Funding search · EIN 020588453 · Los Angeles, CA
The Zelman Family Fund
A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.
- 126
- grants reported
- $573,847
- total given
- 2022–2024
- filing years
- $2,073
- 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.
- Jbbbsla2 grants · $114,000
- Jewish Big Brfothers Big Sisters of1 grant · $58,000
- Nature Conservancy3 grants · $30,900
- World Wildlife Fund3 grants · $30,010
- Lafd Foundation3 grants · $27,493
- Humane Society3 grants · $19,500
- Nrdc3 grants · $18,000
- UCLA Foundation3 grants · $15,800
- Oceana3 grants · $15,150
- Spca La3 grants · $15,000
Giving over time
Grant history
The 100 largest of 126 grants.
- $58,000
Jewish Big Brfothers Big Sisters of · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $57,000
Jbbbsla · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $57,000
Jbbbsla · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $12,348
Lafd Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $10,300
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2024
Annual fund
- $10,300
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2023
Annual fund
- $10,300
Nature Conservancy · Arlington, VA · 2022
Annual fund
- $10,145
Lafd Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $10,010
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2024
Annual fund
- $10,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Annual fund
- $10,000
World Wildlife Fund · Washington, DC · 2022
Annual fund
- $7,168
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $7,000
Humane Society · Washington, DC · 2022
Annual fund
- $6,500
Humane Society · Washington, DC · 2024
Annual fund
- $6,180
Didi Hirsch Mental Health · Culver City, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $6,175
Doctors Wo Borders · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $6,000
Los Angeles Reg Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2024
Annual fund
- $6,000
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2024
Annual fund
- $6,000
Humane Society · Washington, DC · 2023
Annual fund
- $6,000
Nrdc · New York, NY · 2023
Annual fund
- $6,000
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2023
Annual fund
- $6,000
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2023
Annual fund
- $6,000
Nrdc · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $5,600
UCLA Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $5,227
Unicef USA · New York, NY · 2022
Annual fund
- $5,150
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2024
Annual fund
- $5,110
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT · 2022
Annual fund
- $5,100
UCLA Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $5,100
UCLA Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $5,000
Pasadena Community Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $5,000
Spca La · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $5,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $5,000
Los Angeles Reg Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2023
Annual fund
- $5,000
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2023
Annual fund
- $5,000
Spca La · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $5,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $5,000
Lafd Foundation · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $5,000
Oceana · Washington, DC · 2022
Annual fund
- $5,000
Spca La · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $5,000
Uc Berkeley Foundation · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $5,000
Wildwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $4,215
Wwwrescueorg · New York City, NY · 2024
Annual fund
- $4,178
World Central Kitchen · Washington, DC · 2024
Annual fund
- $4,103
Operation Finally Home · Braunfels, TX · 2024
Annual fund
- $4,096
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $4,000
Friends of Idf · New York, NY · 2024
Annual fund
- $4,000
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2023
Annual fund
- $4,000
Wilshire Blvd Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $3,120
The Salvation Army · Long Beach, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $3,113
Apch · Aspen, CO · 2024
Annual fund
- $3,090
Friends of Idf · New York, NY · 2023
Annual fund
- $3,090
Friends of Idf · New York, NY · 2022
Annual fund
- $3,087
Wilshire Blvd Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $3,010
Didi Hirsch Mental Health · Culver City, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $3,000
Wildwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $3,000
Operation Finally Home · Braunfels, TX · 2023
Annual fund
- $3,000
Brentwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,100
Clean Air Tf · Boston, MA · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,094
Ajcorg · New York, NY · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,080
The Salvation Army · Long Beach, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $2,080
Covenant House · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,080
The Salvation Army · Long Beach, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,073
Covenant House · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,073
Hillelorg · Washington, DC · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,073
Apch · Aspen, CO · 2023
Annual fund
- $2,070
Aclu · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,068
Apch · Aspen, CO · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,060
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,060
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2023
Annual fund
- $2,060
Homes for Our Troops · Taunton, MA · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,060
International Rescue Committee · Albert Lea, MN · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,048
Direct Relief · Santa Barbara, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,000
Afmda · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,000
Feeding America · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,000
Jnf · New York, NY · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,000
Rhodes College-Advance · Memphis, TN · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,000
Wilshire Blvd Temple · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $2,000
Covenant House · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $2,000
Feeding America · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $2,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2023
Annual fund
- $2,000
Wildwood School · Los Angeles, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $2,000
Feeding America · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,000
Los Angeles Reg Food Bank · Boston, MA · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,000
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · 2022
Annual fund
- $2,000
Pbs Socal Society · Costa Mesa, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $1,108
Jnf · New York, NY · 2023
Annual fund
- $1,050
Clean Air Tf · Boston, MA · 2024
Annual fund
- $1,050
Clean Air Tf · Boston, MA · 2023
Annual fund
- $1,046
Alzheimers Association · Beverly Hills, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $1,046
Building Strength Foundation · Palo Alto, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $1,046
Alzheimers Association · Beverly Hills, CA · 2023
Annual fund
- $1,031
Usher 1f Collaborative · West Newtonville, MA · 2024
Annual fund
- $1,030
Los Angeles Chamber · Los Angeles, CA · 2024
Annual fund
- $1,030
Los Angeles Chamber · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $1,030
Teen Line · Los Angeles, CA · 2022
Annual fund
- $1,026
Water Missions Int'L · N Charleston, SC · 2023
Annual fund
- $1,026
Operation Finally Home · Braunfels, TX · 2022
Annual fund
- $1,026
Water Missions Int'L · N Charleston, SC · 2022
Annual fund
- $1,000
Friends of Israel Disabled Veterans · New York City, NY · 2024
Annual fund
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