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The Sanford and Phyllis Beim Family Foundation

Preselected recipients only Encino, California · EIN 954829935

The Sanford and Phyllis Beim Family Foundation is a private foundation in Encino, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $250,510 in 23 grants; the typical grant was $5,000 and the largest $56,010. 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 $266,810 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$266,81022$447,594
2024$250,51023$503,604

How to apply

The Sanford and Phyllis Beim 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 Sanford and Phyllis Beim Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 4 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California20$229,510
New York1$15,000
New Jersey1$5,000
Massachusetts1$1,000

Grants paid in 2024

All 23 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
Valley Beth Shalom Synagogue
Encino, CA
Religious$56,010
De Toledo High School
West Hills, CA
Educational$50,000
Ziegler School of Rabbinical Studies
Los Angeles, CA
For israel studies$30,000
Children's Hospital of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Medical$20,000
Anti-Defamation League
New York, NY
Promote religious tolerance$15,000
La Music Center Opera
Los Angeles, CA
Support of arts$10,000
Los Angeles Philharmonic Association
Los Angeles, CA
Support of arts$10,000
Planned Parenthood of Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
Educational$10,000
Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School
Northridge, CA
Educational$5,000
American Friends of Leket Israel
Teaneck, NJ
Improve communities$5,000
American Friends of Magen David Adom
Los Angeles, CA
Medical care services$5,000
Camp Ramah in California
Encino, CA
Scholarship fund$5,000
Ikar
Los Angeles, CA
Religious$5,000
Jewish Family Service
Los Angeles, CA
General$5,000
UCLA Hillel
Los Angeles, CA
Educational$5,000
Vista del Mar Child Care Services
Los Angeles, CA
Medical care services$5,000
American Cancer Society
Culver City, CA
Cancer research$3,000
VBS Cantor Fox Discretionary Fund
Encino, CA
Religious$1,500
American Macular Degeneration Fndn
Northampton, MA
Medical$1,000
Chabad of the Valley
Encino, CA
Religious$1,000
Pico Union Project
Los Angeles, CA
Improve communities$1,000
UCLA Center for Jewish Studies
Los Angeles, CA
Educational$1,000
UCLA Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center
Los Angeles, CA
For israel studies$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does The Sanford and Phyllis Beim Family Foundation accept grant applications?

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

How much does The Sanford and Phyllis Beim Family Foundation give?

$250,510 in tax year 2024, across 23 grants, with a typical grant of $5,000.

Who runs The Sanford and Phyllis Beim Family Foundation?

Its 2024 filing lists Jeremy Beim (Trustee) and Phyllis Beim (Trustee).

What does The Sanford and Phyllis Beim Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly education, faith communities and health.

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