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Rothschild Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 954739446

Rothschild Family Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $1.2 million in 15 grants; the typical grant was $22,857 and the largest $539,671. It only gives to organizations it selects itself and does not accept unsolicited applications.

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

Giving in 2024 was up from $130,825 the year before.

71% of its 2024 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a sign it is open to new organizations.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2022$207,4415$614,490
2023$130,8256$647,133
2024$1.2 million15$42,289

How to apply

Rothschild 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 Rothschild Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 6 states, the most to Illinois.

StateGrantsAmount
Illinois3$900,171
California7$196,003
New York2$30,291
Massachusetts1$25,375
Texas1$5,000
New Jersey1$1,500

Grants paid in 2024

All 15 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Chicago Community Foundation
Chicago, IL
Charitable$539,671
The Chicago Community Foundation
Chicago, IL
Charitable$360,000
Huntington Library
San Marino, CA
Charitable$105,373
Holocaust Museum of la
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$36,273
American Academy of Art and Science
Cambridge, MA
Charitable$25,375
Campbell Hall School
Studio City, CA
Charitable$25,000
Vassar Collegedigital Yale Johnson Project Fund
Poughkeepsie, NY
Charitable$25,000
Miscellaneous Organized Charities
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$22,857
Gilder Lehrman Institute
New York, NY
Charitable$5,291
American Friends of Dr Johnson's House
Dallas, TX
Charitable$5,000
Adlorg
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$5,000
Rodney Sheratsky Scholarship Fund
Middletown, NJ
Charitable$1,500
Alliance for Children's Rights
Los Angeles, CA
Charitable$1,000
Phyllis and Perry Schwartz Foundation
Highland Park, IL
Charitable$500
Department of Justice
Sacramento, CA
Charitable$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Rothschild Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Rothschild Family Foundation give?

$1.2 million in tax year 2024, across 15 grants, with a typical grant of $22,857.

Who runs Rothschild Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Loren Rothschild (President/C.e.o.), Frances Rothschild (Sec./Treas/C.f.o.), Erica Rothschild (Vice President) and Amy Rothschild (Vice President).

What does Rothschild Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly community development, education and arts and culture.

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