan Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $30,000
Library Foundation of Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $30,000
Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs · Calabasas, CA · 2021
Miry's list
- $27,200
Ronald McDonald House Charities · Chicago, IL · 2021
Operating expenses
- $25,000
Friends of the Arava Institute · Newton, MA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $25,000
Global Resilience Institute · Boston, MA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $25,000
Horns for Hope · Santo, TX · 2023
Operating expenses
- $25,000
Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Foundation · Las Vegas, NV · 2023
Operating expenses
- $25,000
American Friends of Hebrew University · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Scholarships
- $25,000
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee · New York, NY · 2022
Ukraine assistance
- $25,000
Lundquist Institute · Torrance, CA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $25,000
The Humane League · Rockville, MD · 2022
Farm animal protection program
- $25,000
American Friends of the Hebrew University · New York, NY · 2021
Operating expenses
- $25,000
The Lundquist Institute · Torrance, CA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Jewish Family Service Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Miry'S List · Calabasas, CA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Non-Human Rights Project · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating expenses
- $20,000
The Humane League · Rockville, MD · 2023
Farm animal protection program
- $20,000
Virginia Chamber Music Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2023
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Anti-Defamation League · New York, NY · 2022
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Miry'S List · Calabasas, CA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Share Our Strength · Philadelphia, PA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Tender Love Community Center · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Tuesday Evening Concerts · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $20,000
United Voices for Newcomer Rights · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Virginia Chamber Music Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2022
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Zia Family Focus Center · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Operating expenses
- $20,000
New Mexico Asian Family Center · Albuquerque, NM · 2021
Operating expenses
- $20,000
The Tuesday Evening Concert Series · Charlottesville, VA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $20,000
US - Ukraine Foundation · Falls Churce, VA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $20,000
Virginia Chamber Music Foundation · Charlottesville, VA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $17,200
Temple Isaiah · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $17,000
Nonhuman Rights Project · Coral Gables, FL · 2021
Operating expenses
- $15,000
Griffith Observatory Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
School field trips
- $15,000
Horizon Institute for Public Service · Washington, DC · 2023
Operating expenses
- $15,000
Houston Hillel · Houston, TX · 2023
Operating expenses
- $15,000
Ivy Centennial Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2023
Scholarships
- $15,000
UCLA Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Meyer-kaizer roosevelt high scholarship fund
- $15,000
Feed Kids New Mexico · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Operating expenses
- $15,000
Houston Hillel · Houston, TX · 2022
Operating expenses
- $15,000
Ivy Centennial Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2022
Scholarships
- $15,000
New Mexico Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice · Albuquerque, NM · 2022
Operating expenses
- $15,000
Non-Human Rights Project · Washington, DC · 2022
Operating expenses
- $15,000
Griffith Observatory Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $15,000
Ivy Centennial Foundation · Culver City, CA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $15,000
Machine Intelligence Research Institute · Berkeley, CA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $15,000
The Humane League · Philadelphia, PA · 2021
Operating expenses
- $14,000
Domestic Violence Resource Center · Reno, NV · 2023
Operating expenses
- $12,500
Brennan Center for Justice · New York, NY · 2021
Operating expenses
- $12,000
Education Through Music · New York, NY · 2023
Operating expenses
- $10,000
826la · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Operating expenses
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