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 20212023. 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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Top recipients

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  • 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

$1.6M
2021
$1.5M
2022
$2.6M
2023

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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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.