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Teshinsky Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 207165016

Teshinsky Family Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $3.7 million in 3 grants; the typical grant was $585,629 and the largest $3.1 million. 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 $3.6 million the year before.

0% 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$3.6 million3$94.0 million
2024$3.7 million3$134 million

How to apply

Teshinsky 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 Teshinsky Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

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

StateGrantsAmount
Rhode Island1$3.1 million
California2$587,829

Grants paid in 2024

All 3 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Vanguard Charitable
Warwick, RI
General operating support$3.1 million
Lost Angels Childrens Project Inc
Lancaster, CA
General operating support$585,629
Southern California Grantmakers
Los Angeles, CA
General operating support$2,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Teshinsky Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does Teshinsky Family Foundation give?

$3.7 million in tax year 2024, across 3 grants, with a typical grant of $585,629.

Who runs Teshinsky Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Fred Teshinsky (Trustee/Officer), Lucy Teshinsky (Trustee/Officer) and Adam Teshinsky (Trustee/Officer).

What does Teshinsky Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly youth programs.

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