Karsh Family Foundation
Private foundation · Beverly Hills, CA · EIN 13-7147287 · reported 2023–2025 · files as The Karsh Family Foundation
248grants reported
$11Kmedian award
$10Klower quartile
$500smallest grant
$86.8Mtotal paid
17states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 13 of its 248 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $8.4M in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
9595 Wilshire Blvd Ste 1010
Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2510
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Virginia - Karsh Institute of Democracy EDUCATION | Charlottesville, VA | $5,300,000 |
| University of Virginia EDUCATION | Charlottesville, VA | $5,300,000 |
| University of Virginia - Karsh Institute of Democracy EDUCATION | Charlottesville, VA | $5,300,000 |
| Kipp Foundation EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $5,000,000 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center HEALTH | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000,000 |
| University of Virginia Law School Foundation EDUCATION | Charlottesville, VA | $3,400,000 |
| The Howard University EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $3,269,600 |
| American Jewish Committee - Facts for Peace PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | New York, NY | $2,500,000 |
| American Jewish Committee - Facts for Peace PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | New York, NY | $2,500,000 |
| Kipp Foundation EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $2,500,000 |
| Kipp Foundation EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $2,500,000 |
| Kipp Foundation EDUCATION | San Francisco, CA | $2,500,000 |
| United Negro College Fund Inc EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 |
| Howard University (grace Grant Endowment Fund) EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 |
| Jewish Federation - Israel Crisis Fund PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $2,000,000 |
| United Negro College Fund EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $2,000,000 |
| Teach for America (LA & National) EDUCATION | New York, NY | $1,500,000 |
| Teach for America Inc EDUCATION | New York, NY | $1,500,000 |
| Wilshire Boulevard Temple PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $1,500,000 |
| Teach for America EDUCATION | New York, NY | $1,500,000 |
| Uva Law School Foundation EDUCATION | Charlottesville, VA | $1,400,000 |
| Howard University EDUCATION | Washington, DC | $1,250,000 |
| Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Spelman College - Karsh Kipp II Scholarship Fund EDUCATION | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 |
| Charter School Growth Fund EDUCATION | Broomfield, CO | $1,000,000 |
| Spelman College EDUCATION | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 |
| Carol Kimmelman Athletic and Academic Campus Inc PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Summit, NJ | $1,000,000 |
| Skirball Cultural Center ARTS | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Charter School Growth Fund EDUCATION | Broomfield, CO | $1,000,000 |
| Eatlearnplay Foundation PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Oakland, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Friends of Israel Defense Forces (fidf) PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | New York, NY | $1,000,000 |
| Jewish Federation - Israel Crisis Fund PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Skirball Cultural Center ARTS | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Spelman College EDUCATION | Atlanta, GA | $1,000,000 |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple - Karsh Social Service Center PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple - Karsh Social Service Center PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Headcount PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | New York, NY | $500,000 |
| Step UP Tutoring EDUCATION | Santa Monica, CA | $500,000 |
| University of Pennsylvania EDUCATION | Philadelphia, PA | $500,000 |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple - University Campus PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple - University Campus PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 |
| Stephen S Wise Temple PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $450,000 |
| Stephen Wise Temple PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $400,000 |
| Kipp Socal Public Schools EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $285,000 |
| Jewish Federation PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 |
| New York Consolidated Inc (center for Art Research and Alliances Inc) ARTS | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Sitka Sound Science Center PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Sitka, AK | $250,000 |
| Sitka Sound Science Center PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Sitka, AK | $250,000 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem ARTS | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| New York Consolidated Inc ARTS | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem ARTS | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Kipp Socal Public Schools Rosenfield Match EDUCATION | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 |
| New York Consolidated (center for Art Research and Alliances Inc) ARTS | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Studio Museum in Harlem ARTS | New York, NY | $250,000 |
| Vet Voice Foundation PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Portland, OR | $250,000 |
| Wilshire Blvd Temple - Temple Security Fund PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Los Angeles, CA | $250,000 |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art ARTS | Los Angeles, CA | $200,300 |
| Education Reform Now EDUCATION | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Education Reform Now Inc EDUCATION | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| New Venture Fund PHILANTHROPIC ACTIVITY | Washington, DC | $150,000 |
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