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The MJK Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Los Angeles, California · EIN 137309605

The MJK Family Foundation is a private foundation in Los Angeles, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $210,360 in 17 grants; the typical grant was $5,360 and the largest $60,000. 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 down from $233,000 the year before.

13% 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$233,00026$4.9 million
2024$210,36017$5.2 million

How to apply

The MJK 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 The MJK Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 5 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California9$103,000
New York5$76,860
Massachusetts1$25,000
District of Columbia1$5,000
Maryland1$500

Grants paid in 2024

All 17 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Step Up
Los Angeles, CA
General support$60,000
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
- jeremy kramer '91 endowed scholarship fund $42,000-the vassar fund $8,000$50,000
Tufts University
Medford, MA
-student social mobility $10,000-fund for arts & sciences $10,000$25,000
Temple Israel of Hollywood
Los Angeles, CA
23-24 temple department supporter gifts$15,000
Center for Reproductive Rights
New York, NY
2025 los angeles benefit$10,000
Oakwood School
North Hollywood, CA
- the hudl system $8,000- the annual fund $2,000$10,000
The Allen-Stevenson School
New York, NY
General support$10,000
Los Angeles Police Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Above & beyond awards ceremony and luncheon$5,500
Center for Reproductive Rights
New York, NY
2024 los angeles benefit$5,360
Brady United Against Gun Violence
Washington, DC
2024 brady action awards$5,000
Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
General support$5,000
Angel City Sports DBA Angel City Alliance
Los Angeles, CA
General support$2,500
Team Theatrics Inc DBA Los Angeles Ballet Academy
Sherman Oaks, CA
General support$2,500
Crohns & Colitis Foundation
New York, NY
Los angeles take steps$1,500
Epilepsy Foundation
Los Angeles, CA
Care & cure institute 2024 gala$1,500
Present Now
Santa Monica, CA
General support$1,000
Jhpiego
Baltimore, MD
General support$500

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The MJK Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The MJK Family Foundation give?

$210,360 in tax year 2024, across 17 grants, with a typical grant of $5,360.

Who runs The MJK Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeremy Kramer (Trustee).

What does The MJK Family Foundation fund?

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

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