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Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust

Preselected recipients only Santa Monica, California · EIN 206487466

Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust is a private foundation in Santa Monica, California. In tax year 2024 it gave $2.8 million in 6 grants; the typical grant was $425,000 and the largest $1.0 million. 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 up from $2.2 million the year before.

0% 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
2022$2.2 million6$45.7 million
2023$2.2 million6$59.2 million
2024$2.8 million6$62.0 million

How to apply

Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust 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 Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 2 states, the most to California.

StateGrantsAmount
California4$1.7 million
New York2$1.1 million

Grants paid in 2024

All 6 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
American Society for Technion
New York, NY
To support the nanophotonics research program at the technion.$1.0 million
Los Angeles Family Housing
North Hollywood, CA
To support the tenant services program and meal and nutrition program at los angeles family housing.$500,000
Wilshire Boulevard Temple
Los Angeles, CA
To support scholarships for students to attend wilshire boulevard temple preschool and elementary school.$500,000
Jewish Home for the Aging
Reseda, CA
To support keeping the vision campaign; annenberg school of nursing.$350,000
Vista del Mar
Los Angeles, CA
To support the autism center program at vista del mar.$350,000
Hadassah
New York, NY
To support deep sequencing analysis for genetic and metabolic diseases.$100,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2024 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust accept grant applications?

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

How much does Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust give?

$2.8 million in tax year 2024, across 6 grants, with a typical grant of $425,000.

Who runs Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust?

Its 2024 filing lists Stanford K Rubin (Co-Trustee) and Philip Feder (Co-Trustee).

What does Trudy Mandel Louis Charitable Trust fund?

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

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