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Appel Family Foundation: 30 grants to organizations, $163,810 (tax year ended November 2025)
Appel Family Foundation, a private foundation in Santa Monica, CA, paid 30 grants to organizations totaling $163,810 in its tax year ended November 2025, according to its Form 990-PF filed with the IRS on March 12, 2026. The largest was $50,000 to Ucla Foundation in Los Angeles, CA for medical research.
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- EIN
- 953190683
- Based in
- Santa Monica, CA
- Assets
- $4,605,015
- Grants paid
- $163,810
- Tax year ended
- November 2025
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2025
From the Form 990-PF filed March 12, 2026, IRS object ID 202620719349100917. It reported $163,810 in grants paid; 30 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Medical research | Education | $50,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jay Schapira Med Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Cardiac disease research | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Federation | Los Angeles, CA | create safe, joyful, and connected Jewish life in Los Angeles, Israel, and around the world | $15,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla Medical Hospitality Fund | Los Angeles, CA | advancing excellence in education, research and service | $14,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Los Angeles Giving Circle | Los Angeles, CA | supports economic self-sufficiency programs for women and girls | $7,614 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Concern Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Support cancer researchers | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Committe for Weizmann Institue of Science | New York, NY | Support scientific research | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | New York, NY | supports the world-class Israel Philharmonic | Arts, culture and humanities | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Jewish University | Sherman Oaks, CA | supporting transformative educational experiences that strengthen communities and enrich the Jewish world | Education | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| City of Hope | Duarte, CA | conquer cancer and diabetes for people everywhere by integrating scientific discovery, clinical ingenuity and compassion. | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Determined To Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | college access & success program | Education | $4,347 | apps.irs.gov |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | international medical humanitarian organization | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Dr Roy Nini | Los Angeles, CA | support medical research | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | support reproductive and sexual health and wellness across Los Angeles | Health care | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| World Central Kitchen | Washington, DC | provide meals during crisis | International, foreign affairs and national security | $2,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heal Palestine | Kent, OH | healing and empowering the children of Gaza | International, foreign affairs and national security | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Trevor Project | West Hollywood, CA | protect and support LGBTQ+ youth in crisis | Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| Heal the Bay | Santa Monica, CA | keeps our beaches, rivers, and watersheds safe, healthy and clean | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| JVC Socal | Los Angeles, CA | provide no-cost job training programs | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Sogorea Te' Land Trust | Oakland, CA | facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people | Environment | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov |
| Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services | Culver City, CA | provides compassionate mental health, substance use, and suicide prevention services | $850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Various | Santa Monica, CA | general support | $700 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Best Friends Animal Society | Los Angeles, CA | operates the nation's largest sanctuary for homeless animals and provides adoption, spay/neuter, and educational programs | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Guide Dog Center | Warrington, PA | help visually impaired Israelis | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | assist youth in achieving their full potential | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Home for the Aging | Reseda, CA | Provide care for older adults | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Larc | Los Angeles, CA | prepare LA for climate change | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Global Arts | Los Angeles, CA | provide free after-school music classes to students in the Pico Union Neighborhood of Los Angeles | Arts, culture and humanities | $300 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard Westlake School | Los Angeles, CA | General Support | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Corazon de Vida Foundation | Irvine, CA | support orphaned/abandoned children | Human services | $249 | apps.irs.gov |
Grants paid, tax year ended November 2024
From the Form 990-PF filed March 26, 2025, IRS object ID 202530859349100823. It reported $144,800 in grants paid; 22 grants to organizations are listed.
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Cause | Amount | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucla Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Medical research | Education | $76,250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jay Schapira Med Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Cardiac disease research | $25,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ucla Semel Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Mental health research | $14,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Concern Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Support cancer researchers | Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $7,500 | apps.irs.gov |
| American Friends of Iicc | Los Angeles, CA | Raise awareness of iicc | $5,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Larc | Los Angeles, CA | Prepare la for climate change | $3,057 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Determined To Succeed | Santa Monica, CA | College access & success program | Education | $3,029 | apps.irs.gov |
| Dr Roy Nini | Los Angeles, CA | Support medical research | $2,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Givewell | Oakland, CA | Assist donors where to give | $1,500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Ccfa (crohn's & Colitis FNDTN) | Los Angeles, CA | Medical research | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| The Masket Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Provide eye care to those in need | $1,000 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Various | Santa Monica, CA | General support | $850 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Israel Guide Dog Center | Warrington, PA | Help visually impaired israelis | $750 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Jewish Home for the Aging | Reseda, CA | Provide care for older adults | $695 | apps.irs.gov | |
| American Committe for Weizmann Institue of Science | New York, NY | Support scientific research | $500 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Register Her | El Segundo, CA | Register women to vote | $325 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Capital and Main | Los Angeles, CA | Educate on matters of importance | Arts, culture and humanities | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| Jewish Family Services | Los Angeles, CA | Provide life improving services | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| One Voice | Santa Monica, CA | Assist the underprivileged | Human services | $250 | apps.irs.gov |
| The Book Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | Promote literacy | $250 | apps.irs.gov | |
| Corazon de Vida Foundation | Irvine, CA | Support orphaned/abandoned children | Human services | $244 | apps.irs.gov |
| Harvard Westlake School | Los Angeles, CA | General support | $100 | apps.irs.gov |
Causes funded
From grants whose recipient has a cause.
| Cause | Granted |
|---|---|
| Education | $138,626 |
| Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations | $15,000 |
| Arts, culture and humanities | $5,550 |
| International, foreign affairs and national security | $3,500 |
| Health care | $2,000 |
| Environment | $2,000 |
| Civil rights, social action and advocacy | $1,500 |
| Human services | $743 |
States funded
| Recipient state | Granted |
|---|---|
| California | $290,860 |
| New York | $13,000 |
| District of Columbia | $2,000 |
| Ohio | $1,500 |
| Pennsylvania | $1,250 |
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Updated March 12, 2026. Read from IRS Form 990-PF e-file data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Grants are as each foundation reported them to the IRS on its Form 990-PF. Grants to individuals are left out. A grant has a cause only where the recipient's name and city match one organization in the IRS Business Master File, and the cause is that organization's NTEE major group. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.