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The Landau Family Foundation

Accepts applications Studio City, California · EIN 475611195

The Landau Family Foundation is a private foundation in Studio City, California. In tax year 2025 it gave $131,264 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $17,642. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was down from $172,392 the year before.

60% of its 2025 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
2023$276,76335$1.1 million
2024$172,39224$1.1 million
2025$131,26423$1.2 million

How to apply

ContactLaura Landau
4021 Ethel Ave, Studio City, CA 91604
Phone or email(818) 774-9384
What to submitLetter to Foundation.

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What The Landau Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 10 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California12$68,474
Vermont1$17,642
Colorado1$16,500
New York3$11,186
Utah1$5,227
Florida1$5,220
District of Columbia1$5,000
Tennessee1$1,000
Massachusetts1$515
Illinois1$500

Grants paid in 2025

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
The Divided Sky Foundation
Ludlow, VT
General contribution.$17,642
Pups Without Borders
Los Angeles, CA
General contribution$17,500
Shambhala USA
Boulder, CO
General contribution$16,500
The Buckley School
Sherman Oaks, CA
General contribution$15,544
Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
General contribution$10,000
Shambhala Meditation Center
Los Angeles, CA
General contribution.$6,200
Best Friends Animal Society
Kanab, UT
General contribution.$5,227
Giraffe Conservation Foundation
Orlando, FL
General contribution$5,220
Marine Mammal Care Center
San Pedro, CA
General contribution$5,182
Sequoyah School
Pasadena, CA
General contribution.$5,182
Catskill Animal Sanctuary
Saugerties, NY
General contribution$5,165
Farm Sanctuary
Watkins Glen, NY
General contribution$5,000
Fire Aid
Los Angeles, CA
General contribution$5,000
HUMANE WORLD for ANIMALS INC
Washington DC, DC
General contribution.$5,000
Individual
CA
General contribution.$1,047
Friends of Big Bear Valley
Fawnskin, CA
General contribution.$1,027
Zoo New York
Watertown, NY
General contribution.$1,021
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital
Memphis, TN
General contribution.$1,000
North Hollywood Interfaith Food Pan
Studio City, CA
General contribution$1,000
Individual
CA
General contribution.$527
Nantucket Food Fuel Rental Assistan
Nantucket, MA
General contribution.$515
Individual
IL
General contribution.$500
Farm Aid
San Francisco, CA
General contribution.$265

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Landau Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does The Landau Family Foundation give?

$131,264 in tax year 2025, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Landau Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Laura Landau (Pres. & DIR), Les Landau (Dir. Sec Treas.) and Anne Diamond (Director).

What does The Landau Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, animals and health.

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