Richard and Ruth Lavine Family Foundation
Invitation OnlyLos Angeles, California · EIN 95-4300271 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$234K
Organizations funded38
Typical grant$5,000
Total assets$6M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $2,500 and $5,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
18% of grants went outside California.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Usc Gold School of Law | Los Angeles, CA | Education - memorial scholarship fund. | $30,000 |
| California Community Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To find comprehensive solutions to address vital issues concerning life in LA. | $25,000 |
| Planned Parenthood Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Health - general unrestricted annual support of planned parenthood los angeles. | $20,000 |
| Anti Defamation League | Los Angeles, CA | To learn more about our history and to protect democracy. | $10,000 |
| Habitat LA | Bellflower, CA | To bring people together to build homes, communities and hope. | $10,000 |
| LA Philharmonic Association | Los Angeles, CA | Arts - support of annual fund for musical performances and education. | $10,000 |
| Los Angeles Regional Food Bank | Los Angeles, CA | To mobilize resouces in the community to alleviate hunger. | $10,000 |
| St Josephs Center | Venice, CA | Community service - general support to provide resources to indigent and homeless of all ages. | $10,000 |
| UCLA Luskin School | Los Angeles, CA | Education - school of public affairs-dean's innovation fund. | $10,000 |
| Aclu Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To defend fundamental rights. | $5,000 |
| Brennan Center for Justice | New York, NY | Educational - to defend the country's systems of democracy and justice. | $5,000 |
| Harmony Project | Los Angeles, CA | To use music to open up life-changing experiences to students in under-resourced communities, and seeks to maximize their opportunities for… | $5,000 |
| Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA | Support for gang rehabilitation and re-entry program. | $5,000 |
| Jewish Family Services of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | Community service - jfs capital & endowment campaign. | $5,000 |
| Nourish LA | Los Angeles, CA | To prevent food waste and feed neighbors in need with nourishing and unsold surplus. | $5,000 |
| Saban Community Clinic | Los Angeles, CA | Health - general support for services to uninsured and underinsured members of community. | $5,000 |
| Skirball Cultural Center | Los Angeles, CA | Arts - general support to jewish culture. | $5,000 |
| The Brentwood School | Los Angeles, CA | Education - general support of brentwood school programs. | $5,000 |
| US Against Alzheimers | Washington, DC | Health - general support to increase resources committed to eradicating alzheimer's disease. | $5,000 |
| Usc Shoah Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To overcome prejudice, intolerance and bigotry. | $5,000 |
| Westside Food Bank | Santa Monica, CA | To end hunger in our communities by providing access to free nutritious food. | $5,000 |
| Sounds Like LA | Los Angeles, CA | To support music education and public concerts to diverse communities in the LA area. | $4,000 |
| Usc Hillel | Los Angeles, CA | To provide increased safety for the students in addition to sustaining essential offerings. | $4,000 |
| Public Media Group So Cal | Burbank, CA | Arts and entertainment - general support of public broadcasting. | $3,000 |
| Camp Harmony | Los Angeles, CA | To provide children experiencing poverty with hope and opportunities. | $2,500 |
| The Immigrant Defenders Law Center (Imdef) | Los Angeles, CA | Law center - to ensure that no immigrant is forced to face an unjust immigration system alone. | $2,500 |
| Casa - Court Appointed Special Advocates | Boulder, CO | Voices for children of boulder county | $2,500 |
| Holocaust Museum LA | Los Angeles, CA | To commemorate, honor and educate. | $2,500 |
| United States Holocaust Memorial Museum | Washington, DC | To commemorate, honor and educate. | $2,500 |
| Berkeley Hillel Foundation | Berkeley, CA | Education - to nourish the students developing identities and keeping them safe in community | $2,000 |
| Cu Boulder Hillel Foundation | Boulder, CO | Education - to enrich the lives of jewish students so that they may enrich the jewish people and the world. | $2,000 |
| Jewish Center for Justice | Los Angeles, CA | To empower current and future leaders to build a more compassionate and just society. | $2,000 |
| Rutgers Hillel Foundation | New Brunswick, NJ | Education - to provide meaningful, educational, and fun programs students can enjoy. | $2,000 |
| UCLA Hillel Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | To provide increased safety for the students in addition to sustaining essential offerings. | $2,000 |
| Western Center for Law & Poverty | Los Angeles, CA | General support to provide legal aid for low income californians. | $2,000 |
| Semester at Sea | Fort Collins, CO | Education support. | $1,500 |
| Center Theatre Group | Los Angeles, CA | Arts - support for the theatre. | $1,200 |
| Curtis School | Los Angeles, CA | Education support | $1,000 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $234,200 | 38 |
| 2024 | $221,700 | 37 |
| 2023 | $173,200 | 37 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Aug 31, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202642439349101219
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 95-4300271
- Profile updated Nov 6, 2026
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