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The Barbara Siris Foundation Inc

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 274382928

The Barbara Siris Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $151,719 in 8 grants; the typical grant was $8,656 and the largest $89,974. 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 up from $119,403 the year before.

0% of its 2025 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$138,16013$824,196
2024$119,4039$820,373
2025$151,7198$1.0 million

How to apply

The Barbara Siris Foundation Inc 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

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 3 states, the most to New York.

StateGrantsAmount
New York1$89,974
California6$59,545
Florida1$2,200

Grants paid in 2025

All 8 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Individual
NY
To aid philanthropic programs$89,974
Individual
CA
To aid recipient organzition$23,248
Individual
CA
To aid philanthropic programs$10,767
Individual
CA
To aid the recipient organization$8,700
Individual
CA
To aid the recipient organization$8,611
Individual
CA
To aid the recipient organiztion.$4,300
Individual
CA
To aid the recipient organization$3,919
Chabad of East Plantation
Plantation, FL
To aid the recipient organization$2,200

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Barbara Siris Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Barbara Siris Foundation Inc give?

$151,719 in tax year 2025, across 8 grants, with a typical grant of $8,656.

Who runs The Barbara Siris Foundation Inc?

Its 2025 filing lists Adam Raeburn (Director), Nechama Raeburn (Director) and Shlomo Arnold (Director).

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