Lee and Luis Lainer Family Foundation
Private foundation · Van Nuys, CA · EIN 26-0494276 · reported 2023–2025
55grants reported
$15Kmedian award
$5,000lower quartile
$2,500smallest grant
$3.4Mtotal paid
4states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 7 of its 55 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $140K 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
16216 Kittridge St
Van Nuys, CA 91406-5846
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pressman Academy | Los Angeles, CA | $1,000,000 |
| Bet Tzedek | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 |
| Bet Tzedek | Los Angeles, CA | $200,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $200,000 |
| Ikar | Los Angeles, CA | $170,000 |
| Ikar | Los Angeles, CA | $170,000 |
| New Israel Fund | Washington, DC | $115,000 |
| New Israel Fund | Washington, DC | $115,000 |
| New Israel Fund | Washington, DC | $115,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $100,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $80,000 |
| New Jewish Narrative Inc CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | Washington, DC | $80,000 |
| Americans for Peace Now | Washington, DC | $80,000 |
| Americans for Peace Now | Washington, DC | $80,000 |
| ACLU of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| Hashomer Hatzair Inc-Campshomria CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | New York, NY | $50,000 |
| Bet Tzedek | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| ACLU of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| ACLU of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $40,000 |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| USA for Unhcr | Washington, DC | $35,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | New York, NY | $25,000 |
| Center for Constitutional Rights | New York, NY | $15,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| LA 1st | Pasadena CA, CA | $15,000 |
| NPR Network CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS | Washington, DC | $15,000 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Franscico, CA | $15,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Franscico, CA | $15,000 |
| Southern California Public Radio | Pasadena, CA | $15,000 |
| Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA | $15,000 |
| LA 1st | Pasadena CA, CA | $15,000 |
| Ploughshares Fund | San Franscico, CA | $15,000 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Los Angeles, CA | $12,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | New York, NY | $10,000 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | Santa Monica, CA | $6,000 |
| American Jewish World Service | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| LA Family Housing | North Hollywood, CA | $5,000 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Village Health Works | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| American Jewish World Service | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| LA Family Housing | North Hollywood, CA | $5,000 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Village Health Works | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| American Jewish World Service | Los Angeles, CA | $5,000 |
| LA Family Housing | North Hollywood, CA | $5,000 |
| Partners in Health | Boston, MA | $5,000 |
| Village Health Works | New York, NY | $5,000 |
| Trickle UP | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Trickle UP | New York, NY | $2,500 |
| Trickle UP | New York, NY | $2,500 |
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