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Borstein Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 954716815

Borstein Family Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $327,000 in 24 grants. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

The grants listed in this filing add up to more than the total it reports, so grant sizes may be wrong. Check the filing.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2024.

Giving in 2024 was down from $1.8 million the year before.

13% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, so most of its money goes to organizations it already funds.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$1.8 million24$36.0 million
2024$327,00024$41.3 million

How to apply

Borstein 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 Borstein Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 7 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California16$1.3 million
Colorado1$150,000
Illinois2$30,000
New York2$25,000
Ohio1$25,000
Virginia1$10,000
Massachusetts1$2,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 24 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Saint Johns Health Center Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
St. Johns melanoma center$800,000
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
Pulmonary hypertension research program concepts$150,000
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Dr. Budde-immunotherapy targeting cd33 for aacute myeloid leukemia (aml)$100,000
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Spirit of life celebration 2024$100,000
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA
Operational support for wla & la houses$62,500
Cedars Sinai
Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Stanley jodran - understanding adaptive immune responses to sars-cov-2 infections and vaccines$50,000
Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
For general fund$32,500
The UCLA Foundation (Stuart House)
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$30,000
Milken School Capital Campaign (East Campus)
Los Angeles, CA
For general fund$25,000
Cincinnati Children's Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH
Topical delivery of anti-inflammatory agents to the esophagus$25,000
Los Angeles Regional Foodbank
Los Angeles, CA
Program operating fund$25,000
Team Phenomenal Hope
Wheaton, IL
For general fund$25,000
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Rye Brook, NY
Predicting risk and individualizing therapy for lymphoma$20,000
PS Science
Inglewood, CA
Advancing equity: hands-on science education & enrichment$20,000
USC Lusk Board Membership
Los Angeles, CA
General operating support$12,500
UCLA Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Ucla pediatric cardiology research, fellowship and division support$10,000
Home Aid la (Shelter Providers of Los Angeles)
Los Angeles, CA
Homeaid builds program$10,000
Los Angeles Jewish Health (Jewish Home)
Reseda, CA
General operating support$10,000
Operation Smile
Virgina Beach, VA
Cleft lip surgery for patients$10,000
Crohns & Colitis Foundation Inc
New York, NY
Crohn's & colitis foundation research program$5,000
UCLA Foundation (Operation Mend)
Los Angeles, CA
General operating support$5,000
United Way
Los Angeles, CA
General fund$5,000
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc
Chicago, IL
For general fund$5,000
More Than Words Inc
Waltham, MA
General fund$2,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Borstein Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Borstein Family Foundation give?

$327,000 in tax year 2024, across 24 grants.

Who runs Borstein Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Alan S Borstein (Trustee), Eric K Borstein (Trustee), Loren S Borstein (Trustee) and Craig J Borstein (Trustee).

What does Borstein Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly health, faith communities and science and research.

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