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Abe and Edith Ballonoff Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only San Carlos, California · EIN 113687644

Abe and Edith Ballonoff Family Foundation is a private foundation in San Carlos, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $118,000 in 6 grants; the typical grant was $14,000 and the largest $45,000. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $120,000 the year before.

17% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$108,0005$2.1 million
2024$120,0006$2.3 million
2025$118,0006$2.4 million

How to apply

Abe and Edith Ballonoff Family Foundation says in its IRS filing that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations, so unsolicited applications are unlikely to be considered. Organizations it funds are usually invited.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Abe and Edith Ballonoff Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California5$108,000
Maryland1$10,000

Grants paid in 2025

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Oakland Hebrew Day School
Oakland, CA
General fund for enrichment and after school club$45,000
Wornick Jewish Day School
Foster City, CA
General fund for educational programs$25,000
Uc Berkeley Hillel Council
Berkeley, CA
To provide funds for memorial rabbinic chair$18,000
Hias
Silver Spring, MD
General fund to help refugees$10,000
Mazon
Los Angeles, CA
General fund to help end hunger$10,000
JCHS One Fund
San Francisco, CA
General fund for educational programs$10,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Abe and Edith Ballonoff Family Foundation accept grant applications?

No. Its IRS filing says it only makes contributions to preselected organizations.

How much does Abe and Edith Ballonoff Family Foundation give?

$118,000 in tax year 2025, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $14,000.

Who runs Abe and Edith Ballonoff Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Lynn Beliak (Director), Tamara Neumeier (Director), Ariel Beliak (Director) and Hanan Beliak (Ceo).

What does Abe and Edith Ballonoff Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education.

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