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 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

artsresearchcancercarolinaeducationhealthcaremelanomanorth

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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  • 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

$10.2M
2022
$4.3M
2023
$4.3M
2024

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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