The Ruth & Leo David Foundation

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Santa Ana, California · EIN 20-1199793 · Private foundation

Grants paid (2024)$2M

Organizations funded3

Typical grant$850,000

Total assets$629K

Half of its grants to organizations were between $200,000 and $1,000,000.

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From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 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.

Education1
Environment1

Where it gives

33% of grants went outside California.

Where it gives most, by cause

Its largest causes in a single state on the latest return. Each page shows the leading foundations that fund the same cause there, with their largest grants.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Jewish Educational Trade School	Granada Hills, CA	Jets gives young jewish men the tools to build successful careers through a well-balanced program of exceptional judaic studies…	$1,000,000
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces	Marina Del Ray, CA	To assist men and women in the israeli armed forces.	$850,000
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy	Washington, DC	The mission of the washington institute is to advance a balanced and realistic understanding of american interests in the middle east…	$200,000

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Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$2,050,000	3
2023	$1,100,000	3

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Aug 15, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202542279349100229
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-1199793
Profile updated Nov 11, 2026

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