Funding search · EIN 956979496 · Los Angeles, CA
The Ressler Family 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.
- 85
- grants reported
- $18.8M
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $25,000
- 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.
- Brown University3 grants · $12.9M
- Harvard Westlake School3 grants · $1.4M
- Columbia Law School1 grant · $1.0M
- UCLA2 grants · $817,500
- Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation1 grant · $674,579
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America3 grants · $261,666
- Baby2baby3 grants · $210,000
- Liberty Hill Foundation3 grants · $200,000
- This Is About Humanity2 grants · $145,000
- World Central Kitchen3 grants · $106,666
Giving over time
Grant history
All 85 reported grants, largest first.
- $6.3M
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2022
General support
- $3.4M
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2023
General support
- $3.3M
Brown University · Providence, RI · 2024
General support
- $1.0M
Columbia Law School · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $700,000
Harvard Westlake School · Studio City, CA · 2022
General support
- $674,579
Melanoma Research Alliance Foundation · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $600,000
UCLA · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $350,000
Harvard Westlake School · Studio City, CA · 2024
General support
- $350,000
Harvard Westlake School · Studio City, CA · 2023
General support
- $217,500
UCLA · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support melanoma cancer research
- $128,333
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $100,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $100,000
Liberty Hill Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $95,000
This Is About Humanity · National City, CA · 2022
General support
- $83,333
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $60,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Liberty Hill Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Planned Parenthood Federation of America · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $50,000
Baby2baby · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Center for Art Research and Alliances · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Liberty Hill Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $50,000
This Is About Humanity · National City, CA · 2023
General support
- $50,000
Center for Art Research and Alliances · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $50,000
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
- $50,000
Worth Rises · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $40,000
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $40,000
Clean Air Task Force · Boston, MA · 2022
General support
- $40,000
Rainforest Foundation · Brooklyn, NY · 2022
General support
- $33,334
North Carolina Association of Free & Charitable Clinics · Charlotte, NC · 2023
Support of healthcare for the uninsured and underserved of north carolina
- $33,333
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $33,333
North Carolina Assn Free & Charitable Clinics · Winstonsalem, NC · 2022
General support
- $33,333
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Casa Cornelia Law Center · San Diego, CA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2024
General support
- $25,000
International Rescue Committee · Glendale, CA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Stand Up To Cancer · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Wilshire Blvd Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $25,000
Casa Cornelia Law Center · San Diego, CA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
City Harvest · Brooklyn, NY · 2023
General support
- $25,000
International Rescue Committee · Glendale, CA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
New Heights Youth · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Wilshire Blvd Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
General support
- $25,000
Casa Cornelia Law Center · San Diego, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
International Rescue Committee · Glendale, CA · 2022
General support
- $25,000
Whitney Museum of American Art · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Community Foundation of Western Nc · Asheville, NC · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Feeding America · Chicago, IL · 2024
General support
- $20,000
National Organization for Rare Disorders · Quincy, MA · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Oxfam · Boston, MA · 2024
General support
- $20,000
Alexandria House · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Children'S Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $20,000
Dream Corps · Oakland, CA · 2022
General support
- $20,000
The Bail Project · Venice, CA · 2022
General support
- $15,000
Doctors Without Borders · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $15,000
Cedar Sinai Women'S Guild · Beverly Hills, CA · 2022
General support
- $14,727
Hilarity for Charity · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
General support
- $12,500
American Friends of Lubavitch · Washington, DC · 2024
General support
- $12,500
American Friends of Lubavitch · Washington, DC · 2022
General support
- $12,500
South Asian Council · Queens, NY · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Catholic Charities Second Century Fund · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $10,000
Children'S Defense Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Giffords & Giffords Law Center To Prevent Gun Violence · Washington, DC · 2023
General support to prevent gun violence
- $10,000
Jewish Theological Seminary · New York, NY · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Tourette Association of America · Bayside, NY · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Women'S Peace and Humanitarian Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
General support
- $10,000
Anti-Recidivism Coalition · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Rethink Food Nyc · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $10,000
Tourette Association of America · Bayside, NY · 2022
General support
- $5,000
2nd Stage Theater · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Support of the arts
- $5,000
The Washington Market School · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $5,000
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Support of the arts
- $5,000
Advocates for Children of New York · New York, NY · 2022
General support
- $5,000
United Way of Westchester and Putnam · White Plains, NY · 2022
General support
- $3,600
Youth Renewal Fund · New York, NY · 2023
Education support
- $2,500
Jq International · West Hollywood, CA · 2024
General support
- $2,500
Desai Foundation · Woburn, MA · 2022
General support
- $2,500
Rett Syndrome Research Trust · Trumbull, CT · 2022
General support
- $1,000
Children'S Law Center of California · Monterey Park, CA · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Historic Madison · Madison, IN · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Rett Syndrome Research Trust · Trumbull, CT · 2024
General support
- $1,000
The New (New) Masses Foundation · New York, NY · 2024
General support
- $1,000
Children With Cancer · 2023
General support
- $1,000
Crohn'S & Colitis Foundation · New York, NY · 2023
Research support
- $1,000
The (New) New Masses Foundation · New York, NY · 2022
General support
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