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The Eisner Foundation Inc

Accepts applications Beverly Hills, California · EIN 954607191

The Eisner Foundation Inc is a private foundation in Beverly Hills, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $10.0 million in 140 grants; the typical grant was $25,000 and the largest $525,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

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

Giving in 2024 was down from $10.4 million the year before.

36% of its 2024 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$10.4 million148$198 million
2024$10.0 million140$218 million

How to apply

ContactTrent Stamp Executive Director Co T
9401 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 735, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
Phone or email(310) 228-6808
What to submitInstructions for submitting a formal application are found on the foundation's website.
DeadlinesApplications are reviewed quarterly throughout the year
RestrictionsRestricted to organizations that serve disadvantaged children and seniors in the los angeles county, California.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2024. Details may have changed since.

Foundation website IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Eisner Foundation Inc funds

Where it gives

Its US grants went to recipients in 14 states, the most to California. It also paid $90,000 in 3 grants to recipients outside the US.

StateGrantsAmount
California73$6.2 million
New York37$2.2 million
Ohio1$525,000
Vermont2$264,785
District of Columbia3$199,000
Colorado8$157,500
Pennsylvania2$95,000
Illinois2$75,000
Florida1$50,000
Michigan1$50,000

Grants paid in 2024

The 40 largest of 140 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Denison University
Granville, OH
General$525,000
Heart of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
General$456,667
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Los Angeles, CA
General$451,500
Eisner Health
Los Angeles, CA
General$430,000
Onegeneration
Van Nuys, CA
General$400,000
United Neighborhood Houses of New York
New York, NY
General$300,000
The Regents of the University of Ca la
Los Angeles, CA
General$261,014
Goodfoundation
New York, NY
General$250,000
Reading Partners
Los Angeles, CA
General$250,000
St Lawrence University
Canton, NY
General$250,000
The Center for Early Education
West Hollywood, CA
Specific$240,000
Csun Foundation
Northridge, CA
General$200,000
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Los Angeles, CA
General$175,000
New York University Chai
New York, NY
General$175,000
826LA
Los Angeles, CA
Specific$169,500
Keewaydin Foundation
Salisbury, VT
Specific$164,000
The Ecology Center of San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano, CA
General$155,000
Alliance for Children's Rights
Los Angeles, CA
General$150,000
Bet Tzedek
Los Angeles, CA
General$150,000
Dorot Inc
New York, NY
General$150,000
Everytown for Gun Safety
New York, NY
General$150,000
Goals
Anaheim, CA
General$150,000
Holocaust Museum la
Los Angeles, CA
General$150,000
Koreatown Youth and Community Center
Los Angeles, CA
General$150,000
Sage
New York, NY
General$150,000
School on Wheels
Los Angeles, CA
General$150,000
The Motion Picture and Television Fund
Los Angeles, CA
General$150,000
Boys & Girls Club of CNTRL Orange Coast
Irvine, CA
General$145,000
El Nido Family Centers
Los Angeles, CA
General$125,000
La Works
Los Angeles, CA
Specific$125,000
House of Ruth
Pomona, CA
Specific$112,500
The Aspen Institute
Washington, DC
Specific$109,000
Keewaydin Camp Expenses
Salisbury, VT
Specific$100,785
Brooklyn Public Library
Brooklyn, NY
General$100,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
General$100,000
Friendship Foundation
Redondo Beach, CA
General$100,000
Operation Jump Start
Long Beach, CA
General$100,000
PF Bresee Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General$100,000
Stars Illuminate Educate Advocate
Pasadena, CA
General$100,000
Turnaround Arts California
Los Angeles, CA
General$100,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Eisner Foundation Inc accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications, with this on deadlines: Applications are reviewed quarterly throughout the year.

How much does The Eisner Foundation Inc give?

$10.0 million in tax year 2024, across 140 grants, with a typical grant of $25,000.

Who runs The Eisner Foundation Inc?

Its 2024 filing lists Michael D Eisner (Director), Jane B Eisner (President), Michael B Eisner (Vice President) and Eric D Eisner (Cfo) among 6 officers and trustees.

What does The Eisner Foundation Inc fund?

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

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